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OAKLAND ATHLETICS (81-63) at CHICAGO WHITE SOX (64-80) Tuesday, September 9, 2014 U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Ill.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Athletics 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 5 11 18 0 11 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 5 6

WP: Lester (14-10) LP: Danks (9-11) SV: None Time of Game: 3:19 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Weather: 79 degrees, S at 10 mph Attendance: 12,150 Season Total: 1,468,882 (71 games) Season Average: 20,688

WHITE SOX TEAM NOTES Chicago has lost fi ve of its last six games and 15 of 20 since 8/18 ... is 2-6 in their last eight against the American League West. The White Sox committed a season-high fi ve errors (previous high, four, 6/26 at Toronto) ... the last time the Sox recorded fi ve errors in a game was on 7/7/10 vs. Los Angeles-AL (also fi ve). Marcus Semien is the fi rst White Sox player to commit three errors in a game since Conor Gillaspie on 9/10/13 vs. Detroit (also three).

WHITE SOX PITCHING NOTES John Danks is 0-5 with a 7.00 ERA (34 ER/43.2 IP) over his last eight starts ... the White Sox are 0-7 during that span ... is 0-5 with a 7.71 ERA (34 ER/39.2 IP) in seven starts against the American League West this season. Scott Snodgress recorded his fi rst career strikeout in the ninth inning (Brandon Moss).

WHITE SOX HITTING NOTES Avisail Garcia has recorded three multihit efforts over his last seven games (.321, 9-28). Dayan Viciedo has recorded 20 homers for the second time in his career (also 25 in 2012). Adam Eaton ended his 14 at-bat hitless streak with a single in the sixth inning. Tyler Flowers snapped his career-high eight-game hitting streak.

WHITE SOX HOME RUNS Inn Count RBI Loc Dist Pitcher Dayan Viciedo (20) 7th 1-1 1 LF 391 Lester

ATHLETICS TEAM NOTES Oakland snapped its fi ve-game road losing streak and a three-game losing streak against the American League Central. The Athletics have won three of their last 12 games and fi ve of their last 16. Craig Gentry left the game with a concussion in the fi fth inning.

ATHLETICS PITCHING NOTES Jon Lester is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA (4 ER/23.0 IP) against the White Sox this season ... earned his fi rst win since 8/12 at Kansas City ... made his fourth consecutive quality start ... has tossed 8.0 IP in consecutive starts for the second time this season (also 6/28-7/5).

ATHLETICS HITTING NOTES Josh Donaldson set a career high with fi ve hits ... matched a career high with fi ve RBI (also 5/18/12 at San Francisco). Jonny Gomes recorded his fi rst extra-base hit since 7/18 vs. Kansas City. Jed Lowrie extended his hitting streak to six games (.375, 9-24). Derek Norris has recorded a RBI in three of his last fi ve games.

ATHLETICS HOME RUNS Inn Count RBI Loc Dist Pitcher None http://gd2.mlb.com/content/game/mlb/year_2014/month_09/day_09/gid_2...

Oakland Athletics (81-63) 11, Chicago White Sox (64-80) 2 September 9, 2014

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Oakland AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Crisp, DH .25861100000000 Gentry, CF .25420100001000 1-Reddick, PR-RF .25031000010021 Donaldson, 3B .25762510040021 Gomes, J, LF .24131210000100 a-Moss, PH-LF .23830000000210 Norris, D, C .277513000100110 Lowrie, SS .24651100010122 Freiman, 1B .22551100000060 Callaspo, 2B .23040110000003 Sogard, 2B .22311100010011 Fuld, RF-CF .25052210020120 Lester, P .00000000000001 Scribner, P .00000000000000 Totals .248 48 11 18 4 0 0 10 1 5 27 9

a-Struck out for Gomes, J in the 7th. 1-Ran for Gentry in the 5th.

BATTING 2B: Gomes, J (8, Danks, Jh), Callaspo (15, Danks, Jh), Donaldson (27, Danks, Jh), Fuld (15, Lindstrom). RBI: Norris, D (52), Donaldson 4 (93), Lowrie (45), Reddick (45), Sogard (20), Fuld 2 (30). Team RISP: 9-for-22. Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING Outfield assists: Reddick (Sanchez, C at 3rd base). DP: (Callaspo-Lowrie-Freiman).

Chi White Sox AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Eaton, CF .30030100000010 Ramirez, Al, SS .27440000000134 Abreu, 1B .317301000011102 Garcia, A, RF .24840200000020 Viciedo, DH .23341100110100 Flowers, C .24530000000250 a-Garcia, L, PH .17610000000000 Semien, 3B .21630000000113 b-Danks, Jd, PH .18610000000100 Ta y l o r , M, LF .23121100001020 c-Wilkins, PH .05310000000100 Sanchez, C, 2B .29230110010221 Danks, Jh, P .33300000000011 Cleto, P .00000000000000 Lindstrom, P .00000000000000 Snodgress, P .00000000000000 Totals .254322710122102711

a-Grounded out for Flowers in the 9th. b-Struck out for Semien in the 9th. c-Struck out for Taylor, M in the 9th.

