Athletics take down the White Sox 3-1

The Athletics, fresh off a 12-3 victory yesterday, took on the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field. This was game two of the three game set. It was a chilly night in Chicago, with a 40-degree (and dropping) temperature at first pitch. Osvaldo Bido got the start against Jonathan Cannon.

Bido was extremely efficient in the first inning, escaping with just seven pitches. In the bottom of the third, Brooks Baldwin led off with a big fly to deep right field, giving the Sox a 1-0 lead. That was the first homer allowed this season by Bido.

JJ Bleday led off the top of the fourth inning with a double down the right field line. He moved to third on a wild pitch. But none of the next three batters could…