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

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Pierzynski catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L Rodriguez (.224, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Thornton relieved M MacDougal.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J Morneau (.281, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: MATT THORNTON (4-4, 4.89) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 8

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.281, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (8) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 5 0 2 3 0 2 2 .299
L Rodriguez 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222
T Hunter cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .292
J Morneau 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .280
M Cuddyer rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
J Kubel dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .263
B Buscher 3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .277
J Morales c 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Heintz pr-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
N Punto ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200

Totals 38 7 14 7 1 4 17

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras); M Cuddyer (25, J Contreras); J
Morales (1, J Contreras); J Kubel (25, J Contreras). HR - B Buscher (2, 2nd
inning off J Contreras 0 on, 1 Out), T Hunter (28, 6th inning off J Contreras 0
on, 0 Out). SF - J Kubel. RBI - B Buscher 2 (4), J Kubel (54), J Tyner 3 (21),
T Hunter (99). 2-out RBI - J Tyner 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Cuddyer 1, L Rodriguez 2, T Hunter 2, B Buscher 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - B Buscher (4, ground ball).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .248
S Podsednik lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .260
J Thome dh 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .262
J Dye rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .248
A Cintron 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .232
J Uribe ss 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .228
D Richar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .207
T Hall c 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .204
a-A Pierzynski ph-c 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .268

Totals 36 8 15 8 4 7 19

a-homered to right for T Hall in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Richar (4, M Garza); J Uribe 2 (14, K Slowey 2). 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), A Pierzynski (14, 7th inning off C Cali 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J
Thome 2 (79), P Konerko 3 (78), J Owens (12), A Pierzynski 2 (46). 2-out RBI -
J Thome 2, P Konerko 3, A Pierzynski 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- S Podsednik 1, A Cintron 2, P Konerko 1, D Richar 2. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - A Cintron (8, throw). PB - T Hall.


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MINNESOTA - 014 011 00 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 300 3 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 4 9 5 3 3 5 2 3.71
K Slowey 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.24
C Cali 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5.03
P Neshek 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.81

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 5 13 7 4 1 2 2 5.91
M Myers 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.83
M MacDougal 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.56
M Thornton 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86

J Contreras pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Cali pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

IBB - J Thome (by M Garza). Pitches-strikes: M Garza 88-53; K Slowey 44-27; C
Cali 11-6; P Neshek 7-6; J Contreras 97-55; M Myers 27-17; M MacDougal 5-4; M
Thornton 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-4; K Slowey 2-4; C Cali 0-0; P
Neshek 1-0; J Contreras 7-6; M Myers 4-1; M MacDougal 2-0; M Thornton 0-0.
Batters faced: M Garza 24; K Slowey 11; C Cali 4; P Neshek 1; J Contreras 30; M
Myers 7; M MacDougal 2; M Thornton 1.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 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 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 14 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 15 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - PAT NESHEK
CHA - MATT THORNTON

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.248, 1-FOR-3, BB)
A CINTRON (.232, 1-FOR-4)
J URIBE (.228, 4-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
MIN: MATT GUERRIER (2-4, 2.39) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, A PIERZYNSKI ON FIRST, D RICHAR ON SECOND, A
CINTRON ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 8

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J OWENS (.248, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Guerrier relieved P Neshek.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A PIERZYNSKI ON FIRST, D RICHAR ON SECOND, A
CINTRON ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Owens (.248, 2-FOR-4, 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 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 14 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 8 16 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GUERRIER
CHA - MATT THORNTON

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.281, 2-FOR-4)
J KUBEL (.263, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
B BUSCHER (.277, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 5 0 2 3 0 2 2 .299
L Rodriguez 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222
T Hunter cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .292
J Morneau 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .280
M Cuddyer rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
J Kubel dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .263
B Buscher 3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .277
J Morales c 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Heintz pr-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
N Punto ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200

Totals 38 7 14 7 1 4 17

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras); M Cuddyer (25, J Contreras); J
Morales (1, J Contreras); J Kubel (25, J Contreras). HR - B Buscher (2, 2nd
inning off J Contreras 0 on, 1 Out), T Hunter (28, 6th inning off J Contreras 0
on, 0 Out). SF - J Kubel. RBI - B Buscher 2 (4), J Kubel (54), J Tyner 3 (21),
T Hunter (99). 2-out RBI - J Tyner 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Cuddyer 1, L Rodriguez 2, T Hunter 2, B Buscher 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - B Buscher (4, ground ball).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 .247
S Podsednik lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .260
J Thome dh 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .262
J Dye rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .247
A Cintron 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .232
J Uribe ss 5 2 4 0 0 1 1 .227
D Richar 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .214
T Hall c 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .204
a-A Pierzynski ph-c 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .268

