Chicago White Sox appearing supervisor Miguel Cairo mentioned the workforce is “on a mission.”
“They want to go out there and perform and do their job,” Cairo mentioned.
The Sox put collectively one other spectacular efficiency, beating the Oakland Athletics 10-2 in entrance of 11,107 at Oakland Coliseum.
The Sox had 20 hits Saturday and picked up 48 via the primary three video games of the collection, together with 21 Thursday.
It’s the second time in franchise historical past the White Sox have had no less than 20 hits twice in a three-game span. The different was June 19 (20 hits at Cleveland) and June 21 (21 hits at Minnesota), 1974.
“It’s been special,” mentioned Andrew Vaughn, who had 4 hits. “One through nine, everybody’s taking great at-bats and we’re scoring runs. We’ve just got to keep this going.”
Shortstop Elvis Andrus continued his scorching hitting in opposition to his former workforce.
He led off Thursday’s recreation with a homer and on Friday broke a tie with a two-run double within the ninth.
Andrus went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs Saturday because the Sox gained for the ninth time of their final 11 video games. They entered the day in second place within the American League Central, 1½ video games behind the Cleveland Guardians.
Andrus signed with the Sox on Aug. 19 after being launched by the A’s. He performed for Oakland in 2021-22 after spending 12 seasons with the Texas Rangers (2009-20).
“We’ve got one more game (in the series) and just hope he continues doing what he’s doing,” Cairo mentioned. “I’m glad that we have him. He gets good at-bats, he gets us going in the leadoff spot and it’s been awesome to have him.”
It’s all been on show in opposition to the A’s.
Andrus had two hits, together with the house run, two RBIs and scored thrice in Thursday’s 14-2 victory. He had two extra hits Friday, together with the two-run double to cap the five-run ninth within the 5-3 victory.
Saturday’s homer got here throughout a four-run second inning.
AJ Pollock singled, his first of 4 hits, and scored on a single to middle by Yasmani Grandal. Josh Harrison singled, his first of three hits, and Andrus adopted with the three-run homer to middle on Adrián Martínez’s 2-0 sinker.
“It’s been huge,” Vaughn mentioned of Andrus’ influence. “With (All-Star) Tim (Anderson) going down (with a sagittal band tear on the middle finger in early August), having (Andrus) show up and do what he’s done has been unbelievable.”
The Sox added three runs within the fourth with a sacrifice fly to proper by Eloy Jiménez and a two-run double by Vaughn. Jiménez had a two-run single, his third hit, within the seventh.
“Guys are playing loose, showing up and it’s been good,” Pollock mentioned. “The whole year has been such a grind and I feel like we’re in a good spot right now.”
Martínez, who remained within the recreation after getting hit within the left shoulder by Gavin Sheets’ liner within the second, allowed seven runs on 14 hits in 3⅔ innings.
Sox starter Lance Lynn obtained a go to from the coaching workers whereas showing to shake his proper leg within the first inning.
“Just getting it loose, morning game, took a minute to get going this morning,” Lynn mentioned.
He remained within the recreation and went six innings whereas permitting two runs (none earned) on three hits with 5 strikeouts.
Lynn (6-5) is 5-2 because the All-Star break. He, just like the Sox, continued moving into the precise path Saturday.
“When you look at the stretch that we’re in right now, it’s pretty good,” Lynn mentioned. “But we still have some ground to catch up. We knew with a month left we had to make a move, so we’re doing everything we can every day to do that.”
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