Zach Remillard hit a two-run infielder for five runs in the third, Jake Burger homered, chicago white sox Beat the hosts 8-7 on Sunday afternoon, avoiding a sweep by the American League’s worst losing team oakland sports teams
Eloy Jimenez also served as an RBI twice white soxAngels salvage trip to Cal 3-4 after losing first two games in Anaheim
The game was scoreless until Tim Anderson’s sacrifice fly, Jimenez’s first RBI hit and a loaded hitter gave the A’s a 3-0 lead in the third quarter. The team’s starter Paul Blackburn (Paul Blackburn).
Remillard then scored with an infield hit, and Berger and Andrew Vaughn scored to make it five.
Jimenez’s second scoring hit — another solo — came as part of a two-run sixth after the Athletics tied the game at 5-3. Andrew Benintendi added a sacrifice fly to the inning.
Berger capped the visiting team’s scoring with a home run in the outfield in the seventh, his 18th of the season.
The A’s were looking for their first home series sweep of the season when outfielder Brent Rooker (a surprise selection to the American League All-Star team earlier in the day) hit a two-run, reliever-hit homer in the game , things get interesting. Oakland was taken 8-5 in the eighth inning. The home run was Rook’s 14th.
Chicago’s Gregory Santos faced the first three hitters in the ninth, with two batters retired, but JJ Bleday followed with a single , and scored on a Seth Brown single to make it 8-7 and a potential tie run.
But Santos made Jess Peterson off the right-hand line to make his first save.
Chicago second pitcher Aaron Bummer (3-1) got the win after starter Touki Toussaint went just 3 2/3 innings, during which time he Allowed 2 runs and 3 hits. He walked four and struck out five.
Blackburn (1-1) went five innings, allowing five runs on six hits. He walked four and struck out five.
Berger scored twice white sox Meanwhile, Remilade, Jimenez and Anderson each had two hits.Chicago beat home team 12-10
Tony Kemp had two hits and two runs for the Athletics, while Bleday and Brown joined Rooker in two RBI each. Brady and Tyler Wade also had two hits apiece for Oakland, which ended with a 3-3 home run.
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