Murphy's homer helps A's snap White Sox's seven-game win streak
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07/03/2008 -
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Donnie Murphy hit the go-ahead home run in the
fifth inning and Justin Duchscherer was impressive on the mound, as the
Oakland Athletics edged the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, in the opener of a four-
game set.
Duchscherer (9-5) tossed seven frames and yielded just two runs on five hits
to pick up the win for the A's, who are 2-4 over their last six contests. Jack
Cust accounted for the other two Oakland runs with a game-tying two-run homer
in the fourth inning.
"It didn't start well for me, I left a few pitches up," Duchscherer said.
"Then my teammates bailed me out, this was a team win."
Dewayne Wise belted a solo home run for the Sox, who saw their seven-game win
streak come to an end. Jermaine Dye went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Javier Vazquez
(7-7) was dealt the loss, despite throwing all nine innings and giving up just
three runs on four hits and one walk, while fanning 10 batters.
"It was nice to go the distance, I have to do that once in a while," Vazquez
said. "I felt good all game."
Murphy deposited a Vazquez offering over the fence in left-center in the
fifth for a 3-2 Athletics advantage.
Huston Street came on in the ninth to close it out for the A's and got leadoff
man Jim Thome to pop up for the first out. Joe Crede, though, finagled a
single but came out as Pablo Ozuna was called on to pinch run. Nick Swisher
was caught looking at the third strike for the second out and Alexei Ramirez
went down swinging to end the game.
The White Sox got on the board in the first inning, as Wise led off with a
home run. A.J. Pierzynski kept the rally going with a double and moved to
third as Carlos Quentin flied out. Jermaine Dye followed with an RBI double,
and it was 2-0 Sox.
Vazquez retired the first 11 batters he faced, seven of which were strikeouts.
Oakland knotted it up in the fourth inning. Kurt Suzuki was hit by a pitch
with two outs and Cust made Chicago pay, as he belted an 0-1 slider over the
fence in right to make it 2-2.
Game Notes
The 10 strikeouts serve as the 35th time that Vazquez has amassed double-digit
Ks...Chicago had won nine in a row at U.S. Cellular Field prior to Thursday's
setback. The club still has a stellar 30-12 record so far at home this season.
The White Sox have won 18 of their last 21 home contests...Oakland has won in
six of the last seven meetings with the White Sox, but is just 3-6 over its
nine most recent games at U.S. Cellular Field.
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
 Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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