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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, on singles by Jose Abreu and Adam Eaton, 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, while never allowing a White Sox runner to reach second base.
“The shutout doesn’t mean as much as a complete game,” Graveman said. “To eat up innings and get deep in the ballgame, it means you’re throwing the ball well, even if you’re giving up one or two runs. To go nine innings in this league is something special, and I don’t take that for granted.”
“His ball moves a lot,” said White Sox manager Robin Ventura, who watched his team get shut out for the ninth time. “We didn’t get anything done. I mean all the way around it wasn’t a good night for us. But I think with him, just his velocity, and being able to run it in and sink it. It just looked like his ball was moving all over the place and he had some velocity to it.”
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 has given up 27 earned runs on 33 hits in 14 innings, with five strikeouts, eight walks and nine home runs. During his 69 2/3 innings as a member of the White Sox, opponents have tagged Shields for 20 homers.
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