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@BAL		11
4
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@BOS		2
12
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@CHW		6
5
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4
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8
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@TOR		10
0
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3
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1
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5
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@SFG		7
1
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@STL		4
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Wednesday, July 24, 1996, 1:05
, Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 23,350, Time of Game: 2:59
Athletics
6
53-49
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at White Sox
5
55-46
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Jim Corsi (5-0)
L: Bill Simas (0-6)
S: Billy Taylor (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  4  0   0  1  0    6  7  0
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    5 13  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Herrera CF-RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 .257 .677 17 9 -0.067 0.87 0.028 -0.095 -0.5 2 0
Tony Batista 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .308 .802 19 13 0.013 0.75 0.092 -0.079 0.2 4 1 HR
Jason Giambi LF-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .924 12 7 -0.076 0.98 0.014 -0.090 -0.6 1 0
Mark McGwire 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .324 1.281 9 6 0.205 0.86 0.242 -0.037 1.9 8 1 HR,2B
   Damon Mashore PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 .861 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Terry Steinbach DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .924 11 9 -0.133 1.19 0.000 -0.133 -1.0
Scott Brosius 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .351 1.144 14 9 0.200 1.12 0.247 -0.047 0.4 0 1 2B
Matt Stairs RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .981 14 7 0.001 0.65 0.021 -0.020 -0.0 0 0 IW
   Ernie Young PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .758 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
George Williams C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .163 .632 16 7 0.012 1.02 0.066 -0.054 0.0 7 1
Mike Bordick SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .235 .616 14 9 0.086 1.46 0.191 -0.106 0.6 2 6 HR
Doug Johns P 0 0
   Buddy Groom P 0 1
   Jim Corsi P 1 1
   Billy Taylor P 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 7 6 3 5 .200 .777 126 76 0.241 0.98 0.901 -0.661 0.8 27 12
2B: S Brosius (14, off B Simas); M McGwire (15, off B Simas).
HR: M Bordick (3, off J Baldwin; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); M McGwire (36, off J Baldwin; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); T Batista (2, off J Baldwin; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).
IBB: M Stairs (2, by B Simas).
TB: M McGwire 6; T Batista 4; M Bordick 4; S Brosius 2; M Stairs; J Giambi.
RBI: M Bordick 2 (36); M McGwire 2 (71); T Batista (2); S Brosius (45).
2-out RBI: M McGwire 2; S Brosius.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Bordick-M McGwire; M Bordick-T Batista-M McGwire.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Norberto Martin SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .357 .780 14 9 0.115 1.56 0.163 -0.048 0.7 3 0 SB
   Ozzie Guillen SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .650 2 2 -0.100 3.42 0.000 -0.100 -0.4 0 0
Ray Durham 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .270 .770 23 17 -0.141 1.76 0.024 -0.165 -1.3 0 3 HBP
Harold Baines DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .307 .912 22 11 -0.147 1.91 0.076 -0.223 -0.4
Danny Tartabull RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .242 .776 23 15 -0.064 1.73 0.095 -0.159 0.2 3 0
Lyle Mouton LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .782 14 10 -0.097 1.38 0.033 -0.130 -0.8 3 0 2B
   Dave Martinez CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .799 3 3 -0.074 2.85 0.000 -0.074 -0.2 0 0
Chris Snopek 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .852 17 11 -0.059 1.31 0.066 -0.124 -0.2 0 1
Robin Ventura 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .284 .907 15 8 0.087 1.25 0.130 -0.044 1.2 6 1
Robert Machado C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .667 1.667 4 4 0.142 1.80 0.220 -0.078 1.0 4 0 2B,GDP
   Tony Phillips PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .826 5 3 0.096 2.52 0.096 0.000 0.4 0 0
Darren Lewis CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .652 8 6 -0.018 2.39 0.145 -0.163 -0.3 5 0 SB,SH,GDP
   Ron Karkovice C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
James Baldwin P 0 1
   Larry Thomas P 1 0
   Bill Simas P 1 0
Team Totals 37 5 13 5 3 6 .351 .820 150 99 -0.260 1.77 1.048 -1.308 -0.2 27 6
2B: R Machado (1, off D Johns); L Mouton (6, off D Johns).
SH: D Lewis (10, off J Corsi).
HBP: R Durham (9, by J Corsi).
TB: R Machado 3; D Tartabull 2; L Mouton 2; R Ventura 2; N Martin 2; C Snopek; H Baines; D Lewis; T Phillips.
GIDP: D Lewis (7); R Machado (1).
