Rollins Homers In 9th To Lift White Sox Past Athletics, 5-4
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jimmy Rollins hit a tiebreaking homer off closer Sean Doolittle with two outs in the ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, on Tuesday night.
A native of the Bay Area who was signed to a minor league deal by the White Sox in February, Rollins connected on a 2-2 pitch after Chicago's bullpen blew a two-run lead in the eighth.
Todd Frazier also homered for Chicago, a three-run shot in the fifth. Austin Jackson added an RBI infield single and Adam Eaton had three hits.
The White Sox are 2-0 on the road for the first time since 2011.
Nate Jones (1-0) pitched one inning for the win and David Robertson worked a scoreless ninth for his second save.
Yonder Alonso and Jed Lowrie drove in two runs apiece for the A's. Oakland has lost 13 of its last 18 against Chicago.
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