Buehrle, White Sox defeat Sheets and Athletics 2-0 in final spring tuneups
By APTuesday, March 30, 2010
Konerko and White Sox beat Athletics 2-0
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Paul Konerko broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with two-out double and Mark Buehrle pitched five innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Tuesday.
Buehrle beat Oakland’s Ben Sheets to earn his first victory and finished spring training with a 2.08 earned run average.
Sheets, who struggled earlier this month and entered the game with a 17.28 ERA, put together a second straight quality start, going 5 1-3 innings and allowing a run on three hits with five strikeouts and five walks.
Buehrle struck out three and allowed four hits.
Carlos Quentin hit a solo home run in the seventh for Chicago.
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