MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
10/16/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 14294 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 0
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 11 0
White Sox Clip Athletics, 5-4, in LCS Contest
With starter Joe Musgrove leading the charge, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, in Game 3 of the League Championship Series. The right-hander threw 6.0 innings allowing 2 runs at Oakland Coliseum to help Chicago take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Chicago used a clutch at-bat from Francisco Alvarez to capture the win. The catcher hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the White Sox ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Musgrove.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 2 4
B. Belt 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .061 0 1
O. Albies 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .289 1 4
L. Robert CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .333 2 4
E. Jimenez DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .289 0 3
T. Friedl LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
F. Alvarez C 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .273 2 7
J. Burger 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 2 8
   a-N. Goodrum 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
C. Correa SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .132 0 3
Totals 28 5 5 5 2 4 11      
a - N. Goodrum substituted for J. Burger in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Alvarez (2, 4th Inning off M. King, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies , E. Jimenez 2 , F. Alvarez 4 , C. Correa
2-out RBI: F. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Goodrum
GIDP: F. Alvarez
Sac Bunt: T. Friedl
Sac Fly: B. Belt
Hit by Pitch: J. Heyward , L. Robert , T. Friedl
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Heyward (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Siri CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .311 3 9
K. Tucker RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244 1 3
   a-G. Urshela PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 2
   b-P. Leon RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
J. Westburg 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .310 2 6
J. Lowe LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .429 3 3
E. Montero 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .231 2 5
J. Pederson DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .257 2 5
R. Lewis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .237 0 4
M. Massey 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .242 1 3
N. Fortes C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .152 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4 0 6 16      
a - G. Urshela pinch hit for K. Tucker in the 7th
b - P. Leon substituted for G. Urshela in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson (2, 4th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Westburg (1, 6th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Tucker (1, 6th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Massey (2, 7th Inning off J. Romano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Siri , K. Tucker 2 , J. Westburg 3 , J. Lowe , E. Montero , J. Pederson 4 , M. Massey 2 , N. Fortes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Urshela , J. Lowe , R. Lewis , M. Massey
Sac Fly: J. Siri , E. Montero
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Fortes (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Massey-Montero)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove W (1-0) 6.0 6 2 2 0 5 0 89 2.38   
J. Romano H (3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.05   
G. Cleavinger H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
K. Ginkel H (2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 3.60   
J. Jimenez SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 57
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 24, J. Romano 4, G. Cleavinger 1, K. Ginkel 6, J. Jimenez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 5-8, J. Romano 0-2, G. Cleavinger 1-0, K. Ginkel 1-1, J. Jimenez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 89-60, J. Romano 9-8, G. Cleavinger 1-1, K. Ginkel 24-14, J. Jimenez 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cleavinger 1-0
WP: J. Musgrove
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. King L (0-2) 7.0 2 4 4 2 4 1 70 3.65   
R. Stephenson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 7.04   
A. Alzolay 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. King 59
Batters Faced: M. King 26, R. Stephenson 5, A. Alzolay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. King 10-5, R. Stephenson 1-2, A. Alzolay 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. King 70-41, R. Stephenson 14-8, A. Alzolay 10-8
WP: R. Stephenson
Hit Batsmen: M. King 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Musgrove
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 42824
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