Guaranteed Rate Field is where Gavin Sheets and the Chicago White Sox will go up against starter Ken Waldichuk and the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, August 24 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Sheets
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -138 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Waldichuk (2-7) will take the mound for the Athletics, his 19th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up two earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 5.91, a 1.81 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.676 in 28 games this season.
- The Athletics average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.77 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.539 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
- With 172 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Gavin Sheets Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/2/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/1/2023 | Kyle Muller | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2023 | Luis Medina | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Adrian Martinez | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Austin Pruitt | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2022 | JP Sears | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2022 | Adam Oller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2022 | Paul Blackburn | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2022 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2021 | Sean Manaea | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Sheets Stats and Trends
- In 47.2% of his games this year (42-of-89), Sheets has recorded a hit. In seven of those games (7.9%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- He has homered in nine games this season, leaving the ballpark in 3.5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run 20 times this year in 89 games played (22.5%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Sheets has picked up at least one RBI 18 times this year in 89 games played (20.2%), including seven games with more than one RBI (7.9%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has fanned 42 times this season in 89 games played (47.2%), including eight times punching out multiple times (9.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | GP | 45 |
| 17 (38.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (55.6%) |
| 3 (6.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (8.9%) |
| 8 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (26.7%) |
| 3 (6.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (13.3%) |
| 7 (15.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (24.4%) |
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