Oakland (8-5) at Chi White Sox (7-4)

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A's making most of life on the road

Steve Herrick / Special to MLB.com
Road trips have worked out well for the A's so far. The A's took two of three games in Cleveland, finishing with a 7-1 loss on Sunday, their first road defeat of the season. They hope to keep up their strong road momentum vs. the White Sox on Monday.
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Athletics probable pitcher

Greg Smith

  • #23 LHP
  • (0-0) 3.00 ERA 5 SO
Smith made his much-anticipated Major League debut in his last outing against the Blue Jays. The 24-year-old lefty, who was acquired as part of an offseason trade that sent No.1 starter Dan Haren to the Diamondbacks, survived a rough first inning en route to allowing three runs on two hits while striking out five. Smith did struggle with his control, though, surrendering five walks over six innings of work. A spot in Oakland's starting rotation was created for Smith when right-hander Justin Duchscherer was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right biceps.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-0 3.00 6.0 5 5 .111
Season 0-0 3.00 6.0 5 5 .111
April 0-0 3.00 6.0 5 5 .111

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/14/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Oakland Athletics (AL West) 8 5 .615 - 3-4 5-1
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 7 4 .636 - 3-2 4-2
Stats - 04/14/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
OAK .239 59 6 56 3 95 3.53 120.0 111 47 93
CWS .256 70 17 69 1 70 4.36 97.0 95 41 69
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Buehrle kicks off two-game set vs. A's

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Oakland comes to town on Monday night, beginning a brief two-game series at U.S. Cellular Field.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • #56 LHP
  • (1-0) 8.31 ERA 2 SO
Buehrle gained a form of redemption Sunday night, after getting pummeled for seven runs on seven hits over 1 2/3 innings during his Opening Day start in Cleveland on Monday. Against the Tigers, Buehrle yielded two runs on seven hits over seven innings, walking two and striking out one. Buehrle induced double-play grounders in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings in order to stem the Tigers? damage. Due to Tuesday?s off-day and Thursday?s rainout, Buehrle will have seven days in between starts. He was pushed back to face Oakland because of their left-handed laden lineup. Buehrle has a 3-9 record with a 3.86 ERA lifetime against the A?s, but most of that trouble has come in Oakland, where he is 0-6.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 108-75 3.82 1637.2 376 945 .269
Season 1-0 8.31 8.2 3 2 .378
April 1-0 1.29 7.0 2 1 .280

Athletics hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Barton, Daric - - - - .000 2 0 0
Buck, Travis - - - - .250 8 0 0
Chavez, Eric - - - - .323 31 1 6
Cunningham, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Cust, Jack - - - - .167 6 1 2
Davis, Rajai - - - - .250 4 0 0
Ellis, Mark - - - - .156 32 0 0
Everidge, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Hairston, Scott - - - - - - - -
Patterson, Eric - - - - - - - -
Pennington, Cliff - - - - - - - -
Petit, Gregorio - - - - - - - -
Powell, Landon - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Kurt - - - - .556 9 1 3
Sweeney, Ryan - - - - .500 4 0 1

White Sox hitters vs Greg Smith

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .167 6 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - .000 5 0 0
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .667 3 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .286 7 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .333 3 0 0
Rios, Alex .000 3 0 0 .111 9 0 0
Teahen, Mark - - - - .000 6 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

No. 1: A's Smith earns first win (9-5) (7-5)

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Smith aids A's win

Mychael Urban / MLB.com
In his second Major League start, lefty Greg Smith allowed one run and six hits in seven innings, helping the A's top the White Sox. Mike Sweeney had two hits and scored two runs, while Kurt Suzuki had four hits and one RBI.

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Series at a Glance

 
Greg Smith struck out four and walked one on Monday night. (Paul Beaty/AP)

Sox drop opener

Dave Brown / Special to MLB.com
Chicago left-hander Mark Buehrle gave up two runs while scattering nine hits over seven innings, but the White Sox were edged by the Athletics in the opener of a two-game set. Jim Thome knocked in Chicago's lone run.
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Athletics 2, White Sox 1

OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Buck, RF5000032.163
Ellis, 2B5010002.246
Barton, 1B2000201.216
Sweeney, M, DH4220002.279
Brown, E, LF4021011.256
Crosby, SS4010004.291
Suzuki, C4041000.370
Denorfia, CF3000115.238
Murphy, 3B3000012.182
  Hannahan, 3B1000012.162
Totals3521023721 

BATTING
2B: Sweeney, M (3, Buehrle), Suzuki (3, Buehrle).
TB: Ellis; Sweeney, M 3; Brown, E 2; Crosby; Suzuki 5.
RBI: Suzuki (3), Brown, E (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy; Denorfia; Ellis.
GIDP: Denorfia; Crosby.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Barton (3, fielding).
DP: (Barton-Murphy-Ellis).
Pickoffs: Smith 2 (Swisher at 1st base, Dye at 1st base).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Swisher, CF3120100.289
Cabrera, SS4020001.250
Thome, DH4001023.156
Konerko, 1B4000021.205
Dye, RF4020000.348
  1-Anderson, B, PR0000000.250
Pierzynski, C3020000.421
Quentin, LF4000013.222
Crede, 3B4000015.311
Uribe, 2B3000010.171
Totals331811713 


1-Ran for Dye in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pierzynski (6, Smith).
TB: Swisher 2; Cabrera 2; Dye 2; Pierzynski 3.
RBI: Thome (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crede 2; Konerko.
GIDP: Thome.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Dye (1, 2nd base by Smith/Suzuki), Swisher (1, 2nd base by Smith/Suzuki).
PO: Swisher (1st base by Smith), Dye (1st base by Smith).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Buehrle-Cabrera-Konerko, Uribe-Cabrera-Konerko).
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Smith (W, 1-0)7.06111402.08
Casilla (H, 3)0.21000000.00
Embree (H, 1)0.10000105.00
Street (S, 4)1.01000205.63
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle (L, 1-1)7.09221405.74
Dotel 1.00001106.23
MacDougal 0.01001003.00
Logan 1.00000202.08

MacDougal pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: Street.
HBP: Pierzynski (by Street).
Pitches-strikes: Smith 95-59, Casilla 11-5, Embree 4-3, Street 23-14, Buehrle 102-66, Dotel 16-8, MacDougal 10-4, Logan 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Smith 5-10, Casilla 0-2, Embree 0-0, Street 1-0, Buehrle 11-6, Dotel 1-1, MacDougal 0-0, Logan 0-1.
Batters faced: Smith 26, Casilla 3, Embree 1, Street 5, Buehrle 29, Dotel 4, MacDougal 2, Logan 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Embree 1-0, Logan 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 42 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:40.
Att: 20,430.
April 14, 2008

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