Mike Rose Free MLB Pick: Los Angeles Angels (-125)
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White Sox skipper, Ozzie Guillen, will send left-hander John Danks to the mound this evening for his eighth start of the season. He’s 3-3 with a 3.18 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. In just under 40 innings of work, Danks has allowed 34 hits and 14 earned runs while striking out 30 and walking 10. The Angels have hit lefties better than righties this season (.285 vs. L compared to .263 vs. R), so he’ll have his work cut out for him. However, he’ll be up for the test in his first career start against this franchise knowing he’s allowed two earned runs or less in five straight starts.

Opposing him will be the Angels Jered Weaver and his bloated 5.59 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. He owns a personal mark of 2-5 on the year, but the Angels have dropped six of his eight total starts so far. He just got rocked in his last outing against the Kansas City Royals yielding 10 hits and eight earned runs in just 3 1/3rd innings pitched. It was his shortest outing in the big leagues since late April of last season. That said, he’s excelled against Chicago posting a 2-0 mark with a 0.77 ERA and 0.94 WHIP in two career starts.

Chicago is 3-6 as a road underdog between +100 and +125, and they’ve struggled under the evening lights losing 14 of their 22 games this season. The Angels have notched the win column in 6 of their 8 games against starting left-handed pitchers this year, and they’re 6-2 the L/8 times Weaver’s been installed a home chalk in the –110 to –150 range.