Totals 40 8 16 8 5 9 23

a-homered to right for T Hall in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Richar 2 (5, M Garza, P Neshek); J Uribe 2 (14, K Slowey 2). 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), A Pierzynski (14, 7th inning off C Cali 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Thome 2 (79), P Konerko 3 (78), J Owens (12), A Pierzynski 2 (46).
2-out RBI - J Thome 2, P Konerko 3, A Pierzynski 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1, A Cintron 2, P Konerko 1, D Richar 2, J Owens
2. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - A Cintron (8, throw). PB - T Hall.


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MINNESOTA - 014 011 00 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 300 30 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 4 9 5 3 3 5 2 3.71
K Slowey 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.24
C Cali 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5.03
P Neshek 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.78
M Guerrier 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.38

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 5 13 7 4 1 2 2 5.91
M Myers 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.83
M MacDougal 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.56
M Thornton 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86

J Contreras pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Cali pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

IBB - J Thome (by M Garza), A Pierzynski (by P Neshek). HBP - A Cintron (by P
Neshek). Pitches-strikes: M Garza 88-53; K Slowey 44-27; C Cali 11-6; P Neshek
34-22; M Guerrier 6-3; J Contreras 97-55; M Myers 27-17; M MacDougal 5-4; M
Thornton 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-4; K Slowey 2-4; C Cali 0-0; P
Neshek 1-1; M Guerrier 0-0; J Contreras 7-6; M Myers 4-1; M MacDougal 2-0; M
Thornton 0-0. Batters faced: M Garza 24; K Slowey 11; C Cali 4; P Neshek 6; M
Guerrier 1; J Contreras 30; M Myers 7; M MacDougal 2; M Thornton 1.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Bartlett hit for B Buscher.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J Bartlett (.276, 5 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R White hit for J Kubel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: R White (.148, 3 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 14 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 x 8 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - MATT GARZA, KEVIN SLOWEY (5TH), CARMEN CALI (7TH), PAT NESHEK
(7TH), MATT GUERRIER (8TH) AND JOSE MORALES, CHRIS HEINTZ
(5TH)

CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, MIKE MYERS (6TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL
(8TH), MATT THORNTON (8TH) AND TOBY HALL, A.J. PIERZYNSKI
(8TH)

HOME RUNS: MIN - BRIAN BUSCHER (2) OFF JOSE CONTRERAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
TORII HUNTER (28) OFF JOSE CONTRERAS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

CHA - JIM THOME (25) OFF MATT GARZA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
PAUL KONERKO (28) OFF MATT GARZA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
A.J. PIERZYNSKI (14) OFF CARMEN CALI IN THE 7TH, 1 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (8) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 5 0 2 3 0 2 2 .299
L Rodriguez 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222
T Hunter cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .292
J Morneau 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .280
M Cuddyer rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280
J Kubel dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .262
a-R White ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
B Buscher 3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .277
b-J Bartlett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Morales c 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Heintz pr-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
N Punto ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200

Totals 41 7 14 7 1 6 17

a-struck out swinging for J Kubel in the 9th; b-grounded to shortstop for B
Buscher in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras); M Cuddyer (25, J Contreras); J
Morales (1, J Contreras); J Kubel (25, J Contreras). HR - B Buscher (2, 2nd
inning off J Contreras 0 on, 1 Out), T Hunter (28, 6th inning off J Contreras 0
on, 0 Out). SF - J Kubel. RBI - B Buscher 2 (4), J Kubel (54), J Tyner 3 (21),
T Hunter (99). 2-out RBI - J Tyner 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Cuddyer 1, L Rodriguez 2, T Hunter 2, B Buscher 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - B Buscher (4, ground ball).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 .247
S Podsednik lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .260
J Thome dh 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .262
J Dye rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .247
A Cintron 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .232
J Uribe ss 5 2 4 0 0 1 1 .227
D Richar 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .214
T Hall c 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .204
a-A Pierzynski ph-c 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .268

Totals 40 8 16 8 5 9 23

a-homered to right for T Hall in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Richar 2 (5, M Garza, P Neshek); J Uribe 2 (14, K Slowey 2). 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), A Pierzynski (14, 7th inning off C Cali 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Thome 2 (79), P Konerko 3 (78), J Owens (12), A Pierzynski 2 (46).
2-out RBI - J Thome 2, P Konerko 3, A Pierzynski 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1, A Cintron 2, P Konerko 1, D Richar 2, J Owens
2. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - A Cintron (8, throw). PB - T Hall.


