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

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 10 13 2 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
CHA - BOONE LOGAN

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A CINTRON (.196, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
L TERRERO (.300, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.226, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CHI WHITE SOX (10) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271
N Swisher rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .295
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
B Crosby ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243
J Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185
M Scutaro 3b 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .194
H Bocachica cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 3 7 2 2 2 10

BATTING: HR - M Scutaro (2, 3rd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Scutaro (7), S Stewart (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Scutaro 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Crosby-D Johnson, M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .270
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226
J Thome dh 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 .351
J Dye rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .229
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .217
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254
P Ozuna 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
R Mackowiak lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .225
A Cintron ss 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .196

Totals 32 10 13 10 3 1 10

BATTING: 2B - A Cintron (2, C Lewis); J Thome (3, C Lewis). HR - J Dye (10, 1st
inning off C Lewis 1 on, 2 Out), J Thome (6, 4th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1
Out). RBI - J Dye 2 (25), A Cintron 2 (4), J Thome 5 (15), D Erstad (21). 2-out
RBI - J Dye 2, J Thome 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak
1, J Dye 1. GIDP - A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - P Ozuna (4, ground ball); D Erstad (2, bobble). DP: 3 (P
Konerko-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 001 020 00 -- 3
CHI WHITE SOX - 240 400 0 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lewis 3 1/3 12 10 10 2 0 2 27.00
L DiNardo 3 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.93

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 6 7 3 1 2 1 1 3.78
D Aardsma 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.81
B Logan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

WP - J Danks, C Lewis. HBP - M Ellis (by J Danks). Pitches-strikes: C Lewis
77-46; L DiNardo 37-26; J Danks 100-60; D Aardsma 12-8; B Logan 10-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Lewis 4-6; L DiNardo 8-2; J Danks 4-11; D Aardsma 2-0; B
Logan 1-2. Batters faced: C Lewis 23; L DiNardo 12; J Danks 26; D Aardsma 3; B
Logan 3.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 13 2 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
CHA - BOONE LOGAN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.243, 0-FOR-2, HBP)
J KENDALL (.185, 0-FOR-3)
M SCUTARO (.194, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CHI WHITE SOX (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271
N Swisher rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .295
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
B Crosby ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243
J Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .185
M Scutaro 3b 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .194
H Bocachica cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 3 7 2 2 2 10

BATTING: HR - M Scutaro (2, 3rd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Scutaro (7), S Stewart (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Scutaro 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Crosby-D Johnson, M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .270
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
T Iguchi 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224
J Thome dh 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 .351
J Dye rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .229
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .217
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254
P Ozuna 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
R Mackowiak lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .225
A Cintron ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .191

Totals 35 10 13 10 3 3 10

BATTING: 2B - A Cintron (2, C Lewis); J Thome (3, C Lewis). HR - J Dye (10, 1st
inning off C Lewis 1 on, 2 Out), J Thome (6, 4th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1
Out). RBI - J Dye 2 (25), A Cintron 2 (4), J Thome 5 (15), D Erstad (21). 2-out
RBI - J Dye 2, J Thome 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak
1, J Dye 1. GIDP - A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - P Ozuna (4, ground ball); D Erstad (2, bobble). DP: 3 (P
Konerko-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 001 020 00 -- 3
CHI WHITE SOX - 240 400 00 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lewis 3 1/3 12 10 10 2 0 2 27.00
L DiNardo 4 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.83

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 6 7 3 1 2 1 1 3.78
D Aardsma 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.81
B Logan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

WP - J Danks, C Lewis. HBP - M Ellis (by J Danks). Pitches-strikes: C Lewis
77-46; L DiNardo 56-39; J Danks 100-60; D Aardsma 12-8; B Logan 10-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Lewis 4-6; L DiNardo 9-2; J Danks 4-11; D Aardsma 2-0; B
Logan 1-2. Batters faced: C Lewis 23; L DiNardo 15; J Danks 26; D Aardsma 3; B
Logan 3.

