White Sox 6, A’s 4 — Apparently home runs win games!

It was business as usual at Guaranteed Rate Field, as Mike Monaco had read a very basic statement from the White Sox, and the game started without a hitch.

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— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 26, 2023 Touki Toussaint started for the Pale Hose — and ended up with a great outing. He only allowed two hits through five innings, with three walks and four strikeouts. His pitch count was high (94), but all is forgiven when you keep the opposing team scoreless.

His counterpart J.P. Sears, on the other hand, didn’t have a great night. Sears allowed nine hits in 5 2⁄3 innings, which resulted in six earned runs, all but one crossing the plate on one…