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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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Series at a glance:
CWS
Chi White Sox (69-53)
Won 1 		Chi White Sox 2, Oakland 1   OAK
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
Standings thru 8/16/08  |  Recap: CWS | OAK  |  Gameday  |  White Sox stats  |  Athletics stats
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5020013.269
Swisher, CF4000106.228
  1-Anderson, B, PR-CF0000000.241
Quentin, LF3020201.290
Dye, RF5000006.299
Griffey Jr., DH5020014.245
  2-Wise, PR-DH0000000.286
Konerko, 1B4110105.225
Ramirez, 2B4010013.306
Uribe, 3B4111021.233
Hall, C3021010.289
Totals3721124629 


1-Ran for Swisher in the 9th. 2-Ran for Griffey Jr. in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Konerko (13, Smith), Uribe (15, Smith), Cabrera (22, Smith), Quentin (22, Casilla).
TB: Cabrera 3; Quentin 3; Griffey Jr. 2; Konerko 2; Ramirez; Uribe 2; Hall 2.
RBI: Uribe (23), Hall (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Griffey Jr.; Swisher 3; Ramirez; Konerko.
GIDP: Konerko.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
E: Swisher (5, fielding).
DP: 3 (Uribe, Uribe-Konerko, Cabrera-Ramirez-Konerko).
 
OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellis, 2B4000102.232
Suzuki, C2110200.292
Thomas, DH3000114.248
  1-Patterson, PR-DH0000000.208
Brown, E, RF4021001.250
Cust, LF3010122.232
Crosby, SS4000024.251
Barton, 1B4010012.207
Davis, CF3010021.216
  a-Gonzalez, C, PH1000000.265
Pennington, 3B1000100.000
  b-Hannahan, PH1000000.223
Totals301616816 

a-Popped out for Davis in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Pennington in the 9th.
1-Ran for Thomas in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Barton (11, Danks), Suzuki (19, Danks), Davis (4, Danks).
TB: Suzuki 2; Brown, E 2; Cust; Barton 2; Davis 2.
RBI: Brown, E (54).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cust; Ellis; Barton; Brown, E.
S: Pennington.
GIDP: Thomas; Crosby.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Patterson (4, 2nd base off Carrasco/Hall).

FIELDING
DP: (Ellis-Crosby-Barton).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks (W, 10-5)6.06115503.11
Carrasco (H, 6)1.00001002.63
Thornton (H, 14)1.00000302.82
Jenks (S, 25)1.00000001.83
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Smith (L, 5-12)5.08222103.91
Casilla 1.12000103.08
Embree 0.20001205.05
Devine 1.00000200.94
Meyer 1.01001003.09

WP: Smith.
IBB: Konerko (by Embree).
HBP: Hall (by Casilla).
Pitches-strikes: Danks 108-62, Carrasco 15-9, Thornton 11-9, Jenks 9-4, Smith 100-59, Casilla 18-11, Embree 11-6, Devine 14-10, Meyer 14-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Danks 7-5, Carrasco 2-1, Thornton 0-0, Jenks 1-2, Smith 4-10, Casilla 2-1, Embree 0-0, Devine 0-1, Meyer 0-3.
Batters faced: Danks 27, Carrasco 4, Thornton 3, Jenks 3, Smith 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