Oakland (47-39) at Chi White Sox (49-38)

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Bankston giving Athletics a boost

David Brown / Special to MLB.com
Wes Bankston already blends in well with the Athletics, even though he just started his Major League career. Bankston had three hits, including two doubles, and his first RBI on Friday night in the A's 7-1 victory over the White Sox.
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Athletics probable pitcher

Greg Smith

  • #23 LHP
  • (5-6) 3.44 ERA
A's: Oakland's lone rookie in the starting rotation, Smith was outstanding his last time out, beating the Angels by holding them to one run -- a solo home run -- on four hits while walking two and striking out three in the first complete game of his career Monday in Anaheim. Owner of one of the best pickoff moves in the game, Smith has nailed an MLB-high eight runners and now controls the opponents' running game on reputation alone. He's pitched more than seven innings only once, on April 29, in part because the A's are being cautious as he closes in on his 2007 Minor League innings total of 122. Smith, who picked up his first big league win by holding the White Sox to six hits over seven innings on April 14, has made 16 starts and has thrown 99 1/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-6 3.44 99.1 40 70 .228
Season 5-6 3.44 99.1 40 70 .228
Vs. Chi White Sox 1-0 1.29 7.0 1 4 .240

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/05/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Oakland Athletics (AL West) 47 39 .547 5.0 27-21 20-18
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 49 38 .563 - 30-14 19-24
Stats - 07/05/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
OAK .251 380 62 356 49 636 3.40 773.0 673 269 597
CWS .261 417 117 407 33 522 3.41 777.2 727 243 614
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Floyd relaxed, having strong first half

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Following Saturday night's outing, Gavin Floyd will make one more start prior to the All-Star break. There's no question the first half of the season has been a success for the righty. But Floyd is far from fulfilled, despite his 9-4 record and 3.45 ERA.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Gavin Floyd

  • #34 RHP
  • (9-4) 3.45 ERA
White Sox: Floyd looked much better Monday against the Indians than he had in either of his previous two starts. He allowed four runs -- three earned -- and struck out a career-high 10 batters. The only player that got the better of him was Jhonny Peralta, who smacked three of the seven hits he allowed. Two of the hits were doubles and the other was a home run. Floyd attributed the quality start to the return of his offspeed command. He hadn't been able to throw his changeup for strikes in his previous starts. Floyd has never faced the Athletics.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 17-14 5.27 280.1 120 191 .265
Season 9-4 3.45 101.2 37 67 .212

Athletics hitters vs Gavin Floyd

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Barton, Daric - - - - .000 5 0 0
Buck, Travis - - - - 1.000 2 1 3
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Chavez, Eric - - - - - - - -
Cunningham, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Cust, Jack - - - - .400 5 1 2
Davis, Rajai - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ellis, Mark - - - - .000 6 0 0
Everidge, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Hairston, Scott - - - - - - - -
Patterson, Eric - - - - .500 2 0 0
Pennington, Cliff - - - - - - - -
Petit, Gregorio - - - - - - - -
Powell, Landon - - - - - 0 0 0
Suzuki, Kurt - - - - .000 3 0 0
Sweeney, Ryan - - - - .250 4 0 0

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 .000 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - .000 5 0 0
Pierzynski, A.J. .667 3 0 0 .667 3 0 0
Quentin, Carlos .000 3 0 0 .286 7 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .333 3 0 0
Rios, Alex .167 6 0 0 .111 9 0 0
Teahen, Mark .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Pretty boy Floyd holds up A's (47-40) (50-37)

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Smith wild

David Brown / Special to MLB.com
Greg Smith couldn't get out of the sixth inning, walking six hitters and allowing two home runs. Smith struck out two and allowed four earned runs while Oakland hitters were silenced by his counterpart, Gavin Floyd, who pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings for his 10th win.

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Series at a Glance

 

Skid halted

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Gavin Floyd may not be an American League All-Star this season, but he sure did his best impression of one. Floyd allowed just three hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 3.22 and improving to 10-4 on the season. Three White Sox hitters belted home runs.
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White Sox 6, Athletics 1

OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Davis, CF4000020.210
Sweeney, R, RF2121200.298
Suzuki, C4000013.276
Cust, LF4000023.232
Ellis, 2B4000011.250
Bankston, DH3020000.375
Barton, 1B3000002.221
Murphy, SS2000101.197
Hannahan, 3B3000011.214
Totals291413711 

BATTING
HR: Sweeney, R (3, 9th inning off Linebrink, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Sweeney, R 5; Bankston 2.
RBI: Sweeney, R (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cust 2; Ellis.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Sweeney, R (7, 2nd base off Floyd/Hall).
CS: Murphy (1, 2nd base by Floyd/Hall).

FIELDING
E: Murphy (2, throw).
DP: (Hannahan-Ellis-Barton).
Pickoffs: Smith (Ramirez at 1st base).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4122111.268
Anderson, B, CF4112012.233
Quentin, LF4010003.275
Dye, RF3010101.304
Thome, DH3000124.230
Crede, 3B4000002.258
Swisher, 1B3211111.237
Ramirez, 2B3231100.299
Hall, C3000103.284
Totals316966517 

BATTING
2B: Quentin (14, Smith), Cabrera (17, Gaudin).
HR: Swisher (12, 2nd inning off Smith, 0 on, 2 out), Anderson, B (5, 5th inning off Smith, 1 on, 0 out), Ramirez (7, 8th inning off Brown, A, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 3; Anderson, B 4; Quentin 2; Dye; Swisher 4; Ramirez 6.
RBI: Swisher (39), Anderson, B 2 (17), Cabrera 2 (35), Ramirez (27).
2-out RBI: Swisher.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dye; Thome 2; Hall; Quentin.
S: Anderson, B.
GIDP: Anderson, B.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Ramirez (3, 2nd base by Smith/Suzuki).
PO: Ramirez (1st base by Smith).

FIELDING
DP: (Floyd-Swisher).
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Smith (L, 5-7)5.05446223.62
Gaudin 1.02110003.59
Blevins 1.01000200.00
Brown, A 1.01110112.45
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Floyd (W, 10-4)7.13003603.22
Thornton 0.20000002.45
Linebrink 1.01110111.75

Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP: Smith, Floyd.
IBB: Dye (by Smith).
Pitches-strikes: Smith 104-58, Gaudin 18-13, Blevins 20-12, Brown, A 17-10, Floyd 109-65, Thornton 12-9, Linebrink 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Smith 4-8, Gaudin 0-3, Blevins 0-1, Brown, A 2-0, Floyd 3-11, Thornton 1-1, Linebrink 1-1.
Batters faced: Smith 25, Gaudin 5, Blevins 4, Brown, A 4, Floyd 26, Thornton 2, Linebrink 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Gaudin 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:44.
Att: 35,586.
July 5, 2008

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