Athletics Rally Past White Sox in 11 Innings for Walk-Off Win
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Max Muncy’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Athletics to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday evening at Sutter Health Park.
The White Sox built a 6-1 lead, powered by Andrew Benintendi’s three-run homer in a five-run second inning. chipped away, tying the game on Nick Kurtz’s two-run shot in the seventh. After four scoreless extra frames, Jacob Wilson doubled in the 11th and scored the winning run on Muncy’s fly ball to left.
Jack Perkins earned the win in relief for the Athletics, who improved to 11-10. Lucas Sims took the loss for Chicago, which fell to 7-14. The game lasted 3 hours, 34 minutes before a crowd of 11,131.