Six Pack of Stats: A’s 7, White Sox 3

Stephen Piscotty’s three-run homer in the top of the second gave the A’s the edge in the win expectancy battle for the remainder of the game.The Oakland A’s defeated the Chicago White Sox, 7-3 at Guaranteed Rate Field. The A’s move to 39-63, 27 1⁄2 games behind the first-place Astros in the AL West. The White Sox drop to 49-50, 3 1⁄2 games behind the Twins for first in the AL Central.

The Starters

James Kaprielian started for the A’s, going six innings and giving up an earned run on four hits and a walk while striking out four.

Kaprielian used a five-pitch arsenal in his 85-pitch outing. He used his 4-seamer 37 times, generating nine called strikes and four whiffs for a 35% CSW rate.…