Athletics 11, White Sox 3

W:	B. Tomko (4-3)
L:	C. Torres (1-1)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
A Kennedy 3B	5	1	2	0	1	1	21	.286	.344
R Davis CF	6	3	3	1	0	0	18	.303	.365
R Sweeney RF	6	3	4	2	0	1	20	.283	.335
S Hairston LF	6	0	2	2	0	1	27	.238	.263
E Patterson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.213
K Suzuki C	4	0	1	2	0	1	14	.270	.306
J Cust DH	5	1	2	3	0	0	17	.240	.358
M Ellis 2B	5	1	2	1	0	1	19	.278	.319
D Barton 1B	4	2	2	0	1	1	25	.229	.343
C Pennington SS	4	0	2	0	1	0	26	.260	.321
Totals	45	11	20	11	3	6	187
BATTING 2B: C Pennington (6, D Carrasco); S Hairston 2 (9, D Carrasco 2); K Suzuki (31, D Hudson); J Cust (14, J Nunez) HR: J Cust (21, 1st inning off C Torres 2 on, 2 Out); M Ellis (7, 1st inning off C Torres 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: K Suzuki 2 (68), J Cust 3 (61), M Ellis (50), R Sweeney 2 (41), S Hairston 2 (31), R Davis (35) SF: K Suzuki 2-out RBI: J Cust 3, M Ellis, R Sweeney 2, S Hairston 2, K Suzuki, R Davis GIDP: R Davis Athletics RISP: 6-20 (R Davis 1-3, J Cust 1-2, S Hairston 0-3, R Sweeney 3-5, K Suzuki 1-3, M Ellis 0-1, A Kennedy 0-3) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (32, 2nd base off D Hudson/A Pierzynski)
FIELDING DP: 2 (M Ellis, M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Tomko (W, 4-3)	5.1	6	3	3	1	3	2	82-51	4.47
C Breslow	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	22-14	3.86
J Blevins	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	6.48
B Kilby	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	6	2	125-80
PITCHING HBP: A Pierzynski (By B Tomko) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Tomko 14/23; C Breslow 5/6; J Blevins 3/3; B Kilby 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Tomko 20-3-10-18; C Breslow 4-2-3-5; J Blevins 1-2-0-2; B Kilby 2-5-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Tomko 5-7; C Breslow 4-1; J Blevins 0-2; B Kilby 0-1 Game Scores: B Tomko 46

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
S Podsednik CF	3	0	1	0	0	2	14	.303	.355
a-D Wise PH-CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	.207	.244
A Ramirez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	.276	.331
b-B Lillibridge PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.145	.253
A Pierzynski C	2	1	1	0	0	0	9	.313	.345
T Flowers C	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000
P Konerko 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	12	.281	.351
J Dye DH	2	0	0	0	1	0	8	.259	.341
c-J Fields PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.218	.299
M Kotsay RF	3	1	1	2	0	0	9	.273	.317
d-R Castro PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.194	.286
C Quentin LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.232	.319
C Getz 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	25	.271	.330
J Nix 3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	10	.232	.321
Totals	32	3	7	3	2	6	125
a-reached on infield single to second for S Podsednik in the 7th b-lined out to first for A Ramirez in the 7th c-flied out to right for J Dye in the 8th d-struck out swinging for M Kotsay in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Nix (11, B Tomko) HR: M Kotsay (4, 4th inning off B Tomko 1 on, 2 Out); P Konerko (26, 6th inning off B Tomko 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Kotsay 2 (16), P Konerko (82) 2-out RBI: M Kotsay 2 GIDP: M Kotsay White Sox RISP: 0-3 (S Podsednik 0-1, B Lillibridge 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: A Ramirez (18, catch) DP: 1 (C Getz-A Ramirez-P Konerko).

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Torres (L, 1-1)	0.2	4	5	5	1	1	2	22-16	6.35
D Carrasco	3.1	6	3	3	1	1	0	55-38	3.77
D Hudson	2.1	5	2	2	0	2	0	46-27	4.15
R Williams	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	6.57
J Nunez	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-12	3.00
S Linebrink	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	34-19	3.96
Totals	9.0	20	11	11	3	6	2	187-120
PITCHING WP: S Linebrink First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Torres 4/7; D Carrasco 10/16; D Hudson 6/12; R Williams 2/4; J Nunez 2/4; S Linebrink 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Torres 6-2-3-5; D Carrasco 14-0-10-14; D Hudson 6-6-5-10; R Williams 0-2-3-3; J Nunez 4-2-3-3; S Linebrink 5-2-7-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Torres 0-1; D Carrasco 6-3; D Hudson 2-3; R Williams 0-1; J Nunez 1-1; S Linebrink 1-2 Game Scores: C Torres 24

Scoring Summary
			OAK	CHW
	1st	K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to right, A Kennedy scored.	1	0
	1st	J Cust homered to right center, R Davis and R Sweeney scored.	4	0
	1st	M Ellis homered to left center.	5	0
	2nd	R Sweeney singled to right, R Davis scored.	6	0
	2nd	S Hairston doubled to deep left center, R Sweeney scored.	7	0
	4th	S Hairston doubled to deep right, R Sweeney scored.	8	0
	4th	M Kotsay homered to right, A Pierzynski scored.	8	2
	6th	K Suzuki doubled to deep left center, R Davis scored.	9	2
	6th	P Konerko homered to center.	9	3
	7th	R Davis singled to center, D Barton scored, A Kennedy to second.	10	3
	9th	R Sweeney singled to center, D Barton scored, R Davis to third.	11	3
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Game Notes

JACK CUST AND MARK ELLIS OF THE ATHLETICS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING.

Game Information
Stadium	U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	24,317 (59.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:45
Weather	65 degrees, clear
Wind	11 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Brian Onora, Third Base - Jerry Crawford

Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 9/8)

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