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

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: ANDREW SISCO (0-1, 6.75) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 10

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.243, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Sisco relieved B Logan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
CHI WHITE SOX 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Ellis (.243, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SHANNON STEWART SCORED MARCO SCUTARO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S STEWART ON FIRST, H BOCACHICA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
CHI WHITE SOX 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.295, 2-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 x 10 13 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - COLBY LEWIS, LENNY DINARDO (4TH) AND JASON KENDALL

CHA - JOHN DANKS, DAVID AARDSMA (7TH), BOONE LOGAN
(8TH), ANDREW SISCO (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

HOME RUNS: OAK - MARCO SCUTARO (2) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

CHA - JERMAINE DYE (10) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JIM THOME (6) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 4TH, 2 ON</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 x 10 13 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - COLBY LEWIS, LENNY DINARDO (4TH) AND JASON KENDALL

CHA - JOHN DANKS, DAVID AARDSMA (7TH), BOONE LOGAN
(8TH), ANDREW SISCO (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI


WP - JOHN DANKS (3-4)
LP - COLBY LEWIS (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - MARCO SCUTARO (2) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

CHA - JERMAINE DYE (10) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JIM THOME (6) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 4TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:31 ATT: 34,122

PROBABLES: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (3-1, 2.94)
CHA - JON GARLAND (3-2, 3.18)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS CHI WHITE SOX (10) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .275
N Swisher rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .293
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
B Crosby ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260
M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
J Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184
M Scutaro 3b 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 .206
H Bocachica cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Totals 34 4 9 3 3 2 12

BATTING: HR - M Scutaro (2, 3rd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Scutaro (7), S Stewart 2 (15). 2-out RBI - S Stewart. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, N Swisher 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Crosby-D Johnson, M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .270
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
T Iguchi 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224
J Thome dh 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 .351
J Dye rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .229
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .217
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254
P Ozuna 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
R Mackowiak lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .225
A Cintron ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .191

Totals 35 10 13 10 3 3 10

BATTING: 2B - A Cintron (2, C Lewis); J Thome (3, C Lewis). HR - J Dye (10, 1st
inning off C Lewis 1 on, 2 Out), J Thome (6, 4th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1
Out). RBI - J Dye 2 (25), A Cintron 2 (4), J Thome 5 (15), D Erstad (21). 2-out
RBI - J Dye 2, J Thome 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak
1, J Dye 1. GIDP - A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - P Ozuna (4, ground ball); D Erstad (2, bobble). DP: 3 (P
Konerko-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 001 020 001 -- 4
CHI WHITE SOX - 240 400 00x -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lewis (L, 0-1) 3 1/3 12 10 10 2 0 2 27.00
L DiNardo 4 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.83

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks (W, 3-4) 6 7 3 1 2 1 1 3.78
D Aardsma 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.81
B Logan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
A Sisco 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.92

WP - J Danks, C Lewis. HBP - M Ellis (by J Danks). Pitches-strikes: C Lewis
77-46; L DiNardo 56-39; J Danks 100-60; D Aardsma 12-8; B Logan 10-6; A Sisco
25-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lewis 4-6; L DiNardo 9-2; J Danks 4-11; D
Aardsma 2-0; B Logan 1-2; A Sisco 0-3. Batters faced: C Lewis 23; L DiNardo 15;
J Danks 26; D Aardsma 3; B Logan 3; A Sisco 6.

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

T--2:31. Att--34,122.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

Thome powers White Sox to rout of A's

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 10, OAKLAND 4</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago White Sox are starting to heatup on offense. Adding Jim Thome's bat to the lineup makes themeven more potent.

Thome belted a three-run home run and drove in five runs as theWhite Sox clubbed the Oakland Athletics, 10-4, for their thirdstraight victory.

Chicago has scored 28 runs and amassed 38 hits in its winningstreak, including back-to-back 10-run games.

The White Sox welcomed back Thome from a 3 1/2-week stay on thedisabled Sunday and it has coincided with the offensiveoutburst.

Jermaine Dye belted a two-run homer, his 10th of the season, tohelp send Oakland to its third straight defeat.

Coming off a 42-home run season in 2006, Thome had been on thedisabled list since April 28 with a strained muscle near hisright rib cage.

The lefthanded slugged, in his second start since coming backfrom the injury, finished 3-for-3, finishing a triple shy of thecycle. His three-run homer in the fourth inning gave the WhiteSox a 10-1 lead.

It was Thome's sixth home run of the season and first sinceApril 18.

