White Sox down A’s 4-3 on Opening Day in Oakland

OAKLAND,CA – The Chicago White Sox opened the 2016 season on the west coast on Monday night versus the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum. White Sox ace Chris Sale opposed A’s starter Rich Hill after Sonny Gray was scratched earlier in the afternoon due to food poisoning.

Chris Sale retired the A’s six up-six down in the first two frames of the evening. Austin Jackson walked with one out in the top of the third, then advanced first to third on an errant pick-off attempt by A’s starter Rich Hill that traveled into the right-field bullpen. Jackson scored when lead-off hitter Adam Eaton hit a deep fly ball into center-field for an RBI triple. In the following at-bat Jimmy Rollins singled…