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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 16, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 16, 1998 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blake Stein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carlos Castillo |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 24,024 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Jason McDonald | Center Fielder |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Rafael Bournigal | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Magglio Ordonez | Center Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Wil Cordero | First Baseman |
| Jeff Abbott | Right Fielder |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Mike Caruso | Shortstop |
| Jerry Manuel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 16, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Castillo
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ventura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Castillo
McDonald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abbott. McDonald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Castillo
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. McDonald moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Castillo
Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Castillo
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Stein
Durham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Stein
Ordonez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDonald. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Stein
There's a wild pitch. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Stein
Thomas hits a line drive beyond first. Giambi can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Ordonez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Stein
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Stein
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Castillo
Blowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Castillo
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Castillo
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Abbott. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bournigal vs. Castillo
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Stein
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Stein
Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Stein
Kreuter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caruso vs. Stein
Caruso hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Castillo
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Castillo
McDonald hits a fly ball into center field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Castillo
Grieve hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Castillo
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Stein
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Stein
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Stein
Thomas hits a popup, foul, for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Castillo
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cordero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Castillo
Blowers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Castillo
Spiezio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blowers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Castillo
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso throws to second for one, and Durham throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Blowers scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Castillo
Bournigal hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Bournigal reaches second base with a double. Macfarlane goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Castillo
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso misplays the ball. That's an error on Caruso. Bournigal moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McDonald vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Stein
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Stein
Ventura strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Stein
Cordero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Abbott vs. Stein
Abbott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kreuter vs. Stein
Kreuter hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Castillo
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Abbott. Grieve reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Castillo
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Castillo
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grieve scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Castillo
Blowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Castillo
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Abbott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Castillo
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caruso vs. Stein
Caruso bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Macfarlane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Stein
Durham hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Stein
Ordonez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Castillo
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Castillo
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Castillo
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Castillo
Grieve hits a fly ball to left field. That will be extra bases. Belle chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Caruso. Caruso fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Caruso. Henderson goes all the way around to score. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Castillo
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Stein
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Stein
Belle hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Stein
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Baldwin
James Baldwin now pitching.
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Baldwin
Blowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Baldwin
There goes Blowers. The throw from Kreuter and he is safe. Blowers steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Baldwin
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blowers moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Macfarlane vs. Baldwin
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bournigal vs. Baldwin
Bournigal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Bournigal reaches second base with a double. Blowers scores. Macfarlane goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Baldwin
Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Durham reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Stein
Cordero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Abbott vs. Stein
There's a wild pitch. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Abbott vs. Stein
Abbott strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kreuter vs. Stein
Kreuter hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Caruso vs. Stein
Caruso hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Baldwin
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first, with Baldwin covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Baldwin
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Ordonez. Grieve reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Baldwin
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Baldwin
Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Abbott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Blowers vs. Baldwin
Blowers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching. Jack Voigt now playing first base.
Durham bunts towards the mound. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Mathews
Ordonez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mathews
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Mathews
Belle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Casian
Larry Casian now pitching.
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Casian
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bournigal vs. Casian
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. Spiezio moves to third. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Casian
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spiezio scores. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McDonald vs. Casian
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casian fields it and throws to first for the out. Macfarlane scores. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Casian
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Ventura hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Ventura reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cordero vs. Taylor
Cordero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ventura scores. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Abbott vs. Taylor
Abbott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kreuter vs. Taylor
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cordero moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Caruso vs. Taylor
Caruso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Voigt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caruso for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1998 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 6 1 2 1 Durham R, 2b 4 1 1 1
McDonald J, cf 6 1 1 1 Ordonez M, cf 3 1 2 0
Grieve B, rf 6 2 4 2 Thomas F, dh 4 0 1 1
Stairs M, dh 4 1 1 2 Belle A, lf 4 0 0 0
Giambi J, 1b 5 0 1 1 Ventura R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Voigt J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Cordero W, 1b 4 0 3 1
Blowers M, 3b 4 2 3 0 Abbott J, rf 4 0 2 0
Spiezio S, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kreuter C, c 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 4 3 2 0 Caruso M, ss 4 0 0 0
Bournigal R, ss 5 0 2 3
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44 11 17 10 34 3 10 3
Oakland 201 211 202 -- 11
Chicago 200 000 001 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stein B (W) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4
Mathews T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor B 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo C (L) 3.2 7 5 5 1 1
Castillo T 2.1 5 2 2 0 3
Baldwin J 2.0 3 2 2 2 1
Casian L 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
E -- Durham R, Caruso M 2
DP -- Oakland 3, Chicago 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Chicago 6
2B -- McDonald J, Ordonez M 2, Macfarlane M, Bournigal R 2, Grieve B 3
3B -- Ventura R
HR -- Stairs M, Durham R, Grieve B
SB -- Blowers M
HBP -- by Mathews T (Ordonez M)
WP -- Stein B 2
T -- 3:11
A -- 24024
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