RBI: R Machado (1); N Martin (3); R Ventura (65); D Lewis (38); D Tartabull (56).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
E: J Baldwin (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Lewis (14, 2nd base off B Groom/G Williams); N Martin (4, 2nd base off B Groom/G Williams).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Johns 5.1 10 5 5 2 3 0 6.10 26 81 53 36 10 7 11 10 5 0 29 -0.122 1.18 -1.0
Buddy Groom, BS (2) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.98 4 19 14 9 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 -0.089 2.67 -0.5
Jim Corsi, W (5-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.18 8 35 21 12 1 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.120 2.28 0.7
Billy Taylor, S (10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86 4 15 11 4 3 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 0.350 3.29 1.0
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 3 6 0 5.00 42 150 99 61 16 22 17 15 8 0 29 4 2 0.259 0.98 0.2

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
James Baldwin 7 5 5 3 2 4 3 3.77 29 94 55 34 8 13 6 17 7 0 53 -0.117 0.81 -1.0
Larry Thomas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.050 1.88 0.3
Bill Simas, L (0-6) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.38 8 29 18 11 2 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 -0.173 1.47 -0.1
Team Totals 9 7 6 4 3 5 3 4.00 38 126 76 47 11 18 9 21 8 0 53 0 0 -0.240 1.77 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Corsi (3; R Durham).
IBB: B Simas (5; M Stairs).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 23,350.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 20mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Jose Herrera CF 1 Norberto Martin SS
2 Tony Batista 2B 2 Ray Durham 2B
3 Jason Giambi LF 3 Harold Baines DH
4 Mark McGwire 1B 4 Danny Tartabull RF
5 Terry Steinbach DH 5 Lyle Mouton LF
6 Scott Brosius 3B 6 Chris Snopek 3B
7 Matt Stairs RF 7 Robin Ventura 1B
8 George Williams C 8 Robert Machado C
9 Mike Bordick SS 9 Darren Lewis CF
Doug Johns P James Baldwin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 5-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R OAK S. Brosius B. Simas 25% 71% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Mashore Scores
t5 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. Bordick J. Baldwin 19% 74% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Williams Scores; Bordick Scores
b6 2-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R CHW R. Machado D. Johns -18% 59% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Snopek Scores; Ventura to 3B
t5 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. McGwire J. Baldwin 15% 87% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Herrera Scores/unER; McGwire Scores/unER
b8 5-6 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHW H. Baines B. Taylor 13% 82% Lineout: 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Herrera J. Baldwin -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R OAK T. Batista J. Baldwin 9% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball); Batista Scores
t1 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Giambi J. Baldwin -2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK M. McGwire J. Baldwin -1% 54% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Doug Johns facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW N. Martin D. Johns -4% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHW R. Durham D. Johns 4% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHW H. Baines D. Johns -6% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Martin to 3B
b1 0-1 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  R CHW D. Tartabull D. Johns -7% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores; Baines to 2B
b1 1-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHW L. Mouton D. Johns 4% 46% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Snopek D. Johns 4% 50% Foul Popfly: C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach J. Baldwin -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Brosius J. Baldwin -2% 46% Lineout: RF
t2 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK M. Stairs J. Baldwin 1% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK G. Williams J. Baldwin 2% 49% Walk; Stairs to 2B
t2 1-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Bordick J. Baldwin -5% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Doug Johns facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW R. Ventura D. Johns -4% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
b2 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHW R. Machado D. Johns 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Lewis D. Johns 1% 50% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Interference called
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Herrera J. Baldwin -3% 47% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Batista J. Baldwin -2% 45% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. Giambi J. Baldwin 1% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
t3 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. McGwire J. Baldwin -3% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Doug Johns facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW N. Martin D. Johns 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW R. Durham D. Johns 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW H. Baines D. Johns -1% 47% Walk
b3 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHW D. Tartabull D. Johns -3% 44% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Baines to 3B
b3 1-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CHW L. Mouton D. Johns 6% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK T. Steinbach J. Baldwin -3% 47% Lineout: SS
t4 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Brosius J. Baldwin -2% 45% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Stairs J. Baldwin -1% 44% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Doug Johns facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW C. Snopek D. Johns 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW R. Ventura D. Johns -3% 44% Walk
b4 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW R. Machado D. Johns -4% 39% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Ventura to 2B
b4 1-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO CHW D. Lewis D. Johns 11% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  OAK G. Williams J. Baldwin 5% 55% Walk
t5 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. Bordick J. Baldwin 19% 74% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Williams Scores; Bordick Scores
