Now, the slugging A's are right back in a familiar fall position: one winner-take-all postseason game with the season on the line.
Semien and Davis connected early and Oakland's bullpen barely held off Josรฉ Abreu and the Chicago White Sox late for a 5-3 win Wednesday that sent the AL playoff series to a deciding Game 3.
The White Sox went 14-0 in the regular season against left-handed starters and beat southpaw Jesรบs Luzardo in the playoff opener.
โI'm pretty sure we're pretty dang confident in anyone we throw against the White Sox,โ Bassitt said.
He went just 3 for 18 against the White Sox last season.