The Oakland A’s and the Chicago White Sox meet Saturday in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Oakland A’s will send out J.T. Ginn for the start here and Ginn is 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. This will be Ginn’s first career start against the White Sox. The Chicago White Sox will start Chris Flexen here and Flexen is 2-14 with a 5.26 ERA and 105 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the A’s, Flexen is 3-2 with a 4.23 ERA and 24 strikeouts.
Oakland A’s Recap
The Oakland A’s come into this one looking to build on a 2-0 win over the White Sox in Friday’s matchup. The win put the A’s in a good spot to nab back-to-back series wins after knocking off the Astros earlier this week.
A’s Trying To Finish Strong
Going into Friday, Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 145 hits and 102 RBIs along with 36 home runs this season while Lawrence Butler has 21 home runs, 54 RBIs and 23 doubles. JJ Bleday has a team-high 40 doubles, 4 triples, 128 hits and 56 RBIs. Rooker also has 156 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 168 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 25 home runs and 69 RBIs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- The White Sox have lost each of their last 23 home games after playing the previous day.
- The favorites have won each of the White Sox’s last 16 games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 Saturday games.
- The favorites have covered the run line in each of the White Sox’s last seven games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox are in dire need of wins to avoid being on the wrong side of history after another loss in Friday’s opener. The White Sox are in dire need of some form of success as they’ve taken series losses to the Red Sox and Orioles so far this month.
White Sox On Verge Of Worst Record Ever
Entering Friday’s action, Gavin Sheets has a .239 batting average and a .311 OBP along with 24 doubles and 41 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn has 17 homers and 63 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 16 home runs and 53 RBIs with Vaughn logging 29 doubles as well as a team-high 125 hits.
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last five games as favorites against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The White Sox have won three of their last four games as underdogs against the Athletics following a home loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games as favorites against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in nine of the last 12 games between the Athletics and White Sox.
Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
I’m on the A’s here. Flexen has struggled mightily and while the White Sox managed to win his last start on the mound, the Rays have just three wins with Chris Flexen as their starter this season. The A’s are simply playing the better baseball right now and have looked like a revitalized team since the all-star break. Give me Oakland here.