August 15, 2007 Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 25,295

Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:14

White Sox

54-65

Lost 4

4th, 11½ GB

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

W: J Blanton (10-8), L: M Buehrle (9-8), S: H Street (10)

Athletics

59-62

Won 3

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .256  .601   17    0   0   3B,SB
J Fields 3B                   3   0   2   1    0   1  .257  .783   14    0   4   SF
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .804   13    2   0   
P Konerko DH                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .266  .853   19    0   0   2B
  A Cintron PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .535         0   0   
D Erstad 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .644   14   10   0   
J Uribe SS                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .228  .653   18    1   5   
S Podsednik LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .687   16    3   0   SH
T Hall C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .475   11    6   0   
  J Thome PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .901    8    0   0   
D Richar 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .162  .538   17    2   0   

M Buehrle P                                                              0   1
  E Wassermann P                                                         0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2    0   9              147   24  10

BATTING

2B: P Konerko (28, off A Embree).

3B: J Owens (1, off A Embree).

SF: J Fields (1, off A Embree).

SH: S Podsednik (2, off J Blanton).

TB: J Owens 4; P Konerko 3; J Fields 2; J Dye; J Uribe.

RBI: P Konerko (66); J Fields (41).

2-out RBI: P Konerko.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: S Podsednik (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Owens (17, 2nd base off J Blanton/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck CF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .292  .863   16    2   0   2B
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .762   13    0   0   
N Swisher 1B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .253  .825   17   12   1   2B,IW
J Cust RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .946   19    2   0   
M Piazza DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .680   10    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .753   19    0   6   
D Murphy SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .228  .780   14    0   2   2B
J Hannahan 3B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .733    8    0   3   2B,SH
K Suzuki C                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .245  .735    7    9   0   HR

J Blanton P                                                              2   1
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   3   7   3    3   4              123   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Hannahan (1, off M Buehrle); D Murphy (8, off M Buehrle); N Swisher (24, off M Buehrle); T Buck (21, off M Buehrle).

HR: K Suzuki (3, off M Buehrle; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Hannahan (1, off M Buehrle).

IBB: N Swisher (11, by M Buehrle).

TB: K Suzuki 4; T Buck 3; D Murphy 2; N Swisher 2; J Hannahan 2; M Piazza.

RBI: K Suzuki 2 (13); M Piazza (25).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

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
M Buehrle, L (9-8)             7     7   3   3    3   4   1   3.36   31  112-68   40· 7·21   13· 5· 6· 0     52    -     0.93   0.03
E Wassermann                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    3   11-6     3· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     7   3   3    3   4   1          34  123-74   43· 8·23   14· 7· 6· 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
J Blanton, W (10-8)            7     5   0   0    0   5   0   3.94   26  100-70   37· 6·27   16· 3· 2· 0     72    -     1.11   0.46
A Embree, H (9)                1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.67    6   26-16   11· 0· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.24  -0.06
H Street, S (10)               1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.73    3   19-12    7· 2· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   9   0          35  145-98   55· 8·35   18· 6· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Buehrle (3; N Swisher).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 25,295.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Owens              CF    1. T Buck               CF 
2. J Fields             3B    2. S Stewart            LF 
3. J Dye                RF    3. N Swisher            1B 
4. P Konerko            DH    4. J Cust               RF 
5. D Erstad             1B    5. M Piazza             DH 
6. J Uribe              SS    6. M Ellis              2B 
7. S Podsednik          LF    7. D Murphy             SS 
8. T Hall               C     8. J Hannahan           3B 
9. D Richar             2B    9. K Suzuki             C  

   M Buehrle            P        J Blanton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-1  1--  4  -12%  79% P Konerko       A Embree        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Dye Scores
   b 4   1  0-0  12-  3   12%  72% M Piazza        M Buehrle       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Swisher Scores; Cust to 2B
   b 7   1  0-1  --3  3   10%  94% K Suzuki        M Buehrle       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Murphy Scores
   t 8   2  3-2  -2-  2    8%  87% D Erstad        A Embree        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 6   2  1-0  1-3  4    8%  74% D Erstad        J Blanton       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  J Owens         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Fields        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   53%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--      52%  P Konerko       Owens Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  T Buck          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   51%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   52%  N Swisher       Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  D Erstad        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   52%  S Podsednik     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Uribe to 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  T Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   51%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  D Richar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  J Owens         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   53%  J Fields        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   56%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  J Hannahan      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   51%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   50%  T Buck          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   56%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   58%  N Swisher       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   61%  J Cust          Walk
   R      12-  3   72%  M Piazza        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Swisher Scores; Cust to 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  M Ellis         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      12-  2   64%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   67%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   69%  T Hall          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   71%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   77%  J Hannahan      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   73%  K Suzuki        Bunt Popfly: C (Front of Home)
          -2-  1   77%  T Buck          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Hannahan to 3B
   O      1-3  2   70%  S Stewart       Fielder's Choice P; Hannahan out at Hm/P-C; Buck to 2B
   O      12-  5   66%  N Swisher       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   70%  J Owens         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   66%  J Fields        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   70%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   66%  P Konerko       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fields to 3B
   O      1-3  4   74%  D Erstad        Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   72%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   70%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   69%  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   74%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   77%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   79%  T Hall          Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Buehrle facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   84%  D Murphy        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   84%  J Hannahan      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Murphy to 3B
   RR     --3  3   94%  K Suzuki        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Murphy Scores
          ---  4   96%  T Buck          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Buck to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      --3  3   94%  S Stewart       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          --3  4   94%  N Swisher       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   93%  J Cust          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Embree facing 9-1-2
                  Alan Embree replaces Joe Blanton pitching
   O      ---  5   95%  D Richar        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   91%  J Owens         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   RO     --3  6   93%  J Fields        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Owens Scores
          ---  4   90%  J Dye           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   R      1--  4   79%  P Konerko       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Dye Scores
                  Alex Cintron pinch runs for Paul Konerko batting 4th
   O      -2-  2   87%  D Erstad        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ehren Wassermann facing 5-6-7
                  Ehren Wassermann replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
   O      ---  3   85%  M Piazza        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   84%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   84%  D Murphy        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Huston Street facing 6-7-8
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  4   91%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   96%  S Podsednik     Strikeout Swinging
                  Jim Thome pinch hits for Toby Hall batting 8th
   O      ---  8  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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