Athletics play the White Sox in first of 4-game series September 8 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Chicago White Sox (69-68, second in the AL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (50-87, fifth in the AL West)Oakland, California; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Cease (13-6, 2.13 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 197 strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (5-1, 2.37 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) LINE: White Sox -187, Athletics +157; over/under is 7 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the Chicago White Sox on Thursday to open a four-game series.Oakland is 50-87 overall and 22-46 at home. The Athletics have Mario Hezonja Jersey gone 18-10 in games when they hit at least two home runs.Chicago has a 69-68 record overall and a 35-32 record on the road. White Sox hitters are batting a collective .259, which ranks second in the AL.Thursday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Sean Murphy has 18 home runs, 46 walks and 62 RBI while hitting .252 for the Athletics. Tony Kemp is 11-for-37 with NBA Portland Trail Blazers Jeresy three doubles and six RBI over the past 10 games.Andrew Vaughn has 26 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 64 RBI while hitting .284 for the White Sox. Elvis Andrus is 14-for-42 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .235 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by eight runsWhite Sox: 6-4, .265 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 Pau Gasol Jersey runsINJURIES: Athletics: Adam Oller: 15-Day IL (rib), Zach Jackson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dany Jimenez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Skye Bolt: 10-Day IL (knee), Paul Blackburn: 60-Day IL (finger), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (arm), Deolis Guerra: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow)White Sox: Luis Robert: day-to-day (wrist), Kyle Crick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Anderson: 10-Day IL (finger), Danny Mendick: 60-Day IL (knee), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Stiever: 60-Day IL (lat)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox Oakland Athletics Tim Anderson Paul Blackburn Dany Jimnez Jonathan Stiever Deolis Guerra Brent Honeywell Jr. Sean Murphy Skye Bolt Andrew Vaughn Tony Kemp Danny Mendick Daulton Jefferies Elvis Andrus Kyle Crick Luis Robert Dylan Cease Oakland Athletics C.J. Elleby Jersey Chicago White Sox share Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 7 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 31 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED Harry Gilles III Jersey PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS