7/1/05 White Sox @ A's (Contreras vs. Harden)

[Providence A's]

53 - 24 (1st place)

Contreras (3 - 4, 4.15)

@

38 - 40 (3rd place)

Harden (4 - 3, 2.37)

Game Notes
-A's put 7 game winning streak on the line
-Harden is 2 - 0 since returning from the DL (1 run, 3 hits in 12 innings)
-A's have won 21 of last 29 games
-Oakland starters are 10-0 with a 1.42 ERA over the last 11 games, and have allowed three runs or less in each of those games

[Providence A's]

1. Podsednik LF
2. Iguchi 2B
3. Rowand CF
4. Konerko 1B
5. Everett DH
6. Dye RF
7. Pierzynski C
8. Crede 3B
9. Uribe SS


1. Kendall C
2. Kotsay CF
3. Crosby SS
4. Chavez 3B
5. Hatteberg DH
6. Kielty LF
7. Johnson 1B
8. Swisher RF
9. Scutaro 2B

[Providence A's]

Pitch 1 - Called Strike
Pitch 2 - Foul
Pitch 3 - Ball
Pitch 4 - Ball
Pitch 5 - Foul
Pitch 6 - Foul
Pitch 7 - Foul
Pitch 8 - Ball
Pitch 9 - Foul
Pitch 10 - Foul
Pitch 11 - Foul
Pitch 12 - Foul
Pitch 13 - Ball

Scott Podsednik walks.

Hopefully, Rich can get some quick outs jease

[Providence A's]

Top 1ST B:1 S:0 O:0
With Tadahito Iguchi batting, Scott Podsednik steals (39) 2nd base.

Top 1ST B:1 S:1 O:1
Tadahito Iguchi lines out to right fielder Nick Swisher. Scott Podsednik to 3rd.

Top 1ST B:1 S:2 O:1
Aaron Rowand reaches on fielding error by first baseman Dan Johnson. Scott Podsednik scores.

1 - 0 CWS...only 1 out

[Providence A's]

Top 1ST B:3 S:2 O:2
Paul Konerko flies out to center fielder Mark Kotsay.

Top 1ST B:2 S:2 O:2
Carl Everett doubles (11) on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Swisher. Aaron Rowand scores.

2 - 0 Sox...both are unearned

[Providence A's]

Dye strikes out to end the inning...35 pitches for Harden

[Providence A's]

1, 2, 3 inning for Contreras...only 9 pitches

[Providence A's]

Top 2ND B:1 S:2 O:1
A. J. Pierzynski grounds out softly to first baseman Dan Johnson.

Top 2ND B:1 S:2 O:2
Joe Crede grounds out, shortstop Bobby Crosby to first baseman Dan Johnson.

Top 2ND B:2 S:3 O:3
Juan Uribe strikes out swinging.


--------------------------- MIDDLE 2ND

Bottom 2ND B:0 S:0 O:0
Eric Chavez doubles (19) on a ground ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

10 pitch inning for Harden

[Providence A's]

Bottom 2ND B:1 S:1 O:1
Scott Hatteberg pops out to third baseman Joe Crede in foul territory.

Bottom 2ND B:2 S:3 O:2
Bobby Kielty strikes out swinging.

Bottom 2ND B:4 S:2 O:2
Dan Johnson walks.

Bottom 2ND B:4 S:1 O:2
Nick Swisher walks. Eric Chavez to 3rd. Dan Johnson to 2nd.

Scutaro grounded out with the bases loaded to end the inning

[Providence A's]

Top 3RD B:0 S:3 O:1
Scott Podsednik called out on strikes.

Top 3RD B:2 S:1 O:1
Tadahito Iguchi singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Bobby Crosby.

Top 3RD B:0 S:2 O:3
Aaron Rowand grounds into double play, second baseman Marco Scutaro to shortstop Bobby Crosby to first baseman Dan Johnson. Tadahito Iguchi out at 2nd.

Still 2 - 0 Sox

[Providence A's]

4 - 2 A's bottom of the 6th

[Providence A's]

6 - 2 A's bottom of the 8th. Hatteberg singled in 2.

[Providence A's]

A's win 6 - 2! Street k's 2 in the 9th. A's are on fire; 8 in a row and 22 wins in the last 30. keep it up

[Steak]

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

A's have had success with the Sox this year. I think they are the only team in baseball that has dominated Chicago. That's pretty darn good.

I think the A's are six games out of the WC race.

I gotta give Macha and the guys credit for grinding through it and finding ways to win.

[Providence A's]

we were 5 games out yesterday...and we're still 5 out. We're only 1 game below .500, too