Oakland at Chicago

This is a bad situational spot for a bad Oakland team, and playing their seventh straight road contest. The Athletics are on a 4-10 run, and 8-21 in their last 29 road games. Oakland got pounded yesterday by these White Sox 9-4, and Chicago winds up a nice 10-game homestand, winning two of the last three, and three of five. The Athletics are 15-37 against a left-handed starter, plus 4-23 on the road against a southpaw. That's key as they face a good lefty in Jose Quintana (3.53 ERA), with Chicago 5-0 his last five starts. He is off an 8-2 triumph over Minnesota, allowing two runs and four hits in six innings. The White Sox are 23-11 against the AL West and have won seven of their last eight meetings with the Athletics. Road-weary Oakland is also just 1-4 at Chicago, so jump on home field and take the White Sox.