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White Sox Cash In as Burke Delivers the Goods, DarkHorse Rides Home at -150

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The White Sox took care of business at home, dispatching the Mets 6-4 in a game that played out exactly as DarkHorse AI projected. Sean Burke justified every bit of that -150 price tag, exploiting his ERA advantage over Sean Manaea and giving the South Siders the pitching edge we banked on.

Burke's dominance set the tone early, keeping New York's bats quiet enough for Chicago to build a cushion they'd never relinquish. Manaea, true to his 4.22 ERA form, gave the Mets exactly what we expected—mediocrity on the mound that the White Sox lineup capitalized on. The final score reflects what the numbers told us all along: when you've got a 1.07 ERA gap between starters, you ride the better arm regardless of recent form.

Sure, the Mets came in hot at 11-4 in their last fifteen, but baseball doesn't care about your feelings or your winning streak when you're trotting out an inferior starter. Home cooking plus Burke's elite profile equaled a comfortable winner, even if the final margin was tighter than Burke's season ERA.

DarkHorse nailed the value at 60-62% true probability against the market's 57.4% implied. That's how you print money in this game—find the edge, trust the process, cash the ticket.

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