Zach Remillard added a two-run single and Eloy Jiménez had a pair of RBI singles as the White Sox finished their seven-game road trip 3-4.
Brent Rooker homered for Oakland hours after being named an All-Star.
Oakland got two runs back in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Tony Kemp and a bases-loaded walk by Seth Brown.Andrew Benintendi had a sacrifice fly in the sixth, followed by Jiménez's second RBI single. Burger homered 442 feet to center in the seventh. Touki Toussaint made his third appearance and first start for the White Sox, allowing two runs and three hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four in a no-decision."He saved us today," Grifol praised. "He had really good stuff. He used his slider, his fastball and his sinker. He did a really good job."
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