Chicago at Toronto

Toronto has lost seven straight and nine of their last ten. This afternoon they must face Jose Contreras who is 10-3 on the season. He's lost two of his last three starts but he's still posted a 3.86 ERA during those games. Meanwhile AJ Burnett has also put up a 1-2 record in his last three but his ERA is a whopping 7.05 for those games. Right now Toronto just can't score. Over their losing streak they are averaging 2.6 runs per game and they are giving up 6.6. Chicago scores 5.7 per game on the road and 6.0 vs. righties. Over their past seven games, in contrast, they are scoring 7.3 runs per game. Road favorites of -100 to -150 with good power (averaging 1.25 or more HR's per game) are 69-27 (72%) after a win by 6 runs or more over the last 5 seasons.