A's overcome brilliant Mark Buehrle to tie White Sox in 9th, win in 10th

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    In a rare matchup between perfect starting pitchers, it was a young reliever and a catcher that made the difference for the Oakland Athletics.

    Catcher Kurt Suzuki homered on a 1-2 pitch from Jesse Crain with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Oakland a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

    "It's a big thrill," said Suzuki. "Any time you can get a hit when it really counts, it's an exciting time."

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310411104&teams=oakland-athletics-vs-chicago-white-sox
     

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