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SEA
@LAA		7
4
KCR
@BAL		7
3
OAK
@CHW		9
7
BOS
@CLE		2
5
TBR
@MIN		4
2
DET
@TEX		1
2
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@TOR		5
2
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@ARI		6
5
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@CHC		4
2
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@HOU		5
6		 
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@MIA		3
7
ATL
@NYM		9
3
STL
@PHI		4
1
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@PIT		5
0
COL
@SFG		3
9
Saturday, August 11, 2012, 6:09PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 26,686, Time of Game: 3:38
Athletics
9
61-52
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
7
61-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Ryan Cook (5-2)
L: Matt Thornton (4-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  5   1  0  0   0  2  1    9 13  0
White Sox       0  2  0   1  2  1   1  0  0    7 10  2

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 6 3 3 0 0 1 .257 .699 20 15 -0.028 0.95 0.083 -0.111 0.0 1 0 2·2B
Jonny Gomes DH 5 1 2 2 1 2 .260 .856 19 12 0.316 1.03 0.382 -0.066 1.4 HR
Josh Reddick RF 6 1 1 1 0 2 .256 .832 19 16 -0.066 0.96 0.052 -0.118 -0.3 2 0
Yoenis Cespedes LF 4 2 0 0 0 1 .303 .874 13 9 0.011 0.96 0.055 -0.044 -0.2 1 0 HBP
Chris Carter 1B 5 1 3 2 0 2 .283 1.050 18 10 0.245 1.50 0.300 -0.055 2.0 10 0 2B
Brandon Inge 3B 3 1 1 1 2 2 .216 .652 25 13 0.245 1.75 0.317 -0.073 0.8 0 1
Derek Norris C 3 0 1 2 2 1 .210 .650 21 9 0.122 1.43 0.226 -0.104 1.6 10 1 2B,SB
Adam Rosales SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .195 .651 10 7 0.008 1.35 0.075 -0.068 0.1 1 2
   Cliff Pennington PH-SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .199 .559 7 5 0.042 1.08 0.060 -0.018 0.1 1 0 2B
Jemile Weeks 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .219 .608 22 13 -0.162 1.31 0.010 -0.172 -1.3 1 6 SB
Travis Blackley P 0 0
   Jordan Norberto P 0 0
   Ryan Cook P 0 0
   Jerry Blevins P 0 0
   Grant Balfour P 0 0
Team Totals 41 9 13 9 6 12 .317 .929 174 109 0.733 1.25 1.560 -0.829 4.3 27 10
2B: D Norris (5, off F Liriano); C Crisp 2 (13, 1 off B Myers, 1 off F Liriano); C Pennington (14, off J Crain); C Carter (5, off F Liriano).
HR: J Gomes (13, off M Thornton; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: Y Cespedes (6, by F Liriano).
TB: J Gomes 5; C Crisp 5; C Carter 4; D Norris 2; C Pennington 2; B Inge; A Rosales; J Reddick.
RBI: J Gomes 2 (34); D Norris 2 (18); C Carter 2 (22); B Inge (52); J Reddick (60); A Rosales (6).
2-out RBI: C Carter 2; D Norris 2; B Inge; A Rosales; J Gomes.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Inge-J Weeks-C Carter.
Baserunning
SB: J Weeks (15, 2nd base off P Humber/T Flowers); D Norris (4, 2nd base off P Humber/T Flowers).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alejandro De Aza CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .288 .760 15 8 -0.112 1.32 0.044 -0.156 -0.7 2 0 HBP
Kevin Youkilis 3B 4 2 2 2 0 2 .242 .782 27 15 0.289 1.35 0.329 -0.040 2.0 0 2 HR,HBP
Adam Dunn 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .205 .814 22 12 -0.173 1.64 0.012 -0.185 -1.0 4 1
Alex Rios RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .314 .879 16 12 -0.066 1.37 0.055 -0.121 -0.4 3 0
A.J. Pierzynski DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 .297 .900 14 9 0.152 1.41 0.236 -0.084 1.1
Alexei Ramirez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .643 12 9 -0.053 1.30 0.104 -0.157 -0.5 3 1 2B,GDP
Dayan Viciedo LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .246 .707 19 13 -0.099 1.33 0.016 -0.115 -0.5 3 0 2B
Tyler Flowers C 3 1 3 3 0 0 .219 .650 11 8 0.434 1.08 0.434 0.000 3.5 12 0 HR,2B,HBP
Gordon Beckham 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .645 14 6 -0.137 1.53 0.019 -0.156 -1.1 0 1
Francisco Liriano P 0 0
   Philip Humber P 0 0
   Jesse Crain P 0 0
   Matt Thornton P 0 0
   Brett Myers P 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 10 7 2 11 .278 .894 150 92 0.235 1.37 1.249 -1.014 2.3 27 5
2B: D Viciedo (11, off T Blackley); T Flowers (5, off T Blackley); A Ramirez (16, off T Blackley).
HR: T Flowers (3, off J Norberto; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); K Youkilis (14, off T Blackley; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
HBP: T Flowers (3, by R Cook); K Youkilis (8, by G Balfour); A De Aza (7, by T Blackley).
TB: T Flowers 7; K Youkilis 5; D Viciedo 2; A Ramirez 2; A Pierzynski 2; A Rios.
GIDP: A Ramirez (13).
RBI: T Flowers 3 (6); K Youkilis 2 (43); A Pierzynski (65); D Viciedo (53).
2-out RBI: T Flowers 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
E: T Flowers (1); A Ramirez (11).

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
Travis Blackley 5 6 5 5 1 6 1 3.98 23 83 50 25 12 13 9 6 2 0 40 -0.225 0.90 -2.4
Jordan Norberto, BS (2) 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 1 2.94 7 32 18 9 3 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.101 1.32 -0.5
Ryan Cook, W (5-2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.72 6 16 13 7 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 -0.075 2.40 -0.2
Jerry Blevins, H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.44 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.070 2.45 0.2
Grant Balfour, S (8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67 4 18 10 5 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.097 2.42 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 2 11 2 7.00 41 150 92 47 18 27 12 13 5 0 40 2 1 -0.234 1.25 -2.3

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
Francisco Liriano 3.1 7 6 6 3 5 0 5.35 21 76 45 24 7 14 3 9 6 0 24 -0.433 1.32 -4.4
Philip Humber 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 5.87 12 56 33 12 10 11 1 3 0 0 1 0 0.106 0.77 1.6
Jesse Crain 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.08 3 15 10 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.092 2.31 0.5
Matt Thornton, BS (4), L (4-8) 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 1 3.70 5 14 9 7 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.240 1.69 -1.0
Brett Myers 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.88 7 13 12 10 0 2 2 5 4 0 2 1 -0.259 1.25 -1.0
Team Totals 9 13 9 8 6 12 1 8.00 48 174 109 59 18 32 8 21 10 0 24 4 1 -0.734 1.37 -4.3
Balks: None.
WP: T Blackley (5); F Liriano (7); P Humber (9).
HBP: R Cook (4; T Flowers); G Balfour (1; K Youkilis); T Blackley (2; A De Aza); F Liriano (5; Y Cespedes).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Tony Randazzo.
Time of Game: 3:38.