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 014 011 000 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 300 30x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 4 9 5 3 3 5 2 3.71
K Slowey 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.24
C Cali (L, 0-1; B, 1) 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5.03
P Neshek 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.78
M Guerrier 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.38

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 5 13 7 4 1 2 2 5.91
M Myers (W, 4-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.83
M MacDougal (H, 19) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.56
M Thornton (S, 2) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.76

J Contreras pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Cali pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

IBB - J Thome (by M Garza), A Pierzynski (by P Neshek). HBP - A Cintron (by P
Neshek). Pitches-strikes: M Garza 88-53; K Slowey 44-27; C Cali 11-6; P Neshek
34-22; M Guerrier 6-3; J Contreras 97-55; M Myers 27-17; M MacDougal 5-4; M
Thornton 16-14. Ground balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-4; K Slowey 2-4; C Cali 0-0;
P Neshek 1-1; M Guerrier 0-0; J Contreras 7-6; M Myers 4-1; M MacDougal 2-0; M
Thornton 1-0. Batters faced: M Garza 24; K Slowey 11; C Cali 4; P Neshek 6; M
Guerrier 1; J Contreras 30; M Myers 7; M MacDougal 2; M Thornton 4.

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

T--3:25. Att--31,747.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in
from left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 14 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 x 8 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - MATT GARZA, KEVIN SLOWEY (5TH), CARMEN CALI (7TH), PAT NESHEK
(7TH), MATT GUERRIER (8TH) AND JOSE MORALES, CHRIS HEINTZ
(5TH)

CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, MIKE MYERS (6TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL
(8TH), MATT THORNTON (8TH) AND TOBY HALL, A.J. PIERZYNSKI
(8TH)


WP - MIKE MYERS (4-0)
LP - CARMEN CALI (0-1)
SAVE - MATT THORNTON (2)

HOME RUNS: MIN - BRIAN BUSCHER (2) OFF JOSE CONTRERAS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
TORII HUNTER (28) OFF JOSE CONTRERAS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

CHA - JIM THOME (25) OFF MATT GARZA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
PAUL KONERKO (28) OFF MATT GARZA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
A.J. PIERZYNSKI (14) OFF CARMEN CALI IN THE 7TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:25 ATT: 31,747

PROBABLES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA (14-11, 3.15)
CHA - JON GARLAND (9-10, 4.75)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (7) AT CHI WHITE SOX (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens popped out to shortstop. S Podsednik grounded
out to first. J Thome homered to center. P Konerko homered to left. J Dye
reached on infield single to third. A Cintron singled to center, J Dye to
second. J Uribe reached on infield single to third, J Dye to third, A Cintron
to second. D Richar grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

MINNESOTA 2ND: J Kubel flied out to center. B Buscher homered to right.
J Morales singled to left. N Punto singled to left center, J Morales to second.
J Tyner struck out swinging. L Rodriguez reached on infield single to third,
J Morales to third, N Punto to second. T Hunter flied out to right. (1 Run,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

MINNESOTA 3RD: J Morneau safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
A Cintron. M Cuddyer doubled to deep left, J Morneau to third. J Kubel hit
sacrifice fly to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to third. B Buscher
singled to shallow left, M Cuddyer scored. J Morales doubled to right,
B Buscher to third. N Punto grounded out to first. J Tyner singled to right,
B Buscher and J Morales scored, J Tyner to second advancing on throw.
L Rodriguez grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 5,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Uribe reached on infield single to shortstop. D Richar
doubled to right, J Uribe to third. T Hall safe at first on error by third
baseman B Buscher. J Owens reached on infield single to shortstop, J Uribe
scored, D Richar out at home, T Hall to third, J Owens to second. S Podsednik
struck out swinging. J Thome intentionally walked. P Konerko singled to left,
T Hall and J Owens scored, J Thome to second. J Dye walked, J Thome to third,
P Konerko to second. A Cintron popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
1 Error) MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Kubel doubled to deep right center. B Buscher grounded
out to pitcher. J Morales reached on infield single to third, J Kubel to
third. N Punto lined out to second. J Tyner reached on bunt single to first,
J Kubel scored, J Morales to second. C Heintz ran for J Morales. L Rodriguez
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

