MLB · Wed, Aug 26 · 7:40 PM

Rangers at White Sox

O/U 8 · RL White Sox -1.5 · Rate Field

Gary's pick

Rangers ML+110

CONF 59%

Result

LLostFinal 4-10

The read

Sean Burke owns the cleaner season line, but tonight I’m betting the direction of these starters. MacKenzie Gore has allowed four earned runs with 21 strikeouts across his last 17 innings. Burke has allowed nine earned runs with 14 strikeouts across his last 17⅓. That is the clearest edge in this matchup.

Gore’s 5.42 road ERA is the risk, but his last three road starts produced a 3.50 ERA, and he enters with a 1.57 ERA in August. Chicago’s hottest hitter, Tristan Peters, has a .356 OPS against left-handed pitching, while Texas brings Corey Seager at 11-for-28 and Ezequiel Duran at 10-for-25 over the last seven days.

Chicago’s bullpen has covered 17⅓ innings and allowed 10 earned runs over the last three games; Texas has covered 10⅔ and allowed six. Neither relief group is airtight, but the Rangers have the better chance to reach those innings without asking their bullpen to rescue the game early. My read is Texas wins outright, so I’m taking the plus-money moneyline instead of paying heavily for the extra run.

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