Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
May 23, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2006 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 5 1 2 0
Swisher lf 4 1 2 0
Kotsay cf 5 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 5 1 1 3
Thomas dh 1 0 0 0
  Perez pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Crosby ss 4 0 0 0
Payton rf 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 3 0 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Keisler p 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Podsednik lf 1 1 0 0
Cintron 2b 5 1 1 1
Thome dh 4 3 3 2
  Ozuna pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Konerko 1b 3 2 1 2
Dye rf 2 1 1 1
Pierzynski c 5 0 2 1
Crede 3b 5 0 2 1
Mackowiak cf 4 0 1 0
Uribe ss 4 1 1 0
Vazquez p 0 0 0 0
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 12 8
Oakland 003 000 000382
Chicago 410 103 00x9120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos  L (2-2) 4.1 8 6 6 5 3
  Garcia   1.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Keisler   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Flores   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Karsay   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
11
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Vazquez  W (5-3) 6.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Cotts   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Nelson   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  McCarthy   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
6
3

  E–Kendall (1), Casilla (1).  DP–Oakland 2. Chavez-Ellis-Johnson, Chavez-Ellis-Johnson, Chicago 1. Konerko-Uribe.  2B–Chicago Uribe (6,off Saarloos); Thome (6,off Casilla).  HR–Oakland Chavez (11,3rd inning off Vazquez 2 on 1 out), Chicago Konerko (12,1st inning off Saarloos 1 on 1 out); Dye (12,1st inning off Saarloos 0 on 1 out); Thome (18,2nd inning off Saarloos 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Thomas (2,by Vazquez); Kendall (6,by Vazquez).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Podsednik (3,off Saarloos).  IBB–Konerko (3,by Saarloos).  Team–10.  SB–Crosby (2,2nd base off Vazquez/Pierzynski); Podsednik 2 (18,3rd base off Saarloos/Kendall,2nd base off Casilla/Kendall); Dye (3,2nd base off Saarloos/Kendall).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–3:00.  A–38,860.
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