White Sox Ride Early Offense, Schultz’s Arm to Series Win Over Athletics

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Noah Schultz dominated over five innings and the Chicago White Sox built an early lead to beat the Athletics 7-4 on Sunday evening at Sutter Health Park.

Schultz allowed one hit and one earned run while striking out six to earn the win. The White Sox scored in the first on a sacrifice fly before Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer in the second. Munetaka Murakami added another two-run shot in the fifth.

Oakland rallied for three runs in the seventh on Zack Gelof’s two-run double, but Seranthony Domínguez pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save. The Athletics managed only five hits. Attendance was 12,070. The game took 2 hours, 50 minutes. With the win, Chicago took the series 2-1.