Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox - Box Score - August 31, 2004 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 31, 2004

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 8/31)

Game 1: Tuesday, August 31
Oakland	7	Final
Chi White Sox	2	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, September 1
Oakland	4	Final
Chi White Sox	5	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, September 2
Oakland	4	Final
Chi White Sox	2	Final
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Athletics 7

(78-53, 33-34 away)

White Sox 2

(64-66, 35-31 home)

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8:05 PM ET, August 31, 2004

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	12	0
CWS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0

W: R. Harden (9-5)

L: F. Diaz (1-4)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Kotsay CF	5	1	3	2	0	1	0	.305
M McLemore 2B	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	.246
E Chavez 3B	3	1	0	1	1	1	2	.282
S Hatteberg 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.307
E Durazo DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.325
E Byrnes RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.289
B McMillon LF	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	.209
A Melhuse C	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.267
B Crosby SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.249
Totals	35	7	10	7	3	7	8
BATTING 2B: B Crosby (28, F Diaz); M Kotsay (27, F Diaz) 3B: M Kotsay (3, F Diaz) HR: A Melhuse (9, 9th inning off J Adkins 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: E Chavez (64), B Crosby (50), M Kotsay 2 (56), E Durazo (77), B McMillon (9), A Melhuse (25) SF: E Chavez 2-out RBI: B Crosby, M Kotsay 2, B McMillon GIDP: E Byrnes Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M McLemore 1, E Chavez 1 Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 1 (B Crosby-M McLemore-S Hatteberg).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Harden (W, 11-7)	7.0	4	1	1	0	5	0	103-66	3.69
J Mecir	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	3.63
A Rhodes	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-11	4.91
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	0	7	1	131-85
PITCHING Batters faced: R Harden 24; J Mecir 4; A Rhodes 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 8-8; J Mecir 1-1; A Rhodes 2-0 Game Scores: R Harden 70

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
W Harris 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.265
A Rowand CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.323
C Lee LF	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.305
P Konerko 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273
C Everett DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.269
J Valentin SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.220
B Davis C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.237
J Borchard RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.159
J Crede 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.231
Totals	32	2	6	2	0	7	6
BATTING 2B: A Rowand 2 (34, R Harden 2); B Davis (8, J Mecir) HR: C Lee (25, 9th inning off A Rhodes 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Lee 2 (85) GIDP: P Konerko Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Lee 1, W Harris 1 Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Valentin-P Konerko).

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
F Diaz (L, 2-5)	5.2	8	6	6	2	5	0	117-67	9.09
N Cotts	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28-18	4.97
J Adkins	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	1	31-19	3.91
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	3	7	1	176-104
PITCHING Batters faced: F Diaz 26; N Cotts 6; J Adkins 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Diaz 7-5; N Cotts 3-2; J Adkins 2-1 Game Scores: F Diaz 32

Scoring Summary

			OAK	CWS
	1st	E Chavez hit sacrifice fly to center, M Kotsay scored.	1	0
	2nd	B Crosby doubled to deep left, E Byrnes scored, A Melhuse to third.	2	0
	2nd	M Kotsay doubled to right, A Melhuse and B Crosby scored.	4	0
	3rd	E Durazo singled to center, E Chavez scored, S Hatteberg to second.	5	0
	3rd	B McMillon singled to center, S Hatteberg scored.	6	0
	4th	C Lee singled to center, A Rowand scored.	6	1
	9th	A Melhuse homered to right center.	7	1
	9th	C Lee homered to left.	7	2
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