Found August 16, 2009 on
Chicago Sun Times:
Mark Ellis lined a homer just over the left-field wall with two outs in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the White Sox on Sunday. Ellis hit his third career game-winning homer and first since June 8 last year against the Angels off Bobby Jenks (2-4), who had previously posted five straight scoreless outings
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