CHICAGO -- A's rookies Matt Olson, Jaycob Brugman and Franklin Barreto all connected for their first career home runs during Saturday's matchup with the host White Sox.
Veteran right-hander James Shields was the victim, yielding a two-run homer to Olson in the first inning, a two-run blast to Brugman in the second, and yet another two-run shot to Barreto in the third, staking Oakland to an early 6-0 lead.
Barreto, the A's No. 1 prospect who was recalled from Triple-A Nashville earlier in the day, was making his big league debut -- and on short notice, after second baseman Jed Lowrie was scratched from the lineup less than two hours before first pitch.