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Gio Gonzalez was handed his second career loss on Sunday. (Ben Margot/AP)
By Mike Scarr / MLB.com
Rookie left-hander Gio Gonzalez struggled in his third big league start, allowing eight runs on six hits and five walks and striking out three in 3 1/3 innings. The A's offense was quiet, mustering just four hits, with two coming from Daric Barton.
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Series at a glance:
CWS
Chi White Sox (70-53)
Won 2 		Chi White Sox 13, Oakland 1   OAK
Oakland (56-67)
Lost 2
August 17, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi White Sox
 0 3 3 2 0 0 5 0 0   13 9 0
Oakland
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   1 4 1
Standings thru 8/17/08  |  Recap: CWS | OAK  |  Gameday  |  White Sox stats  |  Athletics stats
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4110010.269
  Getz, 2B1000010.333
Pierzynski, C5110010.286
Quentin, LF3224210.293
Dye, RF3111003.299
  a-Anderson, B, PH-CF2000001.238
Thome, DH3210110.250
  c-Hall, PH-DH1000010.286
Konerko, 1B2200300.223
Griffey Jr., CF3000013.243
  b-Wise, PH-RF1111000.297
Ramirez, 2B-SS4114001.306
Uribe, 3B3212110.235
Totals3513912788 

a-Flied out for Dye in the 7th. b-Singled for Griffey Jr. in the 7th. c-Struck out for Thome in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Uribe (5, 2nd inning off Gonzalez, G, 1 on, 2 out), Quentin (34, 3rd inning off Gonzalez, G, 1 on, 0 out), Dye (29, 3rd inning off Gonzalez, G, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez (12, 7th inning off Meyer, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera; Pierzynski; Quentin 5; Dye 4; Thome; Wise; Ramirez 4; Uribe 4.
RBI: Uribe 2 (25), Quentin 4 (95), Dye (77), Wise (7), Ramirez 4 (47).
2-out RBI: Uribe 2; Wise; Ramirez 4.
GIDP: Griffey Jr.; Dye.
Team LOB: 2.
 
OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Patterson, 2B4000012.193
Suzuki, C3000000.290
  Bowen, C1000010.177
Thomas, DH3000000.244
  a-Davis, PH-DH1000000.214
Cust, LF4000020.230
Gonzalez, C, CF3000010.262
Brown, E, RF3010020.251
Crosby, SS2000011.250
  Pennington, SS1110000.125
Hannahan, 3B3000022.221
Barton, 1B3021000.211
Totals311410105 

a-Lined out for Thomas in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pennington (1, Vazquez, J).
TB: Brown, E; Pennington 2; Barton 2.
RBI: Barton (32).
2-out RBI: Barton.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Barton (10, throw).
DP: 2 (Gonzalez, G-Crosby-Barton, Crosby-Patterson-Barton).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vazquez, J (W, 10-10)8.04110804.34
Richard 1.00000209.64
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Gonzalez, G (L, 1-2)3.16875237.53
Blevins 2.20000102.42
Meyer 3.03552515.52

WP: Gonzalez, G.
Pitches-strikes: Vazquez, J 91-66, Richard 13-8, Gonzalez, G 88-43, Blevins 26-16, Meyer 64-40.
Groundouts-flyouts: Vazquez, J 6-10, Richard 0-1, Gonzalez, G 5-3, Blevins 4-3, Meyer 0-4.
Batters faced: Vazquez, J 28, Richard 3, Gonzalez, G 21, Blevins 7, Meyer 14.
Inherited runners-scored: Blevins 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Chris Tiller. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jeff Nelson.
Weather: 67 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 2:19.
Att: 28,843.
August 17, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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