Athletics vs. White Sox Pick
Can the Chicago White Sox avoid another loss at home to the Oakland Athletics when the two collide this afternoon at 2:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Oakland is the slight favorite in this game, as the Athletics are getting odds of -115 to win. The White Sox are listed with odds of -105 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 10 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Daniel Gossett (0-2, 7.20 ERA) on the mound for Oakland to face James Shields (1-0, 2.42) of the White Sox. Gossett has started just two games, allowing 8 earned runs over 10 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. His WHIP is 1.30. Shields is making his fifth start of the season. He returned from injury earlier this week and allowed three earned runs in 5.2 innings with three strikeouts and one walk. His WHIP on the season is now 1.21.
Oakland opened the series on Friday night with a 3-0 win in Chicago. The Athletics are now 32-42 overall and 10-25 on the road. Chicago now has a 32-40 overall record and 15-13 mark at home.
The Athletics allowed seven hits on Friday, but managed to keep Chicago from scoring. Jharel Cotton went five scoreless innings to earn his fifth win of the season while the bullpen locked things down for four innings of work. Mike Pelfrey went just 4.2 innings and allowed three runs to take his sixth loss. Khris Davis had his 19th home run of the season, a two-run shot, to lead Oakland while Matt Joyce had a solo home run for the other Oakland run.
Bet on Athletics vs. White Sox
Oakland is a road favorite today which is surprising considering how poor Gossett has been on the mound. I don’t think he should magically fix all his issues in this start either. Shields didn’t look outstanding in his first start back from injury, but he was competitive. I think he can give Chicago the outing it needs to compete. The White Sox have been hitting well lately, so I don’t expect Friday’s struggles to carry over today.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CHICAGO WHITE SOX -105