Athletics Nation · Aug 19, 2021
Game #122: A’s win finale to avoid sweep in Chicago
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe Oakland A’s won! They beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field, salvaging the finale and avoiding a sweep.
Full recap coming, but I have an appointment right now so here’s a quickie in the meantime.
Cole Irvin started on the mound and played stopper for the team’s recent skid, with a quality start of six innings and three runs.
The A’s hit three homers. The first two were solo, by Sean Murphy and Matt Chapman. The last one wasn’t, and the extra run made the difference. Matt Olson hit the winning two-run blast in the 7th inning.