GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (69-72) at CHI WHITE SOX (60-81)

AL: MINNESOTA (69-72) at CHI WHITE SOX (60-81)

<h3>White Sox look to feed off emotional win</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (69-72) at Chi White Sox (60-81) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - It may be a forgettable season for theChicago White Sox, but they enjoyed a memorable win Friday.

The White Sox will hope to build off a monumental comebackvictory when they host the Minnesota Twins in the second of athree-game series Saturday.


For the first time in team history, Chicago came back from sixruns down in the ninth inning to collect an 11-10 triumph overMinnesota. Despite the win, the White Sox have still lost 21 oftheir previous 27 contests.


Chicago will send righthander Jose Contreras (8-16, 5.68 ERA) tothe mound. The 35-year-old Cuban hurled 6 2/3 strong frames inan 8-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday to registerback-to-back victories for the first time this season.

Matt Garza (3-5, 3.49) will get the start for the Twins, whohave lost five straight contests and nine of their last 11.Despite going 2-2 in August, Garza's ERA ballooned from 1.37over the month.


For the first time since August 2004, Minnesota closer JoeNathan has blown back-to-back save opportunities. Nathan hasfailed to convert a save on four occasions this season afterlogging 36 saves in 38 chances in 2006.

 

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

MINNESOTA CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jason Tyner LF .297 1 18 Jerry Owens CF .245 1 11
Luis Rodriguez 2B .223 2 11 Scott Podsednik LF .262 2 10
Torii Hunter CF .291 27 98 Jim Thome DH .268 24 77
Justin Morneau 1B .282 29 101 Paul Konerko 1B .260 27 75
Michael Cuddyer RF .279 13 73 Jermaine Dye RF .247 26 67
Jason Kubel DH .262 10 53 Alex Cintron 3B .232 2 17
Brian Buscher 3B .256 1 2 Juan Uribe SS .221 16 55
Jose Morales C .000 0 0 Danny Richar 2B .205 4 10
Nick Punto SS .200 1 22 Toby Hall C .211 0 1

Matt Garza RHP (3-5, 3.49) Jose Contreras RHP (8-16, 5.86)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: MIN - MATT GARZA (3-5, 3.49)
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (8-16, 5.86)

UMPIRES: HP - C.B. BUCKNOR
1B - JOE WEST
2B - ED RAPUANO
3B - ED HICKOX

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, in from left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: MIN - MATT GARZA AND JOSE MORALES
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND TOBY HALL

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.297, 1 HR, 18 RBI)
L RODRIGUEZ (.223, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
T HUNTER (.291, 27 HR, 98 RBI)</div>

 

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
L Rodriguez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
T Hunter cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
J Kubel dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Morales c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Cintron 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.83

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 15-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 2-0.
Batters faced: J Contreras 5.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.245, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
S PODSEDNIK (.262, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
J THOME (.268, 24 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (25) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF MATT GARZA.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.260, 27 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (28) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MATT GARZA.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.247, 26 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
L Rodriguez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
T Hunter cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
J Kubel dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Morales c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cuddyer 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Thome dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
J Dye rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Cintron 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 8 2 5 2 0 0 3

BATTING: HR - J Thome (25, 1st inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out), P Konerko (28,
1st inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Thome (78), P Konerko (76). 2-out
RBI - J Thome, P Konerko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 2.
Team LOB - 3.


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MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 2 -- 2
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 1 5 2 2 0 0 2 3.75

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.83

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 23-16; J Contreras 15-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 2-1; J Contreras 2-0. Batters faced: M Garza 8; J Contreras 5.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.262, 10 HR, 53 RBI)
B BUSCHER (.256, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
J MORALES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL MINNESOTA AT CHI WHITE SOX
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY CHICAGO'S JIM THOME AND PAUL KONERKO
IN THE FIRST INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN BUSCHER (2) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JOSE CONTRERAS.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORALES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T HALL (.211, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J OWENS (.244, 0-FOR-1)
S PODSEDNIK (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295
L Rodriguez 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
T Hunter cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
J Kubel dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
B Buscher 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Morales c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
N Punto ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 11 1 5 1 1 2 7

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras). HR - B Buscher (2, 2nd inning off J
Contreras 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Buscher (3). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Cuddyer 1, T Hunter 2. Team LOB - 5.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Thome dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
J Dye rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Cintron 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 8 2 5 2 0 0 3

BATTING: HR - J Thome (25, 1st inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out), P Konerko (28,
1st inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Thome (78), P Konerko (76). 2-out
RBI - J Thome, P Konerko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 2.
Team LOB - 3.


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MINNESOTA - 01 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 2 -- 2
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 1 5 2 2 0 0 2 3.75

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 5 1 1 1 2 1 5.85

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 23-16; J Contreras 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 2-1; J Contreras 2-2. Batters faced: M Garza 8; J Contreras 12.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GARZA
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.282, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M CUDDYER (.278, 0-FOR-1)
J KUBEL (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295
L Rodriguez 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
T Hunter cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
J Kubel dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
B Buscher 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Morales c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
N Punto ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 11 1 5 1 1 2 7

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras). HR - B Buscher (2, 2nd inning off J
Contreras 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Buscher (3). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Cuddyer 1, T Hunter 2. Team LOB - 5.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
J Thome dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
J Dye rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
A Cintron 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208

Totals 11 2 5 2 0 3 3

BATTING: HR - J Thome (25, 1st inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out), P Konerko (28,
1st inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Thome (78), P Konerko (76). 2-out
RBI - J Thome, P Konerko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 2.
Team LOB - 3.


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MINNESOTA - 01 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 20 -- 2
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 2 5 2 2 0 3 2 3.68

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 5 1 1 1 2 1 5.85

Pitches-strikes: M Garza 39-27; J Contreras 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Garza 2-1; J Contreras 2-2. Batters faced: M Garza 11; J Contreras 12.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON KUBEL SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CUDDYER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B BUSCHER (.273, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN BUSCHER SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B BUSCHER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORALES (1.000, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON TYNER SCORED BRIAN BUSCHER AND JOSE
MORALES.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J TYNER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.228, 1-FOR-2)</div>