The Chicago White Sox dropped yet another series to the Athletics, this time on a walk-off home run. What began with some excitement quickly turned dull, then hopeful again — before reality hit, as usual.

Joshua Palacios provided an early spark by crushing a leadoff home run off Osvaldo Bido, marking his first homer of the season. The 1-0 lead didn’t last long, though. Lawrence Butler led off the bottom half with a single, and Brent Rooker followed with a double, plating a quick run off White Sox opener Brandon Eisert. Eisert’s outing ended after one inning, with Davis Martin taking over in the second.

From there, it was a stalemate. Both teams had their chances, but neither could push another run across.

There were a few defensive bright spots — Matt Thaiss made a slick play in the field, and Miguel Vargas continued his recent stretch of strong defense and hitting.

On the mound, Davis Martin delivered an outstanding performance in long relief, tossing six innings of three-hit ball with two walks and five strikeouts. His ERA dropped to 3.24.

With the score still tied 1-1 after nine, the game went into extras. A’s closer Mason Miller shut the White Sox down in the top of the ninth, striking out the side with ease.

In the 10th, the White Sox finally broke through. Luis Robert Jr. singled home the ghost runner from second to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. Edgar Quero followed with a single to put runners on the corners with one out, but Andrew Vaughn promptly grounded into a double play to end the inning and limit the damage.

Jordan Leasure was tasked with closing it out in the bottom of the 10th. Given the A’s struggles with runners in scoring position, it seemed like a favorable situation.

But of course, nothing is ever simple with the White Sox.

With one out, Luis Urías jumped on the very first pitch he saw — a center-cut fastball — and blasted a two-run walk-off homer, sealing another series loss for Chicago with a 3-2 final.

At this point, it might be time to consider giving Leasure a reset in Triple-A Charlotte.

The White Sox mercifully get a day off after a grueling 3-7 road trip. While it’s sad that winning three out of ten games feels like a relative success compared to the season’s .250 winning percentage, that’s where things stand.

The team returns to Chicago to kick off a series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night at 6:40 p.m. CT. Bryse Wilson is the likely starter, although with Martín Pérez still sidelined, it’s unclear if the White Sox will actually slot in a real starter or continue patching things together.

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