Olt, Cabrera key 6-run 4th inning as White Sox beat A's 9-4
Mike Olt homered and Melky Cabrera had a two-run double as part of a six-run fourth inning to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
4
Chicago White Sox
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| CHW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | L 0-2 | MLB |
| 10/8/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 5-9 | MLB |
| 10/7/26 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L 3-9 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Cleveland Guardians | W 3-0 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Smolinski homered to left (414 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Butler homered to center (444 feet), Canha scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-9
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-9
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Play Result 1-9
Brantly grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cabrera scored, Shuck out at second, A. García to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 1-9
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
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Play Result 1-8
Cabrera doubled to left, Eaton and Sánchez scored, Abreu to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-8
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Advancing On Force 1-7
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Abreu walked, Saladino scored, Eaton to third, Sánchez to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-6
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Olt homered to center (448 feet), Brantly scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Reddick grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 4-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Reddick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Semien hit by pitch, Fuld to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-9
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Hit By Pitch 4-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Semien batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Fuld singled to right.
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Single 4-9
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Fuld batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Blair struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Blair batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Smolinski homered to left (414 feet).
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Home Run 4-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Smolinski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Sogard grounded out to third.
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Head to Head
OAK leads series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Adam EatonDH9
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Jose Abreu1B79
Melky CabreraLF53
Avisail GarciaRF24
JB ShuckCF38
Rob BrantlyC19
Mike Olt3B25
Tyler SaladinoSS13
OAK
Sam FuldCF23
Marcus SemienSS10
Josh ReddickDH22
Mark CanhaLF33
Billy Butler1B36
Brett Lawrie3B15
Eric Sogard2B4
Jake SmolinskiRF9
Carson BlairC39
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