Cardinals vs. White Sox odds, picks: MLB picks, predictions Tuesday
The Cardinals visit the White Sox, and I haven't been this excited since Mrs. Stitches renewed her subscription to Britbox.
Matthew Liberatore goes for the Redbirds.
Liberatore has lost three in a row, and the numbers have the fans back in St. Louis shouting, 'Give me Liberatore or give me death!'
He's killed the Cards, giving up 16 runs on 24 hits over those 14 frames.
The American League-worst Chisox counter with Shane Smith, who has won back-to-back games, allowing just one run over 11 ¹/₃ innings.
Play $50 on Pope Leo's White Sox (+125, FanDuel).
Cardinals southpaw Matthew Liberatore.
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This one was over faster than you can say, 'OK, let's put on Britbox.'
Two pitches into the game, Sandy Alcantara served up a meatball to Trea Turner, and it landed somewhere on South Beach.
Max Kepler also took Superstorm Sandy deep, and the Phillies microwaved the Fish, 5-2.
Back-to-back losses have us at -246 danugglas.
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