GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (22-23) at CHI WHITE SOX (23-19)

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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OAKLAND (4) AT CHI WHITE SOX (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
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OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart singled to center. N Swisher singled to center,
S Stewart to third. D Johnson popped out to shortstop. J Cust struck out
looking. B Crosby singled to right, S Stewart scored, N Swisher to second.
M Ellis flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 5TH: H Bocachica grounded out to shortstop. S Stewart singled to
center. S Stewart to second on wild pitch by J Garland. N Swisher struck out
swinging. D Johnson singled to center, S Stewart scored. J Cust struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 7TH: J Kendall singled to left. H Bocachica homered to center,
J Kendall scored. S Stewart grounded out to third. M Thornton relieved
J Garland. N Swisher singled to left. D Johnson flied out to center. J Cust
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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OAKLAND (4) AT CHI WHITE SOX (0) - EVENT LOG
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Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, N Swisher RF, D Johnson 1B, J Cust
DH, B Crosby SS, M Ellis 2B, M Scutaro 3B, J Kendall C, H Bocachica CF,
C Gaudin RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- D Erstad CF, T Iguchi 2B, J Thome DH, J Dye
RF, P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, J Uribe SS, R Mackowiak LF, A Cintron 3B,
J Garland RHP.

Umpires -- Brian O'Nora (HP), Phil Cuzzi (1B), Chris Guccione (2B),
Jerry Crawford (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 12 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart singled to center. N Swisher singled to center,
S Stewart to third. D Johnson popped out to shortstop. J Cust struck out
looking. B Crosby singled to right, S Stewart scored, N Swisher to second.
M Ellis flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad singled to left center. T Iguchi flied out to
right. J Thome grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first,
D Erstad out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 2ND: M Scutaro singled to left. J Kendall singled to right,
M Scutaro to second. H Bocachica grounded into double play, third to first,
M Scutaro out at third, J Kendall to second. S Stewart grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye singled to left, J Dye out stretching at second.
P Konerko grounded out to third. A Pierzynski flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 3RD: N Swisher flied out to right. D Johnson struck out swinging.
J Cust walked. B Crosby grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Cust
out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Uribe lined out to third. R Mackowiak flied out to
right. A Cintron grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 4TH: M Ellis popped out to second. M Scutaro singled to right.
J Kendall lined into double play, second to first, M Scutaro doubled off first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: D Erstad grounded out to second. T Iguchi grounded out
to shortstop. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 5TH: H Bocachica grounded out to shortstop. S Stewart singled to
center. S Stewart to second on wild pitch by J Garland. N Swisher struck out
swinging. D Johnson singled to center, S Stewart scored. J Cust struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Dye fouled out to catcher. P Konerko struck out
looking. A Pierzynski grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 6TH: B Crosby bunt popped out foul to pitcher. M Ellis grounded
out to third. M Scutaro flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Uribe struck out swinging. R Mackowiak struck out
swinging. A Cintron grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 7TH: J Kendall singled to left. H Bocachica homered to center,
J Kendall scored. S Stewart grounded out to third. M Thornton relieved
J Garland. N Swisher singled to left. D Johnson flied out to center. J Cust
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: D Erstad flied out to left. T Iguchi lined out to
right. J Thome walked. J Dye grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
J Thome out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 8TH: B Crosby singled to center. M Ellis popped out to first.
M Scutaro flied out to right. J Kendall lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: P Konerko lined out to left. A Pierzynski singled to
shallow left. J Uribe singled to center, A Pierzynski to second. R Mackowiak
singled to deep right, A Pierzynski to third, J Uribe to second. J Marshall
relieved C Gaudin. P Ozuna hit for A Cintron. P Ozuna grounded into fielder's
choice to pitcher, A Pierzynski out at home, J Uribe to third, R Mackowiak to
second. D Erstad grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

OAKLAND 9TH: P Ozuna at third base. D Aardsma relieved M Thornton.
H Bocachica struck out swinging. S Stewart flied out to right. N Swisher
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: A Embree relieved J Marshall. T Iguchi lined out to
center. J Thome grounded out to shortstop. J Dye flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .278
N Swisher rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .297
D Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .323
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .273
B Crosby ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .266
M Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235
M Scutaro 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .224
J Kendall c 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .192
H Bocachica cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .071

Totals 37 4 12 4 1 6 17

BATTING: HR - H Bocachica (1, 7th inning off J Garland 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - B
Crosby (20), D Johnson (17), H Bocachica 2 (2). 2-out RBI - B Crosby, D
Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 1. GIDP
- H Bocachica. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - S Stewart (J Dye at 2nd base). DP: 1 (M
Scutaro-B Crosby-D Johnson).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333
J Dye rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229
P Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213
A Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223
R Mackowiak lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228
A Cintron 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
a-P Ozuna ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234

Totals 30 0 5 0 1 4 7

a-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for A Cintron in the 8th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Erstad 2. GIDP - J Thome.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Cintron-P Konerko, T Iguchi-P Konerko).