BATTING 2B: Sanchez, C (3, Lester). HR: Viciedo (20, 7th inning off Lester, 0 on, 0 out). RBI: Viciedo (55), Sanchez, C (4). GIDP: Eaton. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING E: Garcia, A (1), Semien 3 (12), Danks, Jh (1).

Oakland ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Lester (W, 14-10)2.528.072228 1 32 Scribner 3.241.000002 0 3 Totals 3.299.07222101 35

Chi White Sox ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Danks, Jh (L, 9-11)5.056.074213 0 28 Cleto 5.631.031101 0 6 Lindstrom 4.401.031100 0 6 Snodgress 21.601.055201 0 9 Totals 4.38 9.0 18 11 6 1 5 0 49

Team ER: off Oakland 2, off Chi White Sox 6. BB: off Lester 2 (Abreu, Taylor, M), off Danks, Jh (Gentry). SO: by Lester 8 (Ramirez, Al, Abreu, Flowers, Sanchez, C, Sanchez, C, Flowers, Semien, Viciedo), Scribner 2 (Danks, Jd, Wilkins), by Danks, Jh 3 (Fuld, Gomes, J, Lowrie), Cleto (Moss), Snodgress (Moss). WP: Snodgress. HB: Eaton (by Lester).

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Pitches-strikes: Lester 119-77, Scribner 14-11, Danks, Jh 109-72, Cleto 23-18, Lindstrom 17-13, Snodgress 29-19. Umpires: HP: Dale Scott. 1B: Quinn Wolcott. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Dan Iassogna. Official Scorer: Bob Rosenberg. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, R to L. T: 3:19. Att: 12,150. Venue: U.S. Cellular Field. September 9, 2014

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Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 11 September 9, 2014

Athletics starting lineup: Coco Crisp (DH), Craig Gentry (CF), Josh Donaldson (3B), Jonny Gomes (LF), Derek Norris (C), Jed Lowrie (SS), Nate Freiman (1B), Alberto Callaspo (2B), (RF), Jon Lester (P),

White Sox starting lineup: Adam Eaton (CF), Alexei Ramirez (SS), Jose Abreu (1B), Avisail Garcia (RF), Dayan Viciedo (DH), Tyler Flowers (C), Marcus Semien (3B), Michael Taylor (LF), Carlos Sanchez (2B), John Danks (P),

Umpires -- Dale Scott (HP), Quinn Wolcott (1B), CB Bucknor (2B), Dan Iassogna (3B), (LF), (RF).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy. Wind: 10 MPH, R To L.

First pitch by J. Danks at 07:10 PM local time.

Athletics 1st (Athletics 0, White Sox 0) -- C. Crisp grounds out, A. Ramirez to J. Abreu. C. Gentry walks. White Sox challenge (force play) upheld, play overturned: J. Donaldson grounds out, J. Abreu to J. Danks, C. Gentry to 2nd. J. Gomes singles to second base, C. Gentry to 3rd. D. Norris grounds out, A. Ramirez to J. Abreu. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

White Sox 1st (Athletics 0, White Sox 0) -- A. Eaton grounds out, J. Lester to N. Freiman. A. Ramirez strikes out swinging. J. Abreu strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 2nd (Athletics 0, White Sox 0) -- J. Lowrie ground bunts out, J. Danks to J. Abreu. dropped foul pop error by A. Garcia. N. Freiman pops out to A. Ramirez. A. Callaspo pops out to J. Abreu in foul territory. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors, 0 LOB)

White Sox 2nd (Athletics 0, White Sox 0) -- A. Garcia singles up the middle. D. Viciedo pops out to J. Lowrie. T. Flowers struck out looking. M. Semien grounds out, J. Donaldson to N. Freiman. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Athletics 3rd (Athletics 0, White Sox 0) -- S. Fuld strikes out swinging. C. Crisp grounds out, A. Ramirez to J. Abreu. C. Gentry flies out to A. Garcia. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

White Sox 3rd (Athletics 0, White Sox 0) -- M. Taylor singles to left field. C. Sanchez struck out looking. A. Eaton grounds into double play, A. Callaspo to J. Lowrie to N. Freiman, M. Taylor out at 2nd. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 4th (Athletics 2, White Sox 0) -- J. Donaldson singles to shallow left field. J. Gomes doubles to left field, J. Donaldson to 3rd. D. Norris grounds out, M. Semien to J. Abreu, J. Donaldson scores; J. Gomes to 3rd. J. Lowrie grounds out, M. Semien to J. Abreu. N. Freiman reaches on throwing error by M. Semien, J. Gomes scores. A. Callaspo hits a ground rule double to left field, N. Freiman to 3rd. S. Fuld grounds out, A. Ramirez to J. Abreu. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB)

