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Scouting report: White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum

Posted April 15, 2018 1:00 am

Scot Gregor

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White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum

TV:

NBC Sports Chicago Monday and Wednesday; WGN Tuesday

Radio:

WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups:

The Sox's Reynaldo Lopez (0-1) vs. Daniel Megden (1-2) Monday at 9:05 p.m.; Miguel Gonzalez (0-2) vs. TBA Tuesday at 9:05 p.m.; Carson Fulmer (0-1) vs. Andrew Triggs (1-0) Wednesday at 2:35 p.m.

At a glance:

After a lost weekend in Minneapolis, winter weather postponed Friday, Saturday and Sunday games against the Twins at Target Field, the White Sox get back after it with three games at Oakland. Lopez has been the Sox's best starter in the early going, allowing just 1 run in 13 innings (0.69 ERA). In his last three games, White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada is 1-for-12 with 9 strikeouts. The Sox don't have a .300 hitter; third baseman Yolmer Sanchez leads the way at .289. Heading into Sunday's game against Seattle, third baseman Matt Chapman led the A's in batting (.351), home runs (5) and RBI (12). The White Sox were 1-5 vs. Oakland last season (1-2 at the Coliseum).

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