Handicapper Big Al McMordie Free Sports Picks

At 6:40 pm, our selection is on the Cleveland Guardians over the Chicago White Sox.  When Foster Griffin arrived back in the Majors after three seasons in Japan, few noticed.  After all, when the lefthander was in the Majors before (from 2020 to 2022), he was mostly a mop-up reliever who won a total of one game with a 6.75 ERA over seven appearances.  Not exactly the type of stuff that will get teams excited.  But the Nationals took notice and signed the 30-year-old to a modest one-year contract and all Griffin did earlier this season was pitch well enough in the DC rotation to make the NL All-Star squad.  The Nats decided to ship him off to Cleveland at the trade deadline in exchange for three minor league players and a veteran reliever.  Griffin has been mostly solid with his new club, but got rocked in his last start in Baltimore.  Look for him to bounce back tonight at home in a very important start against the division leaders.  One of his best starts of the season was against the White Sox back on April 26 when he threw seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits.  Take Cleveland.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.