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Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 35,077

Monday, April 9, 2007, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 2:38
White Sox
4
3-3
Won 1
3rd, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   1  1  0   0  2  0    4  9  0
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
W: J Contreras (1-1), L: R Harden (1-1)
Athletics
1
3-5
Lost 1
4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                4   2   3   1    0   0  .467 1.262   16    4   0   HR,2B,SB
D Erstad CF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .841   13    3   0   SH
P Konerko 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   2  .263  .914   22   11   1   IW
J Thome DH                    4   1   3   2    0   1  .238  .931   13    0   0   HR
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   1    0   0  .100  .340   20    1   0   SF
J Crede 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .606   14    1   4   GDP
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .136  .356   19    5   0   
A Cintron 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334   16    1   4   GDP
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .961   12    0   3   

J Contreras P                                                            0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
  M Thornton P                                                           1   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   4   9   4    3   6              145   27  12
BATTING
2B: S Podsednik (1, off R Harden).
HR: S Podsednik (1, off R Harden; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Thome (2, off R Harden; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: J Dye (1, off K Calero).
SH: D Erstad (2, off J Marshall).
IBB: P Konerko (2, by J Marshall).
TB: S Podsednik 7; J Thome 6; J Crede; A Pierzynski; D Erstad.
GIDP: J Crede (1); A Cintron (1).
RBI: J Thome 2 (5); J Dye (1); S Podsednik (2).
2-out RBI: S Podsednik.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Uribe-A Cintron-P Konerko.
BASERUNNING
SB: S Podsednik (2, 2nd base off R Harden/J Kendall).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .156  .370   19    6   1   
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .418    9    1   0   
M Bradley CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .729   10    3   0   
M Piazza DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .975   16    0   0   GDP
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .759   21    2   1   
N Swisher 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .292  .833   17    7   0   
B Crosby SS                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .522   19    2   4   
T Buck RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .685   13    2   1   2B
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .596   13    4   3   

R Harden P                                                               0   0
  J Marshall P                                                           0   2
  K Calero P                                                             0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    4   5              137   27  12
BATTING
2B: T Buck (3, off J Contreras).
TB: T Buck 2; E Chavez; B Crosby; M Bradley; M Piazza.
GIDP: M Piazza (2).
RBI: T Buck (1).
2-out RBI: T Buck.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 2. M Ellis-B Crosby-N Swisher; B Crosby-M Ellis-N Swisher.
PB: J Kendall (1).

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
J Contreras, W (1-1)           6     4   1   1    4   4   0  10.29   26  105-66   39· 6·21    6· 8· 4· 0     60    -     1.19   0.26
M MacDougal, H (3)             1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    5   19-13    8· 1· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.51   0.15
M Thornton, H (2)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    2    6-4     2· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.03
B Jenks                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    7-6     3· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.39   0.02
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4   5   0          35  137-89   52· 7·30   12· 9· 5· 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
R Harden, L (1-1)              6     5   2   2    2   6   2   1.38   24  102-68   42·14·12    5·10· 1· 0     58    -     1.09   0.06
J Marshall                     1.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   4.15    7   23-14   10· 1· 3    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.15  -0.10
K Calero                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0  15.43    2    7-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.77  -0.01
L DiNardo                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   6   2          36  140-93   59·16·18   12·13· 2· 0          2-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: J Marshall (1; P Konerko).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 35,077.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 62° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. S Podsednik          LF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. D Erstad             CF    2. S Stewart            LF 
3. P Konerko            1B    3. M Bradley            CF 
4. J Thome              DH    4. M Piazza             DH 
5. J Dye                RF    5. E Chavez             3B 
6. J Crede              3B    6. N Swisher            1B 
7. A Pierzynski         C     7. B Crosby             SS 
8. A Cintron            2B    8. T Buck               RF 
9. J Uribe              SS    9. M Ellis              2B 

   J Contreras          P        R Harden             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-1  ---  6   15%  60% S Podsednik     R Harden        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 4   0  1-0  ---  4   12%  50% J Thome         R Harden        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 8   1  1-2  12-  3   12%  90% J Thome         J Marshall      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Podsednik Scores; Konerko to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3  2  -11%  34% T Buck          J Contreras     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Swisher Scores; Crosby to 3B
   b 8   0  4-1  1--  5    9%  96% M Piazza        M MacDougal     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  S Podsednik     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   52%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   54%  P Konerko       Walk
   O      12-  5   49%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          12-      51%  J Dye           Passed Ball; Podsednik to 3B; Konerko to 2B
   O      -23  7   45%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  S Stewart       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   50%  M Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   48%  J Crede         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   46%  A Pierzynski    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   45%  A Cintron       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  M Piazza        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   49%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   48%  N Swisher       Walk
          1--  1   45%  B Crosby        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Swisher to 3B
   R      1-3  2   34%  T Buck          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Swisher Scores; Crosby to 3B
   O      -23  3   39%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Harden facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   43%  J Uribe         Walk
   O      1--  4   39%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   36%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      37%  P Konerko       Podsednik Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   33%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   30%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  2   33%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   35%  M Bradley       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  2   34%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Kendall to 2B
          12-  6   31%  E Chavez        Walk; Kendall to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   O      123  3   38%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   50%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   47%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Crede         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   44%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   47%  B Crosby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  T Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Harden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  A Cintron       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   45%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  6   60%  S Podsednik     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  5   61%  D Erstad        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   59%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   62%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   64%  S Stewart       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   66%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   70%  J Thome         Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   66%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   60%  J Crede         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   64%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   60%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   65%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  8   62%  B Crosby        Walk; Chavez to 2B
   O      12-  5   69%  T Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Marshall facing 7-8-9
                  Jay Marshall replaces Rich Harden pitching
   O      ---  6   67%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  A Cintron       Groundout: SS-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   64%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike MacDougal facing 9-1-2
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Jose Contreras pitching
   O      ---  5   69%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   72%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   75%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Marshall facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   78%  S Podsednik     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   77%  D Erstad        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Podsednik to 2B
          -2-  4   78%  P Konerko       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   90%  J Thome         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Podsednik Scores; Konerko to 3B
                  Kiko Calero replaces Jay Marshall pitching
   RO     1-3  4   92%  J Dye           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Konerko Scores; Thome to 2B
   O      -2-  3   91%  J Crede         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thome out at Hm/RF-C-SS-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike MacDougal facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   86%  M Bradley       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   OO     1--  5   96%  M Piazza        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Matt Thornton replaces Mike MacDougal pitching
   O      ---  2   97%  E Chavez        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lenny DiNardo facing 7-8-9
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Kiko Calero pitching
          ---  3   97%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4   96%  A Cintron       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Uribe         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Matt Thornton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   98%  N Swisher       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Matt Thornton pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  B Crosby        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  T Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

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