Walk-off win caps sweep for streaking A’s
OAKLAND – Chad Pinder led off the ninth inning with a single and Ramon Laureano placed a ground ball perfectly enough to force White Sox shortstop Jose Rondon into a throwing error to score Pinder for a walkoff 3-2, series-sweeping victory on Sunday afternoon in Oakland. The A’s have won 10 of their last 12 games and are 12 games above .500.
The walk-off Gatorade bath must have felt extra refreshing following a tense eighth that left the score tied 2-2. That inning began with Matt Chapman knocking a leadoff single and Matt Olson moving him to third on a single of his own. Khris Davis cracked a high fly ball into deep foul territory for White Sox right fielder Ryan Cordell, but he gunned Chapman down at home.
Chapman insisted he was safe – it appeared that he got his hand over the plate before the tag swung around in full – but a replay review couldn’t confirmed the call to keep the score tied 2-2 for the ninth.
Brett Anderson built on his consistent season with a 6-inning outing in which
That isn’t just because he lost, but because he blew a golden opportunity to win, leading 8-7 in the fifth set and serving, 40-15. Djokovic saved consecutive match points to stay alive and eventually set up a third tiebreaker – and he was 3-0 in those.
“I just feel like it’s such an incredible opportunity missed,” Federer said. “I can’t believe it.”
Djokovic triumphed despite most of the crowd pulling for the 37-yearold Federer, such an overwhelming
The top four teams qualify for the playoffs July 25-28, with the Gold Sox currently in third behind Top Speed and Medford. he allowed two runs and struck out three. Eloy Jiminez led off the seventh inning for the White Sox with a go-ahead home run off Anderson’s 1-1 changeup.
Ramon Laureano lost a routine fly ball in centerfield to end Anderson’s outing after 105 pitches. But Yusmeiro Petit recorded the final out with runners in scoring position to keep the A’s in it.
fan favorite that his headband might as well have been a halo.
“It’s hard to not be aware,” Djokovic said of the rooting disparity. “You have that kind of electric atmosphere, that kind of noise, especially in some decisive moments where we’re quite even. It’s one way or another. The crowd gets into it. “Of course, if you have the majority of the crowd on your side, it helps, it gives you motivation, it gives you strength, it gives you energy. When you don’t, then you have to find it within, I guess.