The Oakland Athletics took on the Chicago White Sox in the second game of a four-game series tonight at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. Mark Kotsay sent 34-year-old righty Zach Neal to the mound to face the White Sox. Neal is 0-0 with an 8.25 ERA this season. This was his first start of the 2023 campaign. Dylan Cease started for the Sox tonight. The 27-year-old righty is 5-6 with a 4.50 ERA in his twenty-six 2023 starts.
Brent Rooker walked to lead off the second inning. Tony Kemp followed with a base hit.