Pitching matchup
OAK: LHP Mark Redman
3-3, 4.04 ERA in 2004
Did not face the White Sox in 2003
2-2, 5.86 lifetime vs. CWS
CHI: RHP Esteban Loaiza
6-3, 3.60 ERA in 2004
2-0, 1.93 vs. A's in 2003
6-4, 3.55 lifetime vs. OAK
Prediction of how long Loaiza will last: 8+ innings
Prediction of how long Redman will last: 7+ innings