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The White Sox sit in first place with good starting pitching and a solid bullpen. It has taken some of the pressure off their hitters. Jim Thome, Paul Konerko and Nick Swisher are hovering around .200 and their 9th hitter Alexie Ramirez is at .213. It's an anemic bottom half of the lineup for White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. Guillen's recent tirades have put the attention on him while keeping the heat off his struggling stars. Left-hander John Dank's has pitched effectively this season giving up 2 runs or less in 8 of his 10 starts this season. Dank's is 8-2 to the under in his 10 starts this season. Dank's shut out the Rays in Tampa on April 20th giving up only 3 hits and striking out 8 in 7 innings. The Ray's bullpen has been solid at home sporting an ERA of just 1.72 and it's been the key to the Ray's success this season. Edwin Jackson has pitched well over his last 4 starts giving up just 4 earned runs over his last 25 1/3rd's innings. I have been successfully riding unders this season with the White Sox with their great starting pitching and bad hitting. With Jackson in good form and backed by a solid bullpen playing under 8 ½ runs is the absolute nuts. Play under 8 ½ runs.