On Friday, Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics (64-83) begin a series versus Andrew Vaughn and the Chicago White Sox (33-114) at Guaranteed Rate Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET.
Keep reading to see how to watch the Oakland-Chicago matchup below.
When is Athletics vs. White Sox and when does it start?
Where to watch Athletics vs. White Sox
The Athletics and White Sox will hit the field at Guaranteed Rate Field for this matchup on Sept. 13, and if you’d like to see the game live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on NBCS-CHI.
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Athletics Stats, Odds & Insights
The Athletics have gone 11-5 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 68.8% of those games).
Oakland averages 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in baseball with 186 total home runs.
The Athletics’ .398 slugging percentage is 14th in MLB.
Oakland has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.33).
Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.325).
White Sox Stats, Odds & Insights
The White Sox have been underdogs in 138 games this season and won 28 (20.3%) of those contests.
Chicago ranks last in Major League Baseball with just 115 home runs as a team.
The White Sox rank last in the majors with a .338 team slugging percentage.
Chicago has pitched to a 4.86 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
The White Sox have a combined 1.456 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
Athletics Starter Recent Performance: Brady Basso
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Tigers | Sept. 7 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
at Twins | June 16 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
at Braves | June 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Braves | May 31 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
White Sox Starter Recent Performance: Garrett Crochet
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Red Sox | Sept. 7 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
vs. Mets | Sept. 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
at Giants | Aug. 21 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
at Astros | Aug. 16 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
vs. Cubs | Aug. 9 | 2.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send Brady Basso (0-0) to make his second start of the season.
His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when the lefty went six scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
In four appearances this season, he has a 1.93 ERA and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are batting .182 against him.
Rooker is batting .298 with 36 home runs and 102 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Oakland hitters this season.
JJ Bleday is batting .244 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
Lawrence Butler is slashing .269/.322/.518 this season for the Athletics.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
Garrett Crochet (6-11) will take the mound for the White Sox, his 30th start of the season.
The left-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw two innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up four earned runs while allowing five hits.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.83, a 5.97 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.097 in 29 games this season.
Vaughn paces the White Sox in home runs (17), runs batted in (63) and has a team-high batting average of .244.
Andrew Benintendi is batting .220 with 19 doubles, 16 home runs and 38 walks.
Gavin Sheets is batting .239 with 24 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 41 walks.
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