Oakland Athletics @ Chicago White Sox
47-39, 20-18 Away
7
47-39, 20-18 Away
Final
49-38, 30-14 Home
1
49-38, 30-14 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BW Bankston 2 (2, M Buehrle 2); J Hannahan (17, M Buehrle); D Murphy (2, A Russell)
- HRJ Cust (15, 4th inning off M Buehrle 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Cust 2 (43), J Hannahan (26), R Sweeney (28), W Bankston (1), D Murphy 2 (9)
- 2Out RBIJ Hannahan, R Sweeney
- GIDPR Sweeney
- Team LOB13
- Baserunning
- SBM Ellis (12, 2nd base off M Buehrle/A Pierzynski)
White Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Thome (15, J Blanton)
- RBIJ Thome (44)
- 2Out RBIJ Thome
- SHJ Uribe
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Uribe-O Cabrera-N Swisher)
- AssistsJ Dye (M Ellis at Home)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(W,5-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 119-74 | 4.76 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.70 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 144-89 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Ellis (By M Buehrle)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 7-9; B Ziegler 1-1; S Casilla 2-0
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 64
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Buehrle(L,6-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 105-64 | 3.91 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-4 | 3.00 |
| 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.68 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-19 | 2.10 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-16 | 2.84 |
| 9.0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 189-114 |
- Pitching
- WPN Masset; A Russell
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Buehrle 7-4; O Dotel 0-0; N Masset 0-1; B Logan 2-2; A Russell 2-0
- Game ScoresM Buehrle 35
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | J Cust homered to left, E Brown scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Thome doubled to deep right, C Quentin scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Hannahan doubled to deep right center, C Gonzalez scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 6th | R Sweeney singled to center, J Hannahan scored, M Ellis to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| 7th | W Bankston singled to center, E Brown scored, J Cust to second. | 5 | 1 | |
| 7th | D Murphy singled to left, J Cust scored, W Bankston to third. | 6 | 1 | |
| 9th | D Murphy doubled to deep left, R Davis scored. | 7 | 1 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Rate Field
12:05 AM, 5 July 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 29,600
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
- First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke
- Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
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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