From the Battle of the Bay to the Battle of the Bottom, the Oakland Athletics defeated the league-worst Chicago White Sox, who now have lost an AL-record 21 losses in a row.
While the two teams represent the bottom of the AL, the A’s clearly entered the game as the favorites, carrying a whopping 20 more victories than the Sox this season. And they performed like it, delivering an all-around 5-1 victory and taking their July momentum into August.
While the offense has been doing the heavy lifting the past month, it was the pitching that set the tone tonight.