{"id":15935,"date":"2011-06-01T07:07:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T12:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=15935"},"modified":"2011-06-01T07:07:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T12:07:49","slug":"fenway-matinee-chicago-white-sox-at-boston-red-sox-free-mlb-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/fenway-matinee-chicago-white-sox-at-boston-red-sox-free-mlb-picks-15935\/","title":{"rendered":"Fenway Matinee: Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Free MLB Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago White Sox aim for a series sweep over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park<\/p>\n

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chicago is 6-0 in SP Gavin Floyd's last six outings in Boston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chicago aims for a series sweep Wednesday afternoon after outscoring Boston 17-10 in the first two games of a three-game set.\u00a0 The White Sox came into Beantown having lost three straight on their 10-game road trip, but Fenway Park has helped them forget about their troubles.\u00a0 The club has taken 12 of the last 14 overall meetings at the historic ball park.\u00a0 Second baseman Alexei Ramirez has been carrying the offense and posted an impressive May, hitting .313 with 14 doubles and 20 RBIs.\u00a0 He his hitting .68 with 16 RBIs in his last 13 games, but is 1 for 9 against today\u2019s opposing starter.\u00a0 Chicago is 10-12 in day games this season and 67-65 over the past three years.<\/p>\n

White Sox starting pitcher Gavin Floyd is expected to make his 12th start of the season (13th appearance), posting an even 5-5 mark and 3.69 ERA.\u00a0 The right-hander is 0-3 with a 5.11 ERA in his last three outings on the road (two starts).\u00a0 He suffered a loss in his last start on May 25 in Texas despite allowing just two runs (one earned) on three hits over seven innings.\u00a0 Floyd is a perfect 4-0 with a 3.53 ERA in six games (five starts) versus the Red Sox, including a 2-0 mark and 1.93 ERA in his last three all at Fenway.<\/p>\n

Boston has dropped three games in a row after reeling off 15 wins in 17 games, while falling to second place in the American League East following the Yankees\u2019 10-3 win versus the Athletics.\u00a0 \u201cWe faced good pitching the last game of the doubleheader in Detroit.\u00a0 You\u2019re not going to score 10 runs every game,\u201d said designated hitter David Ortiz.\u00a0 \u201cThings happen.\u00a0 All we can do is regroup and come back tomorrow and try to score some runs for our pitchers.\u201d\u00a0 Ortiz is one Red Sox player that is enjoying this series, going 4 for 7 through the first two games, as he finished batting .342 with 10 homers in May.\u00a0 Boston is 11-5 in day games this season and 21-17 versus right-handed starters.<\/p>\n

Red Sox starting pitcher Tim Wakefield is 2-1 with a 4.14 ERA in 13 games (four starts) and earned his 195th career win in Boston\u2019s 6-3 victory at Detroit last time out.\u00a0 The right-hander has actually won back-to-back outings for the first time since a three-game stretch in June 2009.\u00a0 Wakefield pitched twice in relief against the White Sox in 2010, going 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA, after starting each of his previous 12 appearances, posting a 3-8 mark and 4.84 ERA in that stretch.\u00a0 He is an even 1-1 with a 4.94 ERA in seven home outings (three starts), issuing seven walks and collecting eight strikeouts in 23 2\/3 frames.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the White Sox due to their 6-0 mark in Floyd\u2019s last six meetings in Boston, while the Red Sox are 2-6 in Wakefield\u2019s last eight starts versus the AL Central division<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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