Chicago White Sox @ Oakland Athletics
84-65, 38-37 Away
4
84-65, 38-37 Away
Final
86-62, 45-29 Home
5
86-62, 45-29 Home
White Sox Hitting
a-lined out to right for J Uribe in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Anderson (23, J Blanton)
- HRA Pierzynski (15, 2nd inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIA Pierzynski (59), S Podsednik (45), J Thome (100)
- 2Out RBIS Podsednik
- GIDPJ Crede
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSS Podsednik (17, 2nd base by J Blanton/J Kendall)
- SBR Gload (5, 2nd base off J Blanton/J Kendall); A Cintron (10, 2nd base off J Blanton/J Kendall); S Podsednik (40, 2nd base off J Blanton/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Uribe-A Cintron-R Gload)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .369 | .347 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .329 | .388 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .371 | .430 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .390 | .570 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .354 | .429 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .328 | .426 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 | .371 | .485 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .325 | .384 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .322 | .382 |
| 30 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BM Kotsay (27, J Contreras); E Chavez (24, J Contreras); J Payton (29, J Contreras)
- HRF Thomas (38, 4th inning off J Contreras 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIF Thomas 3 (105), M Bradley (42), M Ellis (49)
- SFM Ellis
- GIDPM Ellis
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBM Scutaro (4, 2nd base off J Contreras/A Pierzynski)
- Fielding
- DP2 (M Kotsay-J Kendall, M Scutaro-N Swisher)
- EJ Kendall (5, throw)
- AssistsM Kotsay (R Gload at Home)
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Contreras(L,13-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 109-62 | 4.08 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.61 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 129-75 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Contreras
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Contreras 5-10; D Riske 2-3
- Game ScoresJ Contreras 35
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(W,16-12) |
B. Halsey(H,9) |
C. Gaudin(H,11) |
J. Kennedy(H,17) |
J. Duchscherer(S,9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 95-58 | 4.74 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-18 | 4.62 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 2.70 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.20 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.12 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 152-96 |
- Pitching
- WPB Halsey
- IBBN Swisher (By J Contreras)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 2-6; B Halsey 2-1; C Gaudin 2-0; J Kennedy 0-1; J Duchscherer 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 45
Scoring Summary
Inning | CWS | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | A Pierzynski homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | S Podsednik singled to left center, A Cintron scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | F Thomas homered to left, J Kendall and M Kotsay scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 5th | M Bradley singled to left, J Kendall scored, M Kotsay to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 6th | M Ellis hit sacrifice fly to right, J Payton scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7th | S Podsednik scored, R Gload to second on wild pitch by B Halsey. | 3 | 5 | |
| 7th | J Thome grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Gload scored, J Dye out at second. | 4 | 5 | |
OAK wins 3-0
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 17 September 2006
Oakland, California
Attendance: 28,806
Game Time:2:38
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
- First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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