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On to 3 to Watch:
1. The White Sox have scored nine runs or more in four straight games, the first time they've done that since 1938. They'll go for five in a row in White Sox at Rays, Monday afternoon (3:15 ET) at Tropicana Field. Good luck. The Rays have allowed nine runs in just one of their last 63 home games, dating back to last July. Matt Moore, who starts for Tampa Bay, hasn't yet proved to be as good as some people thought. Every other Rays starter has an ERA under 4.00. Through nine starts, Moore's ERA is 5.07.
2. By sweeping the Indians, the White Sox moved to within half a game of first place. But they also helped the Tigers move back to within three games of first place. The big question remains: Did the Tigers right themselves with their three straight wins in Minnesota, or did they just prove again how bad the Twins are? We may get a better idea this week, when the Tigers have back-to-back series against the Red Sox and Yankees. That includes Justin Verlander's start in Tigers at Red Sox, Tuesday night (7:10 ET) at Fenway Park. Verlander hasn't allowed a run in his last 16 2/3 innings against the Red Sox, and the Sox are just 6-for-56 (.107) against him in that span.
3. If it's an interesting week for the Tigers, it's an equally interesting week for the Yankees, who visit Anaheim before coming to Detroit. And for the Angels, who host the Rangers after they host the Yankees. The Angels have won six in a row. The Yankees have won five in a row. The Angels have been helped by the late arrival of Albert Pujols, who looks nothing like the guy who was wearing his uniform in April. The Yankees have been helped by the arrival of Andy Pettitte, who tries to make it three straight wins in Yankees at Angels, Tuesday night (10:05 ET) at Angel Stadium. Pre-retirement, Pettitte beat the Angels twice in 2010, allowing just one run in 14 innings. He'll face Dan Haren, who is coming off a four-hit shutout in Seattle -- and also threw a four-hit shutout the last time he saw the Yankees, last September in Anaheim.
Danny Knobler at cbssports
1. The White Sox have scored nine runs or more in four straight games, the first time they've done that since 1938. They'll go for five in a row in White Sox at Rays, Monday afternoon (3:15 ET) at Tropicana Field. Good luck. The Rays have allowed nine runs in just one of their last 63 home games, dating back to last July. Matt Moore, who starts for Tampa Bay, hasn't yet proved to be as good as some people thought. Every other Rays starter has an ERA under 4.00. Through nine starts, Moore's ERA is 5.07.
2. By sweeping the Indians, the White Sox moved to within half a game of first place. But they also helped the Tigers move back to within three games of first place. The big question remains: Did the Tigers right themselves with their three straight wins in Minnesota, or did they just prove again how bad the Twins are? We may get a better idea this week, when the Tigers have back-to-back series against the Red Sox and Yankees. That includes Justin Verlander's start in Tigers at Red Sox, Tuesday night (7:10 ET) at Fenway Park. Verlander hasn't allowed a run in his last 16 2/3 innings against the Red Sox, and the Sox are just 6-for-56 (.107) against him in that span.
3. If it's an interesting week for the Tigers, it's an equally interesting week for the Yankees, who visit Anaheim before coming to Detroit. And for the Angels, who host the Rangers after they host the Yankees. The Angels have won six in a row. The Yankees have won five in a row. The Angels have been helped by the late arrival of Albert Pujols, who looks nothing like the guy who was wearing his uniform in April. The Yankees have been helped by the arrival of Andy Pettitte, who tries to make it three straight wins in Yankees at Angels, Tuesday night (10:05 ET) at Angel Stadium. Pre-retirement, Pettitte beat the Angels twice in 2010, allowing just one run in 14 innings. He'll face Dan Haren, who is coming off a four-hit shutout in Seattle -- and also threw a four-hit shutout the last time he saw the Yankees, last September in Anaheim.
Danny Knobler at cbssports
