Oakland Athletics (68-52, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (70-50, first in the AL Central)Chicago; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Cole Irvin (8-11, 3.53 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 96 strikeouts) White Sox: Lance Lynn (10-3, 2.26 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: White Sox -189, Athletics +161; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: Chicago and Oakland will square off on Wednesday. The White Sox are 41-22 in home games in 2020. The White Sox won the last meeting 9-0. TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 47 extra base hits and is batting .255. LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .272 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runsAthletics: 6-4, .284 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runsINJURIES: White Sox: Carlos Rodon: (shoulder), Evan Marshall: (elbow), Jimmy Cordero: (elbow), Billy Hamilton: (oblique), Leury Garcia: (concussion), Adam Engel: (shoulder), Yasmani Grandal: (calf).

Source: thestar August 18, 2021 07:18 UTC