April 7, 2000 Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
BOS 3 BAL 14
DET 10 KCR 10
MIN 6 CHW 7
@OAK 6 SEA 7
NYY 5 CLE 14
@TBD 5 TEX 11
TOR 5 PIT 7
@ARI 2 SFG 6
@ATL 2 CHC 10
@CIN 6 FLA 4
COL 3 PHI 4
@HOU 1 SDP 10
@MON 5 NYM 2
LAD 1 MIL 9
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 10,549

Friday, April 7, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:36

White Sox

3-2

Won 3

1st

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

W: S Eyre (1-0), L: M Magnante (0-1), S: K Foulke (1)

Athletics

2-2

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   2   3   3    1   1  .318 1.036   14    1   3   HR,2B
J Valentin SS                 4   1   0   1    1   0  .273  .769   16    2   2   
F Thomas 1B                   3   0   2   1    2   1  .526 1.520   23    5   0   2B,CS,IW
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .263  .701   20    1   1   
P Konerko DH                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .318  .830   14    0   0   HBP,GDP
C Singleton CF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .837   21    3   0   IW
C Lee LF                      4   1   2   1    0   2  .500 1.445   16    2   0   2B
  C Wilson 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .872    5    0   0   
G Norton 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    0   0   
  M Johnson C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         2   0   
J Paul C                      2   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.071   13    9   0   
  J Abbott PH-LF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    3    1   0   

C Eldred P                                                               0   1
  S Eyre P                                                               0   0
  B Simas P                                                              0   0
  K Wunsch P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             1   0
Totals                       34   7   9   7    7   9              160   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Durham (1, off T Mathews); C Lee (2, off S Service); F Thomas (4, off G Heredia).

HR: R Durham (2, off M Magnante; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: C Singleton (1, by J Tam); F Thomas (2, by G Heredia).

HBP: P Konerko (2, by S Service).

TB: R Durham 7; F Thomas 3; C Lee 3; M Ordonez; J Paul.

GIDP: P Konerko (3).

RBI: R Durham 3 (7); J Valentin (2); M Ordonez (4); F Thomas (5); C Lee (9).

2-out RBI: R Durham 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Valentin-R Durham-F Thomas; R Durham-J Valentin-F Thomas.

E: J Paul (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: F Thomas (1, 2nd base by S Service/R Hernandez).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Becker CF                   4   1   0   0    0   3  .000  .077   20    0   0   HBP
F Menechino 2B                3   1   0   0    2   2  .231 1.179   28    2   3   SB
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   3   2    0   1  .429 1.367   22   12   0   2B
J Jaha DH                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .375   23    0   0   GDP
  R Mahay PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Stairs RF                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .385 1.192   20    1   0   
B Grieve LF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .214  .629   19    0   0   HR,GDP
R Hernandez C                 3   1   1   2    1   1  .077  .441   19    9   2   HR
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .357 1.000   11    2   1   
  R Christenson PR            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
M Tejada SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .421   11    1   5   SH

G Heredia P                                                              0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  S Service P                                                            0   0
  M Magnante P                                                           0   0
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
Totals                       29   6   6   5    7  11              173   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Giambi (1, off C Eldred).

HR: B Grieve (1, off C Eldred; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); R Hernandez (1, off S Eyre; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: M Tejada (1, off K Foulke).

HBP: R Becker (1, by C Eldred).

TB: J Giambi 4; R Hernandez 4; B Grieve 4; E Chavez.

GIDP: B Grieve (1); J Jaha (1).

RBI: R Hernandez 2 (3); J Giambi 2 (7); B Grieve (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Hernandez-F Menechino; E Chavez-J Giambi.

E: R Hernandez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Menechino (1, 2nd base off C Eldred/J Paul).

PITCHING

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
C Eldred                       5     3   4   4    5   6   1   7.20   22   99-55   26· 2·27    3· 3· 3· 1     46    -     0.96  -0.15
S Eyre, W (1-0)                2     2   2   2    1   3   1   6.00    8   40-21    9· 4· 8    0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.37  -0.08
B Simas                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0  81.00    1   11-7     6· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.51  -0.09
K Wunsch, H (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0  10.80    2   11-7     1· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.60   0.17
K Foulke, S (1)                1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   12-8     7· 0· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    4.50   0.30
Totals                         9     6   6   6    7  11   2          38  173-98   49·10·39    6· 6· 5· 2          2-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Heredia                      6     4   2   2    4   8   0   3.00   26  103-63   33·15·15    8· 4· 2· 0     60    -     1.27   0.18
T Mathews                      0.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   6.75    4   14-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.20  -0.12
S Service, H (1)               1     1   2   2    0   1   0   9.00    4   20-12    7· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.52   0.03
M Magnante, BS (1), L (0-1)    0.2   1   2   1    0   0   1   6.75    4    7-6     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.71  -0.50
J Tam                          1     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   16-9     4· 1· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.08   0.05
Totals                         9     9   7   6    7   9   1          43  160-96   52·18·25   16· 4· 4· 1          3-1

B Simas faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Heredia (1; F Thomas); J Tam (1; C Singleton).

