Youth is served in A’s rout of White Sox

his first win in the big league. He gave up two unearned runs in six innings.

“It was a special experience for everyone. To get out of there with my first win was just the icing on the cake. It was an awesome experience to be a part of and I’m glad I was here,” Gossett said.

After a leadoff walk in the first, Olson homered to right. He added a two-run homer in the seventh. He was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday and is in fourth stint with the club.

Brugman hit a solo drive in the second. Barreto had a two-run homer in the third.

Barreto, a top prospect in the Oakland organization, was called up after shortstop Chad Pinder injured his hamstring Friday night and was placed on the 10-day disabled list.

Barreto was a late addition to the lineup at second base when Jed Lowrie couldn’t play after a mild knee injury he sustained Friday night. The newcomerwent 2 for 5 and scored twice.

“Of anybody, you’re not surprised. We’ve seen him hit homers in his first spring training at-bats, so not a total shock. But I think everybody kind of looked around and said, ‘Wow, I can’t remember that ever happening before,”’ A’s manager Bob Melvin.

Shields gave up six runs on seven hits in three-plus innings. He allowed three home runs in his second start since a two-month DL stint. Despite the rough start, Shield reached 2,000th career strikeouts.

Buehrle’s number was stenciled onto the dirt behind second base. He went 161-119 with a 3.83 ERA in 390 appearances for Chicago from 200011. The lefty pitched two no-hitters for the White Sox, including a perfect game, and helped them win the 2005 World Series.

RUN SUPPORT Gossett said the Oakland hitters made it easy for him in his third major league start.

“To see guys I’ve played with a little bit last year and this year, to see Barreto get his first hit and other guys get their first home runs, it’s really special for them and I’m glad I was part of it,” he said.

FINALLY A ROAD WIN With wins Friday and Saturday, the A’s snapped a streak of losing nine consecutive road series.