​The Athletics (41-52) and White Sox (47-45) launch a three-game series tonight at Rate Field in Chicago, as both clubs aim to curb recent wobbliness and head into the All-Star Break feeling more confident about their seasons. The White Sox, fresh off being swept by the Red Sox earlier in the week, saw Boston finish off the three-game set with a 2-1 win. Anthony Kay was sharp for Chicago, permitting four hits and two runs over 5.1 innings, but he was outdueled by Patrick Sandoval, who allowed only one run over 4.1 innings in his first game in two years following Tommy John surgery and a few subsequent setbacks. Caleb Durbin supplied the offense with a home run in the fourth inning. Chicago managed just two runs across the series and has dropped six of its last eight games.
Meanwhile, Oakland has also faced scoring droughts recently, tallying only four runs in their three-game set against Detroit and dropping all three by identical margins. The Athletics have now lost six straight and nine of their last ten contests.
Tonight’s pitching matchup appears to tilt toward the White Sox. Right-hander Sean Burke (5-4, 3.56 ERA) will start for Chicago. Burke has emerged as one of the club’s most reliable starters this season, fanning 106 across 98.2 innings while posting a 1.22 WHIP. He arrives riding a four-game winning streak, most recently delivering a gem on July 4 against Cleveland: six innings, one run on seven hits, 11 strikeouts, and no walks in a 3-1 Sox victory. Oakland counters with left-hander Jacob Lopez (4-3, 7.04 ERA), who has battled command and consistency, resulting in a 1.84 WHIP. Lopez’s last appearance came on July 7 against Detroit, when he yielded four runs on five hits in three innings, striking out four in a 6-2 loss for the A’s.
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Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
Time: 7:40 PM EST
Site: Rate Field, Chicago, IL
Network/Streaming: MLB.TV, NBC Sports California, CSN
Odds as of Friday courtesy of DraftKings:
Moneyline: Athletics +139, Chicago White Sox -168
Spread: Athletics +1.5 (-148), White Sox -1.5 (+122)
Total: 9.0 runs
Athletics notes: Jacob Lopez season totals — 53.2 IP, 4-3, 7.04 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 42 strikeouts, 34 walks
White Sox notes: Sean Burke line — 5-4, 3.56 ERA, 106 strikeouts in 98.2 innings
This matchup should provide plenty of intrigue as both teams look to reset after rough patches and finish the pre-All-Star stretch on a positive note.