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Suzuki's blast in 10th wins it for A's over Pale Hose
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CommentOAKLAND — Kurt Suzuki homered for the second straight day, a walkoff, three-run home run in the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.
Designated hitter Mike Piazza had three hits including a triple and home run for the A’s, who won their fourth straight game. The White Sox lost their fifth in a row.
Designated hitter Mike Piazza had three hits including a triple and home run for the A’s, who won their fourth straight game. The White Sox lost their fifth in a row.
Ruddy Lugo pitched a perfect 10th inning to earn the win for Oakland. Lugo (4-0) has allowed just one earned run in nine innings since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Aug. 4.
Suzuki’s game-winning hit came after Mark Ellis tripled with one out off reliever Matt Thornton (3-4), the fifth Chicago pitcher.
Suzuki’s game-winning hit came after Mark Ellis tripled with one out off reliever Matt Thornton (3-4), the fifth Chicago pitcher.
White Sox center fielder Jerry Owens tried to make a sliding catch but the ball bounced off the grass and caromed off Owens’ leg and into right, allowing Ellis to take third.
Marco Scutaro was intentionally walked before pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy lined out to second. Suzuki then hit the first pitch he saw from Thornton over the wall in left-center.
Marco Scutaro was intentionally walked before pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy lined out to second. Suzuki then hit the first pitch he saw from Thornton over the wall in left-center.
Piazza hit his first triple since Sept. 22, 2006 leading off the second, then later added a two-out, two-run home run off White Sox starter Javier Vazquez in the fifth.
Piazza, who also singled in the fourth, just missed hitting for the cycle when his sinking liner to left-center was caught by a diving Owens to end the seventh. The 39-year-old Piazza also struck out looking against reliever Matt Thornton in the 10th.
A.J. Pierzynski had three hits and scored twice for the White Sox.
Oakland ace Dan Haren gave up nine hits and four runs — two of them unearned — over six innings, and was denied his 14th win of the year.
Oakland third baseman Jack Hannahan drove in his first major league run with a single in the fourth.
Piazza, who also singled in the fourth, just missed hitting for the cycle when his sinking liner to left-center was caught by a diving Owens to end the seventh. The 39-year-old Piazza also struck out looking against reliever Matt Thornton in the 10th.
A.J. Pierzynski had three hits and scored twice for the White Sox.
Oakland ace Dan Haren gave up nine hits and four runs — two of them unearned — over six innings, and was denied his 14th win of the year.
Oakland third baseman Jack Hannahan drove in his first major league run with a single in the fourth.
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