Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 11, Chi. White Sox 3
When: 8:11 PM ET, Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Tom Hallion, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Attendance: 24317
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Tom Hallion, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Attendance: 24317
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Oakland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Oakland | 62-76 | 34-36 | 28-40 | W3 |
| Chi. White Sox | 69-71 | 39-32 | 30-39 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Chicago White Sox have a 39-32 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 28-40 record on the road.
- Chi. White Sox has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The White Sox have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Oakland has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Athletics have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Brett Tomko pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.47. Carlos Torres took the loss for Chi. White Sox.
- Paul Konerko, Mark Kotsay hit homeruns for Chi. White Sox. Jack Cust, Mark Ellis hit homeruns for Oakland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Oakland | Chi. White Sox | |
| Brett Tomko | Player | Carlos Torres |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 5.1 | IP | 0.2 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 1 |
| 6 | Hits | 4 |
| 5.06 | ERA | 67.50 |
Hitting
| Oakland | Chi. White Sox | |
| Ryan Sweeney | Player | Dewayne Wise |
| 4 | Hits | 1 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 1 |
| .667 | Avg | 1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Oakland | 20 | 2 | 31 | .444 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 7 | 2 | 14 | .219 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |