Mike Fiers stayed busy during the All-Star break and made three trips to the Coliseum to stay on his normal pitching routine. The payoff? A seventh consecutive win that inched the Athletics a little closer to first-place Houston in the AL West. Fiers pitched into the eighth inning without allowing a run, Oakland hit three solo home runs and the Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Friday night. Read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401076103