Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on Aug 17, 2009 3:00PM

Sox Can't Sweep
The Oakland Athletics walked off with a 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday, as Chicago fell just short of the series sweep. Scott Posednik tripled home Mark Kotsay in the sixth to score the game's first run, and Jim Thome followed with a bases-loaded sac fly to extend Chicago's lead to two. Starter John Danks gave one back in the seventh after six scoreless frames and then left a runner on second base for Octavio Dotel in the eighth. Dotel got Kurt Suzuki to pop up for out number two, but the next batter, Scott Hairston, tied the game with an RBI double. The Sox failed to add to their tally in the top of the ninth but found themselves only an out away from extra innings when Mark Ellis took Bobby Jenks deep on a 1-0 fastball to clinch it for the A's. The late-inning loss cost the Sox an opportunity to gain ground on Detroit, who remain 2.5 games ahead. Next up, a home stint starting with the Kansas City Royals at 7:11 tonight.

Cubs PPD
After three and a half hours of intermittent thundershowers at Wrigley Field, the Cubs' series finale with the Pirates was postponed. No make up date has been set.

Fire Top K.C.
The Fire defeated the Kansas City Wizards on Sunday, 2-0. Chris Rolfe gave Chicago an early lead with a right-footed score at the 13' mark, and Mike Banner recorded his first MLS goal in the waning seconds of the contest to make the win a decisive one. The shutout was nothing new for goalie Jon Busch, being his tenth of the year, or for Kansas City, who has been held scoreless in four of its last five contests. The Fire see action again on Wednesday night at Toyota Park.