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Saarloos Outduels Garland
By Jeremy Kahn July 8, 2005 |
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Jon Garland may be on his way to Detroit for the 76th annual All Star Game, but Kirk Saarloos pitched like an All Star as the Oakland A’s took game one of a pivotal three-game series with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. In his six-plus innings of work, Saarloos gave up six hits and allowed just two runs to cross the plate and the A’s won for the 11th time in their last 14 outings. Saarloos evened his record at 5-5 on the season. Garland was attempting to become the majors’ first 14-game winner, but instead went just five innings (his shortest outing of the year). In those five innings, Garland needed 112 pitches while giving up three runs and eight hits. Garland gave up a double in the top of the third inning to Nick Swisher, followed by a Marco Scutaro single. Jason Kendall drove home Swisher to begin the scoring. One out later Bobby Crosby hit a double that scored Scutaro to give the A’s a 2-0 lead. The White Sox struck back for one run in the bottom of the fourth, when former A’s outfielder Jermaine Dye was hit by a Saarloos pitch and Timo Perez singled. Juan Uribe then hit a ball to Dan Johnson at first base. After stepping on first base, Johnson then threw home too late to get Dye. Crosby hit his second RBI double of the night to make the lead the 3-1 in the top of the fifth inning. The White Sox closed within one run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Carl Everett lashed a run-scoring single that scored Uribe. Swisher put the game out of reach when hit he a run-scoring double in the top of the eighth inning off Cliff Politte. Huston Street retired the White Sox in the ninth for his fifth save in eight opportunities. NOTES: With the win, the A’s clinched the season series with the White Sox. Since the 2001 season, the A’s are a dominant 32-11 versus the White Sox. |
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