Sox dumb it up, lose in Oakland again
Oakland could field a band of blind, one-legged, school girls and beat the Sox consistently as long as the games were played at whatever the coliseum is called now. The Sox just know how to lose...
| Final - 8.15.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Cabrera, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| AJ Pierzynski, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Carlos Quentin, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| Jermaine Dye, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Jim Thome, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .224 |
| Brian Anderson, pr,8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Nick Swisher, 8,3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Alexei Ramirez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| Juan Uribe, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Pierzynski, Quentin
Doubles - Dye
Hit by pitch - Swisher
Sacrifice flies - Konerko
Stolen Bases - Anderson
Caught Stealing - 2 Ramirez
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Quentin, Uribe
Home runs - Pierzynski, Quentin
Doubles - Dye
Hit by pitch - Swisher
Sacrifice flies - Konerko
Stolen Bases - Anderson
Caught Stealing - 2 Ramirez
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Quentin, Uribe
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Floyd | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.75 | 0 | 110-69 |
| Matt Thornton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.88 | 0 | 14-11 |
| Octavio Dotel | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.46 | 0 | 25-18 |
| Horacio Ramirez (L, 1-2) | .1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 0 | 6-3 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.82 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Patterson, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .133 |
| Mark Ellis, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Frank Thomas, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Carlos Gonzalez, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| Jack Cust, RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Bobby Crosby, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Emil Brown, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Cliff Pennington, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daric Barton, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| Rob Bowen, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .180 |
| Kurt Suzuki, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Ellis, Cust, Suzuki
Doubles - Brown
Grounded into DP - Ellis
Sacrifices - Barton
Stolen Bases - Patterson
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Ellis, Cust, Suzuki
Doubles - Brown
Grounded into DP - Ellis
Sacrifices - Barton
Stolen Bases - Patterson
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Braden | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 89-55 |
| Jerry Blevins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.75 | 0 | 17-11 |
| Huston Street (W, 3-5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.39 | 0 | 16-10 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Duration: 2:44
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Duration: 2:44
