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Saturday, May 16, 1998 6:07, Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 24,024, Time of Game: 3:11

Athletics
11
17-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 7½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  1   2  1  1   2  0  2   11 17  0
White Sox       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3 10  3
W: Blake Stein (1-1), L: Carlos Castillo (1-3)
 White Sox
3
17-22
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB

Oakland Athletics

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 6 1 2 1 0 0 .262 .734 27 18 -.032 0.48 .018 -.051 0.4 2 0
Jason McDonald CF 6 1 1 1 0 2 .261 .680 25 16 -.022 0.48 .039 -.061 -0.8 2 0 2B
Ben Grieve RF 6 2 4 2 0 1 .319 .932 27 17 .162 0.41 .192 -.030 2.5 3 0 HR,3·2B
Matt Stairs DH 4 1 1 2 1 2 .331 1.064 25 14 .116 0.53 .161 -.045 1.0 0 0 HR
Jason Giambi 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .283 .793 16 13 .013 0.43 .051 -.037 -0.2 7 0
   Jack Voigt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .415 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 3 0
Mike Blowers 3B 4 2 3 0 1 1 .238 .635 22 10 .081 0.40 .082 -.001 1.0 1 2 SB
Scott Spiezio 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .727 23 14 -.064 0.72 .036 -.100 -0.9 2 4 GDP
Mike Macfarlane C 4 3 2 0 1 0 .250 .700 20 10 .050 0.65 .067 -.018 0.8 6 1 2B
Rafael Bournigal SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 .222 .577 12 9 .079 0.49 .121 -.042 2.2 1 2 2·2B
Blake Stein P 0 0
   T.J. Mathews P 0 1
   Billy Taylor P 0 1
Team Totals 44 11 17 10 4 6 .386 1.119 197 121 .383 0.50 .767 -.385 6.0 27 11
2B: B Grieve 3 (16, 1 off J Baldwin, 2 off T Castillo); M Macfarlane (5, off C Castillo); J McDonald (4, off C Castillo); R Bournigal 2 (5, 1 off J Baldwin, 1 off C Castillo).
HR: B Grieve (5, off C Castillo; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); M Stairs (7, off C Castillo; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: B Grieve 10; M Stairs 4; R Bournigal 4; M Blowers 3; M Macfarlane 3; R Henderson 2; J McDonald 2; S Spiezio; J Giambi.
GIDP: S Spiezio (4).
RBI: R Bournigal 3 (10); B Grieve 2 (26); M Stairs 2 (30); R Henderson (14); J Giambi (28); J McDonald (12).
2-out RBI: R Bournigal 3; B Grieve 2; M Stairs 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 20.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Macfarlane-M Blowers; B Taylor-R Bournigal-J Voigt; M Blowers-S Spiezio-J Giambi.
Baserunning
SB: M Blowers (1, 2nd base off J Baldwin/C Kreuter).

Chicago White Sox

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .291 .836 14 8 .047 0.66 .092 -.045 0.3 2 2 HR
Magglio Ordonez CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 .243 .704 18 13 .130 0.67 .138 -.008 1.5 2 0 2·2B,HBP
Frank Thomas DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .278 .850 16 11 -.057 0.80 .042 -.099 -0.8 0 0
Albert Belle LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .858 13 7 -.110 0.69 .000 -.110 -1.5 3 0 GDP
Robin Ventura 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .278 .835 14 9 -.033 0.33 .001 -.034 0.5 1 1 3B
Wil Cordero 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .233 .712 21 16 .000 0.37 .024 -.024 1.0 9 1
Jeff Abbott RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .326 .930 15 8 -.001 0.47 .025 -.026 0.2 2 0
Chad Kreuter C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .691 14 8 -.044 0.64 .013 -.057 -1.9 6 0 GDP
Mike Caruso SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .636 7 4 -.050 0.45 .000 -.050 -1.2 1 4
Carlos Castillo P 0 1
   Tony Castillo P 0 1
   James Baldwin P 1 0
   Larry Casian P 0 1
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 1 4 .294 .833 132 84 -.118 0.56 .335 -.453 -2.0 27 11
2B: M Ordonez 2 (6, 2 off B Stein).
3B: R Ventura (3, off B Taylor).
HR: R Durham (3, off B Stein; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: M Ordonez (1, by T Mathews).
TB: R Durham 4; M Ordonez 4; R Ventura 3; W Cordero 3; J Abbott 2; F Thomas.
GIDP: A Belle (6); C Kreuter (3).
RBI: R Durham (14); F Thomas (28); W Cordero (12).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Durham-M Caruso-W Cordero.
E: M Caruso 2 (8); R Durham (7).

