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The 31-42 Oakland A's hit the road to take on the 32-39 Chicago White Sox in the first game of a three-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois tonight. The first pitch of the opener is scheduled for 8:10 PM ET.
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The MLB betting board shows the host White Sox as a -110 to -115 home favorite on the moneyline. The O/U for this match is listed on most boards at 10 runs.
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In their last game, the A's lost to the Houston Astros 12-9. In that game, the A's scored nine runs on 12 hits and the Astros scored 12 runs on 13 hits. Oakland gave up 10 runs in the first two innings in the game.
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In their last game, the White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-0. In the match, which had nearly a five-hour rain delay, the White Sox scored nine runs on 18 hits and the Twins were held scoreless on seven hits.
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This season the A's rank 23rd in the Majors in runs scored and 25th in team ERA.
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The White Sox rank tied for 18th n the Majors in runs scored and 14th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Oakland: Jharel Cotton (4-7, 5.40 ERA)<br />
Chicago: Mike Pelfrey (3-5, 3.56 ERA)
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Jharel Cotton gets the starting nod for the A's in the first game of this AL series and in his last outing he went six innings and gave up three earned runs in a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees. Oakland had lost his previous five starts where he gave up a total of 20 earned runs in 26 innings of work. Cotton has given up 13 HR on the season and he has served up 12 of them in his last seven starts. This will be Cotton’s first career start against the White Sox. The A's are only 1-4 in his last five road starts and they are also only 1-4 in his last five starts against a team that has a losing record.
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Mike Pelfrey goes for the White Sox tonight and his last start was a good one going six innings and giving up one earned run in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. In his last six starts he is 3-1 and in his last three home starts he has only allowed a total of three earned runs. However, Pelfrey has not had much success against the A's in his career, as in four career appearances he is 0-4 with an ERA of 7.97. In those four appearances he has been lit up giving up 18 earned runs on 32 hits in 20 innings.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The White Sox are 12-4 in their last 16 games against the A's.
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The White Sox are 9-4 in their last 13 home games against the A's.
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In the last 4 games between these teams in Chicago the total has gone UNDER every time.
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This season the White Sox are 15-12 at home and the A's are 9-25 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Oakland A's: 31-42 SU / O/U 41-30 / Run Line W/L 36-37<br />
Chicago White Sox: 32-39 SU / O/U 35-33 / Run Line W/L 38-33
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Oakland at Chicago Key Betting Trends<br />
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OAK is 0-4 in their last 4 overall
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OAK is 21-45 in their last 66 road games
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OAK has an Over record of 5-0-1 in their last 6 road games
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CHI is 9-4 in their last 13 home games
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CHI is 3-7 in their last 10 vs. a team with a losing record
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CHI has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>ATHLETICS</b><br />
SS] 04/17/2017 - Marcus Semien 60-day DL (04/15) ( Wrist )<br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Chris Bassitt 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )<br />
[CF] 04/01/2017 - Jake Smolinski 60-day DL (03/30) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 06/10/2017 - Andrew Triggs 10-day DL (06/10) ( Hip )<br />
[P] 05/28/2017 - Bobby Wahl 10-day DL (05/24) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 05/28/2017 - Kendall Graveman 10-day DL (05/26) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 05/28/2017 - Ryan Dull 10-day DL (05/20) ( Knee )<br />
[P] 06/22/2017 - Matt Chapman 10-day DL ( Knee )
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<b>WHITE SOX</b><br />
[P] 06/19/2017 - Miguel Gonzalez 10-day DL (06/15) ( Shoulder )<br />
[CF] 06/19/2017 - Leury Garcia 10-day DL (06/16) ( Finger )<br />
[3B] 05/28/2017 - Tyler Saladino 10-day DL (05/27) ( Back )<br />
[P] 05/26/2017 - Dylan Covey 10-day DL (05/26) ( Oblique )<br />
[C] 05/15/2017 - Geovany Soto 60-day DL (05/08) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 05/04/2017 - Nate Jones 10-day DL (05/01) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 04/25/2017 - Zach Putnam 10-day DL (04/23) ( Elbow )<br />
[CF] 04/23/2017 - Charlie Tilson 60-day DL (03/30) ( Foot )<br />
[P] 03/31/2017 - Carlos Rodon 60-day DL (03/30) ( Bicep )
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