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Seth Brown sits at 99 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when his Oakland Athletics (50-90) meet the Chicago White Sox (72-68) on Sunday at 4:07 PM ET. The Athletics are the underdog (+135) in this contest against the White Sox (-157). Johnny Cueto starts for Chicago while Oakland will counter with Cole Irvin.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Sunday, September 11, 2022
- Game Time: 4:07 PM ET
- Location: Oakland, California
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| White Sox | -157 | 7.5 |
White Sox Stats & Trends
White Sox Batting
- The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 23rd in MLB action with 127 total home runs .
- The White Sox’s .263 batting average leads the majors.
- The White Sox are 10th in the league with a .318 on-base percentage.
- The White Sox strike out 7.7 times per game to rank seventh in the league.
- The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game when playing on the road this season (61 total in road contests).
- The White Sox have a .398 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game away from home.
- The team is batting .269 with 675 hits (9.6 per game) on the road this season.
White Sox Key Batters
- Jose Abreu leads Chicago with an OBP of .382, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .449.
- Among the qualified batters in MLB, Abreu’s batting average ranks sixth, his on-base percentage ranks eighth, and he is 47th in slugging.
- Andrew Vaughn leads Chicago with 129 hits. He is batting .289 this season and has 43 extra-base hits.
- Vaughn’s batting average ranks 22nd among qualified players, his on-base percentage 56th, and his slugging percentage 44th.
- Vaughn brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with two doubles, a walk and five RBI.
- Elvis Andrus has collected 111 base hits, an OBP of .308 and a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
- Andrus enters this matchup with four games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .304 with a double, two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
- Luis Robert has 12 home runs, 56 RBI and a batting average of .295 this season.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 117 home runs as a team.
- The Athletics have a team batting average of just .215 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
- The Athletics have an OBP of just .280 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
- The Athletics rank 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
- They have averaged 0.6 home runs per game in their 71 home contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .312 in home games this season with 158 extra-base hits.
- They are averaging 6.4 base hits per game and batting .201 as a team at home this season.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy has put up a .331 on-base percentage and a .439 slugging percentage, both team-high numbers for the Athletics.
- Including all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Murphy is 77th in batting average, 66th in on-base percentage and 58th in slugging percentage.
- Brown has racked up 99 hits to pace his team.
- Brown ranks 116th in batting average, 119th in on-base percentage and 57th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
- Tony Kemp is batting .230 with 22 doubles, four home runs and 40 walks.
- Ramon Laureano has 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 25 walks while batting .214.
White Sox vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Cueto | Irvin | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GS | 25 |
| 7-7 | W-L | 7-11 |
| 2.87 | ERA | 3.78 |
| 135.0 | IP | 152.1 |
| 30 | BB | 31 |
| 85 | SO | 108 |
