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Tony Kemp also had an RBI for Oakland, which snapped a four-game
losing streak.
Andrew Vaughn homered to lead the White Sox. Eloy Jimenez added
an RBI double for Chicago, which won three of four games in the
series.
Oakland left-hander Cole Irvin (9-11) allowed three runs on
seven hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out one.
White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech (3-2) took the loss out of
the bullpen after giving up two runs in one inning. He replaced
starter Dylan Cease, who allowed three runs in six innings.
A's right-hander Lou Trivino got the final three outs to collect
his 20th save.
The White Sox opened the scoring in the bottom of the first.
Luis Robert hit a one-out single, advanced to second base on
Jose Abreu's walk and scored on Jimenez's double to left field.
Murphy led off the third with a solo shot to even the score at
1-1. He hit a first-pitch fastball over the wall in left field
for his 14th homer, which doubled his previous career high from
last season.
Oakland took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when Kemp drew a
bases-loaded walk.
The White Sox regained a 3-2 advantage on Vaughn's two-run blast
in the fifth. He fouled off a pair of pitches before turning on
the third one for the 15th homer of his rookie campaign.
The A's quickly responded in the top of the sixth. Chapman
evened the score at 3-3 with a leadoff homer to left that
traveled 406 feet. It was his 19th homer of the season.
The power surge continued in the seventh as Olson hit a
tie-breaking, two-run shot to right to make it 5-3. The 391-foot
blast was Olson's team-leading 31st homer.
The White Sox pulled within 5-4 in the ninth. Elvis Andrus and
Starling Marte collided on a high pop fly by Abreu, and Zack
Collins came around to score after the ball hit the grass.
Andrus stayed down for several moments in shallow center before
returning to his feet. He remained in the game for the final
out.
--Field Level Media
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