Athletics 3, 
White Sox 2
| W: | J. Duchscherer (9-5) |
| L: | J. Vazquez (7-7) |
| SV: | H. Street (16) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| R Sweeney RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .290 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| J Cust LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| R Davis CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| C Gonzalez CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| W Bankston DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .216 |
| D Barton 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .224 |
| D Murphy SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| BATTING HR: J Cust (14, 4th inning off J Vazquez 1 on, 2 Out); D Murphy (3, 5th inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Cust 2 (41), D Murphy (7) 2-out RBI: J Cust 2, D Murphy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Bankston 1, D Murphy 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gonzalez (3, 2nd base off J Vazquez/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Duchscherer (W, 9-5) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 98-62 | 1.96 |
| A Embree (H, 15) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 4.54 |
| H Street (S, 16) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30-20 | 3.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 132-85 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Duchscherer 27; A Embree 2; H Street 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Duchscherer 5-11; A Embree 1-0; H Street 1-1 Game Scores: J Duchscherer 61 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Wise CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 |
| a-O Cabrera PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| J Dye RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| J Thome DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .268 |
| P Ozuna PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| N Swisher 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .237 |
| A Ramirez 2B-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| J Uribe SS-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
| a-grounded to second for D Wise in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pierzynski 2 (20, J Duchscherer, A Embree); J Dye (19, J Duchscherer) HR: D Wise (2, 1st inning off J Duchscherer 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Wise (4), J Dye (52) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Crede 2, J Dye 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Vazquez (L, 7-7) | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 121-83 | 4.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 121-83 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Suzuki (By J Vazquez) Batters faced: J Vazquez 33 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vazquez 7-10 Game Scores: J Vazquez 76 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | CHW | |||
 | 1st | D Wise homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | J Dye doubled to deep left center, A Pierzynski scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | J Cust homered to right, K Suzuki scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | D Murphy homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 26,730 (65.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:21 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Tim Welke |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 3rd 2008
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 8 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 | in 11 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
| NY Mets | 11 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |