Jul 4, 2008 - 9:09 AM
0 shoutsOakland (46-39) at Chicago (49-36) 7:05 pm. EDT
CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago White Sox should be able to rebound from their first loss in more than a week with Mark Buehrle on the mound.
Buehrle shoots for a fifth straight winning decision on Friday as the White Sox continue a four-game series with the Oakland Athletics.
Chicago had won seven straight overall, and nine straight at home before Justin Duchscherer threw seven outstanding innings and Donnie Murphy hit a go-ahead home run to lead the A's to a 3-2 victory on Thursday.
Buehrle (6-6, 3.79 ERA) represents a good chance for Chicago to get even. The lefthander is 4-0 with a 1.15 ERA in his last five starts, and has thrown at least seven innings in that span. Buehrle allowed an unearned run and six hits in seven innings of a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Buehrle has not lost since May 27. However, that may change, as he is 3-10 with a 3.78 ERA in 22 games against Oakland.
The A's, who have won six of the last seven meetings, send struggling rigthander Joe Blanton (4-11, 4.97) to the hill. Blanton, who is 1-5 with a 7.49 ERA in his last six starts, is looking to avoid joining San Francisco's Barry Zito as the majors' only 12-game losers.
From the Bleachers
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OAKLAND: 7
CHICAGO: 1
Final
Jul 4 10:00 PM -
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AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DONNIE MURPHY SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D MURPHY ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 7
CHI WHITE SOX 1 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.218, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
Jul 4 9:45 PM -
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AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DONNIE MURPHY SCORED JACK CUST.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON FIRST, W BANKSTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
CHI WHITE SOX 1 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.219, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
Jul 4 9:07 PM -
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AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WES BANKSTON SCORED EMIL BROWN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W BANKSTON ON FIRST, J CUST ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
CHI WHITE SOX 1 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R DAVIS (.247, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
Jul 4 9:02 PM -
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AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN SWEENEY SCORED JACK HANNAHAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R SWEENEY ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
CHI WHITE SOX 1 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.282, 1-FOR-3)
Jul 4 8:39 PM -
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AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JACK HANNAHAN SCORED CARLOS GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
CHI WHITE SOX 1 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.253, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Jul 4 8:37 PM -
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AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JIM THOME SCORED CARLOS QUENTIN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J THOME ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2
CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J CREDE (.267, 0-FOR-1)
Jul 4 8:13 PM -
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AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JACK CUST (15) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF MARK BUEHRLE SCORED EMIL BROWN.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: W BANKSTON (.222, 1-FOR-1)
Jul 4 7:56 PM
