August 15: White Sox 8, Athletics 1
This game wasn’t on TV, so here are the bullet points:
*Jayson Nix is making the most of his time on the field in Chris Getz’ place: one for three with three RBIs including a two-run homer and a sacrifice fly.
*Gordon Beckham went two for four with a double and two RBIs.
*A.J. Pierzynski went two for four and drew a walk.
*Alexei Ramirez not only was caught stealing, but he got picked off at first too.
*Brent Lillibridge hasn’t changed much, he went zero for two while pinch hitting for Ramirez.
*Gavin Floyd had a great outing. His final line: seven innings, eight hits, one run (earned), two walks and eight strikeouts, bringing his ERA to 3.94 on the season.
*Scott Linebrink and Randy Williams had an inning a piece, holding the Athletics scoreless for the remainder of the game.