I think the loss of Tim Anderson is starting to hurt Chicago a lot. Since the break and excluding Wednesday, in four games they've not scored more than two runs, and they're bullpen hasn't helped out, either. This season that Chicago pen has blown eight saves, six of them on the road. On the other side, the Royals have scored 25 runs in four games since the break and finding those under valued (or over valued) teams after the break is key. Things rarely pick up where they left off for most teams. With that said, Duffy owns me and he came out of the last game after getting hit by a come-backer, which they SAY is no big deal. However, the Tigers were hammering him before that, and to be honest the White Sox have had some individual success off of Duffy. Nova threw a ton of pitches at Oakland last week, and although the Royals don't have big numbers against him, most of them saw him for the first time this season, and twice, actually. Since I cannot trust either bullpen, and it's gonna be close to 100* with a stiff breeze out to left, OVER.

07/17/2019 6:55 AM