Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 9, Chi. White Sox 7
Saturday, August 11, 2012 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 11, 2012
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Bob Davidson, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 26686
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Oakland 0051000219130
Chi. White Sox 0201211007102
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Oakland 61-52 34-26 27-26 W1
Chi. White Sox 61-51 31-26 30-25 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Chicago White Sox have a 31-26 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 27-26 record on the road.
  • Chi. White Sox has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The White Sox have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Oakland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Athletics have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Ryan Cook pitched 1.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.72. Grant Balfour closed out the game to get the save and has 8 saves for the season. Matt Thornton took the loss for Chi. White Sox.
  • Kevin Youkilis, Tyler Flowers hit homeruns for Chi. White Sox. Jonny Gomes had the only homerun for Oakland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Chi. White Sox
Travis Blackley Player Francisco Liriano
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 3.1
6 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 7
9.00 ERA 16.20
Hitting
Oakland   Chi. White Sox
Chris Carter Player Tyler Flowers
3 Hits 3
2 RBI 3
0 HR 1
4 TB 7
.600 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Oakland 13 1 21 .317 12 9 6 2 0
Chi. White Sox 10 2 19 .278 11 7 2 0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. White Sox will play their next game at home against Oakland. The White Sox have a W/L % of .574 after a win and .520 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox. The Athletics have a W/L % of .567 after a win and .509 after a loss.