Sonny Gray (14-7, 2.73 ERA) and the Oakland Athletics (0-2) go up against Carlos Rodon (9-6, 3.75 ERA) and the Chicago White Sox (2-0) in the third of a four-game series at O.co Coliseum. The White Sox won the last game 5-4, and Chicago leads the series 2-0. Action starts at 10:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 6 and can be seen on CSCh, ESP2 and CSCA.
Gray takes the mound after pitching 208.0 innings last season, finishing 14-7 with a 2.73 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 169 strikeouts. Marcus Semien (.400 ) kept up his hot start yesterday, going 2 for 3. Rodon will pitch for the White Sox. Last season he pitched 139.1 innings last season, going 9-6 with a 3.75 ERA 1.44 WHIP, and one strikeouts. Adam Eaton (.625 ) has been doing well to start the season for the White Sox, going 3 for 5 yesterday with one run.
The odds for Oakland and Chicago are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment. The Athletics are fourth in the AL in walks allowed with just 1.0 per game. They have been extremely effective at striking opposing batters out, averaging 6.0 strikeouts per game.
So far this season, the White Sox are 2-0 against the Athletics.
Predictions: SU Winner – OAK
Notes
The Athletics are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The White Sox have a 2-0 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
It looks like the White Sox have a slight leg up on the Athletics, as the White Sox have won their last two games while the Athletics have lost their last two.
Ranking 12th in runs, Oakland has earned seven this season. Chicago ranks ninth with nine runs.
Both Oakland and Chicago are tied at 20th in walks with a total of three this season.
