Two of the top gunslingers in the American League will square off tonight at Minute Maid Park when Chris Sale taps the rubber for the Boston Red Sox and Gerrit Cole for the Houston Astros. Both of these guys have been dominating. Cole is 5-1, with a 2.05 ERA, and a 0.83 WHIP, and Sale is 5-2, with a 2.76 ERA, and a 0.96 WHIP. Sale, however, was not Sale-like in his last turn on Sunday. He allowed 6 runs on 5 hits in 4-1/3 innings against Atlanta. Boston has struggled against the reigning Champs, going 1-5 in their last 6 meetings overall and 1-4 in their last 5 at Minute Maid Park. Houston is 5-1 in Cole’s last 6 starts and 4-1 in his last 5 turns at home. Edge Astros.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS