Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox

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Sean Burke took the mound for Chicago at 6:40 PM CT with a 2.99 ERA, by far the sharper number of the two starters. Nick Lodolo started opposite him for Cincinnati carrying a 4.86 ERA and a 3-2 record, the shakier arm on paper in every sense. On name value alone, this looked like a night for the home team to lean on its pitching edge.

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Reds(57-61)

WLLLW

5

+1.5-147+147o8.5+130

White Sox(61-57)

LWWLL

4

-1.5+144-148u8.5-130

Best BetWhite Sox -163

Postgame

White Sox led 4-1 through four and looked like the -163 price was cashing easily. Instead the offense went cold and the bullpen leaked runs late, Cincinnati tied it with a 3-run eighth and won it 5-4 in the 10th. The case built on Burke's ERA and Chicago's better record never got tested where it mattered — this one was decided by who was still hitting and pitching in extras, not who looked better on paper going in.

Pregame

The White Sox are the right side here on name value alone right now — they've won 2 straight and are scrapping for first place, while the Reds arrive gutted after losing Hunter Greene for the year and getting swept in Washington. Lodolo working back from injury on a limited pitch count only adds to the case for backing Chicago outright.

Both rosters are banged up in different spots. Chicago is already down two catchers for the long haul with Joey Bart and Kyle Teel both on the 10-day IL, and Chase Meidroth was out of the lineup with a wrist issue. Cincinnati's bigger loss is on the mound — Hunter Greene went to the 60-day IL with an elbow injury, thinning a rotation that already had Brandon Williamson rehabbing at Triple-A. None of that stopped the market from making the White Sox a solid home favorite going in.

Nick Lodolo

(3-3)·5.04 ERA

Jul 11 vs Cubs

ND

5.0IP

2ER

4K

3BB

78P

08/11 Lineup

Sean Burke

(7-6)·3.27 ERA

Aug 5 @ Red Sox

L

4.1IP

2ER

4K

2BB

91P

08/11 Lineup

For four innings, the price looked right. Chicago built a 4-1 lead behind runs in the first two innings and another pair in the fourth, and Rate Field was settling in for a comfortable night.

Cincinnati Reds

(6)

• 10-Day-ILSpencer Steer (1B) — Steer (wrist) is scheduled to have a splint removed from his right wrist Monday, MLB.com reports.08/10
• 15-Day-ILTony Santillan (RP) — Santillan (oblique) was cleared Friday to begin an expedited recovery program, MLB.com reports.08/01
• 60-Day-ILHunter Greene (SP) — The Reds transferred Greene (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.08/11
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Williamson (SP) — Williamson (shoulder) will make his next rehab start at Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, MLB.com reports.08/09
• 60-Day-ILBlake Dunn (CF) — The Reds transferred Dunn (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday.08/06
• 60-Day-ILGraham Ashcraft (RP) — Ashcraft (elbow) is on a throwing program, which will have him throw from 105 feet beginning July 20 at the Reds' training facility in Arizona, MLB.com reports.07/18

Chicago White Sox

(11)

• Day-To-DayChase Meidroth (2B) — Meidroth (wrist) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Reds.08/11
• 10-Day-ILJoey Bart (C) — White Sox general manager Chris Getz said Friday that Bart is expected to be sidelined for "over a month" due to a left hand fracture, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.08/07
• 10-Day-ILKyle Teel (C) — Teel is expected to miss 6-to-12 weeks due to left high-ankle sprain, MLB.com reports.07/22
• 15-Day-ILChris Murphy (RP) — Murphy will serve as the White Sox's opener for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.08/07
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow) struck out three and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks across four innings Wednesday in a rehab start at Double-A Birmingham.08/09
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, MLB.com reports.08/01
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — The White Sox announced Saturday that Berroa (elbow) will start throwing again in 1-to-2 weeks, MLB.com reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) has resumed participating in long toss, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Then Cincinnati flipped it. A 3-run eighth pulled the Reds level at 4-4, and neither bullpen budged again until the 10th, when Cincinnati scratched across the go-ahead run and made it stand up for a 5-4 win. Chicago's offense, which had done all its damage in the first four innings, never found another run the rest of the way.

Cincinnati Reds

(57-61)

Aug 11W@ White Sox5-4

Aug 9L@ Nationals1-7

Aug 8L@ Nationals2-8

Aug 7L@ Nationals3-5

Aug 6Wvs Athletics6-5

Chicago White Sox

(61-57)

Aug 11Lvs Reds4-5

Aug 9Wvs Guardians5-3

Aug 8Wvs Guardians6-3

Aug 7Lvs Guardians2-8

Aug 6L@ Red Sox11-12

It's the kind of finish that swings a series — Cincinnati has now taken the head-to-head opener from a Chicago team that came in above .500, while the Reds arrive with their own rotation questions after losing Greene for the season. Both clubs are hovering right around .500, which means nights like this one matter more than the standings would suggest.