GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (24-22) at MINNESOTA (25-25)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (24-22) at MINNESOTA (25-25)

<h3>Pitchers on display at Metrodome</h3>

<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (24-22) at Minnesota (25-25) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - Boof Bonser is out to prove he hassomething more than just an unusual name.

Bonser and the Minnesota Twins meet the Chicago White Sox inthe middle game of a three-game series Tuesday.Bonser (3-1, 3.88 ERA), who allowed 15 earned runs in his firstfive starts in April, has yielded just nine since on his way toa 3-0 record and a 2.70 ERA in his five May outings. He iseighth in the American League with 62 strikeouts.

The 25-year-old righthander tossed seven frames on May 8 againstthe White Sox - his only lifetime appearance against the them.He yielded four runs - one earned - and eight hits with sevenstrikeouts but did not factor into the decision in the Twins'7-4 victory.

Bonser allowed two runs and six hits with six strikeouts onWednesday against Texas, notching his third straight win.

Rookie John Danks (3-4, 3.78), who has won three straightstarts, will take the mound for the White Sox, who have lost twostraight and three of four. He has lasted at six innings ineach of his five starts.

The 22-year-old lefthander surrendered three runs - one earned -and seven hits in a 10-4 win over Oakland last Tuesday. Hepicked up the loss against Minnesota in his first start for theWhite Sox this season, allowing three runs with six strikeouts.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS

CHI WHITE SOX MINNESOTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Darin Erstad CF .275 2 21 Luis Castillo 2B .327 0 7
Alex Cintron 2B .184 0 4 Nick Punto 3B .242 0 10
Jim Thome DH .310 6 16 Michael Cuddyer RF .287 7 37
Jermaine Dye RF .240 10 26 Justin Morneau 1B .284 15 39
Paul Konerko 1B .225 7 25 Torii Hunter CF .317 11 42
A.J. Pierzynski C .255 8 20 Mike Redmond C .320 1 15
Joe Crede 3B .229 4 20 Jeff Cirillo DH .208 1 6
Rob Mackowiak LF .235 1 10 Jason Kubel LF .243 1 15
Juan Uribe SS .206 5 20 Jason Bartlett SS .239 0 10

John Danks LHP (3-4, 3.78) Boof Bonser RHP (3-1, 3.88)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA -- LINEUPS

CHI WHITE SOX MINNESOTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Darin Erstad CF .275 2 21 Luis Castillo 2B .327 0 7
Alex Cintron 2B .184 0 4 Nick Punto 3B .242 0 10
Jim Thome DH .310 6 16 Michael Cuddyer RF .287 7 37
Jermaine Dye RF .240 10 26 Justin Morneau 1B .284 15 39
Paul Konerko 1B .225 7 25 Torii Hunter CF .317 11 42
A.J. Pierzynski C .255 8 20 Mike Redmond C .320 1 15
Joe Crede 3B .229 4 20 Jeff Cirillo DH .208 1 6
Rob Mackowiak LF .235 1 10 Jason Kubel LF .243 1 15
Juan Uribe SS .206 5 20 Jason Bartlett SS .239 0 10

John Danks LHP (3-4, 3.78) Boof Bonser RHP (3-1, 3.88)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
WARMUPS: CHA - JOHN DANKS (3-4, 3.78)
MIN - BOOF BONSER (3-1, 3.88)

UMPIRES: HP - TONY RANDAZZO
1B - CHARLIE RELIFORD
2B - ADRIAN JOHNSON
3B - LARRY VANOVER

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
STARTING BATS: CHA - JOHN DANKS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
MIN - BOOF BONSER AND MIKE REDMOND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.275, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
A CINTRON (.184, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
J THOME (.310, 6 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY PAUL KONERKO SCORED DARIN ERSTAD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DYE ON FIRST, J THOME ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.255, 8 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 2 0
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
MIN - BOOF BONSER

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.327, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
N PUNTO (.242, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
M CUDDYER (.287, 7 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
A Cintron 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .225
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: SF - P Konerko. RBI - P Konerko (26). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Pierzynski 1. Team LOB - 2.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
MINNESOTA - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.97

Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 1-1.
Batters faced: B Bonser 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Adrian Johnson.
3B--Larry Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
MIN - BOOF BONSER</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 2 0
MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
MIN - BOOF BONSER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J CREDE (.229, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
R MACKOWIAK (.235, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
J URIBE (.206, 5 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS MINNESOTA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
A Cintron 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .225
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: SF - P Konerko. RBI - P Konerko (26). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Pierzynski 1. Team LOB - 2.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.70

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.97

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 21-11; B Bonser 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 1-2; B Bonser 1-1. Batters faced: J Danks 5; B Bonser 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Adrian Johnson.
3B--Larry Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 1 2 0
MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
MIN - BOOF BONSER

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M REDMOND (.320, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
J CIRILLO (.208, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
J KUBEL (.243, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
A Cintron 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .225
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Crede 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: SF - P Konerko. RBI - P Konerko (26). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Pierzynski 1. Team LOB - 2.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316
M Redmond c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
J Cirillo dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 10 -- 1
MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.70

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.90

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 21-11; B Bonser 29-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 1-2; B Bonser 4-1. Batters faced: J Danks 5; B Bonser 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Adrian Johnson.
3B--Larry Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED JASON KUBEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON FIRST, J BARTLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: N PUNTO (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 1 2 0
MINNESOTA 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
MIN - BOOF BONSER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.279, 1-FOR-1)
A CINTRON (.180, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.319, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS MINNESOTA (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
A Cintron 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .225
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Crede 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 7 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: SF - P Konerko. RBI - P Konerko (26). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Pierzynski 1. Team LOB - 2.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .329
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Cirillo dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Kubel lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Bartlett ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245

Totals 9 1 3 1 2 0 4

BATTING: RBI - L Castillo (8). 2-out RBI - L Castillo. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - N Punto 1, T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 4.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 10 -- 1
MINNESOTA - 01 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.81

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.90

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 41-22; B Bonser 29-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 1-5; B Bonser 4-1. Batters faced: J Danks 11; B Bonser 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Adrian Johnson.
3B--Larry Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 0 1 2 0
MINNESOTA 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
MIN - BOOF BONSER

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.291, 1-FOR-1)
J MORNEAU (.284, 0-FOR-0, BB)
T HUNTER (.316, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS MINNESOTA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Cintron 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .319
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .225
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Crede 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 10 1 2 1 2 2 5

BATTING: SF - P Konerko. RBI - P Konerko (26). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Pierzynski 1. Team LOB - 3.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .329
N Punto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Cirillo dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Kubel lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Bartlett ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245

Totals 9 1 3 1 2 0 4

BATTING: RBI - L Castillo (8). 2-out RBI - L Castillo. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - N Punto 1, T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 4.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 100 -- 1
MINNESOTA - 01 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.81

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 3.84

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 41-22; B Bonser 41-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 1-5; B Bonser 4-3. Batters faced: J Danks 11; B Bonser 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Adrian Johnson.
3B--Larry Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JUSTIN MORNEAU (16) TO RIGHT CENTER
WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JOHN DANKS SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 3

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.316, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JASON KUBEL (2) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JOHN DANKS SCORED JEFF CIRILLO.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, MINNESOTA 5

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.245, 1-FOR-1)</div>