Urshela's 2-run triple and Bleday's 3 hits lead Athletics past White Sox 3-1

CHICAGO (AP) — Gio Urshela snapped a sixth-inning tie with a two-run triple that sent the Athletics past the struggling Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Wednesday.

JJ Bleday had three hits, including a double and an RBI single, to help the Athletics win their second straight on a cold night.

Osvaldo Bido (2-1) tossed 5 2/3 innings for the win, allowing one run and five hits with one walk. Mason Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save in five chances.

Brooks Baldwin’s homer in the third put the White Sox ahead 1-0, but Chicago has lost three in a row and 11 of 13.

White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and walking two while striking out four. He was replaced after 88 pitches by Tyler Gilbert (1-1), who took the loss.

Baldwin narrowly missed going deep again in the fourth with two runners on when Bleday caught his drive at the right-center wall.

Bleday tied it in the sixth with an RBI single off Gilbert.

Jordan Leasure replaced Gilbert and walked Miguel Andujar to put runners at first and second. Luis Urías flied out before Urshela lined his two-out triple to the right-center wall.

Chicago loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh against José Leclerc. Tyler Ferguson entered and got Luis Robert Jr. to ground out, then pitched a scoreless eighth.

White Sox rookie infielder Chase Meidroth singled and has reached base in his first five major league games.

Athletics left-hander JP Sears (1-2, 4.24 ERA) starts against RHP Davis Martin (1-1, 4.42) in the series finale Thursday.

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Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) catches a fly ball hit by Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago White Sox's Brooks Baldwin (27) watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago White Sox's Brooks Baldwin (27) watches his solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Athletics center fielder JJ Bleday (33) catches a fly ball hit by Chicago White Sox's Brooks Baldwin during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Athletics closing pitcher Mason Miller (19) celebrates after defeating the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Athletics' Miguel Andujar (22) and JJ Bleday (33) celebrate with teammates in the dugout after scoring on a Gio Urshela two-RBI triple during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Athletics closing pitcher Mason Miller right, celebrates with catcher Shea Langeliers left, after defeating the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Athletics starter Osvaldo Bido delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Athletics' Gio Urshela (13) watches his two-RBI triple during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Iran's top judge hinted at fast trials and executions for those who were detained in nationwide protests against the country's theocracy, even as activists said Wednesday that the death toll rose to levels unseen in decades with at least 2,572 people killed so far.

Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei made the comments about trials and executions in a video Tuesday, despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that he would “take very strong action” if executions take place.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said the number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early Wednesday. The figure dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

After Trump was informed on the number of deaths, he warned Iran's leaders that he was terminating any negotiations and would “act accordingly.”

Details of the crackdown began emerging Tuesday as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications countrywide when the protests broke out.

Here is the latest:

Major Middle East governments were discouraging the Trump administration from waging a war with Iran, fearing “unprecedented consequences” in the volatile region, an Arab Gulf diplomat said Wednesday.

The Cairo-based diplomat, who was given anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media, said major governments in the region including Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabai and Pakistan have been “in constant contact” with the U.S. administration over a potential American strike on Iran that could explode into a “full-blown war.”

Such a war will “certainly” have dire repercussions “not only on the Middle East but also on the global economy," he said.

Samy Magdy contributed from Cairo.

Iranian state television said Wednesday’s mass funeral in Tehran would include 300 bodies of security force members and civilians. The funeral is expected to take place at Tehran University under heavy security.

The Human Rights Activists News Agency, which is tracking the death toll, said more than 2,550 people have been killed, 2,403 protesters and 147 government-affiliated.

Twelve children were killed, along with nine civilians it said were not taking part in protests. More than 18,100 people have been detained, the group said.

Gauging the demonstrations and the death toll from abroad has grown more difficult and The Associated Press has been unable to independently assess the toll given the communications being disrupted in the country.

Melanie Lidman contributed from Jerusalem.

Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on countries that trade with Iran could impact India, an expert said, as New Delhi already faces existing 50% U.S. trade levies due its purchases of Russian oil.

Abhijit Mukhopadhyay, a senior economist at the Chintan Research Foundation in New Delhi, said the bigger risk is not India-Iran trade, but India’s access to the U.S. market as its exports to Iran are modest.

India mainly exports rice, tea, sugar, pharmaceuticals and electrical machinery to Iran, while importing dry fruits and chemical products. Textiles and garments, gems and jewelry and engineering goods are likely to be the most vulnerable sectors, he said.

Trump’s latest move also could affect India’s investments in Iran including the strategically important Chabahar port, which gives India a trade route to Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe while bypassing Pakistan, Mukhopadhyay said.

Iran’s judiciary chief signals fast trials and executions for those detained in nationwide protests.

Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei made the comment in a video shared by Iranian state television on Wednesday.

He emphasized the need for swift action, saying delays would lessen the impact.

His remarks challenge Trump, who warned Iran about executions in an interview aired Tuesday.

Trump stated the U.S. would take strong action if Iran proceeded with executions. The situation highlights escalating tensions between the two countries over the handling of the protests.

Dozens of Pakistani students studying in Iran have returned home through a remote southwestern border crossing, a Pakistani immigration official said Wednesday.

Federal Investigation Agency spokesperson in Quetta city, Samina Raisani, said about 60 students crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday through Gabd border in Balochistan province with valid travel documents.

More students were expected to return through the same crossing later Wednesday, she said.

Mudassir Tipu, Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, said Tuesday that Iranian universities had rescheduled exams and permitted international students to leave the country.

The satellite internet provider Starlink now offers free service in to people Iran who have access to the company's receivers, activists said Wednesday.

Mehdi Yahyanejad, a Los Angeles-based activist who helped get the units into Iran, told The Associated Press that the free service had started. Other activists also confirmed in messages online that the service was free.

Starlink has been the only way for Iranians to communicate with the outside world since authorities shut down the internet Thursday night as nationwide protests swelled and they began a bloody crackdown against demonstrators.

Starlink did not immediately acknowledge the decision.

This frame grab from videos taken between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11, 2026, and circulating on social media purportedly shows images from a morgue with dozens of bodies and mourners after crackdown on the outskirts of Iran's capital, in Kahrizak, Tehran Province. (UGC via AP)