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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 21, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 21, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | DH |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Bob Molinaro | Right Fielder |
| Henry Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Miguel Dilone | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 21, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Renko
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Renko
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Renko
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Renko
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Stone
Burke hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Stone
Page hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Stone
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Renko
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Renko
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Renko
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Renko
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Stone
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Stone
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Revering moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Stone
Gross strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Stone
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Revering scores. Newman moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dilone vs. Stone
Dilone hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burke vs. Stone
Burke hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Renko
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Renko
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Renko
Washington strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Renko
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Stone
Page is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Stone
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Renko
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Renko
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Renko, and towards Guerrero, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Renko
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Stone
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stone
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Stone
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Renko
Kessinger hits a fly ball towards center. Burke settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Burke. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Renko
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Renko
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Renko
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Renko
There goes Garr. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Garr steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Renko
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Stone
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Stone
Dilone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Stone
There goes Dilone. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Stone
Burke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Burke reaches second base with a double. Dilone scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Burke moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Stone
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Stone
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Renko
Orta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Renko
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Renko
Molinaro hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Stone
Revering hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stone
Newman hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Stone
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Stone
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Renko
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burke. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Renko
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nordhagen vs. Lacey
Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Bill Nahorodny. Bob Lacey now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Nordhagen hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Lacey
Larry Johnson pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Washington vs. Lacey
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Stone
Larry Johnson now catching. Wayne Nordhagen now playing left field.
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Stone
Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staggs vs. Stone
There goes Burke. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Burke steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Stone
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Stone
Dwayne Murphy pinch runs for Mitchell Page.
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lacey
Dwayne Murphy now playing left field.
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lacey
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lacey
Junior Moore pinch hits for Bob Molinaro.
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Lacey
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Lacey
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Lacey
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Heaverlo
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Stone
Junior Moore now playing left field. Wayne Nordhagen now playing right field.
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Stone
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hinton
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Jeff Newman. Rich Hinton now pitching.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heaverlo
Jim Essian now catching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Heaverlo
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Heaverlo
Orta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dilone. Orta reaches second base with a double. Washington goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Coleman
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Coleman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Willoughby
Dilone hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Willoughby
Burke is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Willoughby
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1978, game 1 -- Chicago at Oakland (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 3 0 1 1 Burke G, cf 5 0 2 1
Johnson L, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Staggs S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Washington C, dh 5 1 1 0 Page M, lf 2 0 0 0
Orta J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Murphy D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson L, 1b 4 2 1 2 Guerrero M, ss 4 0 0 0
Molinaro B, rf 3 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Moore J, ph-lf 2 0 1 1 Newman J, c 3 0 1 0
Cruz H, cf 4 1 1 0 Edwards M, pr 0 0 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 4 1 2 0 Essian J, c 0 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Nahorodny B, c 1 0 0 0 Alexander G, dh 4 0 1 1
Blomberg R, ph 0 0 0 0 Dilone M, rf 4 1 1 0
Nordhagen , ph-lf-rf 2 0 0 0
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38 6 9 6 33 2 6 2
Chicago 000 010 023 -- 6
Oakland 010 010 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (W) 7.1 6 2 2 5 5
Hinton R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Willoughby J (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S* 6.0 3 1 0 2 1
Sosa E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lacey B (L) 1.1 2 2 2 2 0
Heaverlo D 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Coleman J 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Guerrero M, Burke G
LOB -- Chicago 9, Oakland 9
2B -- Burke G, Cruz H, Orta J
HR -- Johnson L
SB -- Garr R, Dilone M, Burke G
WP -- Lacey B
T -- 2:40
A -- 0
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