Oakland Athletics

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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
Blake Stein, W (1-1) 7 7 2 2 1 4 1 1.29 27 105 67 41 8 18 9 13 5 0 58 .112 0.71 1.9
T.J. Mathews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.96 4 9 6 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .005 0.09 0.6
Billy Taylor 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.72 5 18 11 7 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .000 0.05 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 1 4 1 3.00 36 132 84 51 9 24 13 17 6 0 58 0 0 .117 0.50 2.0

Chicago White Sox

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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
Carlos Castillo, L (1-3) 3.2 7 5 5 1 1 2 5.58 19 81 50 27 4 19 6 11 3 0 27 -.326 0.90 -3.3
Tony Castillo 2.1 5 2 2 0 3 0 5.59 12 44 28 13 1 14 4 5 2 0 2 0 -.034 0.53 -0.4
James Baldwin 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 8.56 11 45 26 17 2 7 2 6 3 0 0 0 -.022 0.10 -0.9
Larry Casian 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 13.50 6 27 17 9 2 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 -.001 0.01 -1.4
Team Totals 9 17 11 11 4 6 2 11.00 48 197 121 66 9 46 14 24 10 0 27 2 0 -.383 0.56 -6.0
Balks: None.
WP: B Stein 2 (2).
HBP: T Mathews (2; M Ordonez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 24,024.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 21mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  RR OAK M. Stairs C. Castillo 16% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McDonald Scores
t3 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R OAK B. Grieve C. Castillo 11% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 4-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R OAK R. Bournigal C. Castillo 10% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Macfarlane Scores
b1 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R CHW R. Durham B. Stein -9% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 2-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  OO CHW F. Thomas B. Stein 8% 62% Double Play: Foul Popfly: C-3B

