Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics 9/30/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Chicago White Sox will duke it out against the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at 3:10 P.M, ET. This is the 2nd match in this best-of-3 American League Wild Card Series where the White Sox have the advantage with 1 win. Chicago took care of the A’s in game 1 with a score of 4-1. The White Sox rank 4th in the regular season with a 35-25 record and are 2nd in the AL Central Division.

Chicago showed how strong of a team they are after outclassing the Athletics during their 1st game. They outhit Oakland 9-3 while holding them to only 1 run. Tim Anderson had 3 hits in the game while Jose Abreu showed how good of a player he is with 2 hits and 2 RBIs including a 2 run homer. Adam Engel added 2 hits and a solo homer while Yasmani Grandal had 1 hit and a solo home run of his own. Luis Giolito played great where it counts, allowing only 1 earned run in 7 innings to get the win. Jose Abreu led the White Sox during the regular season with 76 hits, 60 RBIs, and 19 bombs. The White Sox are strong on both sides of the ball with 306 total runs made during the regular season and are 6th place in team BAA at .261. Their bullpen is also in the 6th spot with a 3.81 team ERA. Dallas Keuchel will start for the team tomorrow. He recorded 6-2 with a 1.99 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season.

Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 9/30/2020

Oakland couldn’t get anything to go offensively in the 1st game with only 3 hits and 1 run while allowing 9 runs to the White Sox. Sean Murphy, Jake Lamb, and Tommy LaStella all had 1 hit each while Ramon Laureneo had 1 RBI for their only point. Jesus Luzardo got the loss after allowing 3 earned runs in 3.1 innings. Mark Canha led the offense during the regular season with 47 hits on .246 BAA while Matt Olson had 42 RBIs and 14 homers. Oakland’s elite bullpen did not show up in game 1 is not a good sign in this series. The team ranks 5th in pitching with a team ERA of 3.77 while their team BAA is at .225 in 25th place with 279 total runs made this regular season. Oakland is 3rd in the American League with a record of 36-24 and is 1st in the AL West Division. Chris Bassitt gets the ball in game 2. He had a record of 5-2 with a 2.29 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season.

Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics. MLB’s choice to win the 2nd game is the Oakland Athletics -123. Both starters had awesome outings this month with Keuchel allowing only 1 earned run in 15 innings while Bassitt also allowed 1 earned run in 19.1 innings. Oakland’s bullpen did not come through to the team where it mattered but they have a chance in this game. Chicago still gets the edge since their starter knows the pressure being in the playoffs while Bassit will have his 1st game in the postseason in his career. Oakland will wipe Chicago off the field to a predicted score of 4-2.

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