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Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox

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Oakland Athletics
65-83, 29-44 Away
Final
2 - 0
Chicago White Sox
33-115, 18-58 Home

Rookie Brady Basso sharp again, leads A's past White Sox 2-0 for first major league win

Chicago was shut out for the 18th time, finishing with six hits. At 33-115, the White Sox are approaching the post-1900 record for losses — 120 by the 1962 New York Mets in their inaugural season.

Basso (1-0) struck out two and walked one in 5 1/3 innings in his second major league start and fifth appearance overall. He pitched six scoreless innings in a no-decision against Detroit in his previous outing last week.

Basso, a 26-year-old left-hander, has been sharp since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sept. 5 for his fourth stint with the A's.

“It's just been a blast, a dream come true," said Basso, whose parents and wife, Sarah, were in the stands Friday. "I was just commanding the baseball and letting all my guys make plays.

“I've been able to keep (the ball) on the edges a little better. Early on, I got in trouble leaving balls over the plate.”

Oakland manager Mark Kotsay has been impressed Basso's progress.

“He just keeps hitters off balance with the change of speeds and he's done a nice job with that,” Kotsay said. “He's had a nice year down in the minor leagues and he's getting this opportunity to kind of showcase going into next season."

Zack Gelof hit an RBI double, and Brent Rooker added a run-scoring single. The A's won for the third time in four games.

Michel Otañez relieved Basso after Bryan Ramos reached on a leadoff walk and Andrew Benintendi singled with one out in the sixth. Tyler Ferguson followed with a 1-2-3 eighth, and Mason Miller worked around a single in the ninth for his 25th save.

Garrett Crochet (6-12) worked four innings of one-run ball for Chicago. The All-Star left-hander threw 56 pitches, 38 for strikes, as the White Sox continue to manage his workload.

Crochet, who is 0-7 in his last 16 starts, retired 11 of his first 12 hitters before Oakland broke through for a run with two outs in the fourth.

“He was controlling the zone,” Chicago catcher Korey Lee said. “I don't think they got to him, but he got to himself a little bit when they scored.

“I'm happy that's he's on our team and we don't have to face him.”

Daz Cameron reached on an infield single, and then slid home on Gelof’s double to the wall in right-center.

The Athletics upped it to 2-0 in the fifth on Rooker’s bloop RBI single off Gus Varland.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Athletics: 1B Tyler Soderstrom (left wrist injury) joined the A’s in Chicago and Kotsay said there was a possibility of reactivating the 2020 first-round draft pick this weekend. In his second season, the 22-year-old Soderstrom has been out since July 9.

White Sox: Placed RHP Matt Foster on the 15-day IL with a lumbar spine disc herniation and recalled LHP Jake Eder from Triple-A Charlotte.

UP NEXT

Oakland RHP J.T. Ginn (0-1, 4.58 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Chris Flexen (2-14, 5.26 ERA) on Saturday night. Flexen has a 22-start winless streak, the longest in White Sox history.

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Matchup Prediction

White Sox: 47.7%
Athletics: 52.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Lee flied out to second.
9th Inning Sosa struck out swinging.
9th Inning Vaughn to second on wild pitch by Miller.
9th Inning Vaughn singled to right.
9th Inning Benintendi struck out looking.
9th Inning Miller relieved Ferguson

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 11
10 Strikeouts 9
2 Runs Batted In 0
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
9 Hits 6
1 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 0
2 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
34 At Bats 32
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 14
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 0
15 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 0
135 Pitches 130
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
11 Total Bases 6
35 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 0
2.6 Runs Created 0.4
.265 Batting Average .188
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.324 Slugging Percentage .188
.118 Secondary Average .031
.286 On Base Percentage .212
.609 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .400
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
2.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.4
22.0 Batter Rating 6.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.86 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.94
.059 Isolated Power .000
0.10 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.11
.029 Walks Per Plate Appearance .030
-.147 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.156
4.0 Runs Produced 0.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.2
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
74.8 MLB Rating 62.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

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2024 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 88 73 .547 - W2
Seattle 85 77 .525 3.5 W4
Texas 78 84 .481 10.5 W3
Oakland 69 93 .426 19.5 L3
Los Angeles 63 99 .389 25.5 L6

2024 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 92 69 .571 - L2
Kansas City 86 76 .531 6.5 W1
Detroit 86 76 .531 6.5 L2
Minnesota 82 80 .506 10.5 L4
Chicago 41 121 .253 51.5 W2
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