MINNESOTA 6TH: T Hunter homered to left center. M Myers relieved
J Contreras. J Morneau grounded out to first. M Cuddyer singled to center.
J Kubel flied out to right. M Cuddyer to second on passed ball by T Hall.
B Buscher struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7,
CHI WHITE SOX 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Cintron grounded out to second. J Uribe doubled to
deep left center. D Richar popped out to second. A Pierzynski hit for T Hall.
C Cali relieved K Slowey. A Pierzynski homered to right, J Uribe scored.
J Owens walked. S Podsednik singled to left center, J Owens to second. J Thome
singled to right center, J Owens scored, S Podsednik to third. P Neshek
relieved C Cali. P Konerko grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Thome
out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 8.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (7) AT CHI WHITE SOX (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Minnesota Starting Lineups -- J Tyner LF, L Rodriguez 2B, T Hunter CF,
J Morneau 1B, M Cuddyer RF, J Kubel DH, B Buscher 3B, J Morales C, N Punto SS,
M Garza RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, S Podsednik LF, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, J Dye RF, A Cintron 3B, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, T Hall C,
J Contreras RHP.

Umpires -- C.B. Bucknor (HP), Joe West (1B), Ed Rapuano (2B), Ed Hickox (3B).


Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 11 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: J Tyner struck out swinging. L Rodriguez grounded out to
second. T Hunter doubled to deep left. J Morneau walked. M Cuddyer grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens popped out to shortstop. S Podsednik grounded
out to first. J Thome homered to center. P Konerko homered to left. J Dye
reached on infield single to third. A Cintron singled to center, J Dye to
second. J Uribe reached on infield single to third, J Dye to third, A Cintron
to second. D Richar grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

MINNESOTA 2ND: J Kubel flied out to center. B Buscher homered to right.
J Morales singled to left. N Punto singled to left center, J Morales to second.
J Tyner struck out swinging. L Rodriguez reached on infield single to third,
J Morales to third, N Punto to second. T Hunter flied out to right. (1 Run,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: T Hall struck out swinging. J Owens struck out
swinging. S Podsednik struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

MINNESOTA 3RD: J Morneau safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
A Cintron. M Cuddyer doubled to deep left, J Morneau to third. J Kubel hit
sacrifice fly to center, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to third. B Buscher
singled to shallow left, M Cuddyer scored. J Morales doubled to right,
B Buscher to third. N Punto grounded out to first. J Tyner singled to right,
B Buscher and J Morales scored, J Tyner to second advancing on throw.
L Rodriguez grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 5,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Thome struck out looking. P Konerko walked. J Dye
flied out to center. A Cintron flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

MINNESOTA 4TH: T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. J Morneau flied out to
left. M Cuddyer grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Uribe reached on infield single to shortstop. D Richar
doubled to right, J Uribe to third. T Hall safe at first on error by third
baseman B Buscher. J Owens reached on infield single to shortstop, J Uribe
scored, D Richar out at home, T Hall to third, J Owens to second. S Podsednik
struck out swinging. J Thome intentionally walked. P Konerko singled to left,
T Hall and J Owens scored, J Thome to second. J Dye walked, J Thome to third,
P Konerko to second. A Cintron popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
1 Error) MINNESOTA 5, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Kubel doubled to deep right center. B Buscher grounded
out to pitcher. J Morales reached on infield single to third, J Kubel to
third. N Punto lined out to second. J Tyner reached on bunt single to first,
J Kubel scored, J Morales to second. C Heintz ran for J Morales. L Rodriguez
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: C Heintz catching. K Slowey relieved M Garza. J Uribe
doubled to deep right center. D Richar popped out to third. T Hall grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Uribe out at third. J Owens reached on
infield single to shortstop, T Hall to second. S Podsednik flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 6, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

MINNESOTA 6TH: T Hunter homered to left center. M Myers relieved
J Contreras. J Morneau grounded out to first. M Cuddyer singled to center.
J Kubel flied out to right. M Cuddyer to second on passed ball by T Hall.
B Buscher struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7,
CHI WHITE SOX 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Thome struck out looking. P Konerko flied out to
left. J Dye struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7,
CHI WHITE SOX 5.

