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You can bet the Athletics-White Sox series August this weekend with Friday’s game featuring odds of Chicago 100, Oakland -115 and a total of 9.5.
Oakland is 3-10 in the last 13 meetings and 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in Chicago.
FRIDAY’S PITCHING MATCHUP: Athletics RH Kendall Graveman (8-8, 4.37 ERA) vs. White Sox RH James Shields (5-14, 5.78)
Graveman lost to the White Sox in his lone career outing against them, giving up two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings on April 7.
Shields is 6-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 15 career starts against the Athletics but has shut down leadoff hitter Coco Crisp (3-for-24).
Jose Quintana (9-9) starts Sunday for the White Sox. His allowance of just 11 hits off of 68 at bats versus the current Oakland lineup is stellar.
Quintana took a loss Tuesday despite throwing six innings of two-run ball against the first-place Indians. He allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out three.
Spin:
Quintana has had some rough luck this season, going just 9-9 despite an outstanding 2.85 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. That's mostly because he has received just 3.08 runs of support per game, the second-worst run support behind only Julio Teheran among qualified pitchers. Quintana's luck actually extends beyond this season, as he has failed to reach 10 wins in any of his five major league seasons despite a 3.36 career ERA averaging nearly 30 starts per season. It hasn't been a lack of defense either; Quintana has allowed just one unearned run all year and averaged fewer than six per year over his career.
Half of Quintana’s last ten starts have resulted in total runs scored under 7.
The White Sox 3B Todd Frazier is just 6-for-40 with one homer over his last 10 games.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
