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Saturday, August 16, 2008, 12:57PM
, McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 22,206, Time of Game: 3:01
White Sox
2
69-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
1
56-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: John Danks (10-5)
L: Greg Smith (5-12)
S: Bobby Jenks (25)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  1
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Cabrera SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 .269 .674 20 13 0.007 1.05 0.087 -0.081 0.0 0 3 2B
Nick Swisher CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .228 .752 17 7 -0.134 1.32 0.024 -0.158 -1.2 1 0
   Brian Anderson PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .736 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Carlos Quentin LF 3 0 2 0 2 0 .290 .965 18 9 0.129 0.96 0.153 -0.023 1.3 2 0 2B
Jermaine Dye RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .920 17 11 -0.165 1.33 0.000 -0.165 -1.9 0 0
Ken Griffey DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 .245 .767 11 8 -0.069 1.18 0.047 -0.116 -0.5
   Dewayne Wise PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .790 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Paul Konerko 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .225 .706 22 12 -0.059 1.21 0.071 -0.131 -0.9 10 0 2B,GDP,IW
Alexei Ramirez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 .794 14 10 -0.077 1.25 0.038 -0.114 -0.7 1 3
Juan Uribe 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .233 .656 22 14 0.028 1.10 0.103 -0.075 0.2 4 1 2B
Toby Hall C 3 0 2 1 0 1 .289 .693 16 9 0.113 0.89 0.130 -0.017 1.2 8 0 HBP
John Danks P 0 1
   D.J. Carrasco P 0 1
   Matt Thornton P 0 0
   Bobby Jenks P 0 0
Team Totals 37 2 11 2 4 6 .297 .786 157 93 -0.227 1.15 0.653 -0.880 -2.5 27 9
2B: O Cabrera (22, off G Smith); C Quentin (22, off S Casilla); J Uribe (15, off G Smith); P Konerko (13, off G Smith).
IBB: P Konerko (3, by A Embree).
HBP: T Hall (2, by S Casilla).
TB: O Cabrera 3; C Quentin 3; P Konerko 2; J Uribe 2; K Griffey 2; T Hall 2; A Ramirez.
GIDP: P Konerko (14).
RBI: J Uribe (23); T Hall (6).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 3. O Cabrera-A Ramirez-P Konerko; J Uribe; J Uribe-P Konerko.
E: N Swisher (5).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Ellis 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .687 18 8 -0.136 1.65 0.028 -0.164 -0.8 1 2
Kurt Suzuki C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .292 .747 13 5 0.102 1.39 0.137 -0.035 1.1 6 0 2B
Frank Thomas DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 .758 21 13 -0.116 1.77 0.109 -0.225 -1.0 GDP
   Eric Patterson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .611 0.023 1.83 0.023 0.000 0.1 SB
Emil Brown RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .690 15 10 -0.018 1.73 0.090 -0.109 0.3 3 0
Jack Cust LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .232 .823 18 9 0.022 1.85 0.127 -0.105 0.4 0 0
Bobby Crosby SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251 .686 16 11 -0.357 1.81 0.000 -0.357 -2.8 4 2 GDP
Daric Barton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 .610 10 7 -0.081 1.38 0.044 -0.124 -0.4 5 0 2B
Rajai Davis CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .216 .532 15 10 0.015 1.23 0.081 -0.066 0.1 6 0 2B
   Carlos Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .704 2 1 -0.089 3.47 0.000 -0.089 -0.2
Cliff Pennington 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 13 9 -0.027 1.20 0.013 -0.039 -0.2 2 1 SH
   Jack Hannahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .641 2 1 -0.065 2.63 0.000 -0.065 -0.2
Greg Smith P 0 0
   Santiago Casilla P 0 0
   Alan Embree P 0 0
   Joey Devine P 0 0
   Dan Meyer P 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 6 1 6 8 .200 .633 143 84 -0.727 1.66 0.652 -1.378 -3.5 27 5
2B: K Suzuki (19, off J Danks); D Barton (11, off J Danks); R Davis (4, off J Danks).
SH: C Pennington (1, off J Danks).
TB: R Davis 2; K Suzuki 2; D Barton 2; E Brown 2; J Cust.
GIDP: F Thomas (7); B Crosby (15).
