8:10 pm New York Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

Yankees: +125
White Sox: -145
Total: 8

The Yankees have won 15 of the last 17 games and are heading to Chicago to play the White Sox for 4-game series. The White Sox have won 7 of the last 8 and are coming off a rest day after yesterday’s game was postponed against the Guardians for Covid issues. The White Sox will start right-hander Dylan Cease (3-1, 2.38 ERA) who will face the Yankees righty Luis Gil, who is making his season debut. Cease is coming off a no-decision against Boston on Saturday when he gave up 1 run and 4 hits in 5 innings with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. Cease is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA in 2 career starts against the Yankees with 12 strikeouts in 9 1/3 innings. Gil was 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA in 6 starts last season, with 38 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings. This will be Gil’s first time facing the White Sox in his career.

⚾Cease has been hammered in his outings against the Yankees with a 7.71 ERA.

⚾The Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 games on the road.

⚾The Yankees are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings and are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago.

⚾The Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 games as a road underdog.

The Bookie: Yankees

10:10 pm Philadelphia Phillies @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Phillies: +115
Dodgers: -135
Total: 8

The Dodgers will be ready to get back on their home field as the best home team in baseball will host the Phillies in a four-game series. The Dodgers have a .833 home winning percentage but are 10-7 on the road. The Dodgers just lost 2 of 3 to a bad Pittsburgh team but should be focused back on their home field. Dodgers will be starting Tyler Anderson (3-0, 2.78 ERA) who is coming off consecutive wins. In his most recent outing, Anderson gave up 2 runs over 5 innings in the Dodgers’ 6-2 road victory over the Cubs. Over 4 lifetime starts against the Phillies, Anderson is 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA. The Phillies will start right-hander Zack Wheeler (1-3, 4.10 ERA) after missing some time being on the COVID injured list. Wheeler has logged consecutive scoreless outings in his past two starts. He threw 6 innings of one-hit ball in a win over the Rockies on April 28, then tossed 7 2/3 sharp innings during a no-decision against the Rangers on May 4. In 5 career starts against the Dodgers, Wheeler is 2-2 with a 4.66 ERA.

⚾The Phillies are 1-8 in their last 9 road games against a left-handed pitcher.

⚾The Phillies are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Los Angeles.

⚾The Dodgers are 41-10 in their last 51 home games.

⚾The Dodgers are #1 in the MLB with a team ERA of 2.14, a WHIP of 0.97, and an opposing batting average of only .194.

⚾The Phillies have lost 14 out of the last 19 on the road as an underdog.

The Bookie: Dodgers