Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Tyler Flowers angry the bold in the ninth with a abandoned homer, again won the challenge in the 12th with addition abandoned attempt as the Chicago White Sox affective a 5-4 win over the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a four-game set.
With Jesse Chavez (8-8) on the bank and one out, Flowers clubbed the aboriginal angle he saw over the left-field bank for the win. He had angry the bold with a two-out, abandoned attempt off Eric O'Flaherty in the ninth inning.
"It's acceptable for the day, the night," said Flowers. "But afterwards today it doesn't absolutely beggarly anything, I'm aloof activity to adore the moment and get aback to assignment tomorrow."
Conor Gillaspie additionally homered and Avisail Garcia collection in a run for the White Sox, who airtight a four-game accident streak.
Hector Noesi went 6 1/3 innings in the alpha and accustomed three runs on four hits. Javy Guerra (2-3) pitched two absolute innings for the win.
Josh Reddick hit a two-run home run, Jed Lowrie gave a abandoned attempt and Sam Fuld collection in a run for the Athletics, who accept absent bristles of their aftermost six. Sonny Gray accustomed three runs -- two becoming -- on four hits over seven innings in the start.
"We were aloof one out away, but abominably they were able to hit a brawl out of the park, twice," said Gray.
Chicago denticulate two runs in the aboriginal as Conor Gillaspie accomplished abject on an absurdity from Brandon Moss, scoring Adam Eaton, and a Garcia cede fly argent Alexei Ramirez for a 2-0 lead.
Oakland took the advance in the fifth as Derek Norris singled and Reddick followed with his 11th home run of the season. Lowrie again homered to appropriate for a 3-2 lead.
Gillaspie led off the sixth with a adjudicator to right, his seventh of the season, to accomplish it a 3-3 game.
Oakland went on top in the eighth back Fuld's butt distinct denticulate Billy Burns, who came in as a pinch-runner and blanket additional afore activity to third on a Coco Crisp single.
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