OAKLAND -- As it has so many times, defense played a big role in the A's loss on Sunday afternoon. This time around, Oakland committed four errors as part of a 7-3 defeat to the White Sox, sending the A's to their fourth straight loss and 10th in 11 contests.
The A's have committed an MLB-worst 42 errors through 39 games, which has led to 29 unearned runs, the highest total for any team in the Majors. Sunday marked Oakland's third contest of at least four errors, which is also tops in MLB, while the A's have committed an error in 14 straight games.