Lefthander John Danks (3-4) won his third straight decision forthe White Sox, allowing three runs - one earned - and seven hitsin six innings. He walked two and struck out one.

The White Sox wasted no time jumping on A's starter Colby Lewis,who was just called up from Class AAA Sacramento.

With two outs in the first, Thome singled and Dye lined atwo-run homer into the left field seats for a 2-0 lead.

Chicago continued on the offensive in the second against Lewis,who was making just his sixth major league appearance since2004.

One-out singles by Pablo Ozuna and Rob Mackowiak put runners atthe corners. Alex Cintron doubled to center to plate bothrunners for a 4-0 advantage.

After Darin Erstad walked, Lewis came back to retire TadahitoIguchi on a popout, but he was not as fortunate against Thome,who laced a two-run double to left to hike the margin to 6-0.

Marco Scutaro got the A's on the board in the third inning witha leadoff homer against Danks, who won his last two starts afterstarting the season 0-4.

Lewis never made it out of the fourth, allowing 10 runs and 12hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Shannon Stewart went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles for theA's.

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 4
CHI WHITE SOX 10 FINAL</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (4) AT CHI WHITE SOX (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad grounded out to shortstop. T Iguchi grounded
out to third. J Thome singled to right. J Dye homered to left, J Thome
scored. P Konerko flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: A Pierzynski popped out to second. P Ozuna reached on
infield single to shortstop. R Mackowiak singled to right, P Ozuna to third.
A Cintron doubled to deep center, P Ozuna and R Mackowiak scored. D Erstad
walked. T Iguchi fouled out to first. J Thome doubled to deep left, A Cintron
and D Erstad scored. J Dye popped out to second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 6.

OAKLAND 3RD: M Scutaro homered to left. H Bocachica flied out to center.
S Stewart flied out to right. N Swisher singled to left. D Johnson flied out
to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 6.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: R Mackowiak singled to right. A Cintron singled to
right, R Mackowiak to second. D Erstad singled to right center, R Mackowiak
scored, A Cintron to third. T Iguchi popped out to second. J Thome homered to
right, A Cintron and D Erstad scored. J Dye singled to left. J Dye to second
on wild pitch by C Lewis. P Konerko walked. L DiNardo relieved C Lewis.
A Pierzynski grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, P Konerko
out at second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

OAKLAND 5TH: J Kendall lined out to right. M Scutaro singled to center.
H Bocachica grounded into fielder's choice to left, M Scutaro safe at third on
error by third baseman P Ozuna. S Stewart singled to center, M Scutaro scored,
H Bocachica scored on error by center fielder D Erstad. N Swisher walked,
S Stewart to second. D Johnson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, N Swisher out at second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

OAKLAND 9TH: A Sisco relieved B Logan. M Ellis lined out to shortstop.
J Kendall lined out to right. M Scutaro singled to center. H Bocachica walked,
M Scutaro to second. S Stewart singled to center, M Scutaro scored,
H Bocachica to second. N Swisher flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 10.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 x 10 13 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - COLBY LEWIS, LENNY DINARDO (4TH) AND JASON KENDALL

CHA - JOHN DANKS, DAVID AARDSMA (7TH), BOONE LOGAN
(8TH), ANDREW SISCO (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI


WP - JOHN DANKS (3-4)
LP - COLBY LEWIS (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - MARCO SCUTARO (2) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

CHA - JERMAINE DYE (10) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JIM THOME (6) OFF COLBY LEWIS IN THE 4TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:31 ATT: 34,122

PROBABLES: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (3-1, 2.94)
CHA - JON GARLAND (3-2, 3.18)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (4) AT CHI WHITE SOX (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, N Swisher RF, D Johnson 1B, J Cust
DH, B Crosby SS, M Ellis 2B, J Kendall C, M Scutaro 3B, H Bocachica CF,
C Lewis RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 17 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart fouled out to first. N Swisher singled to center.
N Swisher to second on wild pitch by J Danks. D Johnson lined into double play,
first to shortstop, N Swisher doubled off second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad grounded out to shortstop. T Iguchi grounded
out to third. J Thome singled to right. J Dye homered to left, J Thome
scored. P Konerko flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

OAKLAND 2ND: J Cust walked. B Crosby singled to left, J Cust to second.
M Ellis lined into double play, second to shortstop, J Cust doubled off second.
J Kendall popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: A Pierzynski popped out to second. P Ozuna reached on
infield single to shortstop. R Mackowiak singled to right, P Ozuna to third.
A Cintron doubled to deep center, P Ozuna and R Mackowiak scored. D Erstad
walked. T Iguchi fouled out to first. J Thome doubled to deep left, A Cintron
and D Erstad scored. J Dye popped out to second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 6.

