Marlins vs. White Sox: MLB odds, picks, best bets Saturday
Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan.
They immediately released a statement.
'We're glad to have a White Sox fan at the Vatican.
A Sox jersey and hat are already on the way to Rome.'
Info on Pope Leo Bobblehead Day coming soon.
Nothing wrong with a little divine intervention. So … we are going with the Sox.
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The Fish are in Chicago.
Miami's Edward Cabrera has made five starts, hasn't won yet, and has given up 17 runs and 29 hits over 24 ¹/₃ innings.
The White Sox's Shane Smith has allowed three runs in his last 15 innings and has watched just one ball leave the park in 37 innings.
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The Tigers returned home after scoring 79 runs on their 10-game road trip.
We were counting on the Rangers' Patrick Corbin to quiet the Cats bats. He did.
Corbin was good (two runs, three hits over seven innings) but Tarik Skubal was better (one run, three hits, 12 Ks over seven frames) and the Tigers slipped past the Rangers 2-1.
Down -178 rubensierras.
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