White Sox vs. Athletics Pick
Will the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox struggle to score runs when the two teams meet up this afternoon at 3:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Oakland is heavily favored in this game, as the Athletics are getting odds of -180 to win. The White Sox are listed with odds of +160 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 9 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Sonny Gray (3-4, 4.09 ERA) on the mound for Oakland to face Mike Pelfrey (3-6, 4.13) of the White Sox. Pelfrey is coming off his worst outing in some time, allowing five runs in five innings. On the season, he has 41 strikeouts with 28 walks and a 1.36 WHIP. Gray has been pitching very well as of late. He has given up just two earned runs in his last two starts, a combined 15 innings of work. On the season he has 69 strikeouts with 23 walks. He has a 1.24 WHIP.
These two have split the first two meetings. The White Sox earned a 7-2 win on Monday while the Athletics had a 7-6 win on Tuesday. These two have hit the over in both meetings of this series. Chicago is now 37-46 overall, 18-28 on the road and 42-38 with the over. Oakland is now 36-48 overall, 23-21 at home and 46-36 with the over.
Chicago had a 13-8 edge in hits on Tuesday, but couldn’t drive in the tying run in the game. Neither starter had much of an outing, as James Shields allowed six runs in 4.2 innings while Daniel Gossett gave up five runs over five innings. Yonder Alonso led Oakland, driving in three while hitting his 18th and 19th home runs of the season. Melky Cabrera and Jose Abreu each drove in three to lead the White Sox. Abreu had his 16th home run of the season in the loss.
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These two have managed to pile up the runs in the first two games of this series, but today should be different. Gray is pitching as well as he has all season and he certainly has the stuff to navigate this lineup. Pelfrey has actually pitched quite well with Chicago. While coming off a poor showing in his last start, he can bounce back against Oakland today. Look for today’s game to be more of a pitching battle.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: WHITE SOX/ATHLETICS UNDER 9