MINNESOTA 7TH: C Heintz grounded out to shortstop. N Punto grounded out to
shortstop. J Tyner grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Cintron grounded out to second. J Uribe doubled to
deep left center. D Richar popped out to second. A Pierzynski hit for T Hall.
C Cali relieved K Slowey. A Pierzynski homered to right, J Uribe scored.
J Owens walked. S Podsednik singled to left center, J Owens to second. J Thome
singled to right center, J Owens scored, S Podsednik to third. P Neshek
relieved C Cali. P Konerko grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Thome
out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 8.

MINNESOTA 8TH: A Pierzynski catching. M MacDougal relieved M Myers.
L Rodriguez grounded out to second. T Hunter grounded out to second. M Thornton
relieved M MacDougal. J Morneau struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 8.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Dye lined out to first. A Cintron hit by pitch.
J Uribe struck out swinging. D Richar doubled to right center, A Cintron to
third. A Pierzynski intentionally walked. M Guerrier relieved P Neshek.
J Owens struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7,
CHI WHITE SOX 8.

MINNESOTA 9TH: M Cuddyer struck out swinging. R White hit for J Kubel.
R White struck out swinging. J Bartlett hit for B Buscher. J Bartlett grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 8.</div>

 

Thome, Pierzynski help White Sox rally past Twins

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 8, MINNESOTA 7</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- This time the Chicago White Sox didn't needextra innings.


Jim Thome homered and drove in the key run and A.J. Pierzynskihit a game-tying pinch-hit homer as the White Sox posted an 8-7come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Paul Konerko homered and drove in three runs and rookie JerryOwens scored twice for Chicago, which rallied to beat Minnesotafor the second straight night.


Unlike Friday's game which the White Sox won, 11-10, on awalk-off single by Pierzynski in the bottom of the 13th, Chicagoneeded just nine innings this time.


After Minnesota took a 7-5 lead on a RBI base hit by Jason Tynerin the fifth and a leadoff homer by Torii Hunter in the sixth,Chicago rallied an inning later.


With one out in the seventh, Juan Uribe hit a double to thecenter field wall. Two batters later, Pierzynski, pinch hittingfor Toby Hall, hit the first pitch he saw from reliever CarmenCali (0-1) over the right field fence to knot the contest at7-7. After a walk to Owens and a single by Scott Podsednik,Thome lined a base hit up the middle to make it 8-7.

Mike Myers (4-0), the second of four Chicago pitchers, earnedthe win by hurling two innings of one-hit relief. MikeMacDougal recorded two outs in the eighth before being replacedby Matt Thornton, who struck out Justin Morneau to end theinning. Thornton also pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to collect hissecond save of the season.


The White Sox had also trailed, 5-2, after three innings, butknotted the score at 5-5 in the fourth on a run-scoring base hitby Owens and a two-run single by Konerko.


Thome and Konerko had given chicago a quick two-run lead in thefist on back-to-back solo homers. It was the 497th career homerfor Thome, leaving him three shy of becoming the 23rd man toreach the 500 mark.


The Twins scored one in the second and four in the third to takea three-run lead.


White Sox starter Jose Contreras surrendered seven runs - fourearned - and a season-high 13 hits in five-plus innings.

Matt Garza, who started for Minnesota, wasn't much better,giving up five runs, nine hits and three walks in just fourframes.


Rookie Brian Buscher hit his second career homer and Hunter wentdeep as well for the Twins, who suffered their season-highsixth straight loss.

 

Thome, Pierzynski help White Sox rally past Twins

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 8, MINNESOTA 7</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- This time the Chicago White Sox didn't needextra innings.


Jim Thome homered and drove in the key run and A.J. Pierzynskihit a game-tying pinch-hit homer as the White Sox posted an 8-7come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Paul Konerko homered and drove in three runs and rookie JerryOwens scored twice for Chicago, which rallied to beat Minnesotafor the second straight night.


Unlike Friday's game which the White Sox won, 11-10, on awalk-off single by Pierzynski in the bottom of the 13th, Chicagoneeded just nine innings this time.


After Minnesota took a 7-5 lead on a RBI base hit by Jason Tynerin the fifth and a leadoff homer by Torii Hunter in the sixth,Chicago rallied an inning later.


With one out in the seventh, Juan Uribe hit a double to thecenter field wall. Two batters later, Pierzynski, pinch hittingfor Toby Hall, hit the first pitch he saw from reliever CarmenCali (0-1) over the right field fence to knot the contest at7-7. After a walk to Owens and a single by Scott Podsednik,Thome lined a base hit up the middle to make it 8-7.

