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Oakland stretched its winning streak to a season-high four games
while improving to 7-2 since the All-Star break. Once more, a
power surge boosted the A's, who have clubbed 33 of their 87
homers this season in July.
At 14-10 with two games remaining in July, the A's are assured
of their first winning month of the season.
Chicago grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Jose Abreu's
RBI single against Kaprielian, but the advantage was
short-lived.
An Abreu error and Andrus single allowed the first two Oakland
batters to reach base in the second before Piscotty launched a
go-ahead, three-run home run to left field.
Oakland padded the lead when Brown and Andrus connected for solo
home runs over a three-batter span in the sixth.
Kaprielian capped a sterling July with six solid innings,
scattering one run and four hits with one walk and four
strikeouts. While the right-hander took three no-decisions in
his five July starts, Kaprielian (2-5) won the two others, all
while spacing just six earned runs in 28 innings.
The White Sox welcomed Kaprielian's departure from the game,
drawing to within 5-3 on Josh Harrison's two-run homer in the
seventh.
Brown connected for a solo shot in the eighth, however, and
Chicago came no closer.
White Sox righty Lance Lynn fell to 1-4 after yielding five runs
(four earned) and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Lynn struck out
eight and did not walk a batter in a game that featured just one
free pass between the two teams.
Davis Martin allowed two runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief for
Chicago.
Andrus paced the Oakland attack with three hits. The White Sox
had three doubles among their six hits.
--Field Level Media
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