Jose Quintana (9-9, 2.85 ERA) and Jesse Hahn (2-4, 6.02 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Chicago White Sox (58-64) and the Oakland Athletics (53-70) at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox won the last game 6-2, and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 21 and can be seen on CSCA and CSCh.
Quintana pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering two runs, striking out three and walking two in a 3-1 defeat to the Indians. Todd Frazier (.207, 66 Rs, 31 HRs, 74 RBIs, 9 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. Hahn went 4.0 innings, surrendering five runs, striking out two and walking three in an 8-6 win over the Angels in his last outing. Danny Valencia (.302, 52 Rs, 15 HRs, 44 RBIs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI.
Chicago is a -162 favorite against Oakland and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at eight runs. The White Sox have an overall money line of -654 and a record as the favorite of 30-24.
In games where it is the underdog, Oakland has a 35-47 record and an overall money line of -1,250. They played poorly as the underdog over their last 10 games with a 2-6 record and a 4-6 record SU. The Athletics are tough outs for opponents, ranking fourth in the AL with 9.1 hits per road game.
The White Sox lead the season series, 4-2. The White Sox have a 45-53 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Hahn takes the mound. Quintana (LHP) will be on the hill against the Athletics, who have a 13-19 record against left-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – CWS, O/U – Over
Notes
The White Sox are coming off of a hot pitching game where they recorded nine strikeouts. The Athletics have a record of 11-22 when they are struck out that many times or more.
When they are outhit, the White Sox are 9-48. The Athletics have a 13-56 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 24th in home runs, Chicago has hit 121 this season. Oakland ranks 19th with 136 home runs.
Ranking 11th, Oakland is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 8.52 per game. Chicago ranks in the top 10 with 8.55.
Chicago and Oakland both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Chicago sits at 26th with an OPS of .712, and Oakland ranks 27th with an OPS of .707.
When the Athletics allow at least one home run, they are 25-57. When the White Sox allow one or more homers, they have a 34-43 record.
