Oakland (45-39) at Chi White Sox (49-36)

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Sweeney hopes to play vs. White Sox

Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Ryan Sweeney was traded by the White Sox to the A's in the Nick Swisher deal this past offseason, and is looking forward to making some noise against his former team during Oakland's four-game series in Chicago beginning on Thursday.
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Athletics probable pitcher

Justin Duchscherer

  • #58 RHP
  • (8-5) 1.91 ERA
A's: Despite getting the loss in a close 1-0 game in his last start against the Giants, Duchscherer made yet another case for his second career All-Star appearance. He didn't allow a hit until the fourth inning, when he gave up two before going the next four innings without surrendering another one. In his eight innings of work, he walked just one and struck out four while throwing 97 pitches. In 13 relief appearances against Chicago, Duchscherer is 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA. He has given up five runs on 13 hits in 16 1/3 innings versus the White Sox.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 29-21 3.09 370.0 94 289 .235
Season 8-5 1.91 85.0 19 55 .197

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/03/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Oakland Athletics (AL West) 45 39 .536 5.5 27-21 18-18
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 49 36 .576 - 30-12 19-24
Stats - 07/03/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
OAK .250 370 59 346 47 618 3.45 755.0 660 265 583
CWS .263 414 116 404 33 508 3.38 759.2 706 237 596
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Jenks getting opportunity to rest

David Just / MLB.com
With more wins come more save opportunities. And with more save opportunities comes the overworking of closer Bobby Jenks. White Sox manager Guillen has given Jenks three straight nights off to rest some soreness he's been experiencing on the left side of his upper back.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Javier Vazquez

  • #33 RHP
  • (7-6) 4.49 ERA
White Sox: Vazquez simply hasn't pitched well for the White Sox recently, and manager Ozzie Guillen said after his latest start that the staff ace needs to start challenging hitters more. Vazquez lasted just 4 1/3 innings against the Cubs on Saturday, his shortest outing of the season. He allowed five runs for a fourth consecutive start, despite striking out seven batters. He owns a 7.48 ERA in his last five outings. Vazquez hasn't faced the Athletics this season, but has seen them five times in his career with little success. He's 1-2 with a 6.60 ERA lifetime against them.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 122-119 4.29 2168.2 575 1919 .259
Season 7-6 4.49 106.1 32 104 .277

Athletics hitters vs Javier Vazquez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Barton, Daric - - - - .400 5 0 1
Buck, Travis - - - - .000 3 0 0
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Chavez, Eric - - - - .100 10 1 3
Cunningham, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Cust, Jack - - - - .125 8 1 2
Davis, Rajai - - - - .000 1 0 0
Ellis, Mark - - - - .188 16 0 0
Everidge, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Hairston, Scott - - - - - - - -
Patterson, Eric 1.000 1 1 2 .200 5 1 2
Pennington, Cliff - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Petit, Gregorio - - - - - - - -
Powell, Landon - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Kurt - - - - .111 9 0 1
Sweeney, Ryan - - - - .000 4 0 0

White Sox hitters vs Justin Duchscherer

  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 - - - - .125 8 0 0
Kotsay, Mark .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .333 9 0 1
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 3 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - .125 8 0 0
Teahen, Mark - - - - .667 3 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

A's slow down Sox (46-39) (49-36)

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

A's take opener

Dave Brown / Special to MLB.com
Jack Cust hit a two-run home run, and Donnie Murphy added a solo shot, supporting Justin Duchscherer as the A's topped the White Sox. Duchscherer allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings en route to win No. 9.

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Series at a Glance

 

Sox streak ends

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Javier Vazquez gave up three runs while striking out 10 and walking one in a complete-game effort, but the White Sox were edged by the A's. Dewayne Wise drilled a leadoff homer, while Jermaine Dye hit an RBI double.
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Athletics 3, White Sox 2

OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellis, 2B4000010.255
Sweeney, R, RF-LF4000020.290
Suzuki, C3100010.281
Cust, LF3112010.232
  Davis, CF1000000.212
Gonzalez, C, CF-RF4010010.267
Bankston, DH4010001.125
Hannahan, 3B3000021.216
Barton, 1B2000110.224
Murphy, SS3111012.188
Totals313431104 

BATTING
HR: Cust (14, 4th inning off Vazquez, J, 1 on, 2 out), Murphy (3, 5th inning off Vazquez, J, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cust 4; Gonzalez, C; Bankston; Murphy 4.
RBI: Cust 2 (41), Murphy (7).
2-out RBI: Cust 2; Murphy.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bankston; Murphy.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gonzalez, C (3, 2nd base off Vazquez, J/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
DP: (Barton).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Wise, CF3111010.314
  a-Cabrera, PH-SS1000000.268
Pierzynski, C4120000.302
Quentin, LF4000012.278
Dye, RF3021101.301
Thome, DH3010101.228
Crede, 3B4010005.266
  1-Ozuna, PR0000000.281
Swisher, 1B4000033.236
Ramirez, 2B-CF4000011.288
Uribe, SS-2B3000010.209
Totals332722713 

a-Grounded out for Wise in the 8th.
1-Ran for Crede in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pierzynski 2 (20, Duchscherer, Embree), Dye (19, Duchscherer).
HR: Wise (2, 1st inning off Duchscherer, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Wise 4; Pierzynski 4; Dye 3; Thome; Crede.
RBI: Wise (4), Dye (51).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crede 2; Dye.
Team LOB: 6.
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Duchscherer (W, 9-5)7.05222411.96
Embree (H, 15)0.11000004.54
Street (S, 16)1.21000303.89
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vazquez, J (L, 7-7)9.043311024.37

HBP: Suzuki (by Vazquez, J).
Pitches-strikes: Duchscherer 98-62, Embree 4-3, Street 30-20, Vazquez, J 121-83.
Groundouts-flyouts: Duchscherer 5-11, Embree 1-0, Street 1-1, Vazquez, J 7-10.
Batters faced: Duchscherer 27, Embree 2, Street 6, Vazquez, J 33.
Inherited runners-scored: Street 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, L to R.
T: 2:21.
Att: 26,730.
July 3, 2008

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