CHICAGO - As the A’s went for their first road sweep of the season, White Sox starter Derek Holland made things tough on them.
Once Holland exited, Oakland shook off some earlier mistakes and went to work, getting a key pinch-hit double from hobbled second baseman Jed Lowrie in the seventh and RBIs from the heart of the order in the eighth to beat Chicago 5-2 on Sunday. Sonny Gray, who worked seven innings, earned his first victory since May 24.
The sweep was the A’s first on the road since taking a four-game series at Kansas City in September and it was their first in Chicago since July 8-10, 2005.