OAKLAND, Calif. – Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito allowed a clean single up the middle to start the seventh inning, ending his bid for a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics in their playoff opener.Tommy La Stella hit a single to become the first runner for the A's on Tuesday.Giolito pitched a no-hitter against Pittsburgh on Aug.
25. This start at the Coliseum was his postseason debut. The White Sox lead 3-0 in Game 1 of the best-of-three series.The late Roy Halladay of the Phillies in 2010 threw a perfect game in the regular season and then tossed a no-hitter against the Reds in the playoffs — the only person to have a regular-season and postseason no-hitter in the same year.