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 Marcus Semien also homered for the Athletics, who scored 10 times in
the fourth inning and set a new season-high in scoring. All nine
starters drove in at least one run and Max Muncy was the only one
without a hit for Oakland, which recovered from dropping an 8-7,
14-inning decision early Tuesday morning.
Aaron Brooks went six-plus innings and allowed six runs and 10 hits,
but still eased to his first win since Aug. 1 to snap a
three-decision losing streak.
Despite his struggles, Brooks (2-3) was much better than Samardzjia.
Traded to Chicago over the offseason for a package of prospects led
by Semien and pitcher Chris Bassitt, Samardzija (9-13) has been a
disappointment for the underachieving White Sox. Tuesday might have
been his worst outing of the year, with the pending free agent
giving up a career-high 10 earned runs and 11 hits in three-plus
innings, ballooning his ERA to 5.27. Five came in the first, giving
him 29 first-inning earned runs allowed this year.
With the game out of hand, infielder Leury Garcia pitched a
scoreless eighth and Alexei Ramirez matched him in the ninth.
Melky Cabrera homered in the fifth and Ramirez added a solo shot in
the seventh, but by then Chicago had little chance for a rally
because of Oakland’s offensive explosion that dropped Samardzija to
1-8 in his last nine starts.
Samardzija got into trouble in the first, allowing five runs on five
hits as Oakland sent 10 men to the plate. Butler had a two-run
single, Josh Phegley contributed a run-scoring double, Sogard had an
RBI infield single and Jake Smolinski had an RBI double to left.
Chicago chipped away in the bottom of the first, scoring twice as
the first four batters reached. Jose Abreu's single brought in a
run, as did Cabrera's.
The Athletics got to Samardzija again in the third when Sogard
tripled in Phegley to give Oakland a 6-2 lead.
Oakland's offensive outburst went to another level in the fourth to
grab a 16-2 lead. The Athletics scored 10 runs and sent 15 men to
the plate, ending Samardzija's night while also knocking out
replacement Daniel Webb. Reddick hit a three-run homer, Butler had
an RBI double that ended Samardzija's night and led to boos as he
left the field.
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Webb was victimized by two errors on one play by third baseman Olt
that led to two Oakland runs, then he gave up Sam Fuld's RBI single,
a two-run Reddick single and a Mark Canha RBI hit of his own. Zach
Putnam came in and got Muncy to ground into a fielder's choice,
albeit one that brought in the final run of the 10-run frame.
Adam Eaton's RBI single in the bottom of the fourth made it 16-3
Oakland, and Cabrera's two-run homer in the fifth pulled Chicago to
within 11 at 16-5.
NOTES: Oakland RHP Jesse Chavez was expected to start Wednesday, but
he has a non-displaced fracture in his right ribcage and is out for
the season. RHP Cody Martin will start in place of Chavez. ...
Oakland entered Tuesday a season-high 22 games below .500, marking
the first time they've been that far below since finishing the 1997
season 32 games under. ... The White Sox entered Tuesday with a
six-game winning streak over Oakland, their longest since winning
nine in a row in 1996 and 1997. ... Chicago OF Trayce Thompson was
not in the lineup after suffering a hyperextended left elbow in the
ninth inning of Monday's game. He was listed as day to day. ...
1B/DH Adam LaRoche wasn't in Chicago's starting lineup. He has been
battling tendinitis in his right knee for more than a week. ... On
Wednesday, Martin will face RHP Erik Johnson (1-0, 3.27 ERA), who
will be making his first career start against Oakland.
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