MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/05/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2265 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (42-73) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 1
Oakland Athletics (53-61) 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 12 17 0
Athletics Lambaste White Sox, 12-2
The Oakland Athletics bested the Chicago White Sox by a score of 12-2, with center fielder Esteury Ruiz getting the main credit. On the day, Ruiz went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Athletics. The 4th-place Athletics have a record of 53-61.

The Athletics got an important contribution from first baseman Brent Rooker, who in the bottom of the second punched a first pitch fastball into left-center for a grand slam home run. It was his 22nd home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 8-0.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Chicago manager Sid Hamlin. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hill RF 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 .263 4 32
R. Tapia DH 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 .276 3 26
J. Candelario 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .283 3 25
B. Drury 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .252 13 46
   a-H. Kim PH, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .244 4 13
E. Jimenez LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .204 14 43
A. Benintendi CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 3 22
A. Vaughn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .272 16 58
J. Herrera C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .199 4 21
T. Anderson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .240 0 17
Totals 35 2 9 2 3 14 21      
a - H. Kim pinch hit for B. Drury in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: T. Anderson (1, 3rd Inning off R. Salinas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kim (4, 8th Inning off J. Wieland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hill 2 , R. Tapia , J. Candelario , B. Drury , H. Kim 4 , E. Jimenez , J. Herrera , T. Anderson 3
2-out RBI: R. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , B. Drury , J. Herrera
Hit by Pitch: A. Benintendi
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hill (10) , R. Tapia (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Candelario (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Drury-Vaughn, Candelario-Kim-Vaughn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 5 2 4 3 0 1 1 .261 6 34
T. Story SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .248 13 45
Z. Gelof DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 6 .228 18 56
B. Rooker 1B 4 1 1 5 0 0 5 .244 22 68
C. Capel RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .220 6 39
C. Mead 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .222 10 47
Y. Pozo C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .270 1 14
C. Dickerson LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .237 1 9
N. Allen 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .224 3 26
Totals 39 12 17 11 1 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Story (23, 4th Inning off G. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Dickerson (8, 5th Inning off C. Schmidt, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Ruiz (27, 5th Inning off C. Schmidt, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Rooker (22, 2nd Inning off J. Flaherty, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz 5 , T. Story 3 , Z. Gelof , B. Rooker 4 , C. Capel 3 , Y. Pozo 2 , C. Dickerson 3 , N. Allen 2
2-out RBI: C. Capel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Rooker 2
GIDP: B. Rooker , C. Mead
Sac Fly: B. Rooker
Hit by Pitch: C. Capel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ruiz (34)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ruiz(Tapia at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flaherty L (3-13) 1.1 8 8 7 0 3 1 50 5.59   
G. Taylor 2.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 49 4.99   
C. Schmidt 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 36 3.45   
A. Bummer 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flaherty 5
Batters Faced: J. Flaherty 13, G. Taylor 12, C. Schmidt 10, A. Bummer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flaherty 1-0, G. Taylor 2-5, C. Schmidt 3-1, A. Bummer 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flaherty 50-30, G. Taylor 49-30, C. Schmidt 36-23, A. Bummer 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schmidt 1-1
WP: J. Flaherty
Hit Batsmen: C. Schmidt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Salinas W (4-6) 5.0 4 1 1 2 10 0 75 3.58   
J. Wieland 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 34 5.04   
C. Smith 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.50   
P. Sanders 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Salinas 63
Batters Faced: R. Salinas 21, J. Wieland 11, C. Smith 5, P. Sanders 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Salinas 1-3, J. Wieland 3-2, C. Smith 0-2, P. Sanders 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Salinas 75-50, J. Wieland 34-26, C. Smith 25-12, P. Sanders 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Smith 1-0 , P. Sanders 2-0
WP: P. Sanders
Hit Batsmen: R. Salinas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteury Ruiz
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 27378
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