Attendance: 26,686.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Coco Crisp CF 1 Alejandro De Aza CF
2 Jonny Gomes DH 2 Kevin Youkilis 3B
3 Josh Reddick RF 3 Adam Dunn 1B
4 Yoenis Cespedes LF 4 Alex Rios RF
5 Chris Carter 1B 5 A.J. Pierzynski DH
6 Brandon Inge 3B 6 Alexei Ramirez SS
7 Derek Norris C 7 Dayan Viciedo LF
8 Adam Rosales SS 8 Tyler Flowers C
9 Jemile Weeks 2B 9 Gordon Beckham 2B
Travis Blackley P Francisco Liriano P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 6-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Gomes M. Thornton 25% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t8 7-7 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK B. Inge B. Myers 24% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Cespedes Scores/unER; Carter to 3B
b7 6-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHW A. Pierzynski R. Cook -20% 15% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Youkilis Scores; Rios to 3B
t3 2-2 2 123 6,(3-2)  RR OAK D. Norris F. Liriano 19% 72% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cespedes Scores; Carter Scores; Inge to 3B
b6 5-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHW T. Flowers J. Norberto -19% 48% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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' Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Crisp F. Liriano -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Gomes F. Liriano -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Reddick F. Liriano -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. De Aza T. Blackley 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW K. Youkilis T. Blackley 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW A. Dunn T. Blackley -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Rios T. Blackley 2% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Francisco Liriano facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes F. Liriano -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK C. Carter F. Liriano 4% 52% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  OAK B. Inge F. Liriano 3% 55% Wild Pitch; Carter to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O OAK B. Inge F. Liriano -6% 49% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  OAK D. Norris F. Liriano 1% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O OAK A. Rosales F. Liriano -5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW A. Pierzynski T. Blackley -4% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW A. Ramirez T. Blackley -10% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pierzynski to 3B
b2 0-0 0 -23 6,(3-2)  RO CHW D. Viciedo T. Blackley 2% 33% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Pierzynski Scores
b2 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHW T. Flowers T. Blackley -9% 24% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores
b2 2-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  CHW G. Beckham T. Blackley -2% 22% Wild Pitch; Flowers to 3B
b2 2-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHW G. Beckham T. Blackley 4% 26% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b2 2-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O CHW A. De Aza T. Blackley 3% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Francisco Liriano facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Weeks F. Liriano -3% 27% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK C. Crisp F. Liriano 3% 29% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t3 0-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Gomes F. Liriano 4% 33% Walk; Crisp to 2B
t3 0-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick F. Liriano -4% 29% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Crisp to 3B
t3 0-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  OAK Y. Cespedes F. Liriano 3% 32% Hit By Pitch; Reddick to 2B
t3 0-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR OAK C. Carter F. Liriano 17% 49% Single to LF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores; Reddick Scores; Cespedes to 2B
t3 2-2 2 12- 8,(3-2)  OAK B. Inge F. Liriano 3% 53% Walk; Cespedes to 3B; Carter to 2B
t3 2-2 2 123 6,(3-2)  RR OAK D. Norris F. Liriano 19% 72% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cespedes Scores; Carter Scores; Inge to 3B
t3 4-2 2 -23 2,(0-1)  R OAK A. Rosales F. Liriano 8% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Inge Scores; Norris to 3B
t3 5-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Weeks F. Liriano -3% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 2-3-4
b3 2-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW K. Youkilis T. Blackley 2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Dunn T. Blackley 2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Rios T. Blackley 1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
t4 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK C. Crisp F. Liriano 4% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t4 5-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Gomes F. Liriano -2% 82% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t4 5-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Reddick F. Liriano 5% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Crisp Scores
Philip Humber replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
t4 6-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK Y. Cespedes P. Humber -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Reddick to 2B
t4 6-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O OAK C. Carter P. Humber -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 5-6-7
b4 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski T. Blackley 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Ramirez T. Blackley 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 2-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CHW D. Viciedo T. Blackley -2% 87% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 2-6 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CHW T. Flowers T. Blackley -7% 80% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Viciedo Scores; Flowers to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 3-6 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CHW G. Beckham T. Blackley 3% 83% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, White Sox' Philip Humber facing 6-7-8
t5 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. Inge P. Humber -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Norris P. Humber 1% 83% Walk
