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

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

<h3>RHP Garland seeks fourth straight win for White Sox</h3>

Oakland (22-23) at Chi White Sox (23-19) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Jon Garland and the Chicago White Sox willtry to complete a three-game sweep against the Oakland Athleticsin the series finale on Wednesday.

Garland (3-2, 3.18 ERA) has surrendered just five runs in hislast three starts. He yielded one run in seven innings of a 4-1victory over the New York Yankees last week.

Garland is just 3-6 with a 4.31 ERA in 11 career outings againstOakland and has not posted a win in the series since July 2,2005.

On Tuesday, Jim Thome belted a three-run home run and drove infive runs as the White Sox posted a 10-4 victory.

Thome returned from a 3 1/2-week stint on the disabled list onSunday. Coming off a 42-home run season in 2006, Thome had beenon the disabled list since April 28 with a strained muscle nearhis right rib cage.

"Everyone in our lineup did a heck of a job," Thome said. "We'vegot guys who grind it out. All these guys are great hitters.For me personally, it's a pleasure to be in the lineup."

Oakland's Chad Gaudin (3-1, 2.94) takes the ball after allowingtwo runs in six innings of last Friday's 15-3 win against theSan Francisco Giants.

In their last matchup, Gaudin and Garland both failed to receivea decision as Oakland squeezed out a 2-1 triumph here on April10.

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT CHI WHITE SOX -- LINEUPS

OAKLAND CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .275 2 15 Darin Erstad CF .270 2 21
Nick Swisher CF .293 6 26 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .224 2 8
Dan Johnson 1B .326 5 16 Jim Thome DH .351 6 15
Jack Cust DH .288 8 20 Jermaine Dye RF .229 10 25
Bobby Crosby SS .260 5 19 Paul Konerko 1B .217 6 21
Travis Buck RF .242 4 14 A.J. Pierzynski C .254 8 20
Mark Ellis 2B .242 3 23 Juan Uribe SS .220 5 20
Marco Scutaro 3B .206 2 7 Rob Mackowiak LF .225 1 10
Jason Kendall C .184 0 12 Alex Cintron 3B .191 0 4

Chad Gaudin RHP (3-1, 2.94) Jon Garland RHP (3-2, 3.18)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT CHI WHITE SOX -- REVISED LINEUPS

OAKLAND CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .275 2 15 Darin Erstad CF .270 2 21
Nick Swisher RF .293 6 26 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .224 2 8
Dan Johnson 1B .326 5 16 Jim Thome DH .351 6 15
Jack Cust DH .288 8 20 Jermaine Dye RF .229 10 25
Bobby Crosby SS .260 5 19 Paul Konerko 1B .217 6 21
Mark Ellis 2B .242 3 23 A.J. Pierzynski C .254 8 20
Marco Scutaro 3B .206 2 7 Juan Uribe SS .220 5 20
Jason Kendall C .184 0 12 Rob Mackowiak LF .225 1 10
Hiram Bocachica CF .000 0 0 Alex Cintron 3B .191 0 4

Chad Gaudin RHP (3-1, 2.94) Jon Garland RHP (3-2, 3.18)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (3-1, 2.94)
CHA - JON GARLAND (3-2, 3.18)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN O'NORA
1B - PHIL CUZZI
2B - CHRIS GUCCIONE
3B - JERRY CRAWFORD

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 14 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND JASON KENDALL
CHA - JON GARLAND AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.275, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
N SWISHER (.293, 6 HR, 26 RBI)
D JOHNSON (.326, 5 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BOBBY CROSBY SCORED SHANNON STEWART.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B CROSBY ON FIRST, N SWISHER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.242, 3 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 1 3 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.270, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.224, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
J THOME (.351, 6 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - B Crosby (20). 2-out RBI - B Crosby. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Cintron 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 1 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.94

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.28

Pitches-strikes: J Garland 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Garland 0-2.
Batters faced: J Garland 6.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
CHA - JON GARLAND</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 1 3 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.206, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
J KENDALL (.184, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
H BOCACHICA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - B Crosby (20). 2-out RBI - B Crosby. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Cintron 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 1 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.28

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 8-5; J Garland 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 2-1; J Garland 0-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 3; J Garland 6.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 0 1 5 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.229, 10 HR, 25 RBI)
P KONERKO (.217, 6 HR, 21 RBI)
A PIERZYNSKI (.254, 8 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190
H Bocachica cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 10 1 5 1 0 1 8

BATTING: RBI - B Crosby (20). 2-out RBI - B Crosby. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 1. GIDP - H Bocachica. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Cintron 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cintron-P Konerko).


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OAKLAND - 10 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 3.22

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 8-5; J Garland 45-28. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 2-1; J Garland 3-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 3; J Garland 10.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 0 1 5 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.298, 1-FOR-1)
D JOHNSON (.322, 0-FOR-1)
J CUST (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .322
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190
H Bocachica cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 10 1 5 1 0 1 8

BATTING: RBI - B Crosby (20). 2-out RBI - B Crosby. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 1. GIDP - H Bocachica. Team LOB - 3.

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


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345
J Dye rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Cintron 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 6 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cintron-P Konerko).


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OAKLAND - 10 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.83

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 3.22

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 24-15; J Garland 45-28. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 3-2; J Garland 3-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 6; J Garland 10.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL OAKLAND AT CHI WHITE SOX
NOTE: CHICAGO CENTER FIELDER DARIN ERSTAD SINGLED IN THE
FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL OAKLAND AT CHI WHITE SOX
NOTE: CHICAGO RIGHT FIELDER JERMAINE DYE SINGLED IN THE
SECOND INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 0 0 1 5 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.220, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
R MACKOWIAK (.225, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
A CINTRON (.191, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277
N Swisher rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .319
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .283
B Crosby ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .263
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219
J Kendall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190
H Bocachica cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 13 1 5 1 1 2 9

BATTING: RBI - B Crosby (20). 2-out RBI - B Crosby. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 1. GIDP - H Bocachica. Team LOB - 4.

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


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345
J Dye rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Cintron 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 6 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cintron-P Konerko).


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OAKLAND - 100 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.83

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 3.17

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 24-15; J Garland 57-36. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Gaudin 3-2; J Garland 4-3. Batters faced: C Gaudin 6; J Garland 14.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 0 0 1 5 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.240, 0-FOR-1)
M SCUTARO (.219, 1-FOR-1)
J KENDALL (.190, 1-FOR-1)</div>