OAKLAND — Chad Pinder led off the ninth inning with a single and Ramon Laureano placed a ground ball perfectly enough to force White Sox shortstop Jose Rondon into a throwing error to score Pinder for a walk-off 3-2, series-sweeping victory on Sunday afternoon in Oakland. The A’s have won 10 of their last 12 games and are 12 games above .500.
The walk-off Gatorade bath must have felt extra refreshing following a tense eighth that left the score tied 2-2. That inning began with Matt Chapman knocking a leadoff single and Matt Olson moving him to third on a single of his own.