A’s clobber White Sox with 7-run first inning
MercuryNews.com
The Oakland Athletics hit a home run for the 14th consecutive game, this one by Franklin Barreto, en route to a 13-2 drubbing of the Chicago White Sox.
Right-hander Juan Minaya was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for the Sox starter
Oakland goes deep three times while White Sox go 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position
The White Sox open a 10-game road trip with their first game against Oakland this season
At 50-41 and just 1.5 games out of a playoff spot (only one if the unfinished Tigers’ game is an assumed victory), the season’s first half went mostly well for the A’s. Their +67 run differential is the fifth best in the American League and better than all but one National League team.