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John Lackey opened the season with 2 quality starts coming off his stint on the DL with a strained tricep. The big right-hander has given up only 2 earned runs and has looked good over his 14 innings of work this season. On May 14th he held the White Sox to just 1 run over 7 innings. The White Sox reign on first place is due to their outstanding pitching this season. Their starters go deep in games giving Ozzie Guillen the luxury of having a rested pen night in and night out. Contreras has given up 1 earned run in 4 of his last 5 starts. That span included a victory over the Angels where the big righty gave up just 1 run over 7 innings. The White Sox bats on the other hand have struggled sitting near the bottom with a team batting average of .249. Both teams have solid bullpens so when the game is turned over I don’t expect any big innings late. Play this one under 8 ½ runs.