Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics 7/2/2023 Analysis, Game Tips and Picks
At Oakland Coliseum on Sunday, the Chicago White Sox (36-47) will take on the Oakland Athletics (21-62). It’s expected that Paul Blackburn and Michael Kopech will make their debuts. The Chicago White Sox continue their West Coast tour with their third straight game against the Athletics in Oakland. After dropping game one of this series, Chicago’s season ended with 12 games below.500. In general, Chicago has a 4.51 ERA while opponents are hitting 0.239 on average. However, they still need to choose a starter for this game.
In 82 games this season, Chicago has posted a 0.238 batting average overall, 60 hits, and 348 runs scored, which reflects their offensive struggles this year. Luis Robert Jr. is the slugger for Chicago with 24 home runs this year. With fifty RBIs this season, Andrew Vaughn leads the club, although Andrew Benintendi has the highest team batting average of 0.287.
The Chicago White Sox threw 96 balls over the fence and batted 140 doubles. Chicago has walked 202 times while getting struck out for strikes 720 times, for a slugging percentage of.394. With 4.1 runs scored per game, the Chicago White Sox are 24th in the league. Their batting average right now is 0.237, and they have 670 base hits and 335 RBIs for the season. They have an overall run total of 344 and an OBP of 295 for this team.
Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics 7/2/2023 Analysis, Game Tips and Picks
Even though they won game one of this series by a score of three runs, the Oakland Athletics were still the worst baseball team at home on Sunday. After pitching five innings and surrendering just one run on four hits, Oakland’s Luis Medina earned the win for the club. The Oakland bullpen did just enough in the final four innings to seal the victory, allowing three runs on six hits.
The Oakland Athletics outperformed the competition offensively with 10 hits in 32 at-bats, including three with runners in scoring position and seven runs total. With one hit in three at-bats and two runs batted in, Jace Peterson was the offensive leader for Oakland. With a solitary home run in the fifth inning, Carlos Perez increased Oakland’s production, while four other players each scored one run.
The Athletics presently have a slugging percentage of 0.346 and an average of 3.45 runs per game, which places them 30th in the league. They hit 108 doubles, got 274 free bases, and scored 286 runs. Oakland has 278 runs scored and 75 long balls this year. They now rank fifth in the league with 595 hits and 763 runs batted in. The Oakland Athletics are performing well, with a team on-base percentage of.299 and a batting average of.218 for the season.
With 526 runs totaled, the Oakland pitching staff’s season ERA was 6.08 (493 earned runs conceded). With 122 home runs and 6.48 runs per nine innings allowed, they were 30th in baseball. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.562 and a FIP of 5.38 this season. A K/BB ratio of 8.00 was achieved by THEM (645 strikeouts vs. 362 free passes). They are the 29th-ranked staff in the league, with 778 hits allowed as a unit.
The Athletics registered 52 save opportunities, 24 holds, and 15 missed saves. Oakland utilized bullpen relievers to enter the game on 27 occasions, collecting 12 saves. Their bullpen relievers entered the game 95 times in high-stakes situations and 98 times with runners on base. Oakland relievers have scored 152 inherited base runners or 42.1% of them. They utilized 274 bullpen relievers during the course of the season, finishing 30th in MLB with a 44.4% save percentage.
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics. The MLB pick for this game is the Oakland Athletics. Among the poorest in baseball, these two clubs will face even more adversity on Sunday. Oakland won the series’ first game and will do it again on Sunday. Oakland will have the advantage since Chicago may rely on a bullpen day. Invest in the Oakland Athletics to play well enough to win against a poor team at home on Sunday. The Oakland Athletics is expected to triumph 6-2 in the end.
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
