Friday, May 15, 2015

O.co Coliseum

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Probable Pitchers: Carlos Rodon (1-0) vs. Jesse Hahn (1-3)

The Chicago White Sox head to O.co Coliseum on Friday to take on the Oakland Athletics. The probable starters are Carlos Rodon for the White Sox and Jesse Hahn for the Athletics. The opening line has Chicago at +114 and Oakland at -124. The over/under for this matchup is 7.5. So far this season Chicago is 13-17 against the over/under while the Athletics are 25-9.

The White Sox come into this game with a 14-17 record, including 4-12 on the road. Carlos Rodon has a 1-0 record and an earned run average of 2.92. He's given up 13 hits in 12.1 innings pitched so far and Chicago is currently averaging 8 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .255, good for 14th in the league. They also rank 20th in the league in on base percentage at .312 with Adam LaRoche leading the way at .360.

The Athletics overall record is 13-23 and they are 5-11 at home. Jesse Hahn is currently 1-3 with an ERA of 4.73. He's pitched 32.1 innings thus far and given up 35 hits. Oakland has averaged 4.2 runs in his starts this year. The Athletics are 18th in the league in team ERA at 4.05 and 8th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 7.97. They come into this game batting .259 as a team with an OBP of .317, good for 15th in the league.

Chicago White Sox Betting Trends

The Chicago White Sox are 13-17 against the over/under

The Chicago White Sox are 11-20 against the run line

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 25-9 against the over/under

The Oakland Athletics are 17-19 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Chicago White Sox

05/09/15 P Hector Noesi Back left last game, "?" next start
04/25/15 P Matt Albers Finger 15-day DL (4/20)
04/20/15 P Javy Guerra Arm 15-day DL (4/20)
04/06/15 P Jacob Petricka Forearm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 P Nate Jones Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)

Oakland Athletics

05/13/15 1B Ike Davis Quad "?" Friday vs Chicago White Sox
05/04/15 P Eric O'Flaherty Shoulder 15-day DL (5/1)
04/25/15 2B Ben Zobrist Knee 15-day DL (4/25)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 P Sean Doolittle Rotator Cuff 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 P A.J. Griffin Elbow 60-day DL (2/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder 60-day DL (2/26)

Josh's Pick: Take the Athletics

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