​Today at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, the 41-52 Oakland Athletics visit the 47-45 Chicago White Sox. The Southsiders have produced the most notable turnaround from last season, currently leading the American League Central, while the A’s, mired in a six-game skid, open the day in fourth place in the AL West.
On the mound for Oakland is 28-year-old left-hander Jacob Lopez, who has pitched to a 4-3 record over thirteen appearances with a 7.04 ERA. He has totaled 42 strikeouts in 53.2 innings this season. Lopez will be opposed by 26-year-old right-hander Sean Burke of the White Sox, who is 5-4 with a 3.56 ERA across eighteen appearances this year. Chicago will be encouraged by the return of rookie sensation Munetaka Murakami, who is back in the lineup today after more than a month on the Injured List with a right hamstring strain.
Here’s how the lineups shape up for today’s game. Lopez will face the White Sox lineup led by manager Mark Kotsay’s Athletics, while Burke will go up against a White Sox lineup that will aim to support him with run production from the home team’s hitters.
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