Lucas Giolito was
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just what the White Sox needed.
Giolito pitched into the eighth inning before Xavier Cedeno worked out of a
jam, and Chicago snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Oakland
Athletics 6-4 Friday night to salvage a doubleheader split.
The White Sox bounced back after getting pounded 11-2 behind a pair of
three-run homers by Franklin Barreto. They stopped their worst skid since a
nine-game rut last July and ended Oakland’s season-high win streak at five.
”Definitely the best I felt out there this year, for sure,” Giolito said. ”I
think velocity was up a tick. Just felt right, felt in sync and just competed
from there.”
Chicago was sailing along with a 5-2 lead when Giolito gave up back-to-back
singles to Dustin Fowler and Marcus Semien to start the eighth. Jace Fry came in
and walked pinch-hitter Stephen Piscotty to load the bases before Chris Volstad
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cutting it to 5-4.
Cedeno then got Matt Olson to line to shortstop Tim Anderson and struck out
Mark Canha before Chad Pinder grounded into a force.
”We just came up one at-bat short in terms of at least tying the game that
inning,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said.
Anderson led off the bottom half with his 12th homer to make it a two-run
game. Omar Narvaez chipped in with three hits and two RBIs for Chicago. Adam
Engel hit a two-run single and played a sparkling center field. He made a diving
catch on Pinder’s liner in the second and fired a strike to nail Pinder trying
to take third on Barreto’s fly in the seventh.
Joakim Soria retired all three batters in the ninth for his 11th save in 13
opportunities.
Giolito (5-7) allowed four runs and seven hits in a rare home win. The
23-year-old right-hander struck out eight and walked two after going 1-4 with an
11.05 ERA in his first seven starts at Guaranteed Rate Field.
”A lot more conviction in his pitches,” manager Rick Renteria said.
Olson went deep for Oakland, giving the Athletics home runs in 23 consecutive
road games – one shy of the modern day record set by Baltimore in 1996. But
Chris Bassitt (0-3) got tagged for five runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
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Barreto’s big performance in the opener came after he hit a three-run drive
in Wednesday’s romp at San Diego.
He connected against James Shields to cap a four-run second inning and off
Luis Avilan in the eighth . Barreto’s first career multihomer game gave him a
personal-best six RBIs.
It was quite a display for a player who had just two home runs prior to this
run. Both came against the White Sox in 2017, including a drive against Shields
(2-9) at Guaranteed Rate Field in his first major league game.
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at-bats. When he’s swinging the bat well, he’s definitely capable of doing
that.”
Sean Manaea (7-6) went seven innings, allowing one run and five hits. The
26-year-old left-hander struck out seven without a walk in winning his second
straight start.
Shields has dropped back-to-back outings after beating Cleveland for his
first victory since opening day. The right-hander gave up eight runs – two
earned – and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: The Athletics activated LF Matt Joyce (strained lower back) from
the 10-day disabled list and optioned OF Jake Smolinski to Triple-A Nashville.
Joyce started the second game after being held out of the opener. … 3B Matt
Chapman (bruised right thumb) received a cortisone injection Tuesday. Manager
Bob Melvin said the earliest he will be activated is Monday, when the Athletics
open a four-game series at Detroit. … Melvin also expects LHP Ryan Buchter
(strained left shoulder) to be activated during the Detroit series. … LHP Brett
Anderson (strained left shoulder) is scheduled to throw about four innings and
60 pitches in a rehab outing for Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.
White Sox: The White Sox activated RF Avisail Garcia (strained right
hamstring) and LF Leury Garcia (sprained left knee). Both players started Game 1
but were not in the lineup for the nightcap.
UP NEXT
Athletics: RHP Daniel Mengden (6-6, 4.06 ERA) looks to break out of a slump
after going 0-2 with a 10.05 ERA in his first three starts this month.
White Sox: RHP Dylan Covey
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Monday.
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Running back Charles Sims won’t be on the Buccaneers’ 53-man roster when they
make their cuts early next month.
The Buccaneers announced on Thursday that Sims has been placed on injured
reserve. Sims, who re-signed with the team this offseason, injured his knee
during last week’s preseason game against the Titans.
Sims appeared in all 16 games for the Bucs last season and saw more action as
a receiver than as a runner. He caught 35 passes for 249 yards and a touchdown
while running 21 times for 95 yards. Sims saw more work as a runner in his first
three seasons — 224 carries in total — and also caught 51 passes during the 2015
season.
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roster in Tampa after Thursday’s
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