White Sox end eight-game skid with close win

Chicago: Lucas Giolito pitched into the eighth inning before Xavier Cedeno worked out of a jam, and Chicago snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Friday night to salvage a doubleheader split.

The White Sox bounced back after getting pounded 11-2 behind a pair of three-run homers by Franklin Barreto.

They stopped their worst skid since a nine-game rut last July and ended Oakland’s season-high win streak at five. “Definitely the best I felt out there this year, for sure,” Giolito said. “I think velocity was up a tick. Just felt right, felt in sync and just competed from there.”