The bad news is the Oakland A’s missed an opportunity over the weekend, losing two of three games to the last-place Texas Rangers. But the good news the A’s are still a smokin’ hot 9-3 in August! Granted, most of that action has come against weaker competition like Texas and Cleveland, but now they’ll finally get a real test against a contender this week in the Chicago White Sox.
On the mound for Oakland will be Frankie Montas, who has reeled off six straight quality starts. During that span he’s sporting a 2.39 ERA with more than 12 Ks per nine innings and nearly six strikeouts per walk.