Athletics Nation · Jun 25, 2017
Game 76: Sonny Powers A's to Sweep 5-3
The White Sox may have won today's uniform game, but the A's won the only game that counted in the standings.
The A's nearly jumped out to an early lead in the first inning after the first two batters reached base, but Derek Holland was able to work out of the jam. The Sox then nearly took the lead in the bottom half of the first. After Josh Phegley couldn't corral a Sonny Gray offering (a sign of things to come), the ball rolled back to the screen. Phegley picked up the ball on the slide and threw a dart to Gray who arrived at home plate just in time to cut down the speedy Alen Hanson.