Jake Burger homers, White Sox hold off A’s 8-7 to avoid a sweep

— Jake Burger hit his 18th home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Jul 2, 2023, 07:59 pm - AP
CHW
OAK
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A. Bummer
win

A. Bummer3-1

2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
P. Blackburn
loss

P. Blackburn1-1

5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 4 BB
G. Santos
save

G. Santos1

1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHWOAK
3rdAnderson hit sacrifice fly to right, Zavala scored.10
3rdJiménez singled to center, Benintendi scored.20
3rdSheets hit by pitch, Jiménez scored, Burger to second, Vaughn to third.30
3rdRemillard reached on infield single to third, Burger scored and Vaughn scored, Sheets to second.50
3rdKemp singled to center, Capel scored, Wade thrown out at third.51
3rdBrown walked, Kemp scored, Bleday to second, Noda to third.52
5thBleday doubled to right, Noda scored.53
6thBenintendi hit sacrifice fly to center, Remillard scored.63
6thJiménez singled to right, Anderson scored, Robert Jr. to second.73
7thBurger homered to center (442 feet).83
8thRooker homered to center (441 feet), Langeliers scored.85
9thBleday doubled to left, Kemp scored.86
9thBrown singled to right, Bleday scored.87
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