Athletics 9, 
White Sox 7
| W: | J. Duchscherer (1-0) |
| L: | D. Marte (2-1) |
| SV: | O. Dotel (5) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Podsednik LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .298 |
| T Iguchi 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| C Everett DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| J Dye RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .181 |
| A Rowand CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .260 |
| J Uribe SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| a-J Crede PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .319 |
| C Widger C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .261 |
| P Ozuna 3B-SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| W Harris SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |
| a-walked for J Uribe in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Dye (1, R Harden) RBI: P Konerko (16), J Uribe (12), C Widger (3), S Podsednik (7), T Iguchi 2 (7) GIDP: J Dye, P Ozuna Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Podsednik 2, A Rowand 1, J Dye 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rowand (3, 3rd base off K Yabu/J Kendall) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Uribe (4, throw); P Ozuna (2, ground ball); J Dye (2, fly ball) DP: 3 (P Ozuna-T Iguchi-P Konerko, J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko, T Iguchi-J Uribe-P Konerko). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Buehrle | 6.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 99-67 | 3.89 |
| D Marte (L, 3-4; B, 4) | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-16 | 2.00 |
| L Vizcaino | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 7.30 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 139-91 | |
| PITCHING Balk: D Marte Batters faced: M Buehrle 31; D Marte 6; L Vizcaino 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 12-4; D Marte 1-1; L Vizcaino 0-2 Game Scores: M Buehrle 21 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Kotsay CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| E Byrnes LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .208 |
| a-E Durazo PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| C Thomas PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Kendall C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| E Chavez 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 |
| B Kielty DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .161 |
| S Hatteberg 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .299 |
| K Ginter 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .161 |
| N Swisher RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .235 |
| M Scutaro SS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| a-reached on infield single to shortstop for E Byrnes in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Chavez (3, M Buehrle) RBI: M Kotsay (11), E Chavez 3 (8), B Kielty 2 (6), E Durazo (7), J Kendall (11) 2-out RBI: E Chavez 2, B Kielty GIDP: J Kendall, K Ginter, M Scutaro Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Hatteberg 2, B Kielty 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Byrnes (1, line drive); N Swisher (1, bobble) DP: 3 (K Ginter-M Scutaro-S Hatteberg, K Ginter-S Hatteberg, M Kotsay-J Kendall). Outfield Assist: M Kotsay (T Iguchi at Home). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Harden | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 102-67 | 2.10 |
| R Rincon | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 4.15 |
| K Yabu | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-20 | 0.96 |
| J Duchscherer (W, 7-4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 0.73 |
| O Dotel (S, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.08 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 176-115 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Harden 2 HBP: C Everett (By R Harden); P Ozuna (By K Yabu) Batters faced: R Harden 27; R Rincon 1; K Yabu 9; J Duchscherer 5; O Dotel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 8-4; R Rincon 0-0; K Yabu 1-2; J Duchscherer 2-0; O Dotel 0-1 Game Scores: R Harden 30 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | OAK | |||
 | 1st | P Konerko singled to left, T Iguchi scored, C Everett to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | J Uribe singled to left, J Dye scored, A Rowand to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | C Widger singled to center, A Rowand scored, J Uribe to third. | 3 | 0 |
 | 5th | M Kotsay singled to right, K Ginter scored, M Scutaro to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 5th | E Chavez singled to left, M Scutaro and M Kotsay scored, J Kendall to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 5th | B Kielty singled to center, J Kendall scored, E Chavez to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | J Uribe safe at second on error by left fielder E Byrnes, A Rowand scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 6th | S Podsednik singled to left, J Uribe scored, P Ozuna to third, S Podsednik to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 4 |
| 6th | T Iguchi singled to right, P Ozuna and S Podsednik scored. | 7 | 4 |
| 7th | B Kielty grounded out to second, J Kendall scored, E Chavez to third. | 7 | 5 |
| 7th | E Chavez scored on D Marte's balk. | 7 | 6 |
| 8th | E Durazo safe at first on error by shortstop W Harris, M Scutaro scored, M Kotsay to third. | 7 | 7 |
| 8th | J Kendall singled to left, M Kotsay scored, C Thomas to second. | 7 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 20,412 (58.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Froemming, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, April 26th 2005
| Baltimore | 11 | Final |
| Boston | 8 |
| Detroit | 0 | Delayed |
| Cleveland | 0 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 12 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Houston | Postponed | |
| Pittsburgh |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Seattle | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 11 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 9 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Oakland | 9 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |