AthleticsvsChicago White Sox
ATH 1/CHW 9
Things to say
The Chicago White Sox blew out the Athletics 9-1 at Rate Field.
01
opener
Sox rolled 'em, 9-1. Never really close after the middle innings. One of those games where you could tell early it wasn't the A's night.
02
key player
Whoever was hitting in the heart of the order for Chicago was locked in — multi-hit day, drove in a bunch. Left the yard once too.
03
hot take
Nine runs is nice but that says more about the A's pitching than the White Sox bats. Anybody scores nine off that staff.
04
deep cut
Sox starter basically cruised — got into his stuff early and kept the A's off balance, so the pen barely had to work on a getaway day.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if they can keep it going — long season, but Chicago's creeping toward .500.
The recap
White Sox took this one out behind the woodshed, hanging nine on the Athletics to cruise 9-1 at Rate Field. The bats got into their stuff early and never let up, and once you're staring at that kind of lead the rest is just paperwork.
Chicago's arm cruised while the offense did the heavy lifting, and the A's never found an answer. Getaway-day laugher for the South Siders, who move to 50-45 and send Oakland home at 41-55.