t5 6-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK A. Rosales P. Humber -2% 82% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 6-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Weeks P. Humber 1% 82% Norris Steals 2B
t5 6-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  OAK J. Weeks P. Humber 0% 83% Wild Pitch; Norris to 3B
t5 6-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Weeks P. Humber 1% 83% Walk
t5 6-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  OAK C. Crisp P. Humber 0% 84% Weeks Steals 2B
t5 6-3 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O OAK C. Crisp P. Humber -3% 80% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 1-2-3
b5 3-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW A. De Aza T. Blackley -4% 76% Hit By Pitch
b5 3-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHW K. Youkilis T. Blackley -18% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); De Aza Scores
b5 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Dunn T. Blackley 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b5 5-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rios T. Blackley 2% 64% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski T. Blackley 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, White Sox' Philip Humber facing 2-3-4
t6 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Gomes P. Humber -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick P. Humber -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes P. Humber -1% 60% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Athletics' Jordan Norberto facing 6-7-8
Jordan Norberto replaces Travis Blackley pitching
b6 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Norberto 4% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Viciedo J. Norberto 3% 67% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHW T. Flowers J. Norberto -19% 48% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 6-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW G. Beckham J. Norberto -2% 46% Walk
b6 6-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. De Aza J. Norberto 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 6-6, White Sox' Philip Humber facing 5-6-7
t7 6-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Carter P. Humber -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK B. Inge P. Humber 4% 50% Walk
Jesse Crain replaces Philip Humber pitching
t7 6-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Norris J. Crain -5% 45% Strikeout Looking
Cliff Pennington pinch hits for Adam Rosales (SS) batting 8th
t7 6-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK C. Pennington J. Crain 6% 51% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Inge to 3B
t7 6-6 2 -23 7,(2-2)  O OAK J. Weeks J. Crain -10% 41% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Athletics' Jordan Norberto facing 2-3-4
Cliff Pennington moves from PH to SS
b7 6-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW K. Youkilis J. Norberto -6% 35% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b7 6-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Dunn J. Norberto 5% 41% Strikeout Swinging
Ryan Cook replaces Jordan Norberto pitching
b7 6-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHW A. Rios R. Cook -5% 35% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Youkilis to 2B
b7 6-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHW A. Pierzynski R. Cook -20% 15% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Youkilis Scores; Rios to 3B
b7 7-6 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  OO CHW A. Ramirez R. Cook 10% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 1-2-3
Matt Thornton replaces Jesse Crain pitching
t8 6-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK C. Crisp M. Thornton 0% 26% E2 on Foul Ball
t8 6-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK C. Crisp M. Thornton -6% 20% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 6-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Gomes M. Thornton 25% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t8 7-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Reddick M. Thornton -4% 42% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 7-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK Y. Cespedes M. Thornton 3% 44% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t8 7-7 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK C. Carter M. Thornton 6% 50% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Cespedes to 3B
Brett Myers replaces Matt Thornton pitching
t8 7-7 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK B. Inge B. Myers 24% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Cespedes Scores/unER; Carter to 3B
t8 8-7 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Norris B. Myers -5% 69% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-8, Athletics' Ryan Cook facing 7-8-9
b8 7-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Viciedo R. Cook 6% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHW T. Flowers R. Cook -7% 68% Hit By Pitch
b8 7-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW G. Beckham R. Cook 8% 76% Flyball: CF
Jerry Blevins replaces Ryan Cook pitching
b8 7-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. De Aza J. Blevins 7% 83% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-7, White Sox' Brett Myers facing 8-9-1
t9 8-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Pennington B. Myers -2% 81% Lineout: RF
t9 8-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Weeks B. Myers -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 8-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Crisp B. Myers 2% 82% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t9 8-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Gomes B. Myers 9% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Crisp Scores
t9 9-7 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O OAK J. Reddick B. Myers -1% 90% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-9, Athletics' Grant Balfour facing 2-3-4
Grant Balfour replaces Jerry Blevins pitching
b9 7-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW K. Youkilis G. Balfour -9% 81% Hit By Pitch
b9 7-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Dunn G. Balfour 8% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b9 7-9 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rios G. Balfour 6% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 7-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW A. Pierzynski G. Balfour 5% 100% Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 7.

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