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Seth Brown has 97 hits this season, and will try to notch his 100th when his Oakland Athletics (50-89) play the Chicago White Sox (71-68) on Saturday at 4:07 PM ET. The Athletics are the underdog (+158) in this contest against the White Sox (-189). Chicago’s Lance Lynn and Oakland’s Adrian Martinez will take the mound first.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Saturday, September 10, 2022
- Game Time: 4:07 PM ET
- Location: Oakland, California
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| White Sox | -189 | 7.5 |
White Sox Stats & Trends
White Sox Batting
- The White Sox are 23rd in MLB action with 126 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- The White Sox’s .261 batting average leads the majors.
- The White Sox rank 12th in the league with a .317 on-base percentage.
- The White Sox strike out 7.7 times per game, the seventh-fewest average in baseball.
- The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game when playing away from home this season (60 total in road contests).
- The White Sox are slugging .395 with 2.8 extra-base hits per game away from home.
- On the road this season the club averages 9.5 hits per game and is batting .266.
White Sox Key Batters
- Jose Abreu leads Chicago in OBP (.380), slugging percentage (.449) and total hits (162) this season.
- Abreu is sixth in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and 45th in slugging among qualifying hitters in baseball.
- Andrew Vaughn is batting .283 with 26 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 26 walks.
- Vaughn is 28th in batting average, 63rd in on-base percentage and 47th in slugging in MLB.
- Vaughn enters this matchup looking to extend his three-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a double, a walk and three RBI.
- Elvis Andrus is batting .249 with a .397 slugging percentage and 47 RBI this year.
- Andrus has logged a hit or more in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
- Luis Robert has 12 home runs, 56 RBI and a batting average of .295 this season.
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics have hit just 117 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
- The Athletics rank last in MLB with a team batting average of just .216.
- The Athletics are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking last with an OBP of .280.
- The Athletics rank 17th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 44 homers, an average of 0.6 per game, in 70 home contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .315 in home games this season with 158 extra-base hits.
- In 70 home games this season, they have a batting average of .203 while averaging 6.4 base hits per contest.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy has a team-high OBP (.332) and slugging percentage (.442), while pacing the Athletics in hits (116).
- Including all qualified hitters in the majors, Murphy’s batting average puts him 74th, his on-base percentage ranks 64th, and he is 54th in slugging.
- Brown is batting .228 with 23 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 36 walks.
- Brown’s batting average is 123rd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 123rd, and he is 57th in slugging.
- Tony Kemp is batting .231 with 22 doubles, four home runs and 40 walks.
- Ramon Laureano is batting .216 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 25 walks.
White Sox vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Lynn | Martinez | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GS | 7 |
| 5-5 | W-L | 4-3 |
| 4.34 | ERA | 4.37 |
| 91.1 | IP | 35.0 |
| 14 | BB | 11 |
| 102 | SO | 29 |
