OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Melky Cabrera hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning after yet another costly error by Oakland, and the Chicago White Sox rallied for the second straight night to beat the Athletics 4-3 on Saturday.Avisail Garcia hit a tying two-run single in the third on a nine-pitch at-bat to back John Danks (2-3). He struck out six in seven innings and won on the road for the first time in four tries.The A's committed an error in their 13th straight game, the longest streak for the franchise since 13 in a row from April 7-21, 1983. Reliever Fernando Rodriguez (0-1) fielded No. 9 hitter Carlos Sanchez's bunt and threw it wildly into right field for a two-base error to put Adam Eaton on third. Cabrera knocked him home moments later. 
Jose Abreu, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a two-out single in the first, followed with an RBI double. It was the 37th run allowed by Oakland in the seventh inning this season.Chicago used four pitchers to get through a rocky eighth. Zach Duke allowed a run before Jake Petricka gave up Billy Butler's single to put the tying run aboard. Stephen Vogt singled off Dan Jennings, then David Robertson entered and got Brett Lawrie to line out.Robertson finished 1 1/3 perfect innings for his eighth save and sixth career scoreless appearance at the Coliseum.Butler hit a two-run homer in the first for the A's, who squandered a lead for the second straight night in losing their third straight game and ninth in 10. They fell to 1-13 in one-run games, and six of the last eight and nine of 12 have played have been decided by a run.Oakland's majors-leading 38 errors have led to 27 unearned runs, also most in the big leagues.Adam LaRoche singled to start the sixth and advanced into scoring position on a pair of wild pitches. But A's starter Jesse Chavez got out of it thanks to a second straight inning-ending double play.Chicago used a five-run seventh a night earlier to rally from a 6-2 deficit to win, then extended its winning streak to four Saturday with the club's eighth victory in 11 games overall.Chavez, who began the season in the bullpen, allowed eight hits and two runs in six innings and has only one win in five starts since joining the rotation April 23.
Jose Abreu, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a two-out single in the first, followed with an RBI double. It was the 37th run allowed by Oakland in the seventh inning this season.Chicago used four pitchers to get through a rocky eighth. Zach Duke allowed a run before Jake Petricka gave up Billy Butler's single to put the tying run aboard. Stephen Vogt singled off Dan Jennings, then David Robertson entered and got Brett Lawrie to line out.Robertson finished 1 1/3 perfect innings for his eighth save and sixth career scoreless appearance at the Coliseum.Butler hit a two-run homer in the first for the A's, who squandered a lead for the second straight night in losing their third straight game and ninth in 10. They fell to 1-13 in one-run games, and six of the last eight and nine of 12 have played have been decided by a run.Oakland's majors-leading 38 errors have led to 27 unearned runs, also most in the big leagues.Adam LaRoche singled to start the sixth and advanced into scoring position on a pair of wild pitches. But A's starter Jesse Chavez got out of it thanks to a second straight inning-ending double play.Chicago used a five-run seventh a night earlier to rally from a 6-2 deficit to win, then extended its winning streak to four Saturday with the club's eighth victory in 11 games overall.Chavez, who began the season in the bullpen, allowed eight hits and two runs in six innings and has only one win in five starts since joining the rotation April 23.
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