White Sox 8, 
Athletics 7
| W: | O. Dotel (2-3) |
| L: | C. Breslow (5-6) |
| SV: | B. Jenks (24) |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .297 | .350 |
| G Beckham 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .302 | .374 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .270 | .346 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .277 | .342 |
| A Rios CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .262 | .314 |
| C Quentin LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .227 | .317 |
D Wise LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .240 |
| A Ramirez SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .274 | .330 |
| J Nix 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .224 | .322 |
| R Castro C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .204 | .316 |
a-A Pierzynski PH-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .310 | .340 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 175 | ||
| a-fouled out to first for R Castro in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Beckham (20, B Anderson); A Rios (26, B Ziegler) HR: R Castro (3, 2nd inning off B Anderson 1 on, 1 Out); A Ramirez (14, 10th inning off C Breslow 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Dye 3 (70), A Rios (63), R Castro 2 (10), G Beckham (41), A Ramirez (53) S: S Podsednik SF: A Rios White Sox RISP: 2-10 (A Rios 0-1, C Quentin 0-2, J Nix 0-1, G Beckham 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, J Dye 2-2, P Konerko 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Ramirez (15, ground ball); A Rios (4, fly ball) DP: 1 (G Beckham-J Nix-P Konerko). | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Contreras | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83-56 | 5.40 |
| D Carrasco | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32-20 | 3.70 |
| M Thornton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.49 |
| O Dotel (W, 2-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12-10 | 2.76 |
| B Jenks (S, 24) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.73 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 152-103 | |
| PITCHING HBP: T Everidge (By J Contreras) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Contreras 14/22; D Carrasco 5/9; M Thornton 0/4; O Dotel 3/3; B Jenks 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Contreras 11-12-16-16; D Carrasco 3-3-8-6; M Thornton 3-1-1-3; O Dotel 1-6-3-0; B Jenks 2-2-1-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Contreras 3-5; D Carrasco 3-3; M Thornton 2-1; O Dotel 0-0; B Jenks 2-0 Game Scores: J Contreras 25 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .280 | .337 |
| R Davis CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .292 | .363 |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .279 | .315 |
| S Hairston LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .263 | .296 |
| R Sweeney RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .275 | .325 |
| T Everidge 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .266 | .351 |
B Crosby PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .299 |
| J Cust DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .230 | .346 |
a-N Garciaparra PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .293 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .273 | .312 |
| C Pennington SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .320 | .358 |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 152 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Cust in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Ellis (14, J Contreras); R Sweeney (19, D Carrasco) HR: S Hairston (5, 4th inning off J Contreras 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Hairston 2 (20), M Ellis 3 (39), C Pennington (6), R Sweeney (34) GIDP: T Everidge Athletics RISP: 4-9 (T Everidge 0-1, R Davis 0-1, N Garciaparra 0-1, J Cust 1-1, C Pennington 1-1, S Hairston 1-1, M Ellis 1-2, K Suzuki 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (23, 2nd base off J Contreras/R Castro) CS: C Pennington (1, 2nd base by J Contreras/R Castro) | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Anderson | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 98-61 | 4.55 |
| J Marshall (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 0.00 |
| B Ziegler (B, 2) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35-20 | 2.73 |
| M Wuertz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.21 |
| A Bailey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.08 |
| C Breslow (L, 5-6) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-9 | 4.22 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 175-110 | |
| PITCHING B Anderson pitched to 2 batters in the 6th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Anderson 16/27; J Marshall 1/1; B Ziegler 3/7; M Wuertz 3/4; A Bailey 2/3; C Breslow 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Anderson 14-9-20-18; J Marshall 1-0-0-1; B Ziegler 5-3-8-4; M Wuertz 3-3-2-2; A Bailey 2-3-2-1; C Breslow 2-1-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Anderson 4-6; J Marshall 1-0; B Ziegler 2-1; M Wuertz 0-2; A Bailey 1-1; C Breslow 1-1 Game Scores: B Anderson 23 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | OAK | |||
 | 1st | J Dye singled to right center, S Podsednik scored, G Beckham to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | A Rios hit sacrifice fly to right, G Beckham scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | R Castro homered to center, A Ramirez scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 2nd | J Dye singled to right, S Podsednik and G Beckham scored. | 6 | 0 |
 | 4th | S Hairston homered to left center. | 6 | 1 |
| 4th | M Ellis doubled to left, R Sweeney, T Everidge and J Cust scored, M Ellis to third advancing on throw. | 6 | 4 |
| 4th | C Pennington singled to center, M Ellis scored. | 6 | 5 |
| 5th | S Hairston singled to left, R Davis scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 5th | R Sweeney doubled to right, S Hairston scored. | 6 | 7 |
| 6th | G Beckham grounded out to first, J Nix scored, R Castro to third. | 7 | 7 |
| 10th | A Ramirez homered to left. | 8 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 20,348 (58% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 14th
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