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The Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics play the rubber match in their 3- series today at RingCentral Coliseum. Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez will hone the mound for the ChiSox. He comes into this one owning a 2.08 ERA and 0.72 WHIP across 39 innings pitched this season. In what is a short sample size, Lopez has earned a 0.89 WHIP and 3.38 xFIP in 19 innings pitched on the road this year. Lefty Sean Manaea will go for the A’s. He has posted a 3.91 and 1.22 WHIP over 149.2 innings pitched this year. At home this season, Manaea owns a 4.15 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 4.26 FIP while posting similar numbers in the second half (1.28 WHIP and 4.86 FIP). Chicago owns the 5th best batting average (.281) over the past week while the A’s bats have been average hitting .249 in the past week. The White Sox also rank in the top 10 of the league in batting average (.274), OPS (.790), ISO (.179), wOBA (.339) and wRC+ (116) against left-handed pitching on the road this season. On the flip side, Oakland ranks in the bottom 3rd of the league in hits (331), homeruns (48), runs scored (191) and batting average (.230) versus right-handed pitching at home this season. Additionally, the Athletics bullpen has pitched to a below average 1.30 WHIP, 5.00 ERA and a 24th ranked 4.89 xFIP over the past month while the White Sox own the 2nd best xFIP (3.66) over the same timeframe. I predict this should be a closer game with Chicago prevailing in the later innings. Take the White Sox +132
The Colorado Rockies travel to Philadelphia to start a 4-game series with the Phillies tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Right-hander Antonio Senzatela takes the mound for the Rockies. He is 4-9 with a 4.16 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over 132 innings pitched this season. Since the break, Senzatela owns a 1.09 WHIP, an on par .393 BABIP and 3.95 xFIP. Lefty Ranger Suarez will get the nod for the Phillies. He comes in posting a 6-4 record, 1.38 ERA and 0.99 WHIP across 72 innings pitched on the year. At home this season, Suarez has pitched to a 1.40 ERA, .161 opponent batting average, 0.88 WHIP and 2.49 FIP. These two offenses have struggled mightily lately ranking in the bottom 3rd of the league in batting average, wOBA and wRC+ in the past week. Colorado ranks dead last in hits (471), runs scored (59), batting average (.211), wOBA (.273) and wRC+ (68) on the road this season while Philly ranks 22nd in runs scored (206) and wRC+ (92) versus right-handed pitching at home this year. I don’t see many runs scored in this ballgame. Additionally, the sharps seem to be on this side and the market is moving in our favor. Take Under 8.5 runs