White Sox 4th (Athletics 2, White Sox 0) -- A. Ramirez flies out to S. Fuld. J. Abreu walks. A. Garcia singles to second base, J. Abreu to 2nd. D. Viciedo pops out to D. Norris in foul territory. T. Flowers grounds into a force out, fielded by J. Donaldson, J. Abreu out at 3rd. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Athletics 5th (Athletics 4, White Sox 0) -- C. Crisp reaches on fielding error by M. Semien. C. Gentry singles to pitcher, C. Crisp advances to 3rd on throwing error by J. Danks. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner J. Reddick replaces C. Gentry. J. Donaldson doubles to center field, C. Crisp scores; J. Reddick scores. J. Gomes strikes out swinging. D. Norris singles through the hole at second base, J. Donaldson to 3rd. J. Lowrie strikes out swinging. N. Freiman flies out to M. Taylor. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors, 2 LOB)

White Sox 5th (Athletics 4, White Sox 0) -- J. Reddick remains in the game as the right fielder. Defensive switch from right field to center field for S. Fuld. M. Semien flies out to J. Reddick. M. Taylor flies out to S. Fuld. C. Sanchez struck out looking.

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(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 6th (Athletics 4, White Sox 0) -- A. Callaspo flies out to M. Taylor. S. Fuld lines out to A. Ramirez. C. Crisp grounds out, M. Semien to J. Abreu. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

White Sox 6th (Athletics 4, White Sox 0) -- A. Eaton singles to deep shortstop. A. Ramirez pops out to N. Freiman in foul territory. J. Abreu flies out to J. Reddick. A. Garcia grounds out, A. Callaspo to N. Freiman. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Athletics 7th (Athletics 5, White Sox 0) -- Pitcher Change: M. Cleto replaces J. Danks. J. Reddick flies out to A. Eaton. J. Donaldson singles through the hole at second base. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter B. Moss replaces J. Gomes. B. Moss strikes out swinging. D. Norris singles to left field, J. Donaldson to 2nd. J. Lowrie singles to left field, J. Donaldson scores; D. Norris to 2nd. Oakland Athletics C. Gentry left the game due to an injured head. N. Freiman grounds into a force out, fielded by M. Semien, D. Norris out at 3rd. (1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

White Sox 7th (Athletics 5, White Sox 2) -- B. Moss remains in the game as the left fielder. D. Viciedo hits a to left-center field on a 1-1 pitch. T. Flowers struck out looking. M. Semien struck out looking. M. Taylor walks. C. Sanchez doubles down the right-field line, M. Taylor scores; C. Sanchez out at 3rd, J. Reddick to A. Callaspo to J. Donaldson. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 8th (Athletics 6, White Sox 2) -- Pitcher Change: M. Lindstrom replaces M. Cleto. A. Callaspo lines out to C. Sanchez. S. Fuld doubles to left-center field. Athletics challenge (force play) upheld, play overturned: C. Crisp singles to first base, S. Fuld to 3rd. J. Reddick grounds into a force out, J. Abreu to A. Ramirez, S. Fuld scores; C. Crisp out at 2nd. J. Donaldson singles to right field, J. Reddick to 2nd. B. Moss grounds out, C. Sanchez to J. Abreu. (1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

White Sox 8th (Athletics 6, White Sox 2) -- Defensive Substitution: E. Sogard replaces second baseman A. Callaspo, batting 8th, playing 2nd. A. Eaton hit by pitch. A. Ramirez flies out to B. Moss. J. Abreu singles to deep shortstop, A. Eaton to 2nd. A. Garcia grounds into a force out, J. Lowrie to E. Sogard, A. Eaton to 3rd; J. Abreu out at 2nd. D. Viciedo struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Athletics 9th (White Sox 2, Athletics 11) -- Pitcher Change: S. Snodgress replaces M. Lindstrom. D. Norris singles to left-center field. J. Lowrie reaches on fielding error by M. Semien, D. Norris to 2nd. N. Freiman singles to left field, D. Norris to 3rd; J. Lowrie to 2nd. E. Sogard singles to left field, D. Norris scores; J. Lowrie to 3rd; N. Freiman to 2nd. S. Fuld singles to shallow center field, J. Lowrie scores; N. Freiman scores; E. Sogard to 2nd. C. Crisp lines out to C. Sanchez. J. Reddick flies out to A. Garcia. With J. Donaldson batting, wild pitch by S. Snodgress, E. Sogard to 3rd; S. Fuld to 2nd. J. Donaldson singles to left-center field, E. Sogard scores; S. Fuld scores. B. Moss strikes out swinging. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)

White Sox 9th (White Sox 2, Athletics 11) -- Pitcher Change: E. Scribner replaces J. Lester. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter L. Garcia replaces T. Flowers. L. Garcia grounds out, E. Sogard to N. Freiman. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter J. Danks replaces M. Semien. J. Danks strikes out swinging. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter A. Wilkins replaces M. Taylor. A. Wilkins strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Final: White Sox 2, Athletics 11

WP: Jon Lester (14-10). LP: John Danks (9-11). Time: 3:19. Attendance: 12150. Official Scorer: Bob Rosenberg.

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