Mike Myers (4-0), the second of four Chicago pitchers, earnedthe win by hurling two innings of one-hit relief. MikeMacDougal recorded two outs in the eighth before being replacedby Matt Thornton, who struck out Justin Morneau to end theinning. Thornton also pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to collect hissecond save of the season.


The White Sox had also trailed, 5-2, after three innings, butknotted the score at 5-5 in the fourth on a run-scoring base hitby Owens and a two-run single by Konerko.


Thome and Konerko had given Chicago a quick two-run lead in thefirst on back-to-back solo homers. It was the 497th career homerfor Thome, leaving him three shy of becoming the 23rd man toreach the 500 mark.


The Twins scored one in the second and four in the third to takea three-run lead.


White Sox starter Jose Contreras surrendered seven runs - fourearned - and a season-high 13 hits in five-plus innings.

Matt Garza, who started for Minnesota, wasn't much better,giving up five runs, nine hits and three walks in just fourframes.


Rookie Brian Buscher hit his second career homer and Hunter wentdeep as well for the Twins, who suffered their season-highsixth straight loss.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (8) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Tyner lf 5 0 2 3 0 2 2 .299
L Rodriguez 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222
T Hunter cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .292
J Morneau 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .280
M Cuddyer rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280
J Kubel dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .263
a-R White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146
B Buscher 3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .277
b-J Bartlett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Morales c 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Heintz pr-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
N Punto ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200

Totals 41 7 14 7 1 6 17

a-struck out swinging for J Kubel in the 9th; b-grounded to shortstop for B
Buscher in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Hunter (40, J Contreras); M Cuddyer (25, J Contreras); J
Morales (1, J Contreras); J Kubel (25, J Contreras). HR - B Buscher (2, 2nd
inning off J Contreras 0 on, 1 Out), T Hunter (28, 6th inning off J Contreras 0
on, 0 Out). SF - J Kubel. RBI - B Buscher 2 (4), J Kubel (54), J Tyner 3 (21),
T Hunter (99). 2-out RBI - J Tyner 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Cuddyer 1, L Rodriguez 2, T Hunter 2, B Buscher 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - B Buscher (4, ground ball).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 .247
S Podsednik lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .260
J Thome dh 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .262
J Dye rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .247
A Cintron 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .232
J Uribe ss 5 2 4 0 0 1 1 .227
D Richar 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .214
T Hall c 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .204
a-A Pierzynski ph-c 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .268

Totals 40 8 16 8 5 9 23

a-homered to right for T Hall in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Richar 2 (5, M Garza, P Neshek); J Uribe 2 (14, K Slowey 2). 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), A Pierzynski (14, 7th inning off C Cali 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Thome 2 (79), P Konerko 3 (78), J Owens (12), A Pierzynski 2 (46).
2-out RBI - J Thome 2, P Konerko 3, A Pierzynski 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1, A Cintron 2, P Konerko 1, D Richar 2, J Owens
2. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - A Cintron (8, throw). PB - T Hall.


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MINNESOTA - 014 011 000 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 300 30x -- 8
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Garza 4 9 5 3 3 5 2 3.71
K Slowey 2 2/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.24
C Cali (L, 0-1; B, 1) 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5.03
P Neshek 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.78
M Guerrier 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.38

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 5 13 7 4 1 2 2 5.91
M Myers (W, 4-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.83
M MacDougal (H, 19) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.56
M Thornton (S, 2) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.76

J Contreras pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Cali pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

IBB - J Thome (by M Garza), A Pierzynski (by P Neshek). HBP - A Cintron (by P
Neshek). Pitches-strikes: M Garza 88-53; K Slowey 44-27; C Cali 11-6; P Neshek
34-22; M Guerrier 6-3; J Contreras 97-55; M Myers 27-17; M MacDougal 5-4; M
Thornton 16-14. Ground balls-fly balls: M Garza 2-4; K Slowey 2-4; C Cali 0-0;
P Neshek 1-1; M Guerrier 0-0; J Contreras 7-6; M Myers 4-1; M MacDougal 2-0; M
Thornton 1-0. Batters faced: M Garza 24; K Slowey 11; C Cali 4; P Neshek 6; M
Guerrier 1; J Contreras 30; M Myers 7; M MacDougal 2; M Thornton 4.

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

T--3:25. Att--31,747.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in
from left.</div>