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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin (W, 4-1) 7 1/3 5 0 0 1 4 0 2.58
J Marshall (H, 4) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.87
A Embree 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.72

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland (L, 3-3) 6 1/3 10 4 4 1 4 1 3.43
M Thornton 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
D Aardsma 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.62

WP - J Garland. Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 103-65; J Marshall 4-4; A Embree
13-8; J Garland 114-75; M Thornton 20-14; D Aardsma 9-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Gaudin 9-8; J Marshall 2-0; A Embree 1-2; J Garland 7-7; M Thornton
0-4; D Aardsma 1-1. Batters faced: C Gaudin 26; J Marshall 2; A Embree 3; J
Garland 28; M Thornton 7; D Aardsma 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Jerry
Crawford.

T--2:35. Att--29,051.
Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to
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Gaudin helps Athletics stymie White Sox

<h3>OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Chad Gaudin finally slowed down the ChicagoWhite Sox.

Gaudin pitched 7 1/3 stellar innings and Hiram Bocachica hit atwo-run home run as the Oakland Athletics defeated the WhiteSox, 4-0, on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Five players had two hits apiece as the A's snapped a three-gamelosing streak.

Looking to slow down Chicago's rampaging offense, Oakland pinnedits hopes on Gaudin (4-1). The converted reliever was up tothe task against the red-hot White Sox, who had amassed 28 runsand 38 hits in their past three games.

"The last two games those guys have been swinging it well,"Gaudin said. "I had to attack, and let them know I wasn't goingto pitch around them, and come after them."

Gaudin allowed five hits in 7 1/3 innings and has now limitedopponents to two runs or fewer in seven of his 10 starts. Hestruck out four and walked one.

"We're real happy with Chad Gaudin tonight," A's manager BobGeren said. "With the White Sox lineup, and the attack they puton us the last two nights, that was quite a performance to holdthem in check."

Facing White Sox righthander Jon Garland for the second timethis season, Gaudin set down 16 consecutive batters at onepoint.

Jay Marshall got out of a one-out bases-loaded jam in the eighthand Alan Embree finished up in the ninth for the A's.

"This was pretty big," Gaudin said. "(White Sox hitters) havebeen putting it to us the last two nights, and we needed to stopthe bleeding. I tried to attack the zone and keep my pitchcount down, because the bullpen's been pretty worn out."

Garland (3-3) had won three straight decisions, yielding acombined five runs in those starts, but was not especially sharpWednesday. He was charged with four runs and 10 hits in 6 1/3innings.

"I made a few mistakes, and those mistakes cost me a couple ofruns," Garland said. "You want to sweep, but it's not theeasiest thing to do in the big leagues. That team over theredoesn't want to be swept, so they may have a little extra chargein their game tonight."

The A's got to Garland in their first at-bat, parlaying threesingles into a 2-0 lead. Bobby Crosby had the key hit, a two-runbase hit with two out to plate Shannon Stewart and NickSwisher.

Oakland doubled the lead in the fifth, again scoring with twoout. Stewart singled, moved to second on a wild pitch andscored on Dan Johnson's single.

Meanwhile, Gaudin was breezing through Chicago's lineup, onlyallowing two singles through seven innings before yieldingconsecutive one-out singles to A.J. Pierzynski, Juan Uribe andRob Mackowiak to load the bases in the eighth.

Marshall needed four pitches to escape the jam, getting pinchhitter Pablo Ozuna to bounce back to the mound for a force playat home and retiring Darin Erstad on a groundout to second.

"(Gaudin) came after you, got ahead in the count, and threwstrikes," Mackowiak said. "We didn't have anything specialgoing until the eighth inning, and then we got shut down prettyquickly. Good pitching beats good hitting. There's not a lotyou can do."

Oakland had given Gaudin a pair of insurance runs in theseventh, when Bocachica clubbed a two-run homer off Garland fora 4-0 lead. It was Bocachica's first hit of the season in 13at-bats and his first home run since 2004.

"That was a big home run," Geren said. "He'd been hitless sincehe's been up and was pressing a little bit. He's been wantingto contribute to the offense, and I'm happy for him."

Garland and Gaudin had hooked up in Oakland on April 10. Neitherpitcher figured in the decision in the A's 2-1 win.

"We played good," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We wonthe series. We have to erase this one and start over Friday,and hopefully win another series."