White Sox 4, 
Athletics 3
| W: | J. Danks (6-4) |
| L: | R. Harden (5-1) |
| SV: | S. Linebrink (1) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| a-K Suzuki PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| M Ellis 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .249 |
| J Cust LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .228 |
| E Brown RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 |
| W Bankston DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .350 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .223 |
| R Bowen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .215 |
| G Petit SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .350 |
| b-R Sweeney PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |
| a-singled to shallow left center for R Davis in the 9th b-flied out to left for G Petit in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Brown (11, J Danks); R Bowen (2, J Danks) RBI: R Bowen 2 (5), M Ellis (33) 2-out RBI: M Ellis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cust 1, M Ellis 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Petit (1, throw) Outfield Assist: R Davis (D Wise at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Harden (L, 5-1) | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 95-55 | 2.34 |
| S Casilla | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.92 |
| J Blevins | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-9 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 133-77 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Harden 23; S Casilla 5; J Blevins 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 3-6; S Casilla 2-1; J Blevins 1-3 Game Scores: R Harden 47 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .296 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| J Dye RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| J Thome DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .229 |
| P Ozuna PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| N Swisher 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .236 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| D Wise CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Totals | 26 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Wise (2, S Casilla) RBI: J Crede (47), A Ramirez (28), D Wise (5), A Pierzynski (33) SF: D Wise, A Pierzynski 2-out RBI: J Crede Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Thome 1, N Swisher 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: P Ozuna (2, 2nd base by J Blevins); A Ramirez (4, 2nd base by R Harden/R Bowen) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Crede (17, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Danks (W, 6-4) | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 106-76 | 2.52 |
| O Dotel (H, 12) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 2.95 |
| M Thornton (H, 9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.38 |
| S Linebrink (S, 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-18 | 1.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 165-115 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Danks 25; O Dotel 4; M Thornton 4; S Linebrink 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 2-8; O Dotel 1-0; M Thornton 0-1; S Linebrink 1-2 Game Scores: J Danks 64 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | CHW | |||
 | 1st | J Crede walked, C Quentin scored, J Dye to third, J Thome to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | A Ramirez singled to center, J Crede scored, N Swisher to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | D Wise hit sacrifice fly to center, N Swisher scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 7th | R Bowen doubled to deep left, E Brown and D Barton scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | A Pierzynski hit sacrifice fly to left, D Wise scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | M Ellis singled to center, J Hannahan scored, K Suzuki to second. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 31,955 (78.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 6th 2008
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Texas | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 10 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 | in 12 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 9 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 11 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Florida | 10 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 | in 17 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 | in 15 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | in 10 |