Chicago ? Mark Mulder was tough on the Chicago White Sox. So was the fog.

“I’ve never seen, at least never played, baseball in anything like that,” Mulder said after pitching a four-hitter as the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, Wednesday night. “It was just weird.”

Oakland extended its winning streak to six games, scoring its first run when Chicago right fielder Magglio Ordonez lost Eric Byrnes’ fly ball in the fog and it went for an RBI triple.

The game was delayed twice — once after the third and again in the top of the fifth — for a total of 45 minutes.

“I felt great, even with the two delays,” Mulder said. “They gave us enough time to warm back up and I didn’t have any problems going back out there.”

Mulder (4-1) pitched his second straight complete game, striking out six and walking none. He lost a bid for consecutive shutouts when Carlos Lee doubled in the eighth and eventually scored on Joe Crede’s infield out.

Between the two delays, just as the fog began to thicken again, Ordonez lost Byrnes’ routine fly ball and Oakland’s Ramon Hernandez scored all the way from first.

“It was a tough situation where I almost feel bad. I know how I’d feel if it happened to me,” Mulder said

“I knew the inning before as I was standing in center field that if any fly ball is hit, it’s going to drop,” Byrnes said.

Oakland first-base coach Brad Fischer watches the game against Chicago through a thick fog. The A's-White Sox game Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago was delayed twice by fog for a total of 45 minutes. The A's defeated the White Sox, 4-1.

“As soon as I hit it, I knew he wasn’t going to see it. Ramon had stopped between first and second and I started yelling, ‘Get going.”‘

After the triple, the game was delayed a second time for 31 minutes. When the teams returned, Terrence Long hit the second pitch from Mark Buehrle (2-4) for an RBI single.

Eric Chavez hit his fifth homer, a solo shot in the sixth, and Erubiel Durazo and Hernandez hit back-to-back doubles to make it 4-0.

But the play that got the A’s started was the foggy fly ball. The umpires told both managers that if outfielders couldn’t see the ball, they should signal and play would be stopped.

Ordonez refused to comment after the game.

“I saw it off the bat and tried to yell at him, but the crowd was yelling and he couldn’t hear me. I don’t think he even saw it,” Chicago center fielder Aaron Rowand said of Ordonez.

“Aaron and Magglio were playing catch before the inning and felt that they could see, but obviously when the fog rolled in and then the guy hit the ball, it was a little late,” Chicago manager Jerry Manuel said.

Not counting the delays, the game took 1:54, the fastest for the White Sox since May 18, 1987, at Seattle. It was Oakland’s quickest since Aug. 31, 1982, a game at Boston took also took 1:54.

Buehrle, a 19-game winner last season, has lost three straight starts. He lasted six innings, allowing nine hits and four runs.

Rangers 11, Blue Jays 3

Toronto — Juan Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs as Texas beat Toronto for the 10th straight time.

Gonzalez hit a two-run homer off Tanyon Sturtze (3-2) in the second inning, and an RBI single in the fourth that made it 8-0. Gonzalez has four homers and 17 RBIs in his last eight games, and nine homers overall. Toronto has allowed 45 runs in its last four games and has a league-high 5.96 ERA. The Blue Jays have lost nine of 13 and went 10-18 in April.

Angels 6, Indians 2

Cleveland — Jarrod Washburn took a shutout into the eighth inning and Anaheim received two-run homers from Bengie Molina and Brad Fullmer. Washburn (2-3) had little trouble with the Indians, who lost their eighth straight game. The left-hander permitted just two doubles and a single through seven innings and was five outs from his first career shutout.

Yankees 8, Mariners 5

New York — Raul Mondesi hit a grand slam off Randy Winn’s glove and Andy Pettitte allowed one unearned run in seven innings to lead New York past Seattle. Mariano Rivera, sidelined since spring training because of an injured groin, pitched the ninth in his first appearance of the year. He allowed Mike Cameron’s RBI double before finishing off manager Joe Torre’s 1,600th career win. New York took a 5-0 lead in the first inning against Jamie Moyer (3-2) and then held on to avoid its first three-game losing streak of the year.

Twins 8, Devil Rays 5

Minneapolis — Brad Radke settled down after a shaky start and Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer to lead Minnesota past Tampa Bay. There were five ejections and four hit batters. Rocco Baldelli hit his first major-league homer and drove in all five runs for Tampa Bay, which has lost seven straight to Minnesota.