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Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox
- A winning streak will be on the line for the Oakland Athletics on Saturday when they battle the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Greg Smith in this game. Smith has a 5-6 record and a 3.44 ERA this season.
Smith's opponent in this one will be Gavin Floyd. The White Sox righthander has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 9-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The A's pounded out 17 hits in Friday's 7-1 win over the White Sox. The A's won that game as +145 underdogs, but the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Jack Cust belted a two-run home run for the A's. Joe Blanton tossed seven innings, allowing one run and six hits in the victory.
Jim Thome went 2-for-4 with one RBI for the White Sox, who were favored at -160. Mark Buehrle surrendered four runs off 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 47-39 SU
Chicago: 49-37 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Oakland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games at home
Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
Chi White Sox are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing Oakland
- A winning streak will be on the line for the Oakland Athletics on Saturday when they battle the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Greg Smith in this game. Smith has a 5-6 record and a 3.44 ERA this season.
Smith's opponent in this one will be Gavin Floyd. The White Sox righthander has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 9-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The A's pounded out 17 hits in Friday's 7-1 win over the White Sox. The A's won that game as +145 underdogs, but the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Jack Cust belted a two-run home run for the A's. Joe Blanton tossed seven innings, allowing one run and six hits in the victory.
Jim Thome went 2-for-4 with one RBI for the White Sox, who were favored at -160. Mark Buehrle surrendered four runs off 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 47-39 SU
Chicago: 49-37 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Oakland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games at home
Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
Chi White Sox are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing Oakland