HBP: C Eldred (1; R Becker); S Service (1; P Konerko).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:36.

Attendance: 10,549.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Durham             2B    1. R Becker             CF 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. F Menechino          2B 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. J Giambi             1B 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. J Jaha               DH 
5. P Konerko            DH    5. M Stairs             RF 
6. C Singleton          CF    6. B Grieve             LF 
7. C Lee                LF    7. R Hernandez          C  
8. G Norton             3B    8. E Chavez             3B 
9. J Paul               C     9. M Tejada             SS 

   C Eldred             P        G Heredia            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  6-4  12-  1   54%  68% R Durham        M Magnante      Home Run; Lee Scores; Abbott Scores/unER
   b 9   2  7-6  --3  4   18% 100% F Menechino     K Foulke        Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 1   0  2-0  12-  5  -15%  39% J Giambi        C Eldred        Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Becker Scores; Menechino Scores
   b 9   0  7-6  ---  1  -14%  64% E Chavez        K Foulke        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   b 9   1  7-6  -2-  1   13%  82% R Becker        K Foulke        Groundout: P unassisted; Christenson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  R Durham        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  7   59%  J Valentin      Walk; Durham to 2B
   R      12-  3   71%  F Thomas        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Durham Scores; Valentin to 3B
   RO     -23  3   71%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B; Valentin Scores; Thomas to 3B
   O      --3  3   66%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  5   63%  C Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   60%  R Becker        Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   54%  F Menechino     Walk; Becker to 2B
   RR     12-  5   39%  J Giambi        Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Becker Scores; Menechino Scores
          -2-  6   36%  J Jaha          Walk
          12-  6   30%  M Stairs        Walk; Giambi to 3B; Jaha to 2B
   ROO    123  2   37%  B Grieve        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Giambi Scores; Jaha to 3B
   O      --3  4   40%  R Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Gil Heredia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   38%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   36%  G Norton        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   35%  J Paul          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cal Eldred facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   37%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   38%  M Tejada        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   40%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   37%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   35%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   34%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   36%  F Menechino     Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   34%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   39%  J Jaha          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Gil Heredia facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   43%  M Ordonez       Walk
   O      1--  1   39%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   35%  C Singleton     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   32%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cal Eldred facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   34%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  6   24%  B Grieve        Home Run
          ---  5   22%  R Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  2   24%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   26%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Gil Heredia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   23%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   27%  J Paul          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  6   31%  R Durham        Walk; Paul to 2B
   O      12-  2   27%  J Valentin      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Paul to 3B; Durham to 2B
          -23  4   29%  F Thomas        Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   20%  M Ordonez       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   21%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   20%  F Menechino     Walk
   O      1--  8   21%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking, Menechino Steals 2B; Menechino to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  5   24%  J Jaha          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   20%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   18%  C Singleton     Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   20%  C Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   16%  G Norton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Eyre facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Eyre replaces Cal Eldred pitching
          ---  5   14%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--  5   16%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  5    6%  R Hernandez     Home Run; Stairs Scores
   O      ---  4    7%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4    7%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, T.J. Mathews facing 9-1-2
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Gil Heredia pitching
          ---  6   10%  J Paul          Walk
          1--  1   18%  R Durham        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Paul to 3B
   RO     -23  1   15%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Paul Scores; Durham to 3B
          --3  6   19%  F Thomas        Walk
                  Scott Service replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
   OO     1-3  7    6%  M Ordonez       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6    7%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6    8%  F Menechino     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5    8%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Giambi out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Scott Service facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   12%  P Konerko       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5    9%  C Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Konerko to 2B
   R      -2-  4   17%  C Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Konerko Scores
                  Mike Magnante replaces Scott Service pitching
   O      -2-  2   11%  G Norton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jeff Abbott pinch hits for Josh Paul batting 9th
          -2-  3   14%  J Abbott        Reached on Interference on C
   RRR    12-  1   68%  R Durham        Home Run; Lee Scores; Abbott Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   67%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, Bill Simas facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Simas replaces Scott Eyre pitching; Mark L. Johnson replaces Greg Norton playing C batting 8th; Craig Wilson replaces Carlos Lee playing 3B batting 7th; Jeff Abbott moves to LF
          --- 11   57%  J Jaha          Walk
                  Kelly Wunsch replaces Bill Simas pitching; Ron Mahay pinch runs for John Jaha batting 4th
   O      1--  5   67%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   75%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
                  Keith Foulke replaces Kelly Wunsch pitching
   O      1--  5   82%  R Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-6, Jeff Tam facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Tam replaces Mike Magnante pitching
          ---  3   85%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   89%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Thomas to 2B
   OO     12-  3   81%  P Konerko       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Ordonez to 2B
          -2-  4   81%  C Singleton     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   77%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Singleton to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, Keith Foulke facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   64%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Ryan Christenson pinch runs for Eric Chavez batting 8th
   O      1--  1   70%  M Tejada        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Christenson to 2B
   O      -2-  1   82%  R Becker        Groundout: P unassisted; Christenson to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  F Menechino     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation