White Sox 2, Athletics 1
Bobby Jenks (right) picked up is 25th save of the season on Saturday. (Ben Margot/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
John Danks got out of two bases-loaded jams and overcame a career-high five walks in six innings of work to allow just one run and pick up his 10th win of the season on Saturday. Juan Uribe and Toby Hall supplied the White Sox offense with RBI hits in the second.
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Chi White Sox
(69-53)
Won 1
Chi White Sox 2, Oakland 1
Today's Boxes 8/16/08
NYY 3, KC 2
LAA 4, CLE 3
MIN 7, SEA 6
ATL 11, SF 5
ARI 11, HOU 5
DET 5, BAL 3
NYM 7, PIT 4
TOR 4, BOS 1
FLA 2, CHC 1
COL 13, WSH 6
STL 9, CIN 3
TEX 3, TB 0
SD 8, PHI 3
MIL 4, LAD 3
Oakland
(56-66)
Lost 1
August 16, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Chi White Sox
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
11
1
Oakland
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
0
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Chi White Sox
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Cabrera, O , SS
5
0
2
0
0
1
3
.269
Swisher , CF
4
0
0
0
1
0
6
.228
1-Anderson , PR-CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.241
Quentin , LF
3
0
2
0
2
0
1
.290
Dye , RF
5
0
0
0
0
0
6
.299
Griffey Jr. , DH
5
0
2
0
0
1
4
.245
2-Wise , PR-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.286
Konerko , 1B
4
1
1
0
1
0
5
.225
Ramirez, Al , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.306
Uribe , 3B
4
1
1
1
0
2
1
.233
Hall , C
3
0
2
1
0
1
0
.289
Totals
37
2
11
2
4
6
29
1-Ran for Swisher in the 9th. 2-Ran for Griffey Jr. in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Konerko (13, Smith, G), Uribe (15, Smith, G), Cabrera, O (22, Smith, G), Quentin (22, Casilla).TB :
Cabrera, O 3; Quentin 3; Griffey Jr. 2; Konerko 2; Ramirez, Al; Uribe 2; Hall 2.RBI : Uribe (23), Hall (6).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Griffey Jr.; Swisher 3; Ramirez, Al; Konerko.GIDP : Konerko.Team RISP :
2-for-13.Team LOB : 13. FIELDING E : Swisher (5, fielding).DP : 3 (Uribe,
Uribe-Konerko, Cabrera, O-Ramirez, Al-Konerko).
Oakland
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Ellis , 2B
4
0
0
0
1
0
2
.232
Suzuki, K , C
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
.292
Thomas , DH
3
0
0
0
1
1
5
.248
1-Patterson, E , PR-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.208
Brown, E , RF
4
0
2
1
0
0
1
.250
Cust , LF
3
0
1
0
1
2
2
.232
Crosby , SS
4
0
0
0
0
2
4
.251
Barton , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.207
Davis, R , CF
3
0
1
0
0
2
1
.216
a-Gonzalez, C , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.265
Pennington , 3B
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
.000
b-Hannahan , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.223
Totals
30
1
6
1
6
8
17
a-Popped out for Davis, R in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Pennington in the 9th. 1-Ran for Thomas in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Barton (11, Danks), Suzuki, K (19, Danks), Davis, R (4, Danks).TB : Suzuki, K 2;
Brown, E 2; Cust; Barton 2; Davis, R 2.RBI : Brown, E (54).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Cust; Ellis; Barton; Brown, E.SAC : Pennington.GIDP : Thomas; Crosby.Team RISP : 2-for-10.Team
LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Patterson, E (4, 2nd base off Carrasco/Hall). FIELDING DP :
(Ellis-Crosby-Barton).
Chi White Sox
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Danks (W, 10-5)
6.0
6
1
1
5
5
0
3.11
Carrasco (H, 6)
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2.63
Thornton (H, 14)
1.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2.82
Jenks (S, 25)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.83
Oakland
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Smith, G (L, 5-12)
5.0
8
2
2
2
1
0
3.91
Casilla
1.1
2
0
0
0
1
0
3.08
Embree
0.2
0
0
0
1
2
0
5.05
Devine
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0.94
Meyer
1.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3.09
WP : Smith, G.IBB : Konerko (by Embree).HBP : Hall (by Casilla).Pitches-strikes : Danks
108-62, Carrasco 15-9, Thornton 11-9, Jenks 9-4, Smith, G 100-59, Casilla 18-11, Embree 11-6, Devine 14-10, Meyer 14-7.Groundouts-flyouts :
Danks 5-3, Carrasco 2-1, Thornton 0-0, Jenks 1-1, Smith, G 3-5, Casilla 2-0, Embree 0-0, Devine 0-0, Meyer 0-2.Batters
faced : Danks 27, Carrasco 4, Thornton 3, Jenks 3, Smith, G 24, Casilla 7, Embree 3, Devine 3, Meyer 5.Inherited
runners-scored : Embree 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jeff Nelson.Weather :
66 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, In from LF.T : 3:01.Att : 22,206.August 16, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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