Erick Fedde

CHICAGO (AP) Erick Fedde pitched seven sparkling innings against his former team, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday night for a doubleheader split. Fedde allowed three hits, struck out six and walked none. The 31-year-old Fedde was selected by Washington in the first round of the 2014 amateur draft and pitched for the...

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.We split our best bets for Thursday night's pint-sized card. Sonny Gray and the Cardinals laid an egg against the Brewers, but thankfully Erick Fedde recorded a quality start to give us a 1-1 record.We'll set our sights higher with three plays for Friday's juicy slate.Diamondbacks (+105) @ Orioles (-125)The Diamondbacks are playing some of their best ball this season. They've won four consecutive games, outscoring their opponents 26-13 in aggregate. I don't see that success continuing Friday night against the Orioles.Baltimore's elite offense tends to feature a lot of quality left-handed bats, which has proven to be Brandon Pfaadt's Achilles heel. He owns a .368 xwOBA against lefties over the past month, which is nowhere close to his sparkling .181 xwOBA versus right-handed hitters.The Orioles' dangerous lefties include Gunnar Henderson, Ryan O'Hearn, and Cedric Mullins, while Adley Rutschman and Anthony Santander can also cause problems from that side of the plate.Baltimore's scored three or fewer runs in four of the past seven games, and this is a good matchup for the team to get going offensively.Conversely, the Diamondbacks have not made a lot of noise at the plate in recent weeks. They rank 28th in xwOBA versus righties over the past three weeks and have posted a .215 batting average in that span.Cole Irvin has pitched well this season and should be able to give the Orioles a quality start, putting them in good position to get a win.Bet: Orioles (-125)Jared Jones: Over 17.5 outsJones has gone over this total in four of seven starts this season. He's done his best work on home soil, where he's allowed just three runs over three games while completing at least six innings in each of them.He's in a good spot to stay hot against the Cubs, who are missing some key bats due to injury. Their offensive numbers have plummeted as a result: They've managed just 2.87 runs per game over their last 12, which is one of the worst marks in the league.They have hit just .188 against right-handed pitchers in that span while ranking bottom six in ground-ball rate and contact rate.Jones possesses an electric pitching arsenal. He throws a ton of strikes and misses bats as well as anybody. His strengths should cause a floundering Chicago offense a world of problems.Look for Jones to give the Pirates plenty of length in this one.Odds: -120 (playable to -150)Andrew Abbott: Over 15.5 outsAbbott's made seven starts this season. He's recorded 16 outs or more in all four on the road while falling short in each of the three at home.I don't think that's a coincidence. Great American Ball Park is one of the most hitter-friendly environments in the majors, making it tougher for pitchers limit runs and go deeper into games.Abbott's clearly benefited from pitching on the road and he finds himself in one of MLB's more pitcher-friendly parks Friday night in San Francisco.That should serve him well, as will a Giants lineup featuring a ton of right-handed bats; Abbott owns a very strong .269 xwOBA versus right-handed hitters over the past month.He should be able to hang in there and eat some innings for the Reds. They're certainly hoping so, as they've used at least three relievers in three straight games and gotten only five innings from their starters in four of the last five.Expect Abbott to change that trend and flirt with six innings.Odds: -130 (playable to -145)Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Find year-round coverage of betting news and insights for all sports by visiting our Betting section and subscribing to push notifications.Wednesday was another successful night on the diamond as we once again won two of three best bets.We'll look to keep the momentum going with a couple more plays for Thursday's small card.Cardinals (-130) @ Brewers (+110)Sonny Gray is pitching as well as anybody right now. He's 4-1 with a 0.89 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP, and he's struck out 38 batters over just 30 innings of work.He's hammering the zone with strikes and wasting very few pitches. Gray's also giving up next to no quality contact. His barrel rate of 4.2% is approximately half the league average, while he has an extremely low xwOBA of .243. Gray's inducing grounders nearly 50% of the time, and his fly-ball rate of 23.9% is below average. He's posting remarkably strong numbers across the board.He should produce another quality start against a struggling Brewers offense. They've scored just seven total runs against the past seven right-handed starters faced.Getting Christian Yelich back from injury will help Milwaukee, but those outputs are still extremely concerning given the cast of characters the Brewers met in that time.Brady Singer, Seth Lugo, Javier Assad, Jameson Taillon, Hayden Wesneski, Zach Eflin, and Ryan Pepiot are a decent batch of pitchers, but it's not like the Brewers have run into a string of aces. Most of those guys are 3-5 pitchers.Gray is a big step up in class from what the Brewers have dealt with of late. He should keep their offense in check, positioning the Cardinals very well to break their losing streak.If the Cardinals' offense can muster up any sort of run support against Tobias Myers - who's conceded nine runs through 13 innings this season - they stand a great chance of winning this game.Bet: Cardinals (-130)Erick Fedde: Over 15.5 outsFedde's on a nice little run. He's recorded 17 or more outs in three of his past four starts, falling short only against the Cardinals.I think he's in a great spot to bounce back and chew up innings against the Guardians. They're a very good team but swing at a lot of pitches and don't draw many walks. That leads to a lot of balls put in play, which helps pitchers avoid extended at-bats and keep their pitch count low.Each of the nine previous right-handed starters the Guardians have faced managed to record 16 or more outs. The lone exception was Kenta Maeda, who allowed eight baserunners in just two innings of work a few days ago.So long as Fedde can avoid a hit parade, he has a great chance of going over this number. That doesn't seem a lot to ask - Fedde's allowed four or fewer hits in four of his past five starts.It's also worth noting Fedde is sporting a great .243 xwOBA against left-handed bats over the past month, and the Guardians' lineup is loaded with them.Odds: -125 (playable to -140)Todd Cordell is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on X at @ToddCordell.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

CHICAGO (AP) Erick Fedde worked six scoreless innings, Tommy Pham had two hits and an RBI and the Chicago White Sox held on to beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Thursday night. Chicago won its second straight and for the fourth time in six games to improve to 10-28. The White Sox no longer have the worst record in...

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