White Sox scouting report
White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum
TV: WCIU Monday; Comcast SportsNet Tuesday, Wednesday
Radio: WSCR 670-AM
Pitching matchups: The White Sox' John Danks (3-2) vs. Jesse Chavez (2-1) Monday at 9:05 p.m.; Scott Carroll (1-2) vs. Drew Pomeranz (2-1) Tuesday at 9:05 p.m.; Andre Rienzo (3-0) vs. Tommy Milone (1-3) Wednesday at 2:35 p.m.
At a glance: Oakland always seem to play good baseball, and the A's are on another roll with 4 straight wins. They lead the AL West and have the best record (23-15) in the American League. Oakland has been better on the road (13-6) than at home (10-9). The White Sox were 2-5 vs. the A's last season (0-3 at Oakland). Since 2000, the Sox are 19-41 at Oakland. In 8 career starts vs. the A's, Danks is 6-1 with a 2.21 ERA. Sox relievers have a 1.96 ERA over the last 15 games.
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- Scot Gregor