Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics 7/2/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Chicago White Sox (36-47) will play the Oakland Athletics (21-62) on Sunday at Oakland Coliseum. Michael Kopech and Paul Blackburn are anticipated to make their debuts.
With their third straight contest against the Athletics in Oakland, the Chicago White Sox resume their West Coast road trip.
Chicago has had a poor season; after losing game one of this series, they are 12 games under 0.500.
Chicago still needs to select a starter for this game, but overall, they have a 4.51 ERA while opponents are hitting 0.239 on average.
Chicago has also struggled offensively this season, posting a 0.238 batting average overall, 60 hits, and 348 runs scored in 82 games.
With 24 home runs this season, Luis Robert Jr. is the power in the Chicago lineup. While Andrew Vaughn leads the squad with fifty RBIs this season, Andrew Benintendi has a team-high batting average of 0.287.
The Chicago White Sox hit 140 doubles and hurled 96 balls over the fence. Chicago has a slugging percentage of.394 and has walked 202 times while being struck out for strikes 720 times.
The Chicago White Sox rank 24th in the league with 4.1 runs scored per game. They collected 670 base hits and 335 RBIs throughout the season, and their batting average is currently 0.237.
They have scored 344 runs overall and have an OBP of 295.
Despite their three-run victory in game one of this series, the Oakland Athletics are still the worst baseball club at home on Sunday.
Oakland’s Luis Medina started the game and earned the victory for the team after pitching five innings while allowing just one run on four hits.
With three runs on six hits over the final four innings of the win, the Oakland bullpen did just enough to secure the victory.
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Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 7/2/2023
The Oakland Athletics had ten hits in 32 at-bats, including three with runners in scoring position, and scored seven runs overall, outperforming the opposition offensively.
Jace Peterson led the Oakland attack with one hit in three at-bats and two runs batted in. Carlos Perez increased Oakland’s output with a single home run in the fifth inning, while four other players contributed one run apiece.
The Athletics’ slugging percentage is currently 0.346, and scoring 3.45 runs per game ranks them 30th in the league. They scored 286 runs, had 274 free bases earned, and hit 108 doubles.
This season, Oakland hit 75 long balls and drove in 278 runs. They now have 595 hits and have been rung up 763 times (5th in the league).
With a team on-base percentage of.299 and a batting average of.218 for the season, the Oakland Athletics are doing well.
The Oakland pitching staff’s season ERA was 6.08 (493 earned runs ceded), while they allowed 526 runs overall. They were 30th in baseball with 122 home runs and 6.48 runs allowed per nine innings.
This year, the pitching staff for the Athletics has a FIP of 5.38 and a team WHIP of 1.562. THEY ACHIEVED a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (645 strikeouts vs 362 free passes). With 778 hits allowed as a staff, they are ranked 29th in the league.
The Athletics recorded 52 save opportunities, 24 holds, and 15 missed saves. In 27 save opportunities, Oakland used bullpen relievers to enter the game, recording 12 saves.
Ninety-five times in high-stakes situations and 98 times with runners on base saw their bullpen relievers take the mound. Of the 152 inherited base runners, Oakland relievers have scored 42.1% of them.
They sent 274 bullpen relievers into the field throughout the season, ranking 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 44.4%.
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics. The MLB pick for this game is the Oakland Athletics. On Sunday, these two teams—among the worst in all of baseball—will endure further hardship.
Oakland won the series opener and will repeat the feat on Sunday. The edge will go to Oakland since Chicago may rely on a bullpen day.
Invest in Oakland Athletics to perform well enough to defeat a weak team at home once more on Sunday. The Oakland Athletics are predicted to win 6-2 in the end.
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Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics 7/2/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 4:07 PM (EDT)
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023
TV: ESP+
MLB Odds: Oakland Athletics +132
MLB Totals: 8.5