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' Carlos Castillo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK R. Henderson C. Castillo -2% 48% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  OAK J. McDonald C. Castillo 4% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. Grieve C. Castillo -3% 49% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); McDonald to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  RR OAK M. Stairs C. Castillo 16% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McDonald Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK J. Giambi C. Castillo -1% 64% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R CHW R. Durham B. Stein -9% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW M. Ordonez B. Stein -6% 49% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b1 1-2 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  CHW F. Thomas B. Stein -3% 46% Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 3B
b1 1-2 0 --3 7,(2-2)  R CHW F. Thomas B. Stein -4% 42% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Ordonez Scores
b1 2-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CHW A. Belle B. Stein 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 2-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Ventura B. Stein 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Carlos Castillo facing 6-7-8
t2 2-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Blowers C. Castillo 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t2 2-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO OAK S. Spiezio C. Castillo -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 2-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK M. Macfarlane C. Castillo 2% 48% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t2 2-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Bournigal C. Castillo -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 6-7-8
b2 2-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW W. Cordero B. Stein 2% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 2-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Abbott B. Stein 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW C. Kreuter B. Stein -1% 48% Walk
b2 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Caruso B. Stein 2% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Carlos Castillo facing 1-2-3
t3 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Henderson C. Castillo -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t3 2-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. McDonald C. Castillo -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t3 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R OAK B. Grieve C. Castillo 11% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 3-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK M. Stairs C. Castillo -1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
b3 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Durham B. Stein 3% 58% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW M. Ordonez B. Stein -5% 54% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 2-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  OO CHW F. Thomas B. Stein 8% 62% Double Play: Foul Popfly: C-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Carlos Castillo facing 5-6-7
t4 3-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Giambi C. Castillo -2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 3-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Blowers C. Castillo 3% 62% Walk
t4 3-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Spiezio C. Castillo 4% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive); Blowers to 2B
t4 3-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RO OAK M. Macfarlane C. Castillo 4% 70% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Blowers Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t4 4-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R OAK R. Bournigal C. Castillo 10% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Macfarlane Scores
t4 5-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK R. Henderson C. Castillo 1% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bournigal to 3B
Tony Castillo replaces Carlos Castillo pitching
t4 5-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. McDonald T. Castillo -3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 4-5-6
b4 2-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW A. Belle B. Stein 3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 2-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Ventura B. Stein 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CHW W. Cordero B. Stein -1% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 2-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW J. Abbott B. Stein -2% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cordero to 2B
b4 2-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHW C. Kreuter B. Stein 5% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Tony Castillo facing 3-4-5
t5 5-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK B. Grieve T. Castillo 4% 86% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 5-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Stairs T. Castillo -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
t5 5-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R OAK J. Giambi T. Castillo 5% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grieve Scores
t5 6-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Blowers T. Castillo 1% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Giambi to 2B
t5 6-2 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O OAK S. Spiezio T. Castillo -2% 88% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 6-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Macfarlane T. Castillo -2% 87% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
b5 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Caruso B. Stein 2% 89% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b5 2-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Durham B. Stein 1% 90% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b5 2-6 2 --- 10,(3-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez B. Stein 1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, White Sox' Tony Castillo facing 9-1-2
t6 6-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Bournigal T. Castillo -1% 90% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t6 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK R. Henderson T. Castillo 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 6-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. McDonald T. Castillo -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R OAK B. Grieve T. Castillo 4% 94% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Henderson Scores; Grieve to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
t6 7-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Stairs T. Castillo -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 3-4-5
b6 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW F. Thomas B. Stein 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Belle B. Stein 1% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b6 2-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Ventura B. Stein 0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-2, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 5-6-7
James Baldwin replaces Tony Castillo pitching
t7 7-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Giambi J. Baldwin -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 7-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Blowers J. Baldwin 0% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 7-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Spiezio J. Baldwin 0% 97% Blowers Steals 2B
t7 7-2 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio J. Baldwin -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Blowers to 3B
t7 7-2 2 --3 7,(3-2)  OAK M. Macfarlane J. Baldwin 0% 96% Walk
t7 7-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR OAK R. Bournigal J. Baldwin 3% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Blowers Scores; Macfarlane Scores
t7 9-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Henderson J. Baldwin -0% 99% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 6-7-8
b7 2-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW W. Cordero B. Stein -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 2-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHW J. Abbott B. Stein -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Cordero to 2B
b7 2-9 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Abbott B. Stein 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-9 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Kreuter B. Stein 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 2-9 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Caruso B. Stein 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-2, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 2-3-4
t8 9-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. McDonald J. Baldwin -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 9-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  OAK B. Grieve J. Baldwin 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 9-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Stairs J. Baldwin 0% 100% Walk
t8 9-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Giambi J. Baldwin -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Grieve to 3B
t8 9-2 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O OAK M. Blowers J. Baldwin -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 1-2-3
T.J. Mathews replaces Blake Stein pitching
Jack Voigt replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 5th
b8 2-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Durham T. Mathews 0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b8 2-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW M. Ordonez T. Mathews -0% 99% Hit By Pitch
b8 2-9 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW F. Thomas T. Mathews 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 2-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Belle T. Mathews 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-2, White Sox' Larry Casian facing 7-8-9
Larry Casian replaces James Baldwin pitching
t9 9-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK S. Spiezio L. Casian 0% 100% Walk
t9 9-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Macfarlane L. Casian 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Spiezio to 2B
t9 9-2 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Bournigal L. Casian 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Spiezio to 3B; Macfarlane to 2B
t9 9-2 1 -23 6,(0-2)  R OAK R. Henderson L. Casian 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Spiezio Scores; Macfarlane to 3B
t9 10-2 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO OAK J. McDonald L. Casian 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B); Macfarlane Scores; Henderson to 2B
t9 11-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. Grieve L. Casian 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 11, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-11, Athletics' Billy Taylor facing 5-6-7
Billy Taylor replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
b9 2-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW R. Ventura B. Taylor -0% 100% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b9 2-11 0 --3 8,(3-2)  R CHW W. Cordero B. Taylor -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ventura Scores
b9 3-11 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW J. Abbott B. Taylor -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cordero to 2B
b9 3-11 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO CHW C. Kreuter B. Taylor 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right); Cordero to 3B
b9 3-11 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O CHW M. Caruso B. Taylor 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 11, White Sox 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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