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Despite walking 5 batters, Oakland’s rookie starter Luis Medina held Chicago to just 1 run. The A’s scored 7 runs to defeat the White Sox in the first game of the weekend series.
But lack of leadership not an issue, Liam Hendriks says. “We have enough leaders in this clubhouse.”
Michael Kopech struggled mightily with walks, while Shohei Ohtani dominated both sides of the ball in the Sox' 4-2 defeat.
Shohei Ohtani's combination of power and pitching is unmatched by any player in baseball. Ohtani hit two homers and struck out 10 Chicago batters in the Los Angeles Angels' 4-2 victory over the White Sox, adding another extraordinary performance in what has been one of his best months since coming to the majors in 2018. Ohtani, who leads the majors with 28 home runs, hit solo shots in the first and seventh innings, the first time he has gone deep twice while also pitching.
“Unfortunately, we’re right at a .500 team, kind of going back and forth winning and losing,” right fielder Rob Refsnyder said. “We gotta figure it out.”