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Chicago White Sox @ Oakland Athletics

1998-05-08 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 9509 · 61°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 17 mph to RF · 2:27

Chicago White Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 5–3. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 3rd. Mike Sirotka earned the win. Rickey Henderson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	5
OAK	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5

W: Mike Sirotka L: Mike Fetters SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ted Hendry · 1B: Larry Young · 2B: Drew Coble · 3B: Dale Ford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ray Durham	4	1	1	1	1	0
Magglio Ordonez	5	0	0	1	0	0
Frank Thomas	2	1	0	1	2	0
Albert Belle	4	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Ventura	3	1	2	1	1	0
Wil Cordero	3	0	0	1	0	2
Ruben Sierra	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chad Kreuter	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Caruso	3	1	1	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rickey Henderson	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jason McDonald	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ben Grieve	4	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Blowers	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jason Giambi	4	1	0	0	0	0
Scott Spiezio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Macfarlane	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jack Voigt	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rafael Bournigal	3	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Sirotka	9.0	5	1	3

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Oquist	7.0	3	4	4
Mike Fetters	1.0	1	1	0
Billy Taylor	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Durham: 3/G3
Magglio Ordonez: 8/F8LS
Frank Thomas: 8/F8RXD

Bot 1

Rickey Henderson: 3/P3SF
Jason McDonald: 63/G6
Ben Grieve: 43/G4

Top 2

Albert Belle: 63/G6
Robin Ventura: W
Wil Cordero: K
Ruben Sierra: K

Bot 2

Mike Blowers: W
Jason Giambi: 64(1)/FO/G6
Scott Spiezio: S6/G56.1-2
Mike Macfarlane: S7/P78S.2-H;1-2
Jack Voigt: 53/G6S.2-3;1-2
Rafael Bournigal: 8/F89M

Top 3

Chad Kreuter: S8/L8LS
Mike Caruso: HP.1-2
Ray Durham: D9/G3.2-H;1-3
Magglio Ordonez: 43/G4S.3-H;2-3
Frank Thomas: 53/G5L.3-H
Albert Belle: 63/G6

Bot 3

Rickey Henderson: HR/F7D
Jason McDonald: K
Ben Grieve: 53/G6S
Mike Blowers: 7/L78M

Top 4

Robin Ventura: 13/G6MS
Wil Cordero: K
Ruben Sierra: 43/G4

Bot 4

Jason Giambi: 5/P5F
Scott Spiezio: 53/G56
Mike Macfarlane: D7/L7LS
Jack Voigt: K

Top 5

Chad Kreuter: 7/F78M
Mike Caruso: 8/F8RS
Ray Durham: 53/G6S

Bot 5

Rafael Bournigal: E4/G4
Rickey Henderson: S8/G6M.1-2
Jason McDonald: 54/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2
Ben Grieve: 43/G4.3-H(UR);2-3
Mike Blowers: 9/P89M

Top 6

Magglio Ordonez: 8/P89S
Frank Thomas: W
Albert Belle: 8/L8RM
Robin Ventura: S9/L9S.1-2
Wil Cordero: 7/F7D

Bot 6

Jason Giambi: 7/F78D
Scott Spiezio: 7/F7D
Mike Macfarlane: 6/L6

Top 7

Ruben Sierra: 3/G3
Chad Kreuter: W
Mike Caruso: K
Ray Durham: W.1-2
Magglio Ordonez: 3/G34S

Bot 7

Jack Voigt: 53/G56
Rafael Bournigal: 8/F89M
Rickey Henderson: 8/L8LD

Top 8

Frank Thomas: W
Albert Belle: 5/P5SF
Robin Ventura: D8/L89D.1-H;B-3(TH)
Wil Cordero: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
Ruben Sierra: 8/L8RS

Bot 8

Jason McDonald: K
Ben Grieve: 8/L8LM
Mike Blowers: 9/F9LSF

Top 9

Chad Kreuter: 9/L9M
Mike Caruso: S1/BG13
Ray Durham: SB2
Ray Durham: 9/F9M.2-3
Magglio Ordonez: 63/G6

Bot 9

Jason Giambi: 8/F8LD
Scott Spiezio: 8/F8RD
Mike Macfarlane: 53/G56