Jeff Samardzija pitches White Sox to 1st series sweep in Oakland in 18 years
Jeff Samardzija spent the first two days of the series catching up with old friends. He spent the last day making trouble for them.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
7
Oakland Athletics
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland Coliseum · 33,195 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Bunted Foul 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
García homered to right center (400 feet), Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Butler grounded into fielder's choice to first, Burns scored, Reddick out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Ramírez singled to shallow left center, Abreu and García scored, Beckham to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Beckham walked, Cabrera scored, Abreu to third, García to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Abreu singled to left, Eaton scored, Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Muncy homered to right center (396 feet), Crisp scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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End Inning 7-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Sogard grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Bunted Foul 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Sogard batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Muncy grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Muncy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Lawrie struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Lawrie batting
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Play Result 7-3
Putnam relieved Samardzija.
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Start Inning 7-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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End Inning 7-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Beckham struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Beckham batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
García homered to right center (400 feet), Cabrera scored.
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Head to Head
CHW win series 3-0
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Marcus SemienSS10
Josh ReddickRF22
Billy ButlerDH36
Stephen VogtC21
Coco CrispLF4
Brett Lawrie3B15
Max Muncy1B13
Eric Sogard2B4
CHW
Adam EatonCF9
Emilio BonifacioDH27
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose Abreu1B79
Avisail GarciaRF24
Gordon Beckham3B29
Alexei RamirezSS24
Geovany SotoC18
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
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