Thought the Twins would be my AL auto-fade on the road this season, but it's apparently the White Sox yet again. Not that I'll exactly be backing them at home, either. Tonight's starting pitcher Sean Burke was winless with a 4.74 ERA in 12 total appearances away last year (eight starts) and got clocked in his lone road start in 2026. Arizona's Merrill Kelly is usually good for a quality start(ish) and only a couple of Pale Hose have seen him career. These lineups aren't close -- Corbin Carroll will start despite leaving Sunday with a minor injury. The Snakes (7-3 at home) try to avoid B2B losses for the first time in nearly three weeks. They should.

Sean Burke has skills but he allowed four runs last time out and has lasted over 5.1 innings just once. That’s not good with a porous bullpen behind him and against a D’backs lineup that’s scored six-plus runs in four out of the last six, and at least four runs in 10 of 11. Merrill Kelly was good enough in his lone start and he’s backed by a bullpen that’s three runs better than Chicago’s.