Frank Sawyer

FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR SUNDAY, 4/19:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Sunday is with the money-line on the Toronto Blue Jays versus the Arizona Diamondbacks listing both starting pitchers Kevin Gausman and Ryne Nelson. Toronto (7-13) has lost four games in a row after their 6-2 loss on the road against the Diamondbacks last night. The Blue Jays have won 43 of their last 72 games against teams that are winning 54-62% of their games. They have also won 36 of their last 65 games against teams from the National League. Arizona (13-8) has won four games in a row — but they have lost 17 of their last 24 home games with the Total set in the 7-7.5 range. The Diamondbacks have also lost 9 of their last 15 games at home when Nelson is on the mound when priced as a money-line favorite up to -150. Take Toronto with the money-line listing both starting pitchers. Best of luck — Frank.

Frank Sawyer’s Hollywood Sports is on a 12 of 16 (75%) MLB run with featured 25*/20*/10* plays to fuel their 18 of 25 (72%) MLB streak with featured plays! Now Frank furthers his 7 of 9 (78%) MLB sides featured plays run and his 12 of 16 (75%) MLB Game of the Month/Year mark with his 25* Major League Baseball Game of the Month for Sunday afternoon! DO NOT MISS OUT!

At 4:05 PM ET on Sunday, we will be playing the money-line on the Athletics (918) versus the Chicago White Sox (917), listing both starting pitchers, Jeffrey Springs and Noah Schultz. THE SITUATION: The Athletics (11-10) snapped a two-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory at home against the White Sox last night. Chicago (7-14) has lost four of their last five games. 

REASONS TO TAKE THE ATHLETICS WITH THE MONEY-LINE: The Athletics are still a bit underrated by the market despite several MLB executives considering them a dark horse to win the American League West division this season. They have assembled a nice core of young hitters led by Jacob Wilson, Nick Kurtz, and Lawrence Butler. The Athletics have won eight of their last 11 games — and they have won 23 of their last 41 games in April. They have also won 19 of their last 32 games against teams from the AL Central. Much of the rising enthusiasm about this team relates to their pitching staff — and Springs is near the top of that list. The left-hander has a 3-0 record with a 1.46 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP in four starts. He last pitched on Tuesday when he held Texas to just one earned run in 6 1/3 innings of work. He has not given up more than two earned runs in any of his four starts this year. Springs struggled in the first inning early on last season and got demoted from the Athletics' starting rotation. After making some adjustments, he returned to their rotation on June 15th and registered a 3.70 ERA along with a 1.14 WHIP with 74 strikeouts and only 23 walks in his final 18 starts. He should have success facing this White Sox team that ranks 28th in MLB in both weighted On-Base Average and weighted Runs Created this season on the road against left-handed pitchers. Chicago has lost six of their last eight games. In their 12 games on the road, they are scoring only 3.7 Runs-Per-Game while carrying a .199 batting average, a .290 on-base percentage, and an OPS of .639. The White Sox have lost 8 of their 12 games on the road this season — and they have lost 62 of their 93 games going back to last year. They have also lost 14 of their last 21 games on the road against left-handed starting pitchers. They counter with Schultz, who is making his second career MLB start. In his MLB debut on Tuesday, the southpaw gave up four runs (three earned runs) in 4 1/3 innings against Tampa Bay. The 6’10 hurler is one of the biggest prospects in the game, but his development at the MLB level may require some patience. Control has been an issue — and he walked four batters on Tuesday. Last season in the minor leagues, he had a 4.68 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP in 73 innings. He missed 45 walks. He was better in the minors in 2024 — and he pitched through injuries last season. Despite his good start at Triple-A this season, he still looks like a work in progress against major league hitting. The Athletics are scoring 5.2 Runs-Per-Game at home with a .258 batting average, along with a .373 on-base percentage and an OPS of 782. They rank sixth and tenth at home this season in weighted On-Base Average and weighted Runs Created. The White Sox have lost 14 of their last 21 games as a money-line underdog. 

FINAL TAKE: The White Sox have also lost 17 straight games against AL teams using a starting pitcher with an ERA of 3.70 or lower — and they have also lost 17 straight games against AL teams using a starting pitcher with a WHIP of 1.20 or lower. 25* Major League Baseball Game of the Month with money-line on the Athletics (918) versus the Chicago White Sox (917) listing both starting pitchers, Jeffrey Springs and Noah Schultz. Best of luck for us — Frank.