Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics (47-67), who are going for a series sweep, will host the Chicago White Sox (27-88) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Wednesday, August 7. The first pitch will be thrown at 3:37 PM ET.
Info on how to watch Oakland's game against Chicago can be found in the article below.
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Where to Watch Athletics vs. White Sox
- Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Time: 3:37 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI
- Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
- Location: Oakland, California
- Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Pitching Matchup
Athletics: Joey Estes
- Joey Estes (5-4 with a 4.77 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 77 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his 15th of the season.
- In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty went six innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up two earned runs while surrendering two hits.
- The 22-year-old has put together a 4.77 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 15 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .246 to opposing hitters.
- Estes is trying to collect his sixth quality start of the season in this outing.
- Estes is looking to collect his 12th start of five or more innings this year in this game.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 15 appearances this season.
White Sox: Davis Martin
- The White Sox are sending Davis Martin (0-1) to make his second start of the season.
- His last appearance was on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when the righty went 3 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.
- He has a 7.11 ERA and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .333 against him over his two games this season.
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Team Comparison
| Athletics | White Sox | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Runs Scored (PG) | 3.1 |
| 4.7 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 5.3 |
| .230 | Batting AVG | .216 |
| .255 | Batting AVG Against | .252 |
| 147 | Home Runs | 96 |
| 115 | Home Runs Allowed | 149 |
Athletics Offensive Leaders
- Rooker's batting average this year is .288, and he has an OPS of .953 (.366 on-base, .587 slugging). He has 28 homers and 81 RBI, plus 55 runs scored and seven stolen bases on eight attempts. His strikeout rate is 30%, and his walk rate is 10.5%.
- So far this season, JJ Bleday is hitting .243, with a .762 OPS (.322 on-base, .440 slugging). His strikeout rate is 18.3%, and his walk rate is 10.3%. He has 13 home runs and 38 RBI, plus 51 runs scored.
- Shea Langeliers' current batting average is .209, and he has 21 home runs and 57 RBI, plus 40 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 28.2%, and his walk rate is 7.3%. He has a .271 on-base percentage, and a .445 slugging percentage.
- The Athletics' Lawrence Butler is batting .248, with a .792 OPS (.313 on-base, .479 slugging). His strikeout rate is 27.5%, and his walk rate is 8.8%. He has 13 home runs and 36 RBI, plus 35 runs scored and eight steals on eight attempts.
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White Sox Offensive Leaders
- Andrew Vaughn is batting .235/.291/.392 this season with a walk rate of 6.3% and a strikeout rate of 22.6%. In addition, he's swatted 13 homers while knocking in 50 runs and scoring 41 times.
- In 346 plate appearances this season, Andrew Benintendi is hitting .206/.260/.328 with nine home runs, 34 RBI and 27 runs. He's striking out at an 18.2% clip and walking 6.6% of the time.
- So far this season, Gavin Sheets, who sports a .213/.297/.345 slash line, has racked up 27 runs, 31 RBI, and seven dingers in 360 plate appearances. His walk rate is 9.7%, while his strikeout rate is 21.4%.
- At the dish, Nicky Lopez is hitting .239/.310/.287 this season with a walk rate of 7.9% and a strikeout rate of 14.6%. Additionally, he's cracked no home runs while driving in 15 runs and scoring 27 times. Plus, he's stolen five bases on 11 attempts.
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