July 9, 2005 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 6
@LAA 3 BAL 9
BOS 1 OAK 10
@CHW 1 KCR 12
MIN 8 CLE 8
@NYY 7 TBD 5
DET 4 TEX 12
TOR 10 CIN 6
@ARI 2 MIL 9
@ATL 6 COL 1
SDP 0 CHC 8
@FLA 2 HOU 4
LAD 2 PHI 1
WSN 0 PIT 11
NYM 4 SFG 2
STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 38,318

Saturday, July 9, 2005, 6:06PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Athletics

43-43

Won 2

3rd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  0   3  3  2   10 11  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  3  2

W: B Zito (6-8), L: M Buehrle (10-3)

White Sox

57-28

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .277  .680   24    9   0   2B,GDP
M Kotsay CF                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .280  .740   17    5   0   HR
B Crosby SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .329  .932   13    1   2   SH
E Chavez 3B                   5   1   1   2    0   2  .275  .783   20    3   0   HR
B Kielty RF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .282  .796   15    1   0   2B
E Byrnes LF                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .266  .810   23    3   0   2B,SB
N Swisher 1B                  3   2   0   0    2   0  .243  .744   26    3   0   
K Ginter DH                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .171  .536   10    0   0   
  S Hatteberg PH              0   0   0   1    1   0  .278  .731    4    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .277  .694   14    2   0   

B Zito P                                                                 0   1
  K Calero P                                                             0   0
  K Yabu P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38  10  11  10    4   4              166   27   3

BATTING

2B: E Byrnes (15, off M Buehrle); B Kielty (16, off M Buehrle); J Kendall (14, off M Buehrle).

HR: M Kotsay (7, off M Buehrle; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); E Chavez (12, off K Walker; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Crosby (1, off M Buehrle).

TB: M Kotsay 5; E Chavez 4; J Kendall 4; E Byrnes 3; B Kielty 3; B Crosby.

GIDP: J Kendall (15).

RBI: M Kotsay 3 (46); E Chavez 2 (48); S Hatteberg (33); K Ginter (23); E Byrnes (24); J Kendall (23); M Ellis (14).

2-out RBI: M Kotsay 3; J Kendall.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Byrnes (2, 2nd base off B Jenks/C Widger).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .293  .710   23    2   0   SB
T Iguchi 2B                   2   0   1   0    2   1  .282  .756   16    0   2   2B,SB
F Thomas DH                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .237 1.041   18    0   0   SF
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .803   20   12   1   
A Rowand CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .273  .715   19    2   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .859   11    3   0   
  T Perez PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .636    6    0   0   2B
C Widger C                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .729   16    4   0   
P Ozuna 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .662    7    0   4   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .666   17    3   5   
  W Harris SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .517         0   1   

M Buehrle P                                                              0   2
  B Jenks P                                                              1   0
  S Takatsu P                                                            0   0
  K Walker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1    4   8              153   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Perez (2, off K Yabu); T Iguchi (15, off B Zito).

SF: F Thomas (3, off B Zito).

TB: T Perez 2; T Iguchi 2; S Podsednik.

RBI: F Thomas (22).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Iguchi-J Uribe-P Konerko.

E: P Ozuna 2 (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Podsednik (44, 3rd base off B Zito/J Kendall); T Iguchi (10, 2nd base off B Zito/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Zito, W (6-8)                7     2   1   1    3   6   0   3.91   26  114-70   42· 7·21    5·12· 0· 0     72    -     1.13   0.29
K Calero                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.44    4   22-14    7· 3· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
K Yabu                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.30    4   11-9     5· 2· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     3   1   1    4   8   0          34  147-93   54·12·27    5·16· 1· 0           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Buehrle, L (10-3)            7     6   5   2    2   3   1   2.58   30  112-71   45· 4·22   13· 9· 3· 0     52    -     0.96  -0.17
B Jenks                        0.1   2   3   3    2   0   0  20.25    5   19-8     5· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.03
S Takatsu                      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.14    4   14-10    6· 0· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          3-2    0.08  -0.01
K Walker                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4   14-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9    11  10   7    4   4   2          43  159-98   63· 7·28   21·11· 3· 0          4-3

