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- Updated: August 20, 2016
CHICAGO — Kendall Graveman was razor sharp on the mound for the A’s. James Shields definitely was not for the White Sox, and those two facts pretty much sum up Oakland’s 9-0 victory over the White Sox on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Oakland’s dominance ended a five-game losing streak, while the White Sox have lost four of five.
Graveman allowed two hits, facing the minimum of 21 through seven innings thanks to a pair of double plays. He struck out five and didn’t issue a walk in a 98-pitch complete game, the first shutout of his career.
Shields was bad for a fourth straight start, after putting together a high-quality month of July. He lasted 4 2/3 innings, yielding six earned runs on eight hits (three home runs), with three walks and three strikeouts. In his last four starts, Shields …
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