t5 3-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK J. Herrera J. Baldwin 3% 77% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Herrera to 1B
t5 3-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Batista J. Baldwin -3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. Giambi J. Baldwin -2% 71% Flyball: LF
t5 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. McGwire J. Baldwin 15% 87% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Herrera Scores/unER; McGwire Scores/unER
t5 5-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK T. Steinbach J. Baldwin -1% 86% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Doug Johns facing 1-2-3
b5 1-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW N. Martin D. Johns 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Durham D. Johns 1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW H. Baines D. Johns 1% 91% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
t6 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius J. Baldwin -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Stairs J. Baldwin -1% 89% Lineout: 1B
t6 5-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK G. Williams J. Baldwin -0% 89% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Doug Johns facing 4-5-6
b6 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Tartabull D. Johns 2% 91% Flyball: CF
b6 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW L. Mouton D. Johns -3% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b6 1-5 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  CHW C. Snopek D. Johns -4% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive); Mouton to 3B
b6 1-5 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R CHW R. Ventura D. Johns -6% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mouton Scores; Snopek to 2B
b6 2-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R CHW R. Machado D. Johns -18% 59% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Snopek Scores; Ventura to 3B
Buddy Groom replaces Doug Johns pitching
b6 3-5 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R CHW D. Lewis B. Groom -11% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Ventura Scores; Machado to 3B
b6 4-5 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  CHW N. Martin B. Groom -4% 44% Lewis Steals 2B
b6 4-5 1 -23 4,(1-2)  R CHW N. Martin B. Groom -12% 33% Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Machado Scores; Lewis to 3B
b6 5-5 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O CHW R. Durham B. Groom 10% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  CHW H. Baines B. Groom -1% 41% Martin Steals 2B
b6 5-5 2 -23 7,(2-2)  O CHW H. Baines B. Groom 9% 50% Groundout: P-1B
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
t7 5-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Bordick J. Baldwin -4% 46% Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
t7 5-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK J. Herrera J. Baldwin -3% 43% Lineout: LF
t7 5-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK T. Batista J. Baldwin -2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Jim Corsi facing 4-5-6
Jim Corsi replaces Buddy Groom pitching
b7 5-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Tartabull J. Corsi 4% 45% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b7 5-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW L. Mouton J. Corsi 3% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW C. Snopek J. Corsi -2% 46% Walk
b7 5-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Ventura J. Corsi 4% 50% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, White Sox' Larry Thomas facing 3-4-5
Larry Thomas replaces James Baldwin pitching
Ozzie Guillen replaces Norberto Martin playing SS batting 1st
t8 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Giambi L. Thomas -5% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
Bill Simas replaces Larry Thomas pitching
t8 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK M. McGwire B. Simas 9% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Damon Mashore pinch runs for Mark McGwire (1B) batting 4th
t8 5-5 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach B. Simas -7% 46% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t8 5-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R OAK S. Brosius B. Simas 25% 71% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Mashore Scores
t8 6-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK M. Stairs B. Simas 1% 72% Intentional Walk
Ernie Young pinch runs for Matt Stairs (RF) batting 7th
t8 6-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK G. Williams B. Simas -5% 67% Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Athletics' Jim Corsi facing 8-9-1
Jason Giambi moves from LF to 1B
Damon Mashore moves from PR to LF
Ernie Young moves from PR to CF
Jose Herrera moves from CF to RF
Tony Phillips pinch hits for Robert Machado (C) batting 8th
b8 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW T. Phillips J. Corsi -10% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b8 5-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Lewis J. Corsi 5% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Phillips to 2B
b8 5-6 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHW O. Guillen J. Corsi 10% 72% Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
b8 5-6 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  CHW R. Durham J. Corsi -2% 70% Hit By Pitch
Billy Taylor replaces Jim Corsi pitching
b8 5-6 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHW H. Baines B. Taylor 13% 82% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, White Sox' Bill Simas facing 9-1-2
Ron Karkovice replaces Darren Lewis (CF) playing C batting 9th
Tony Phillips moves from PH to LF
Dave Martinez replaces Lyle Mouton (LF) playing CF batting 5th
t9 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Bordick B. Simas -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 6-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Herrera B. Simas -2% 79% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
t9 6-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK T. Batista B. Simas -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Athletics' Billy Taylor facing 4-5-6
b9 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Tartabull B. Taylor 10% 87% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW D. Martinez B. Taylor 7% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b9 5-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Snopek B. Taylor 5% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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