The Athletics were back in action this evening at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento as they began a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. Aaron Civale got the start for the A’s tonight against Davis Martin for the White Sox.
Andrew Benintendi doubled to lead off the game on a ball that scooted past Denzel Clarke. Civale got the next two batters, but then Colson Montgomery doubled to drive in Benintendi. That gave the Sox a quick 1-0 lead.
In the top of the third, the Pale Hose strung
singles together to score two more and take a 3-0 lead. While the A’s have yet to make an error, the defense is shaky and allowing the Sox to make things happen. In the fourth, Luisangel Acuña singled, moved to second on a Munetaka Murakami single to right field. Both runners moved up when McNeil’s errant throw on a pick-off attempt sailed from Max Muncy. Civale got out of the jam when Everson Pereira lined out to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
With one out in the fourth inning, Shea Langeliers hit a ball to the warning track in centerfield that bamboozled Acuña and bounced into the stands. On the thirteenth pitch of the at-bat, Nick Kurtz singled into right field to score Langeliers. Soderstrom grounded into a double play to end the inning, but not before the A’s tightened the score to 3-1.
The White Sox got one back in the two outs in the fifth inning when on his 103rd pitch of the night, Acuña doubled to drive home Chase Meidroth. Benintendi doubled off the right field wall off reliever Elvis Alvarado to score Acuña.
The White Sox pushed the game into the unreachable zone in the top of the seventh inning when a Murakami grand slam off Elvis Alvarado brought the score to 9-1. That ended Alvarado’s night.
In the bottom of the eighth, an Andy Ibáñez ground out scored Max Muncy to bring the score to 9-2. That was the final.
