CWS 8, OAK 7 | Jul 2, 2023 | The Best Box Score

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Sunday, July 2, 2023•Oakland Coliseum•79°F, Partly Cloudy

CWS

White Sox

OAK

Athletics

Final

WIN

Aaron Bummer

LOSS

Paul Blackburn

SAVE

Gregory Santos

The White Sox edged the Athletics 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 7: Jake Burger homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 79°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 8:07 PM UTCT: 2:56Att: 12,107Venue: Oakland Coliseum

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91.0%C

16 missed calls

+10.3% CWS

+0.62 runs CWS

Win Probability

OAK WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	8	12	0
OAK	0	0	2	0	1	0	0

Game 717518 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.282/.347/.372	91.6	.149	.128
Tim AndersonSS	4	1	2	1	0	1	.231/.270/.267	101.7	.239	.295
Luis Robert Jr.CF	3	0	1	0	2	1	.276/.337/.575	108.1	.587	.599
Yasmani GrandalDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260/.319/.388	74.8	.121	.113
Andrew Vaughn1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.248/.328/.446	104.9	.254	.245
Jake Burger3B	4	2	2	1	1	1	.220/.273/.520	110.3	.631	.993
Clint FrazierRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.197/.303/.242	68.5	.971	.894
Zach Remillard2B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.395/.489/.474	104.9	.472	.469
Seby ZavalaC	3	1	0	0	1	2	.165/.214/.331	100	.199	.380
Bench
Eloy JiménezDH	4	1	2	2	0	1	.275/.322/.483	105.9	.466	.470
Gavin SheetsRF	2	0	0	1	1	1	.224/.305/.385
Totals	35	8	12	8	5	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Burger (7th off Garcia, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Remillard; Jr.

TB:17

RBI:Burger; Sheets; Remillard 2; Benintendi; Anderson; Jiménez 2

SB:Anderson; Jr.

CS:Frazier

SF:Benintendi; Anderson

Team LOB:8

Oakland Athletics

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tony Kemp2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	.196/.289/.289	93	.347

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Touki Toussaint	3.2	3	2	2	4	5	0	85-46	87	3.95
Aaron BummerW	2.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	31-21	87.8	6.35
Keynan Middleton	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-8	90.2	2.70
Bryan Shaw	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	17-10	88.5	18.00
Gregory SantosS	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	14-11	93.5	2.95
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	4	9	1	156-96	-	-

HBP:Bleday (by Toussaint)

Inherited runners-scored:Bummer 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Toussaint 85-46; Bummer 31-21; Middleton 9-8; Shaw 17-10; Santos 14-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Toussaint 2-3; Bummer 3-2; Middleton 3-0; Shaw 1-1; Santos 1-1

Oakland Athletics

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paul BlackburnL	5.0	6	5	5	4	5	0	97-58	86.6	4.50

Top 3 • CWS

5-0

Zach Remillard singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday, deflected by third baseman Jace Peterson. Andrew Vaughn scores. Jake Burger scores. Gavin Sheets to 2nd.

EV: 90.0 mph16 ftLA: -9°

3-0

Gavin Sheets hit by pitch. Eloy Jimenez scores. Andrew Vaughn to 3rd. Jake Burger to 2nd.

2-0

Eloy Jimenez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 97.6 mph51 ftLA: -1°

1-0

Tim Anderson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Conner Capel. Seby Zavala scores.

EV: 99.1 mph278 ftLA: 17°

Bot 3 • OAK

5-1

Tony Kemp singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Conner Capel scores. Tyler Wade out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to third baseman Jake Burger.

EV: 92.4 mph199 ftLA: 13°

5-2

Seth Brown walks. Tony Kemp scores. Ryan Noda to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd.

Bot 5 • OAK

5-3

JJ Bleday doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder Gavin Sheets. Ryan Noda scores.

EV: 95.5 mph306 ftLA: 17°

Top 6 • CWS

7-3

Eloy Jimenez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Conner Capel. Tim Anderson scores. Luis Robert Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 105.9 mph257 ftLA: 13°

6-3

Andrew Benintendi out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Zach Remillard scores.

EV: 88.5 mph332 ftLA: 27°

Top 7 • CWS

8-3

Jake Burger homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.7 mph💣 442 ftLA: 27°

Bot 8 • OAK

8-5

Brent Rooker homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Shea Langeliers scores.

EV: 111.2 mph💣 441 ftLA: 26°

Bot 9 • OAK

8-6

JJ Bleday doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Tony Kemp scores.

EV: 91.0 mph204 ftLA: 14°

8-7

Seth Brown singles on a line drive to right fielder Clint Frazier. JJ Bleday scores.

EV: 79.6 mph266 ftLA: 24°

Bench
Tyler WadeSS	2	0	2	0	0	0	.293/.341/.366	87.8	.279	.278
Paul BlackburnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Rico GarciaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam LongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Chicago White Sox

Oakland Athletics

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