Nate Jones replaced Quintana in the eighth after Quintana issued a leadoff walk to Jake Smolinski. Jones battled Marcus Semien for 11 pitches before striking out the A's shortstop on pitch No. 12, and then with two outs and two on, he induced a fly ball to left from Brett Eibner to protect the lead. Oakland's runs came in the fourth on Khris Davis' 32nd home run to right field.
The White Sox scored three in the first off Oakland starter Zach Neal. The A's messed up what would have been an inning-ending double play, giving Justin Morneau and Todd Frazier the chance to drive in the runs with a double and two-run single.