White Sox at Athletics 7/13/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Saturday afternoon MLB action, the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics will square off from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Last night, Chicago was just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position during a 5-1 road loss against Oakland. Yoan Moncada racked up three of the ten hits for the White Sox, who are three games below .500 overall.

Chicago manager Rick Renteria has yet to name a starting pitcher for this matchup. The White Sox rank near the bottom in the majors with a 5.03 ERA and have logged 29 quality starts.

The Oakland Athletics are nine games above .500 overall and right in the thick of the AL Wild Card race. On Friday, Oakland raced out to a three-run lead after two innings and crushed three home runs on the night. SP Mike Fiers scattered eight hits over seven plus innings to improve to 9-3 for the Athletics, who trail Houston by 6.5 games for the AL West Division lead.

The Athletics will counter with thirty year old right-hander Chris Bassitt (5-4 4.29 ERA) on Saturday. Through 77 plus innings, Bassitt has struck out 75 batters and owns a solid 1.24 WHIP.