In his debut pitching for Oakland, the left-handed Smith gave up six hits and one run in seven innings to the Chicago White Sox Monday. Casilla and Embree took care of the eighth inning and Huston Street finished out the tense ninth inning, while Oakland clung to their 2-1 lead.
On the offensive side, Suzuki went four for four with an RBI. In fact, the whole team came alive with ten hits. The problem, it seems, for both teams was turning hits into runs. Both teams had a combined total of eighteen hits and three runs.
This win gives the A’s a record of 9-5, still on top of the AL West, and one game ahead of the LA Angels.
