Jeremy Giambi had 5 RBI's for the game and finished 3-for-4. He cracked homers in the 4th and 6th innings and added a sac fly. Timmy Hudson had a quality start. He went 6 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on 4 hits. The A's had 14 hits for the game.
Eric Chavez has turned it up over the last ten days. He's hitting .394 over that stretch with a jack and 22 ribs.
Oakland returns back to the Bay tonight to prepare for the red hot Red Sox. They're now 23-4.
| Around the League: • The Boston Red Sox have been playing great baseball. They are on an 8-game winning streak and they own a major league best 23-4 record. They also own a major league best .857 team OPS and major league best 11-2 road record. They are 5-0 against lefty starters. Nomar Garciaparra owns the highest batting average in the majors at .403. They are 8.5 games above the Yankees. • Arizona's Curt Schilling has won his 6th start at the season. He is 6-0 with a 1.79 ERA. In 59.1 innings he's struckout 76. • Rodrigo Lopez of the Orioles has been pitching lights out. Since being moved out of the pen, he's won all 3 of his starts. His ERA is now at a league best 0.78. • It's been a miserable spring so far in Tampa Bay. The Devil Rays own a horrible 6-23 record and have lost 6 straight. Their .246 team batting average ranks dead last in the American League. Infielder Russ Johnson is 3-for-37 this year. He's been pulled from the lineup. The Devil Rays as a team are hitting .156 vs. lefties. • The Los Angeles Dodgers are the best team in the NL at 23-8. Their pitching has been incredible. Everyone on their pitching staff has pitched well. Relivers own a 2.22 ERA and have struckout 76 in 81 innings. |
BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 Chicago (AL) White Sox 5/5/2002
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
S.Hatteberg 1B 4 3 2 0 .299 R.Durham 2B 4 0 1 1 .309
J.Giambi LF 4 2 3 5 .295 J.Valentin 3B 4 1 0 0 .225
M.Tejada SS 5 1 1 1 .250 F.Thomas DH 4 1 2 0 .283
E.Chavez 3B 5 1 2 3 .292 M.Ordonez RF 4 0 1 0 .403
J.Dye RF 2 0 0 0 .270 P.Konerko 1B 4 0 2 2 .355
C.Pena DH 5 0 1 0 .176 C.Lee LF 3 0 0 0 .234
G.Myers C 4 0 2 0 .238 A.Rowand CF 4 0 0 0 .310
R.Velarde 2B 5 0 0 0 .200 M.Johnson C 3 0 0 0 .177
T.Long CF 4 2 2 0 .162 A-S.Alomar Jr. PH 1 1 1 0 .333
R.Clayton SS 4 0 2 0 .239
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Totals 38 9 13 9 Totals 35 3 9 3
A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 - 9 13 0
White Sox....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1
Athletics (16-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
T.Hudson WIN(3-2) 6 5 2 2 4 3 0 114 4.74 A1 C9
M.Magnante 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.72 D1 D4
J.Tam 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 27 9.49 D5
Totals 9 9 3 3 4 3 0
White Sox (20-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Wright LOSS(2-2) 5 1/3 10 8 7 3 2 3 109 5.80 A1 D2
M.Porzio 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 36 6.00 D3 E2
B.Howry 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 8.74 E3
Totals 9 13 9 8 5 5 3
ATTENDANCE- 43,283 DATE- Sunday, May 5th 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Alfonzo Marquez, Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson, Derryl Cousins
T- 3:19
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 White Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 White Sox: 2
ERRORS- R.Durham
DOUBLES- G.Myers(1st), T.Long(3rd), R.Durham(6th), F.Thomas(6th),
S.Alomar Jr.(1st), R.Clayton(3rd)
HOME RUNS- J.Giambi-2(6th), E.Chavez(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Giambi
WALKS- S.Hatteberg, J.Dye-3, G.Myers, R.Durham, J.Valentin, F.Thomas, C.Lee
STRIKE OUTS- C.Pena-3, G.Myers, R.Velarde, R.Durham, M.Ordonez, R.Clayton
GIDP- M.Tejada, R.Velarde, A.Rowand
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