Athletics 3, 
White Sox 2
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .296 | .348 |
| G Beckham 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .306 | .380 |
| J Dye RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .273 | .351 |
| J Thome DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .250 | .380 |
a-P Konerko PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .274 | .341 |
| A Rios CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .259 | .311 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .311 | .343 |
| A Ramirez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .276 | .333 |
| M Kotsay 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .262 | .306 |
| J Nix 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .228 | .324 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 154 | ||
| a-reached on error for J Thome in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Beckham (22, T Cahill); M Kotsay (6, T Cahill); A Pierzynski (16, T Cahill) 3B: S Podsednik (4, T Cahill) RBI: S Podsednik (34), J Thome (71) S: M Kotsay, J Nix SF: J Thome GIDP: J Nix White Sox RISP: 2-10 (A Rios 0-2, S Podsednik 1-3, J Thome 0-1, J Nix 0-1, A Ramirez 1-1, J Dye 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Nix (8, 2nd base off A Bailey/K Suzuki) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Nix-A Ramirez-M Kotsay, A Ramirez-J Nix-M Kotsay). | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Danks | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 91-62 | 3.96 |
| O Dotel (B, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 2.72 |
| B Jenks (L, 2-4) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-3 | 3.89 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 109-75 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Danks 18/29; O Dotel 2/3; B Jenks 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Danks 11-8-19-24; O Dotel 2-2-5-1; B Jenks 0-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 7-12; O Dotel 0-1; B Jenks 0-2 Game Scores: J Danks 56 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .287 | .342 |
| R Davis CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .300 | .371 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .277 | .314 |
| S Hairston LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .262 | .293 |
| N Garciaparra DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .267 | .299 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .225 | .297 |
| T Everidge 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .236 | .317 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .283 | .319 |
| A Cunningham RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .151 | .211 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 109 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Crosby (8, J Danks); R Davis (12, J Danks); S Hairston (7, O Dotel) HR: M Ellis (6, 9th inning off B Jenks 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ellis 2 (42), S Hairston (21) SF: M Ellis 2-out RBI: S Hairston, M Ellis GIDP: K Suzuki, B Crosby Athletics RISP: 1-7 (T Everidge 0-1, A Cunningham 0-2, N Garciaparra 0-1, S Hairston 1-2, K Suzuki 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (24, 2nd base off J Danks/A Pierzynski) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Cunningham (2, fly ball) DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-T Everidge). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Cahill | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98-59 | 4.97 |
| J Marshall | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-7 | 0.00 |
| M Wuertz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27-15 | 3.16 |
| A Bailey (W, 5-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 2.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 154-94 | |
| PITCHING T Cahill pitched to 2 batters in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Cahill 12/25; J Marshall 3/3; M Wuertz 1/5; A Bailey 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Cahill 10-8-20-21; J Marshall 1-1-3-2; M Wuertz 2-10-1-2; A Bailey 4-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Cahill 8-8; J Marshall 2-0; M Wuertz 0-0; A Bailey 1-1 Game Scores: T Cahill 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | OAK | |||
 | 6th | S Podsednik tripled to deep left center, M Kotsay scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | J Thome hit sacrifice fly to center, S Podsednik scored, G Beckham to third. | 2 | 0 |
 | 7th | M Ellis hit sacrifice fly to center, N Garciaparra scored, B Crosby to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | S Hairston doubled to deep left, R Davis scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | M Ellis homered to left. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Notes |
| ATHLETICS MANAGER BOB GEREN WAS EJECTED BY SECOND BASE UMPIRE GARY DARLING FOR ARGUING A STOLEN BASE CALL. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 20,241 (57.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:30 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Hohn, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Todd Tichenor |
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