S Takatsu faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Zito (2); M Buehrle (1); B Jenks (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Troy Fullwood, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 38,318.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Kendall            C     1. S Podsednik          LF 
2. M Kotsay             CF    2. T Iguchi             2B 
3. B Crosby             SS    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. E Chavez             3B    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. B Kielty             RF    5. A Rowand             CF 
6. E Byrnes             LF    6. J Dye                RF 
7. N Swisher            1B    7. C Widger             C  
8. K Ginter             DH    8. P Ozuna              3B 
9. M Ellis              2B    9. J Uribe              SS 

   B Zito               P        M Buehrle            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-2  1-3  5   24%  93% M Kotsay        M Buehrle       Home Run (Fly Ball); Swisher Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER; Kotsay Scores/unER
   b 6   1  2-1  --3  3   10%  62% P Konerko       B Zito          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  4    9%  66% E Byrnes        M Buehrle       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Kielty Scores
   t 2   1  0-2  1-3  6   -9%  65% J Kendall       M Buehrle       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   0  2-0  1--  5   -9%  58% T Iguchi        B Zito          Walk; Podsednik to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   52%  M Kotsay        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-  3   48%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   45%  E Chavez        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  S Podsednik     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   43%  T Iguchi        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   47%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
          -2-      46%  P Konerko       Wild Pitch; Iguchi to 3B
   O      --3  7   50%  " "             Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   56%  B Kielty        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  4   66%  E Byrnes        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Kielty Scores
          -2-      68%  N Swisher       Wild Pitch; Byrnes to 3B
          --3  5   71%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  4   76%  K Ginter        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Byrnes Scores; Swisher to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Swisher to 3B
   OO     1-3  6   65%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Zito facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   68%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   69%  J Dye           Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   68%  C Widger        Walk
   O      1--  4   71%  P Ozuna         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   69%  M Kotsay        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Zito facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   69%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   71%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF
          ---  7   70%  T Iguchi        Walk
   O      1--  5   72%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Buehrle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   70%  B Kielty        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   69%  E Byrnes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   68%  N Swisher       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Zito facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   71%  P Konerko       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  8   73%  A Rowand        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   74%  J Dye           Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   73%  K Ginter        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  8   71%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   70%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Zito facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   73%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  P Ozuna         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   77%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   80%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   79%  B Crosby        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kotsay to 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   76%  B Kielty        Walk
   O      12-  3   73%  E Byrnes        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   67%  S Podsednik     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   58%  T Iguchi        Walk; Podsednik to 2B
          12-      51%  F Thomas        Podsednik Steals 3B; Iguchi Steals 2B
   RO     -23  3   52%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Podsednik Scores; Iguchi to 3B
   O      --3  3   62%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      --3  4   68%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Buehrle facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   72%  N Swisher       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   69%  K Ginter        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   65%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4   68%  J Kendall       Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Swisher to 3B
   RRR    1-3  5   93%  M Kotsay        Home Run (Fly Ball); Swisher Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER; Kotsay Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   92%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Barry Zito facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   94%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  C Widger        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   96%  P Ozuna         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bobby Jenks facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
   O      ---  5   96%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   96%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      96%  E Byrnes        Wild Pitch; Kielty to 2B
          -2-  4   97%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Kielty to 3B
          1-3      97%  N Swisher       Byrnes Steals 2B
          -23  5   97%  " "             Walk
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Keith Ginter batting 8th
   R      123  4   99%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Kielty Scores; Byrnes to 3B; Swisher to 2B
                  Shingo Takatsu replaces Bobby Jenks pitching
   RO     123  3   99%  M Ellis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Byrnes Scores; Swisher to 3B
   R      1-3  4  100%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Swisher Scores; Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Kiko Calero facing 9-1-2
                  Kiko Calero replaces Barry Zito pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  8   99%  S Podsednik     Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  T Iguchi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  F Thomas        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-1, Shingo Takatsu facing 3-4-5
                  Willie Harris replaces Juan Uribe playing SS batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  B Crosby        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Kevin Walker replaces Shingo Takatsu pitching
   RR     1--  2  100%  E Chavez        Home Run (Fly Ball); Crosby Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  B Kielty        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  N Swisher       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-10, Keiichi Yabu facing 4-5-6
                  Keiichi Yabu replaces Kiko Calero pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  A Rowand        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Timo Perez pinch hits for Jermaine Dye batting 6th
          ---  6  100%  T Perez         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3  100%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, White Sox 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA200507090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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