Oakland Athletics (68-50, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (68-50, first in the AL Central)
Chicago; Monday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Frankie Montas (9-8, 3.99 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 146 strikeouts) White Sox: Dallas Keuchel (7-6, 4.44 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: White Sox -108, Athletics -109; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago and Oakland will square off on Monday.
The White Sox are 39-22 on their home turf. Chicago’s lineup has 140 home runs this season, Jose Abreu leads them with 24 homers.
The Athletics have gone 34-25 away from home. Oakland is hitting a collective .238 this season, led by Starling Marte with an average of .319.
TOP PERFORMERS: Abreu leads the White Sox with 46 extra base hits and is slugging .490.
Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 58 extra base hits and 79 RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .262 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Athletics: 8-2, .284 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 37 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Carlos Rodon: (shoulder), Evan Marshall: (elbow), Jimmy Cordero: (elbow), Billy Hamilton: (oblique), Leury Garcia: (concussion), Adam Engel: (groin), Yasmani Grandal: (calf).
Athletics: Trevor Rosenthal: (chest), Mike Fiers: (right elbow), Chad Pinder: (hamstring), Josh Harrison: (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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