The Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics face off in AL action. This will be the opening game of a four-game series that the Sox hope, with a little luck. will propel them to the top of the AL Central. Despite all their struggles this season, the Sox find themselves just two games back of the Guardians and tied with the Twins. White Sox will send Dylan Cease to the mound. He is 13-6 this season with a 2.13 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. On the road, he is an impressive 7-3 with a 1.78 ERA. The A's will go with JP Sears as their starter. He is 5-1 with a 2.37 ERA. He is also 3-1 at home and his ERA drops to 2.27. Chicago has their best pitcher on the mound. The A's struggle at the plate so Cease should be able to continue his artistry on the mound. The A's are scoring the second least amount of runs per game and they have the lowest overall team batting average. The Sox have the third-highest overall team batting average and are scoring 5.29 runs per game against LHP in their last 10. The Sox are making their move and these are the games they can't let slip away.

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