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Chicago connected for three round-trippers, but
it wasn't enough. The White Sox have lost six of eight and nine
of their last 12. Thursday marked the 13th time this season the
pitching staff has allowed at least four home runs.
Luis Robert Jr. belted a two-run shot for Chicago to punctuate a
four-run fifth inning that started with Elvis Andrus' solo
homer. One inning earlier, Robert leapt and stretched over the
center-field fence to take a two-run shot away from Rooker.
Oakland responded with five unanswered runs to take control in
the opener of a seven-game road trip. Langeliers paced the
attack, going 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Kemp also had two hits.
Andrew Benintendi opened the scoring for Chicago with a solo
homer in the first inning. Benintendi, Andrew Vaughn and Tim
Anderson had two hits apiece for the White Sox.
Reliever Jimmy Lambert fell to 2-3 after allowing two runs and
two hits in 1 1/3 innings with one strikeout.
Lucas Erceg (3-3) was the winner, spacing one hit and one walk
in one scoreless inning.
Trevor May worked around a one-out single in the ninth for his
14th save.
Catcher Korey Lee made his White Sox debut, going 1-for-4 with a
single and a run. Acquired from the Houston Astros in a
trade-deadline deal that sent reliever Kendall Graveman to the
Astros, Lee played 12 games for Houston last season.
Neither starter factored into the decision.
A's left-hander Ken Waldichuk scattered five runs and eight hits
in five innings with four strikeouts. He yielded at least three
home runs for the third time this season, and first since April
7.
As with Waldichuk, White Sox righty Jesse Scholtens didn't walk
a batter while allowing five runs and six hits with four
strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
--Field Level Media
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