The Chicago White Sox visit the Oakland A's in the final game of a four-game series Sunday. The White Sox won the first three games of the series and have won 5 of 6 this season. Johnny Cueto (7-7) takes the mound for the White Sox while Cole Irvin (7-11) gets the start for the A's.
The Chicago White Sox are getting hot at the right time. They have won 9 of their last 11 games including three straight over the As. They are now 71-68. two games behind Cleveland in the AL Central. On Saturday they destroyed the As 10-2. Lance Lynn got the win to improve to 6-5. AJ Pollack and Andrew Vaughn each had 4 hits for Chicago while Eloy Jimenez had 3 hits and 3 RBI. Elvis Andrus added a home run and 3 RBI.
That Elvis Andrus is so hot right now. #ChangeTheGame | @NBCSChicago pic.twitter.com/SgpgNPqW5i
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 10, 2022
Johnny Cueto gets the start for the White Sox on Sunday. The right-hander is 7-7 on the season with an ERA of 2.87 in 20 starts and 21 appearances. He has 85 strikeouts and 30 walks in 135 innings pitched. Cueto is 2-0 with an ERA of 2.06 and 20 strikeouts in 5 appearance against Oakland in his career. The White Sox have a team ERA of 3.95, which is 18th in the league. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.11, which is 21st in the league.