RBI: E Brown (54).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton.
Baserunning
SB: E Patterson (4, 2nd base off D Carrasco/T Hall).

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
John Danks, W (10-5) 6 6 1 1 5 5 0 3.11 27 108 62 37 16 9 6 11 6 0 56 0.278 1.52 2.0
D.J. Carrasco, H (6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.63 4 15 9 5 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.108 1.74 0.5
Matt Thornton, H (14) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.82 3 11 9 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.142 1.86 0.5
Bobby Jenks, S (25) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.83 3 9 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.200 2.64 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 6 8 0 1.00 37 143 84 46 20 18 9 14 6 0 56 0 0 0.728 1.15 3.5

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
Greg Smith, L (5-12) 5 8 2 2 2 1 0 3.91 24 100 59 40 2 17 4 17 8 0 42 0.027 1.13 0.5
Santiago Casilla 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.08 7 18 11 6 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.033 1.42 0.3
Alan Embree 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.05 3 11 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.078 1.53 0.7
Joey Devine 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.94 3 14 10 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.052 0.68 0.5
Dan Meyer 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.09 5 14 7 4 1 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.038 0.90 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 2 2 4 6 0 2.00 42 157 93 55 13 25 8 23 11 0 42 1 0 0.228 1.66 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: G Smith (5).
HBP: S Casilla (2; T Hall).
IBB: A Embree (4; P Konerko).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 22,206.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Orlando Cabrera SS 1 Mark Ellis 2B
2 Nick Swisher CF 2 Kurt Suzuki C
3 Carlos Quentin LF 3 Frank Thomas DH
4 Jermaine Dye RF 4 Emil Brown RF
5 Ken Griffey DH 5 Jack Cust LF
6 Paul Konerko 1B 6 Bobby Crosby SS
7 Alexei Ramirez 2B 7 Daric Barton 1B
8 Juan Uribe 3B 8 Rajai Davis CF
9 Toby Hall C 9 Cliff Pennington 3B
John Danks P Greg Smith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-2 0 123 4,(1-2)  OO OAK B. Crosby J. Danks 21% 57% Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted (Weak 3B); Thomas out at 3B/3B
b4 1-2 1 123 6,(2-2)  OO OAK F. Thomas J. Danks 20% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R CHW J. Uribe G. Smith 10% 62% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Konerko Scores
b3 1-2 0 12- 3,(2-0)  OAK J. Cust J. Danks -9% 37% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Thomas to 3B; Brown to 2B
b9 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Gonzalez B. Jenks 9% 89% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW O. Cabrera G. Smith 4% 54% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW N. Swisher G. Smith -3% 50% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHW C. Quentin G. Smith 2% 52% Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW C. Quentin G. Smith 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Dye G. Smith -4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Cabrera to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHW K. Griffey G. Smith -5% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' John Danks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Ellis J. Danks 2% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK K. Suzuki J. Danks -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK F. Thomas J. Danks 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK E. Brown J. Danks -2% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive); Suzuki to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Cust J. Danks 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  CHW P. Konerko G. Smith 6% 56% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez G. Smith -4% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R CHW J. Uribe G. Smith 10% 62% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Konerko Scores
t2 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHW T. Hall G. Smith 8% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Uribe Scores
t2 2-0 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CHW O. Cabrera G. Smith -2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW N. Swisher G. Smith -2% 66% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' John Danks facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Danks 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Barton J. Danks -4% 64% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-2 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O OAK R. Davis J. Danks 4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  OAK C. Pennington J. Danks -1% 67% Walk
b2 0-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Ellis J. Danks 5% 72% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW C. Quentin G. Smith 3% 74% Walk
t3 2-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Dye G. Smith -3% 72% Lineout: CF
t3 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW K. Griffey G. Smith 3% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive); Quentin to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CHW P. Konerko G. Smith -7% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' John Danks facing 2-3-4
b3 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK K. Suzuki J. Danks -7% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b3 0-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  OAK F. Thomas J. Danks -8% 53% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Suzuki to 3B
b3 0-2 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK E. Brown J. Danks -7% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive); Suzuki Scores; Thomas to 2B
b3 1-2 0 12- 3,(2-0)  OAK J. Cust J. Danks -9% 37% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Thomas to 3B; Brown to 2B
b3 1-2 0 123 4,(1-2)  OO OAK B. Crosby J. Danks 21% 57% Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted (Weak 3B); Thomas out at 3B/3B
b3 1-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK D. Barton J. Danks 5% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 7-8-9
