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The A's earned a series win behind their second
shutout of the weekend, while notching their sixth victory in
nine games. Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect ninth for his 12th
save.
Bassitt stymied his former team while throwing just 94 pitches.
He retired the side on seven pitches in the seventh and limited
the White Sox to four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson recorded the lone extra-base hit
against Bassitt, a one-out double in the first inning that
extended his hitting streak to nine games.
White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito nearly matched Bassitt
(8-5), establishing a career high with 13 strikeouts. The
six-inning outing was his fourth career start with at least 10
Ks.
Seeking his first home win since June 30, Giolito struck out the
side in the third and sixth while throwing 69 of his 103 pitches
for strikes. A lack of run support spoiled an otherwise strong
outing. Giolito (12-6) scattered two runs on five hits with one
walk.
Oakland struck quickly in the fourth, grabbing a 2-0 lead after
six pitches. Following a Matt Chapman leadoff double, Olson
smacked Giolito's 1-0 pitch over the fence in right-center field
for his 23rd home run of the season and his first since July 30.
Chapman nearly homered himself in the fourth inning, but White
Sox right fielder Jon Jay robbed him by bringing the ball back
from over the wall; Jay, however, couldn't come up with the
catch.
Olson, Robbie Grossman and Chad Pinder had two hits apiece for
Oakland. White Sox relievers Jimmy Cordero, Jace Fry and Kelvin
Herrera followed Giolito with three innings of two-hit relief,
adding three strikeouts, all by Cordero.
The game began after a 28-minute delay as the White Sox honored
recent Hall of Fame inductee Harold Baines with a pregame
ceremony. An outfielder and designated hitter, Baines spent 14
of his 22 major league seasons with the White Sox.
--Field Level Media
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