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OAKLAND, Calif. — Armando Alvarez and Zack Gelof hit RBI singles and Lawrence Butler knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly — all in the seventh inning — as the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Chicago White Sox 3-2. The White Sox lost their 10th straight series, one day after ending their American League record-tying 21-game losing streak. Chicago (28-89) hasn't won consecutive games since a three-game winning streak from June 27-29. The White Sox fell to 8-24 in one-run games and 0-67 when trailing after seven innings. Oakland (48-68) improved to 5-1-1 in its last seven series. Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer for Chicago.
