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White Sox Demolish Astros 12-3 as DarkHorse Nails the Blanco Fade

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The White Sox absolutely steamrolled Houston 12-3 at Guaranteed Rate Field, and DarkHorse's fade of Ronel Blanco's sketchy return from elbow surgery paid off in spectacular fashion. Chicago's -108 pick hit with room to spare, validating every concern about that grotesque 7.71 ERA.

Blanco's comeback was a disaster — the Astros' pitching staff got shelled for 12 runs as Chicago's offense exploded in front of their home crowd. Meanwhile, Erick Fedde and the White Sox pitching held Houston to just three runs, proving that "below-average but reliable" beats "elite strikeouts with catastrophic command issues" every single time.

Houston's 5-game win streak and 2-0 season series edge? Irrelevant when your starter is held together with surgical tape and hope. The back-to-back scheduling concern was real — the Astros looked gassed after yesterday's 4-1 win, and Chicago pounced like a team that remembered what winning feels like.

This wasn't some nail-biter that squeaked home. This was a statement beatdown that turned a pick'em market into a laugher. When DarkHorse flags "extreme ERA volatility post-injury," you listen. When the final score reads 12-3, you cash tickets. Simple math, Stable members.

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