Athletics at Chicago White Sox

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Bryan Hudson (3-2, 2.20 ERA) got the ball for Chicago, working in the short-burst role that's turned him into one of the White Sox's best bullpen finds — his last outing was a tidy 1.2 innings against the Yankees. Across the diamond, Gage Jump (3-3, 3.52) started for an Athletics team that's lost 6 straight and desperately needed a length outing after his last one lasted just 3 innings against Miami.

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Athletics(41-53)

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+1.5-174+117o8.5-108

White Sox(48-45)

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-1.5+170-120u8.5+108

Best BetWhite Sox -107

Postgame

White Sox won 1-0 — the bull case (Oakland's shorthanded offense couldn't score) played out exactly as expected.

Pregame

The White Sox opened around -103 on this one and the price still reflects a fairly even matchup on paper, but Oakland's offense without Kurtz, Gelof, and Rooker makes this closer to a mismatch than the number suggests. Chicago just torched this same pitching staff a day earlier, and there's no reason to think that changes. Backing the home side here is about as safe as moneyline bets get against a team that can't buy a run.

Jump has big stuff — a fastball that touches 97 — but he's still a 23-year-old figuring out the majors, and it showed again Saturday. The Athletics have scored 1 run or fewer in 3 of their last 5 games, and Nick Kurtz's absence with a thumb capsule sprain leaves an already thin lineup without its best hitter. Kurtz was hitting .266 with 20 homers and just found out he'll miss the All-Star Game he was voted to start.

Gage Jump

(3-6)·4.42 ERA

Jul 5 vs Marlins

L

3.0IP

5ER

1K

3BB

85P

07/11 Lineup

Bryan Hudson

(3-3)·2.86 ERA

Jun 18 @ Yankees

ND

1.2IP

0ER

2K

0BB

27P

07/11 Lineup

Chicago won't confuse anyone for a juggernaut either — they've dropped 3 of their last 5 and were shut out twice in a home series against Boston earlier in the week. But against an Oakland team down Kurtz, Zack Gelof, and Brent Rooker (season-ending knee surgery), the margin for error on the South Side looked wide, and it played out that way.

Athletics

(41-53)

Jul 10L@ White Sox1-14

Jul 9L@ Tigers1-4

Jul 8L@ Tigers1-6

Jul 7L@ Tigers2-6

Jul 5Lvs Marlins8-9

Chicago White Sox

(48-45)

Jul 10Wvs Athletics14-1

Jul 9Lvs Red Sox1-2

Jul 8Lvs Red Sox0-5

Jul 7Lvs Red Sox1-8

Jul 5W@ Guardians7-6

This is about as low as it gets for the Athletics right now. They've lost 10 of their last 11 heading into this series and got run out of the building 14-1 by this same White Sox team just a day earlier. A lineup already missing three key bats managed just 4 hits and 0 runs Saturday, extending a stretch where opposing pitchers simply aren't afraid of this offense.

Athletics

(7)

• 10-Day-ILNick Kurtz (1B) — The Athletics placed Kurtz on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Friday, with a right thumb capsule sprain.07/11
• 10-Day-ILZack Gelof (3B) — Gelof exited Thursday's contest against the Tigers in the third inning with a right knee injury, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.07/10
• 10-Day-ILBrent Rooker (DH) — Rooker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/01
• 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Clarke (hamstring) has started to play catch and has also begun a swinging progression, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.06/23
• 60-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP) — The Athletics transferred Severino (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.06/21
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske (RP) — Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP) — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.05/20

Chicago White Sox

(11)

• 7-Day ILEverson Pereira (RF) — Pereira (concussion) is making progress in his recovery but is still experiencing concussion symptoms, MLB.com reports.07/01
• BereavementTrevor Richards (RP) — The White Sox placed Richards on the bereavement/family medical emergency list Thursday.07/09
• 15-Day-ILTyler Gilbert (RP) — The White Sox placed Gilbert on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left shoulder impingement.06/10
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — The White Sox announced Saturday that Berroa (elbow) will start throwing again in 1-to-2 weeks, MLB.com reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) has resumed participating in long toss, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow) threw a live bullpen Friday, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILAustin Hays (LF) — Hays has been pulled off his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte due to a recurrence of left calf soreness, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.06/09
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) said Friday that he will be shut down from throwing for four weeks, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.05/30
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

The final was as ugly as the box score suggests: 1-0, decided on a single Chicago run, with the Athletics managing nothing across 9 innings. It's the kind of game that buries a team's confidence further, and for a club already reeling, there's no obvious fix on the horizon with Kurtz sidelined into the All-Star break.