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The White Sox have lost seven of nine, while
the A's have won four of five.
Neal (1-0) spaced four runs, two earned, and five hits in five
innings with three walks and two strikeouts. He yielded a
two-run home run to Lenyn Sosa in the second inning and Eloy
Jimenez's solo shot in the fifth, but Oakland's persistent
attack offset the blasts.
Neal earned a win for the first time since Aug. 9, 2016, when he
defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles behind 5 1/3 innings of
one-run, two-hit ball. Friday marked his first start in the
majors since Sept. 6 of that season.
Neal pitched in Japan from 2019-21. The Athletics selected his
contract from Triple-A Las Vegas this month.
White Sox righty Dylan Cease (5-7) was tagged for nine runs,
eight earned, and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked five and
struck out six.
After working through a perfect first inning on nine pitches,
Cease couldn't escape trouble in a five-run second. Brent Rooker
drew a leadoff walk and scored three batters later on a Lawrence
Butler RBI single.
Allen delivered a two-out RBI single to make it 2-0, but Andrew
Benintendi's error in left field set the A's up with two runners
in scoring position. Ryan Noda followed with a two-run single,
and he scored on Zack Gelof's double.
Tony Kemp had three hits for the A's, while Noda had three hits
and three RBIs. Allen and Noda hit back-to-back home runs in the
seventh.
Tim Anderson had two hits for Chicago. He has logged multiple
hits in each of his three games since returning from a five-game
suspension levied for his role in an Aug. 5 fight at Cleveland.
--Field Level Media
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