Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Box Score on Jun 25, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 25, 2017

CHICAGO -- Yonder Alonso and Khris Davis drove in runs in the eighth inning as the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.

The A's swept a three-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time since July 2005. They also won their first road series since April 10-13 at Kansas City.

Adam Rosales and Matt Joyce homered for two insurance runs in the ninth -- the fourth time this season Oakland has hit back-to-back home runs. The A's totaled eight home runs in the series. Joyce hit his 10th of the season and Rosales hit his fourth.

Melky Cabrera homered in the ninth for the White Sox, who have lost six of seven. Santiago Casilla allowed the home run before earning his 13th save in 16 chances.

Oakland starter Sonny Gray (3-3) limited the White Sox to two runs (one earned) and four hits in seven innings.

White Sox starter Derek Holland gave up a run, struck out six and walked two in six innings. He exited after allowing a leadoff single in the seventh. In four previous June starts, Holland was 1-3 after allowing 22 runs in 15 2/3 innings.

The A's went ahead with three singles and an error in the eighth. Alonso's single off David Robertson dropped into left field and gave Oakland the lead after Khris Davis' single off Tommy Kahnle (0-2) tied the game. The A's began the rally with a leadoff single and an error by third baseman Matt Davidson.

Chicago's Adam Engel hit his first career home run on a two-out, solo shot in the third inning.

Jose Abreu doubled, advanced on a flyout and scored on a passed ball for a 2-0 lead in the fourth.

Jed Lowrie's pinch hit, two-out RBI double cut the lead to one in the seventh. Rosales advanced from first but held up at third on the double. Rajai Davis struck out looking to end the inning and leave Rosales at third.

The White Sox's Alen Hanson doubled, advanced on a grounder and tried to score on a passed ball in the first. Gray tagged out Hanson on his headfirst slide.

NOTES: White Sox LHP Carlos Rodon (left biceps bursitis) will make his season debut this week in Chicago, but the team has yet to decide on a date, manager Rick Renteria said. Chicago has "TBA" listed as Wednesday's starter against the Yankees. Rodon last pitched Friday in a rehab outing with Triple-A Charlotte. ... White Sox RHP Chris Beck exited after a comebacker struck his left leg in the ninth. He has a bruised left hamstring and is day to day. ... A's INF Jed Lowrie will possibly see a doctor on Monday after he missed Saturday's game after straining his knee, manager Bob Melvin said. Lowrie had a pinch-hit double in the seventh before he was replaced by a pinch runner Sunday. ... Oakland 3B Matt Chapman will possibly leave the hospital Sunday after receiving treatment for an infection in his knee, Melvin said. Chapman went on the DL retroactive to June 19 for left knee cellulitis. He is eligible to be reinstated Thursday. ... INF Franklin Barreto hit second in the Oakland lineup on Sunday, one day after he homered batting seventh in his major league debut. Melvin said the move was made to stagger left-handed batters in the lineup against LHP Derek Holland. ... Oakland C Stephen Vogt was claimed off waivers by Milwaukee.