By Kahlil Najar

OAKLAND – Drew Pomeraz (3-1) threw five scoreless innings and struck out a career high eight batters and gave the A’s (25-15) an 11-0 win over the Chicago White Sox (19-22) and extended the A’s win streak to six. The A’s offense was also impressive as they sprayed 17 hits over eight innings with Brandon Moss providing a big push as he hit two deep home runs tonight and drove in five runs. John Jaso had three hits on the night and Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick, Yoenis Cespedes and Craig Gentry each had a pair of hits to round out the A’s hitting.

“The offense was terrific across the board,” said head coach Bob Melvin. “Moss is really hitting the ball well. Cespedes has a big hit. Norris had a big hit. Reddick and his music. A lot of good performers.”

Melvin is referring to how Josh Reddick changed his walk up music to 80’s Icons Wham’s hit single Careless Whisper.

“I thought it was great. And the fans got a little upset at his last at bat and they didn’t play it. They started booing a bit. You know our fans are always paying attention.”

“It takes everything in my body to hold back a smile. When it didn’t happen in the 8th and everyone booed it was pretty funny,” said Reddick. Apparently the song came on in the clubhouse a few days and it just stuck.

Pomeranz who has now pitched 10 scoreless innings in his last two starts is now a solid man in the rotation with Strailey now optioned to Sacramento.

“He was able to navigate through all right handed hitters (tonight). All guys with power. He strikes out the first three hitters of the game and set the tone,” said Melvin.

“That’s that mentality, I’m kind of just trying to go right after people. That’s what I was doing out of the bullpen and I had success doing that. I don’t see any reason to change that,” said Pomeranz on his execution tonight.

The A’s got the scoring started in the first when Brandon Moss hit his sixth double of the year to left field and scored Cespedes who was on base after a single of his own. The A’s made it a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth on a Gentry single to center field scored Reddick who was standing on second base. In the fifth and sixth inning the A’s scored seven runs on four doubles and two home runs. Reddick hit a two run homer to center field that bounced off the top part of the wall to give the A’s a  6-0 lead. Then in the bottom of the sixth Moss hit a deep home run to right field that brought the lead to 9-0.

In the bottom of the eighth, Moss added some more insurance runs as he hit another towering shot to right center field with a man on base and brought the score to its final of 11-0.

The White Sox send Andre Rienzo (3-0) to the mound tomorrow against Tommy Milone, game time 12:35pm.

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