Athletics vs White Sox Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the Oakland Athletics, boasting a record of 65 wins, trot into Guaranteed Rate Field to clash with the Chicago White Sox, who’ve been scraping the barrel with 33 wins this season. The first pitch is set to soar at 07:10 PM EST tonight, and with the Athletics looking to extend their lead and the White Sox desperate to claw back some dignity, it’s a game you won’t want to miss. Betting enthusiasts will find the over/under tantalizingly set at 8.5, favoring the A’s at -168. The weather gods are playing nice too, offering up a partly cloudy sky with a gentle eastern breeze—perfect baseball weather. After their last meetup where the Athletics shut out the Sox, tensions are high. Will the White Sox manage to steal a win, or will the Athletics continue to run the bases of victory? One thing’s for sure, tonight’s game is set to be an electrifying display of swings and misses—a true battle of the bats!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 14, 2024 07:10PM EST

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the E at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 84.9° with 43% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	OAK ML	CWS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-168	+140	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-174	+143	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-6	+3	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

123W-184L

63.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

139W-178L

36.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/05/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	1	Under	-2.5
08/05/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Under	-2.5
08/06/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Under	-2.5
08/06/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-2.5
08/07/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	2	Under	-3.5
08/07/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-3.5
09/13/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-6.5
09/13/24	Chicago White Sox CWS	0	Under	-6.5
06/30/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	4	Over	+2.5
06/30/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	7	Over	+2.5
07/01/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Over	+4.5
07/01/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	7	Over	+4.5
07/02/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	8	Over	+6.5
07/02/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	7	Over	+6.5
08/24/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	8	Over	+4.5
08/24/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	5	Over	+4.5
08/25/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	12	Over	+7.5
08/25/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	4	Over	+7.5
08/26/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-0.5
08/26/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Under	-0.5
08/27/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-1.5
08/27/23	Chicago White Sox CWS	6	Under	-1.5

Athletics Vs Over/Under

White Sox Vs Over/Under

J.T. Ginn

ERA 4.576 | IP 19.7 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 20.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-08-24	vsDET	9-1L	5.0	7	3	5	Over
09-03-24	vsSEA	2-3W	6.0	5	2	7	Under
08-29-24	@CIN	9-10L	5.0	4	4	4	Over
08-24-24	vsMIL	9-5L	1.7	1	1	1	Over
08-21-24	vsTB	4-2L	2.0	0	0	3	Under

Chris Flexen

ERA 5.262 | IP 143.7 | 2.0W-14.0L | KO 105.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-08-24	@BOS	7-2W	6.0	6	2	6	Over
09-02-24	@BAL	3-13L	3.3	7	3	5	Over
08-28-24	vsTEX	3-1L	6.3	9	3	4	Under
08-23-24	vsDET	5-2L	6.0	5	2	5	Under
08-17-24	@HOU	1-6L	4.0	7	4	1	Under
08-10-24	vsCHC	3-1L	4.0	3	0	1	Under
08-04-24	@MIN	7-13L	1.7	7	8	3	Over
07-29-24	vsKC	8-5L	6.0	9	2	2	Over
07-24-24	@TEX	2-10L	4.7	7	3	3	Over
07-19-24	@KC	1-7L	4.7	4	7	4	Under

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/15	vs CWS	2-0W	9	0	Under
09/14	vs HOU	3-6L	7	2	Over
09/13	vs HOU	5-4W	10	1	Over
09/12	vs HOU	4-3W	9	1	Under
09/10	@ DET	1-9L	8	0	Over
09/09	@ DET	1-2L	6	0	Under
09/08	@ DET	7-6W	15	1	Over
09/07	@ SEA	4-6L	10	2	Over
09/06	@ SEA	3-16L	7	0	Over
09/05	@ SEA	3-2W	6	2	Under
09/04	@ SEA	5-4W	5	2	Over
09/03	vs TEX	4-6L	16	0	Over
09/02	vs TEX	2-3L	5	1	Under
09/01	vs TEX	9-2W	11	4	Over
08/31	vs CIN	9-10L	14	4	Over

White Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/15	@ OAK	0-2L	6	0	Under
09/13	@ CLE	4-6L	8	0	Over
09/12	@ CLE	0-5L	5	0	Under
09/11	@ CLE	3-5L	5	1	Under
09/10	vs BOS	7-2W	12	0	Over
09/09	vs BOS	5-7L	10	2	Over
09/08	vs BOS	1-3L	6	0	Under
09/06	vs BAL	8-1W	15	3	Over
09/05	vs BAL	0-9L	6	0	Over
09/04	vs BAL	3-13L	8	0	Over
09/03	@ NYM	0-2L	2	0	Under
09/02	@ NYM	3-5L	9	0	Under
09/01	@ NYM	1-5L	5	0	Under
08/31	@ TEX	1-2L	3	1	Under
08/30	@ TEX	3-4L	10	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Lawrence Butler	10.0	13.0	0.262	0.487	0.345	0.833	0.340	0.050
#2 Brent Rooker	10.4	13.8	0.295	0.561	0.412	0.973	0.389	0.070
#3 JJ Bleday	10.0	13.1	0.242	0.443	0.357	0.800	0.325	0.038
#4 Shea Langeliers	9.4	12.5	0.222	0.439	0.311	0.751	0.308	0.057
#5 Seth Brown	9.2	11.8	0.236	0.383	0.319	0.702	0.290	0.037
#6 Zack Gelof	8.3	10.7	0.212	0.370	0.300	0.670	0.278	0.036
#7 Jacob Wilson	7.2	9.0	0.235	0.314	0.294	0.608	0.253	0.000
#8 Max Schuemann	5.6	7.4	0.216	0.307	0.352	0.659	0.272	0.019
#9 Ryan Noda	6.8	9.0	0.128	0.191	0.287	0.479	0.206	0.011

Chicago White Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Nicky Lopez	7.1	8.9	0.243	0.300	0.346	0.646	0.268	0.003
#2 Luis Robert Jr.	8.9	11.5	0.214	0.380	0.281	0.661	0.275	0.041
#3 Andrew Benintendi	8.0	10.5	0.215	0.365	0.304	0.670	0.277	0.035
#4 Andrew Vaughn	7.3	9.5	0.246	0.400	0.325	0.725	0.300	0.033
#5 Gavin Sheets	6.5	8.4	0.237	0.356	0.342	0.699	0.288	0.019
#6 Korey Lee	5.2	6.7	0.209	0.341	0.252	0.593	0.249	0.029
#7 Dominic Fletcher	5.6	7.1	0.213	0.273	0.279	0.552	0.234	0.005
#8 Miguel Vargas	5.0	6.6	0.167	0.280	0.298	0.577	0.242	0.024
#9 Jake Amaya	5.3	6.4	0.250	0.278	0.333	0.611	0.255	0.000

Athletics Notable Injuries

Osvaldo Bido OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/09/24. Impact: 6.4
Miguel Andujar OUT (OF): Avg: 0.29 SLG:0.384 Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 1.8
Ross Stripling OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/10/24. Impact: 0.5
Austin Adams OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/15/24. Impact: 1.4

White Sox Notable Injuries

Brooks Baldwin OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.211 SLG:0.316 Last game: 09/05/24. Impact: 1.7
Matt Foster OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/13/24. Impact: 0.8
Steven Wilson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: -0.2
Dominic Leone OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 0.2