OAK 7 vs CHI 5

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2009 Oakland A's At 2009 Chicago (AL) Whitesox            4/17/2009
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Whitesox           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Kennedy 3B        3  2  0  0 .296     S.Podsednik LF      5  0  1  0 .250  
  R.Davis CF          5  1  3  0 .241     G.Beckham 3B        5  0  2  0 .273  
  K.Suzuki C          4  0  1  3 .233     A.Ramirez SS        4  1  2  1 .280  
  J.Cust DH           4  1  1  1 .353     P.Konerko 1B        5  0  2  0 .292  
  M.Holliday LF       2  1  0  0 .348     J.Dye RF            5  2  2  2 .261  
  R.Sweeney RF        4  1  1  1 .083     J.Nix 2B            5  0  1  0 .300  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  0  1  0 .160     C.Quentin DH        3  1  1  2 .318  
  D.Barton 1B         4  0  1  1 .278     A.Pierzynski C      4  2  3  0 .348  
  O.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  0 .200     B.Anderson CF       4  1  2  2 .500  
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         Totals      34  6  9  6                 Totals      40  7 16  7
 
 
A's............. 0 0 0  3 1 0  2 0 0  -  6  9  1
Whitesox........ 0 4 0  0 0 1  0 2    -  7 16  0
 
A's (1-6)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Anderson                5 2/3  12   5   5   1   4   2 104   4.97
M.Wuertz                  1       2   0   0   0   0   0  16   0.00
S.Casilla L(0-1) BS(1st)  1 1/3   2   2   2   0   1   1  23   6.43
Totals                    8      16   7   7   1   5   3
 
Whitesox (4-1)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Colon                   5       6   4   4   3   4   1  93   7.20
D.Carrasco                1 1/3   2   2   2   1   1   0  29   3.38
M.Thornton WIN(1-0)       2 2/3   1   0   0   0   4   0  31   3.38
Totals                    9       9   6   6   4   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,007 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Wally Bell, Marty Foster, Paul Emmel
T- 3:39
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 6  Whitesox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 1  Whitesox: 1
ERRORS- O.Cabrera
DOUBLES- R.Davis-2(4th), R.Sweeney(1st), J.Nix(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Cust(2nd), J.Dye(2nd), C.Quentin(3rd), B.Anderson(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Suzuki
WALKS- A.Kennedy-2, M.Holliday-2, A.Ramirez
HIT BY PITCH- C.Quentin
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kennedy-3, R.Davis, J.Cust, M.Holliday, R.Sweeney-2, M.Ellis,
             S.Podsednik, A.Ramirez, J.Nix-3
GIDP- M.Ellis, S.Podsednik
2-out RBI- C.Quentin-2, B.Anderson-2, D.Barton, A.Ramirez, J.Dye-2
 
One run was the difference at US Cellular Field as the Chicago (AL) Whitesox
defeated the Oakland A's 7 to 6.
 
Matt Thornton(1-0) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief performance.
He allowed only 1 hit and no walks in 2 and 2/3 innings and mowed down 4
Oakland batters seeing his ERA drop from 6.75 to 3.38.  The Oakland offense
proved no trouble in the 9th.  
 
Santiago Casilla(0-1) was the loser in relief.  He surrendered 2 runs and 2
hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.

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