MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/14/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2798 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (78-71) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 0
Chicago White Sox (80-69) 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 X 9 13 0
Chicago Wins, 9-4, Behind 2 Robert Home Runs
White Sox center fielder Luis Robert left his mark on his team's 9-4 win over the Oakland Athletics. Robert, who is tied for 7th in the AL in home runs with 37, hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for Chicago in the contest. Chicago pitcher Charlie Morton got the win, upping his record to 9-10. George Kirby got the loss. With the win, Chicago upped its record to 80-69.

With Chicago leading 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Robert hit a cutter from Lucas Luetge for a grand slam home run. It was his 37th home run of the season and put the White Sox ahead, 8-1.

"It never gets old," said Robert. "Winning, that is."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Siri CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .255 20 72
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .268 30 79
J. Westburg 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 27 82
Z. DeLoach LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .263 10 31
   a-E. Montero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 25 61
   b-J. Lowe LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 7 24
J. Pederson DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .235 23 62
R. Lewis SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .239 16 48
M. Massey 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .249 8 25
G. Urshela 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 9 31
N. Fortes C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 6 17
Totals 32 4 6 4 2 11 6      
a - E. Montero pinch hit for Z. DeLoach in the 8th
b - J. Lowe substituted for E. Montero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (36, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pederson 2 (23, 2nd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Massey (8, 7th Inning off S. Reid-Foley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 2 , J. Pederson 9 , M. Massey 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Westburg , G. Urshela
GIDP: M. Massey
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Massey-Urshela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .246 10 38
B. Belt 1B 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .230 8 23
O. Albies 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .271 28 70
L. Robert CF 5 2 3 6 0 0 1 .317 37 118
E. Jimenez DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .330 21 72
F. Alvarez C 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .214 16 51
T. Friedl LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 3 8
C. Correa SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 10 32
N. Goodrum 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .222 3 21
Totals 36 9 13 9 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Robert (36, 1st Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Jimenez (18, 5th Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Albies (29, 5th Inning off G. Kirby, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Heyward (10, 1st Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Robert 2 (37, 5th Inning off G. Kirby, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off L. Luetge, 3 on, 2 outs) , B. Belt (8, 8th Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Heyward 5 , B. Belt 4 , O. Albies 3 , L. Robert 10 , E. Jimenez 2 , C. Correa 2 , N. Goodrum 2
2-out RBI: L. Robert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heyward , E. Jimenez , T. Friedl 2
GIDP: T. Friedl
Hit by Pitch: T. Friedl
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Albies-Belt)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kirby L (8-11) 5.0 9 4 4 1 5 2 89 3.49   
L. Luetge 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 22 3.45   
A. Misiaszek 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 3.78   
B. Garrett 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kirby 37
Batters Faced: G. Kirby 25, L. Luetge 6, A. Misiaszek 6, B. Garrett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kirby 6-3, L. Luetge 1-1, A. Misiaszek 1-2, B. Garrett 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kirby 89-56, L. Luetge 22-12, A. Misiaszek 29-17, B. Garrett 8-5
Hit Batsmen: G. Kirby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Morton W (9-10) 6.0 5 2 2 1 9 2 93 4.59   
S. Reid-Foley 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 25 4.59   
G. Cleavinger 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 62
Batters Faced: C. Morton 23, S. Reid-Foley 5, G. Cleavinger 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 6-2, S. Reid-Foley 2-0, G. Cleavinger 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 93-63, S. Reid-Foley 25-13, G. Cleavinger 17-12
Balk: C. Morton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Robert
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 40280
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