In perhaps a hangover effect after facing league-leading Houston last week, the A’s offense went into hiding on this homestand.
A James Shields sighting, though, helped the bats re-emerge. The White Sox starter, pummeled by a trio of A’s rookies in Chicago 11 days earlier, gave up three more homers Tuesday in Oakland’s 7-6 victory. Chicago tied the game in the ninth against A’s closer Santiago Casilla, but Franklin Barreto - one of the three to homer off Shields on the last road trip - banged his second big-league homer to win the game with one out in the ninth.