OAKLAND 3RD: M Scutaro homered to left. H Bocachica flied out to center.
S Stewart flied out to right. N Swisher singled to left. D Johnson flied out
to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 6.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: P Konerko singled to center. A Pierzynski grounded into
double play, shortstop to first, P Konerko out at second. P Ozuna flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 6.

OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust grounded out to second. B Crosby lined out to left.
M Ellis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 6.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: R Mackowiak singled to right. A Cintron singled to
right, R Mackowiak to second. D Erstad singled to right center, R Mackowiak
scored, A Cintron to third. T Iguchi popped out to second. J Thome homered to
right, A Cintron and D Erstad scored. J Dye singled to left. J Dye to second
on wild pitch by C Lewis. P Konerko walked. L DiNardo relieved C Lewis.
A Pierzynski grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, P Konerko
out at second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

OAKLAND 5TH: J Kendall lined out to right. M Scutaro singled to center.
H Bocachica grounded into fielder's choice to left, M Scutaro safe at third on
error by third baseman P Ozuna. S Stewart singled to center, M Scutaro scored,
H Bocachica scored on error by center fielder D Erstad. N Swisher walked,
S Stewart to second. D Johnson grounded into double play, second to shortstop
to first, N Swisher out at second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: P Ozuna flied out to right. R Mackowiak grounded out to
shortstop. A Cintron grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

OAKLAND 6TH: J Cust grounded out to pitcher. B Crosby singled to right.
M Ellis hit by pitch, B Crosby to second. J Kendall struck out swinging.
M Scutaro popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: D Erstad struck out swinging. T Iguchi popped out to
shortstop. J Thome walked. J Dye grounded into fielder's choice to third,
J Thome out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

OAKLAND 7TH: D Aardsma relieved J Danks. H Bocachica grounded out to
shortstop. S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. N Swisher struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: P Konerko grounded out to first. A Pierzynski singled
to right. P Ozuna grounded out to second, A Pierzynski to second. R Mackowiak
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

OAKLAND 8TH: L Terrero in center field. B Logan relieved D Aardsma.
D Johnson lined out to second. J Cust grounded out to second. B Crosby
lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: A Cintron grounded out to third. L Terrero struck out
looking. T Iguchi struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 10.

OAKLAND 9TH: A Sisco relieved B Logan. M Ellis lined out to shortstop.
J Kendall lined out to right. M Scutaro singled to center. H Bocachica walked,
M Scutaro to second. S Stewart singled to center, M Scutaro scored,
H Bocachica to second. N Swisher flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 10.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS CHI WHITE SOX (10) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .275
N Swisher rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .293
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
B Crosby ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260
M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
J Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184
M Scutaro 3b 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 .206
H Bocachica cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000

Totals 34 4 9 3 3 2 12

BATTING: HR - M Scutaro (2, 3rd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M
Scutaro (7), S Stewart 2 (15). 2-out RBI - S Stewart. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, N Swisher 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Crosby-D Johnson, M Ellis-B Crosby-D Johnson).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .270
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
T Iguchi 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224
J Thome dh 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 .351
J Dye rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .229
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .217
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254
P Ozuna 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
R Mackowiak lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .225
A Cintron ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .191

Totals 35 10 13 10 3 3 10

BATTING: 2B - A Cintron (2, C Lewis); J Thome (3, C Lewis). HR - J Dye (10, 1st
inning off C Lewis 1 on, 2 Out), J Thome (6, 4th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1
Out). RBI - J Dye 2 (25), A Cintron 2 (4), J Thome 5 (15), D Erstad (21). 2-out
RBI - J Dye 2, J Thome 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak
1, J Dye 1. GIDP - A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - P Ozuna (4, ground ball); D Erstad (2, bobble). DP: 3 (P
Konerko-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron, T Iguchi-A Cintron-P Konerko).


