CHICAGO -- - The White Sox won back-to-back games for the first time in nearly three months, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday behind home runs from Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos to end a streak of 20 consecutive series losses. A day after scoring in the ninth to win 7-6 and stop a 16-game home losing streak, the White Sox took a 3-0 first-inning lead and strung together wins for the first time since three in a row against Atlanta and Colorado from June 27-29. Chicago is 35-115 with 12 games left and is trying to avoid the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets. The White Sox are 20-58 at home, one shy of the post-1900 mark for home losses shared by the 1939 St. Louis Browns and 2019 Detroit Tigers.

This article is part of our MLB Picks series. The Cubs entered the season with an interesting roster and a new extremely well-compensated manager in Craig Counsell. Not impossible, but extraordinarily unlikely, especially since the Mets and Braves still play three times.

This article is part of our MLB Picks series. The Cubs entered the season with an interesting roster and a new extremely well-compensated manager in Craig Counsell. Not impossible, but extraordinarily unlikely, especially since the Mets and Braves still play three times.

Shota Imanaga struck out a career-high 11 in winning his fifth straight start, Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer while tying his season high with four RBIs and Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday night. Chicago (77-73) remained five games behind the New York Mets (82-68) for the final NL wild card with 12 games remaining. Imanaga (14-3) allowed five hits over six innings, including Brent Rooker's 38th homer, a two run-drive in the third.

Shota Imanaga struck out a career-high 11 in winning his fifth straight start, Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer while tying his season high with four RBIs and Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday night. Chicago (77-73) remained five games behind the New York Mets (82-68) for the final NL wild card with 12 games remaining. Imanaga (14-3) allowed five hits over six innings, including Brent Rooker's 38th homer, a two run-drive in the third.

CHICAGO (AP) — The season may conclude short of the playoffs, but Shota Imanaga has done everything he can as a rookie for the 2024 Cubs. And then some. Imanaga struck out a career-high 11 in winning his fifth straight start, Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer while tying his season high with four RBI, […]

Oakland Athletics (65-86, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (77-73, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Mitch Spence (7-9, 4.33 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Cubs: Jordan Wicks (2-3, 5.27 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 38 strikeouts) : LINE Cubs -163, Athletics +137; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics will try to break a three-game road skid when they visit the Chicago Cubs. Chicago has a 39-33 record in home games and a 77-73 record overall. The Cubs have a 59-23 record in games when they record eight or more hits. Oakland is 65-86 overall and 29-47 in road games. The Athletics have gone 40-13 in games when they scored five

After a stretch of offensive utility, the Cubs' lineup has found its footing ahead of Chicago's Tuesday game against the visiting Oakland Athletics. Following a 9-2 win in the series opener against Oakland on Monday, the Cubs have scored five or more runs in seven straight games, averaging seven runs per game over the stretch. Prior to the recent surge, Chicago was shut out in three of five games.

The Chicago Cubs remained five games behind the New York Mets for the final NL wild card with 12 games remaining

The Chicago White Sox are closing in on matching the 1962 New York Mets for the most losses in modern-day MLB history. The ’62 expansion Mets went 40-120 in their first season. The Sox are 36-115 — five shy of tying the mark. Those 115 losses are a franchise record. The Sox need to go 7-4 in their final 11 games to avoid drawing even with the Mets. The American League record for losses in a ...

Shota Imanaga struck out a career-high 11 in winning his fifth straight start, Dansby Swanson homered while tying his season high with four RBIs and Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday night. Chicago (77-73) remained five games behind the New York Mets (82-68) for the final NL wild card with 12 games remaining. Imanaga (14-3) allowed five hits over six innings, including Brent Rooker's 38th homer, a two run-drive in the third.

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Oakland Athletics (65-85, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (76-73, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (7-7, 4.36 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (13-3, 3.03 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 159 strikeouts) : LINE Cubs -192, Athletics +160; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Oakland Athletics on Monday to begin a three-game series. Chicago has a 38-33 record at home and a 76-73 record overall. The Cubs have the ninth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.82. Oakland has gone 29-46 on the road and 65-85 overall. Athletics hitters are batting a collective .234, which ranks 10th in the AL. The matchup Monday

Oakland Athletics (65-85, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (76-73, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (7-7, 4.36 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (13-3, 3.03 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 159 strikeouts) : LINE Cubs -192, Athletics +160; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Oakland Athletics on Monday to begin a three-game series. Chicago has a 38-33 record at home and a 76-73 record overall. The Cubs have the ninth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.82. Oakland has gone 29-46 on the road and 65-85 overall. Athletics hitters are batting a collective .234, which ranks 10th in the AL. The matchup Monday

Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos each homered and Sean Burke pitched five innings for his first major league victory as the Chicago White Sox earned their first series win since the last weekend of June, beating the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday. Chicago (35-115) has won consecutive games for the first time since winning three straight on June 27-29.

The White Sox won back-to-back games for the first time in nearly three months, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday behind home runs from Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos to end a streak of 20 consecutive series losses.

The Chicago White Sox are closing in on matching the 1962 New York Mets for the most losses in modern-day MLB history. The ’62 expansion Mets went 40-120 in their first season. The Sox are 35-115 — five shy of tying the mark. Those 115 losses are a franchise record. The Sox need to go 8-4 in their final 12 games to avoid drawing even with the Mets. The American League record for losses in a ...

The Oakland Athletics appeared to have Luis Robert Jr. picked off when he took off for second base in the first inning on Sunday. But first baseman Tyler Soderstrom’s throw bounced off Robert’s back and went into left field. Robert raced to third base safely on the error. Later in the inning, Andrew Vaughn capped a nine-pitch at-bat with a bloop to right field for an RBI single. And Gavin ...

The departure from Oakland hangs over the franchise, but ascendant young players are providing some hope for the future.

The White Sox won back-to-back games for the first time in nearly three months, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday behind home runs from Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos to end a streak of 20 consecutive series losses. A day after scoring in the ninth to win 7-6 and stop a 16-game home losing streak, the White Sox took a 3-0 first-inning lead and strung together wins for the first time since three in a row against Atlanta and Colorado from June 27-29. Chicago, which won two of three against the A's. hadn't won a series since taking two of three from the Rockies. “If there's one thing we've learned it's you can't take big league wins for granted,” Sheets said.