MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
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MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 953 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (48-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 1
Oakland Athletics (46-40) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Athletics Take Tight Tilt, 3-2
The Oakland Athletics nipped the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, at O.co Coliseum. Oakland pitcher Lefty Grove, in particular, starred. Grove got the win, improving to 10-2. He gave up 5 hits and walked 0 over 6 innings. He allowed 1 run. Oakland, now 46-40, holds down second place in the American League Western Division.

Making an impact for the home team was Rickey Henderson. In the bottom of the fourth, the 31-year old left fielder had a run-scoring walk. That made the score 3-0, Athletics.

"When Lefty's on, he's on," said Oakland manager .
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 2 40
L. Appling SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .266 0 20
H. Johnson DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .270 14 62
G. Scales 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .342 7 25
B. Leonard 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .216 10 31
M. Minoso LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 3 28
   b-B. Taylor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 0 9
J. Mostil CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 1 23
   a-A. Oms PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .241 10 32
G. Davis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .244 0 26
A. Pierzynski C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 10 40
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 8 13      
a - A. Oms pinch hit for J. Mostil in the 7th
b - B. Taylor pinch hit for M. Minoso in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Scales (17, 2nd Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pierzynski (15, 3rd Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Appling (18, 6th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Johnson (21, 7th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Appling (3, 8th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Leonard (10, 9th Inning off D. Eckersley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Appling 5 , H. Johnson 2 , G. Scales 3 , B. Leonard 4 , B. Taylor , A. Pierzynski 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Appling , H. Johnson , J. Mostil , A. Pierzynski
GIDP: G. Davis
Hit by Pitch: M. Minoso
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Appling (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Scales-Appling-Leonard)
OF assists: 1 (Minoso(Chavez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .206 3 15
M. Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 9 35
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .322 3 53
M. Suttles DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .226 19 52
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .249 10 36
A. Simmons RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293 6 37
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 4 10
D. Murphy CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .215 7 22
T. Steinbach C 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .254 2 16
Totals 30 3 7 3 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Steinbach (8, 3rd Inning off R. Faber, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Chavez (13, 4th Inning off R. Faber, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie , E. Chavez 3 , A. Simmons 2 , D. Murphy , T. Steinbach 2
2-out RBI: R. Henderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tejada , N. Lajoie , T. Steinbach
GIDP: J. Giambi
Hit by Pitch: J. Giambi
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Giambi-Steinbach-Giambi)
OF assists: 1 (Murphy(Appling at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Faber L (9-8) 5.1 7 3 2 4 3 0 103 3.59   
C. Sale 2.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 39 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Faber 43
Batters Faced: R. Faber 26, C. Sale 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Faber 3-8, C. Sale 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Faber 103-58, C. Sale 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sale 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (10-2) 6.0 5 1 1 0 5 0 96 2.03   
T. Hudson H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 3.50   
D. Eckersley H (5) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 24 4.45   
A. Bailey SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 63
Batters Faced: L. Grove 22, T. Hudson 8, D. Eckersley 5, A. Bailey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 9-3, T. Hudson 3-0, D. Eckersley 0-1, A. Bailey 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 96-61, T. Hudson 33-19, D. Eckersley 24-11, A. Bailey 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hudson 1-0 , A. Bailey 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Hudson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 22289
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