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OAKLAND - 001 020 001 -- 4
CHI WHITE SOX - 240 400 00x -- 10
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lewis (L, 0-1) 3 1/3 12 10 10 2 0 2 27.00
L DiNardo 4 2/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.83

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks (W, 3-4) 6 7 3 1 2 1 1 3.78
D Aardsma 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.81
B Logan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
A Sisco 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.92

WP - J Danks, C Lewis. HBP - M Ellis (by J Danks). Pitches-strikes: C Lewis
77-46; L DiNardo 56-39; J Danks 100-60; D Aardsma 12-8; B Logan 10-6; A Sisco
25-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lewis 4-6; L DiNardo 9-2; J Danks 5-11; D
Aardsma 2-0; B Logan 1-2; A Sisco 0-3. Batters faced: C Lewis 23; L DiNardo 15;
J Danks 26; D Aardsma 3; B Logan 3; A Sisco 6.

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

T--2:31. Att--34,122.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, right to
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Thome powers White Sox to rout of A's

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 10, OAKLAND 4</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago White Sox are starting to heatup on offense. Adding Jim Thome's bat to the lineup makes themeven more potent.

Thome belted a three-run home run and drove in five runs as theWhite Sox clubbed the Oakland Athletics, 10-4, for their thirdstraight victory.

Chicago has scored 28 runs and amassed 38 hits in its winningstreak, including back-to-back 10-run games.

"Every time Jim is in the lineup, there are a lot of people whoare relaxed," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "(The restof the team) knows what he brings to the table. He makeseveryone a little bit better."

The White Sox welcomed back Thome from a 3 1/2-week stay on thedisabled Sunday and it has coincided with the offensiveoutburst.

Coming off a 42-home run season in 2006, Thome had been on thedisabled list since April 28 with a strained muscle near hisright rib cage.

"Everyone in our lineup did a heck of a job," Thome said."We've got guys who grind it out. All these guys are greathitters. For me personally, it's a pleasure to be in thelineup. They bring the best out of you."

The lefthanded slugger, in his second start since coming backfrom the injury, finished 3-for-3, finishing a triple shy of thecycle. His three-run homer in the fourth inning gave the WhiteSox a 10-1 lead.

It was Thome's sixth home run of the season and first sinceApril 18.

"I was just trying to have good at-bats, and not get too wild,"Thome said. "Obviously with the injury I've had, I'm justtrying to stay under control. It's not a good idea (going) fora triple, not right now."

Jermaine Dye belted a two-run homer, his 10th of the season, tohelp send Oakland to its third straight defeat.

"(Thome) is a professional hitter, (and a) veteran leader," Dyesaid. "He knows how to work the pitcher and get on base for us,and do what we need him to do."

Lefthander John Danks (3-4) won his third straight decision forthe White Sox, allowing three runs - one earned - and seven hitsin six innings. He walked two and struck out one.

"I picked a good night not to have my best control, becausethese guys did it all behind me," Danks said. "I actually gave(Thome) a big hug and told him that I miss seeing (hishitting)."

The White Sox wasted no time jumping on A's starter Colby Lewis,who was just called up from Class AAA Sacramento.

With two outs in the first, Thome singled and Dye lined atwo-run homer into the left field seats for a 2-0 lead.

Chicago continued on the offensive in the second against Lewis,who was making just his sixth major league appearance since2004.

One-out singles by Pablo Ozuna and Rob Mackowiak put runners atthe corners. Alex Cintron doubled to center to plate bothrunners for a 4-0 advantage.

After Darin Erstad walked, Lewis came back to retire TadahitoIguchi on a popout, but he was not as fortunate against Thome,who laced a two-run double to left to hike the margin to 6-0.

"(The White Sox) have such a powerful lineup," Athletics managerBob Geren said. "I've always been impressed with their teamand their lineup, and they showed it tonight. That's for sure."

Marco Scutaro got the A's on the board in the third inning witha leadoff homer against Danks, who won his last two starts afterstarting the season 0-4.

Lewis never made it out of the fourth, allowing 10 runs and 12hits in 3 1/3 innings.

"Colby obviously didn't hit his spots today," Geren said. "(TheWhite Sox) hit him pretty good when he made his mistakes."

Shannon Stewart went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles for theA's.