t4 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez G. Smith -2% 60% Flyball: CF
t4 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Uribe G. Smith -2% 59% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW T. Hall G. Smith 1% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 2-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW O. Cabrera G. Smith 4% 63% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Hall to 3B
t4 2-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O CHW N. Swisher G. Smith -6% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' John Danks facing 8-9-1
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK R. Davis J. Danks -8% 49% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b4 1-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Pennington J. Danks 2% 51% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Davis to 3B
b4 1-2 1 --3 4,(3-0)  OAK M. Ellis J. Danks -3% 49% Walk
b4 1-2 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  OAK K. Suzuki J. Danks -4% 44% Walk; Ellis to 2B
b4 1-2 1 123 6,(2-2)  OO OAK F. Thomas J. Danks 20% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 3-4-5
t5 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW C. Quentin G. Smith 4% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 2-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Dye G. Smith -3% 64% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW K. Griffey G. Smith -3% 61% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 2-1 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O CHW P. Konerko G. Smith -3% 59% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' John Danks facing 4-5-6
b5 1-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK E. Brown J. Danks 3% 62% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Cust J. Danks -4% 58% Walk
b5 1-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO OAK B. Crosby J. Danks 8% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Santiago Casilla facing 7-8-9
Santiago Casilla replaces Greg Smith pitching
t6 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Ramirez S. Casilla 4% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 2-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Uribe S. Casilla -4% 66% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t6 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW T. Hall S. Casilla 4% 70% Hit By Pitch; Ramirez to 2B
t6 2-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHW O. Cabrera S. Casilla -5% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O CHW N. Swisher S. Casilla -5% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' John Danks facing 7-8-9
b6 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Barton J. Danks 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Davis J. Danks 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK C. Pennington J. Danks 2% 70% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Santiago Casilla facing 3-4-5
t7 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW C. Quentin S. Casilla 7% 76% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 2-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Dye S. Casilla -5% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Alan Embree replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
t7 2-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW K. Griffey A. Embree -4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW P. Konerko A. Embree 1% 69% Intentional Walk
t7 2-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez A. Embree -5% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' D.J. Carrasco facing 1-2-3
D.J. Carrasco replaces John Danks pitching
b7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Ellis D. Carrasco 5% 69% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK K. Suzuki D. Carrasco 4% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK F. Thomas D. Carrasco -3% 70% Walk
Eric Patterson pinch runs for Frank Thomas (DH) batting 3rd
b7 1-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK E. Brown D. Carrasco -2% 67% Patterson Steals 2B
b7 1-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Brown D. Carrasco 7% 75% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Joey Devine facing 8-9-1
Joey Devine replaces Alan Embree pitching
t8 2-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW J. Uribe J. Devine -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW T. Hall J. Devine -2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW O. Cabrera J. Devine -1% 70% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 5-6-7
Matt Thornton replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
b8 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Cust M. Thornton 6% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK B. Crosby M. Thornton 5% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Barton M. Thornton 3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Dan Meyer facing 2-3-4
Dan Meyer replaces Joey Devine pitching
t9 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW N. Swisher D. Meyer 2% 86% Walk
Brian Anderson pinch runs for Nick Swisher (CF) batting 2nd
t9 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW C. Quentin D. Meyer -2% 84% Flyball: RF
t9 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Dye D. Meyer -2% 82% Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
t9 2-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW K. Griffey D. Meyer 2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
Dewayne Wise pinch runs for Ken Griffey (DH) batting 5th
t9 2-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O CHW P. Konerko D. Meyer -4% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Bobby Jenks facing 8-9-1
Bobby Jenks replaces Matt Thornton pitching
Brian Anderson moves from PR to CF
Carlos Gonzalez pinch hits for Rajai Davis (CF) batting 8th
b9 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Gonzalez B. Jenks 9% 89% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
Jack Hannahan pinch hits for Cliff Pennington (3B) batting 9th
b9 1-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Hannahan B. Jenks 7% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b9 1-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Ellis B. Jenks 5% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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