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Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 2

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Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 2

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Game Played on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 (N) at U.S. Cellular Field

OAK A    1  3  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 10  0
CHI A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kotsay cf                     5   1   3   2       0   1       2   0
McLemore 2b                   4   0   0   0       1   1       4   2
Chavez 3b                     3   1   0   1       1   1       2   2
Hatteberg 1b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       7   2
Durazo dh                     4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Byrnes rf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
McMillon lf                   4   0   1   1       0   2       1   0
Melhuse c                     4   2   3   1       0   0       8   0
Crosby ss                     4   1   1   1       0   1       1   4
Harden p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Mecir p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rhodes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   7  10   7       3   7      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Crosby-McLemore-Hatteberg.
BATTING - 
2B: Crosby (28,off Diaz); Kotsay (27,off Diaz).
3B: Kotsay (3,off Diaz).
HR: Melhuse (9,9th inning off Adkins 0 on 1 out).
SF: Chavez (3,off Diaz).
GDP: Byrnes (11,off Diaz).
Team LOB: 5.
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harris 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Rowand cf                     4   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Lee lf                        4   1   2   2       0   0       1   0
Konerko 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0      11   0
Everett dh                    4   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
Valentin ss                   3   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Davis c                       3   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
Borchard rf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Crede 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Diaz p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cotts p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Adkins p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2       0   7      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Valentin-Konerko.
BATTING - 
2B: Rowand 2 (34,off Harden 2); Davis (8,off Mecir).
HR: Lee (25,9th inning off Rhodes 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Konerko (18,off Harden).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Harden W(9-5)                 7     4   1   1   0   5   0  24
Mecir                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Rhodes                        1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4
Totals                        9     6   2   2   0   7   1  32

Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Diaz L(1-4)                   5.2   8   6   6   2   5   0  26
Cotts                         2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Adkins                        1.1   2   1   1   1   1   1   7
Totals                        9    10   7   7   3   7   1  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Cotts 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Jerry Layne
Official Scorer: Bob Rosenberg
Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 18841
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox        
1. Kotsay              cf        Harris              2b
2. McLemore            2b        Rowand              cf
3. Chavez              3b        Lee                 lf
4. Hatteberg           1b        Konerko             1b
5. Durazo              dh        Everett             dh
6. Byrnes              rf        Valentin            ss
7. McMillon            lf        Davis               c
8. Melhuse             c         Borchard            rf
9. Crosby              ss        Crede               3b
   Harden              p         Diaz                p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Kotsay tripled to center; McLemore struck out;
Chavez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kotsay scored]; Hatteberg
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Harris lined to shortstop; Rowand struck out; Lee
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Durazo flied to right; Byrnes walked; McMillon
struck out; Melhuse singled to right [Byrnes to second]; Crosby
doubled to left [Byrnes scored, Melhuse to third]; Kotsay
doubled to right [Melhuse scored, Crosby scored]; McLemore
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Konerko popped to second; Everett singled to
left; Valentin struck out; Davis forced Everett (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Chavez walked; Hatteberg singled to right [Chavez
to second]; Durazo singled to center [Chavez scored, Hatteberg
to second]; Byrnes grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Hatteberg to third, Durazo out at second]; McMillon
singled to center [Hatteberg scored]; Melhuse grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Borchard struck out; Crede struck out; Harris
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Crosby struck out; Kotsay struck out; McLemore
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Rowand doubled to right; Lee singled to center
[Rowand scored]; Konerko grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Lee out at second]; Everett struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Chavez flied to left; Hatteberg grounded out
(second to first); Durazo flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Valentin popped to third; Davis grounded out
(second to first); Borchard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Byrnes grounded out (third to first); McMillon
struck out; Melhuse singled to second; COTTS REPLACED DIAZ
(PITCHING); Crosby lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Crede flied to center; Harris flied to center;
Rowand doubled to left; Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Kotsay grounded out (second to first); McLemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chavez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Konerko grounded out (third to first); Everett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Valentin lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hatteberg popped to third; Durazo struck out;
ADKINS REPLACED COTTS (PITCHING); Byrnes popped to pitcher; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MECIR REPLACED HARDEN (PITCHING); Davis doubled
to left; Borchard grounded out (shortstop to first) [Davis to
third]; Crede popped to catcher; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McMillon grounded out (third to first); Melhuse
homered to right-center; Crosby grounded out (catcher to first);
Kotsay singled to right; McLemore walked [Kotsay to second];
Chavez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: RHODES REPLACED MECIR (PITCHING); Rowand grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lee homered to left; Konerko grounded
out (third to first); Everett struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 7, White Sox 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        7  10   0    5
 White Sox        2   6   0    3
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