Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Match Player Stats On Jul 04, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 4, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rookie Franklin Barreto belted a walk-off home run with one out in the ninth inning Tuesday afternoon, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

Yonder Alonso hit two homers and Matt Joyce added a two-run shot for the A's, who won on the Fourth of July for the sixth consecutive year.

Oakland broke a six-game losing streak, its longest of the season.

The White Sox rallied to tie the game at 6-6 on Melky Cabrera's two-out, two-strike single to left field in the top of the ninth, scoring Tim Anderson from second base.

However, Barreto, playing in only his ninth game since a promotion from Triple-A on June 24, hit a towering shot to left off Chicago's fifth pitcher, Tommy Kahnle, on a full count to end it.

Santiago Casilla (2-3) was credited with the win after blowing his fourth save of the season. Kahnle (0-3) took the loss.

The game featured three lead changes, all the result of home runs.

After Cabrera and Joyce traded two-run shots in the third inning, Alonso's first homer leading off the fourth gave the A's their first lead at 3-2.

Oakland added a second run in the inning on a triple by Barreto, but Jose Abreu countered with a three-run blast for the White Sox in the fifth, putting Chicago back on top 5-4.

The homer was Abreu's 16th of the season, 14 of which have come on the road.

Alonso put Oakland back on top with his second homer in the bottom of the fifth. It also scored Khris Davis, who had singled with two outs.

Neither starter got a decision.

Oakland's Daniel Gossett left with a lead despite allowing five runs in five innings for the second consecutive start. He gave up nine hits and no walks while striking out three.

The first three Oakland home runs came off Chicago starter James Shields, who surrendered three or more homers in a game for the 22nd time in his career. He allowed six runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings, walking two and striking out four.

Omar Narvaez, Adam Engel and Matt Davidson had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who had won eight of their last nine games in Oakland.

The White Sox outhit the A's 13-8.

NOTES: The A's had lost eight straight at home. ... The majors' top two teams in errors -- Oakland with 76 and Chicago with 68 -- played error-free ball. ... A's 3B Ryon Healy (back spasms) sat out the game after he was lifted in the fourth inning Monday. ... White Sox RF Avisail Garcia (sore left knee) returned to starting lineup after a five-game absence. He went 1-for-4. ... The White Sox had won seven straight on the Fourth of July. ... The White Sox were playing on the road on the Fourth of July for the first time since 2010.