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Chicago White Sox (19-21) at Oakland Athletics (24-15) Monday, May 12, 2014 w O.co Coliseum

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 6 Oakland 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 5 8 0 8

W — Chavez (3-1) L — Danks (3-3) S — Doolittle (2)

OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland Athletics have won a season-high five consecutive games after losing five of the previous six...are now 5-3 on this 10-game homestand against Seattle (1-3), Washington (3-0), and Chicago (AL) (1-0). • Jesse Chavez tossed a career-high eight innings...has now tossed seven innings or more in four of his eight starts this season. • Yoenis Cespedes (1 for 4, so) is batting 13 for 44 (.295) with four doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, six walks and 12 runs scored over his last 12 games. • Josh Donaldson (1 for 3, r, hr, 2 rbi, bb) a two-run in the fifth inning...it was his first home run in May, snapping a 15-game homerless streak... combined for three home runs in his two games prior to the homerless streak. • Josh Reddick (2 for 3, 2 r, 3b, rbi, bb, so) hit an RBI triple in the second inning, his third triple of the season...hit just two triples in 2013...it was his first RBI hit since April 29 at Texas.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Jesse Chavez (W, 3-1) 8.0 5 2 2 2 7 2 93/68 Fernando Abad 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6/2 Jim Johnson 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6/4 (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8/7

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Josh Donaldson (8) 5 2-0 2 LF Danks

CHICAGO NOTES • The have lost three straight games after winning five of their previous six. • John Danks is now 6-2 with a 2.20 ERA (17 er in 69.2 ip) in 10 career starts against the Athletics. • Daniel Webb issued a season-high four walks. • Jose Abreu (1 for 4, r, hr, rbi 2 so) now has 14 home runs and 32 RBI in his last 33 games...is the first player in White Sox history, and the sixth player in MLB history to hit at least 14 home runs in his first 40 career games (last:, 14, 2001)...his 38 RBI in his first 40 career games are the second most in franchise history (Zeke Bonura, 43, 1941). • Gordon Beckham (1 for 3, 2b, bb, so) has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, going 16 for 54 in the span (.296). • Conor Gillaspie (1 for 4) is batting .294 (10 for 34) with three doubles, four RBI, and five runs scored in his last nine games.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes John Danks (L, 3-3) 6.0 6 3 3 2 5 1 116/73 Daniel Webb 1.0 2 2 2 4 1 0 29/10 Scott Downs 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22/14

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Dayan Viciedo (3) 2 2-1 1 RF Chavez Jose Abreu (14) 9 0-2 1 RF Chavez

Time of Game...... 2:57 Overall Record...... 24-15 Home/Road...... 11-9 / 13-6 First Pitch...... 7:07 pm Streak...... Won 5 Day/Night...... 11-5 / 13-10 Temperature...... 75 degrees Homestand...... 5-3 March/April/May/June...... 0-1 / 18-9 / 6-5 / 0-0 Last 5...... 5-0 July/Aug./Sept...... 0-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 Today’s Attendance...... 10,120 Last 10...... 6-4 Attendance Total...... 348,729 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7.... 12-1 / 12-14 Average (19 games)...... 18,354 Series Record...... 1-0 A’s/Opponents score first...... 16-2 / 8-13 Series First Game...... 8-5 Leading after 7th/8th inning...... 16-4 / 18-3 Win/Lose in Last AB...... 8-6 vs. AL West...... 15-11 Tied After 7th/8th inning...... 3-3 / 3-2 Extra Innings...... 5-2 vs. RHP/LHP...... 16-10 / 8-5 Trailing After 7th/8th inning...... 5-9 / 3-11

Tuesday’s Pre-Game Schedule: Clubhouse opens: 3:10 pm w Bob Melvin availability: 3:55 pm w Batting Practice: 4:30 pm