GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (83-60) at CHI WHITE SOX (61-82)

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), AARON FULTZ (9TH) AND
VICTOR MARTINEZ

CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, MIKE MYERS (7TH), RYAN BUKVICH
(8TH), LANCE BROADWAY (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

HOME RUNS: CLE - ASDRUBAL CABRERA (3) OFF MIKE MYERS IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

CHA - NONE</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), AARON FULTZ (9TH) AND
VICTOR MARTINEZ

CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, MIKE MYERS (7TH), RYAN BUKVICH
(8TH), LANCE BROADWAY (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI


WP - FAUSTO CARMONA (16-8)
LP - GAVIN FLOYD (1-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CLE - ASDRUBAL CABRERA (3) OFF MIKE MYERS IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

CHA - NONE


TIME: 2:53 ATT: 30,126

PROBABLES: CLE - PAUL BYRD (14-6, 4.34)
CHA - JOHN DANKS (6-13, 5.41)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (6) VS CHI WHITE SOX (2) - FINAL

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .275
A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .316
T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253
V Martinez c 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .307
R Garko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .270
K Lofton lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .300
C Gomez 3b 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 .310
B Francisco rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .275
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270

Totals 33 6 8 6 4 5 16

BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (38, R Bukvich); G Sizemore (32, L Broadway). HR - A
Cabrera (3, 7th inning off M Myers 1 on, 2 Out). S - C Gomez. SF - C Gomez , A
Cabrera. RBI - G Sizemore (73), B Francisco (9), A Cabrera 3 (15), C Gomez
(20). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore, A Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - F Gutierrez 2. GIDP - J Peralta. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (17, throw). DP: 1 (C Gomez-A Cabrera-R Garko).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248
J Fields lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .231
J Thome dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .252
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .268
D Erstad 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202
A Gonzalez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200

Totals 30 2 4 1 3 7 11

BATTING: 2B - J Dye (30, F Carmona); A Pierzynski (22, F Carmona). RBI - A
Pierzynski (47). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 1, D Erstad 2,
D Richar 2. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Pierzynski (1, 2nd base off F Carmona/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (6, throw). PB - A Pierzynski. DP: 1 (D Richar-J
Uribe-D Erstad).


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CLEVELAND - 000 010 311 -- 6
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 000 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona (W, 16-8) 7 3 2 1 3 3 0 3.20
R Betancourt (H, 27) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.57
A Fultz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.09

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd (L, 1-3) 6 1/3 5 3 2 2 4 0 5.79
M Myers 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.96
R Bukvich 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.05
L Broadway 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0.00

HBP - J Dye (by F Carmona); R Garko (by G Floyd). Pitches-strikes: F Carmona
102-55; R Betancourt 16-13; A Fultz 15-10; G Floyd 96-60; M Myers 16-12; R
Bukvich 27-15; L Broadway 23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: F Carmona 12-6; R
Betancourt 1-0; A Fultz 0-1; G Floyd 9-6; M Myers 1-1; R Bukvich 2-2; L
Broadway 0-2. Batters faced: F Carmona 27; R Betancourt 4; A Fultz 3; G Floyd
27; M Myers 3; R Bukvich 6; L Broadway 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian Gorman.

T--2:53. (Plus 2 rain delays totaling 151 minutes in the 1st, 7th).
Att--30,126.
Weather: 64 degrees, drizzle. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CLEVELAND 6
CHI WHITE SOX 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLEVELAND (6) AT CHI WHITE SOX (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens walked. J Fields grounded into fielder's choice
to third, J Owens out at second. J Thome singled to center, J Fields to
second. J Dye hit by pitch, J Fields to third, J Thome to second.
A Pierzynski grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Fields scored, J Dye
out at second, J Thome to third, J Thome scored on throwing error by shortstop
J Peralta. A Pierzynski stole second. D Erstad grounded out to first. (2 Runs,
1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 5TH: K Lofton flied out to left. C Gomez safe at second on
throwing error by third baseman A Gonzalez. B Francisco struck out swinging.
G Sizemore singled to center, C Gomez scored. A Cabrera grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 7TH: K Lofton reached on bunt single to pitcher. C Gomez
sacrificed to first, K Lofton to second. B Francisco singled to left, K Lofton
scored. M Myers relieved G Floyd. G Sizemore popped out to shortstop.
A Cabrera homered to left, B Francisco scored. T Hafner grounded out to first.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 8TH: R Bukvich relieved M Myers. V Martinez doubled to deep
right. R Garko grounded out to second, V Martinez to third. J Peralta walked.
K Lofton grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Peralta to second.
C Gomez hit sacrifice fly to right, V Martinez scored, J Peralta to third,
K Lofton to second. F Gutierrez flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 5, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 9TH: L Broadway relieved R Bukvich. G Sizemore doubled to center.
G Sizemore to third on passed ball by A Pierzynski. A Cabrera hit sacrifice
fly to right, G Sizemore scored. T Hafner walked. V Martinez struck out
looking. R Garko lined out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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CLEVELAND (6) AT CHI WHITE SOX (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, A Cabrera 2B, T Hafner DH,
V Martinez C, R Garko 1B, J Peralta SS, K Lofton LF, C Gomez 3B, B Francisco RF,
F Carmona RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Fields LF, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
A Pierzynski C, D Erstad 1B, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, A Gonzalez 3B, G Floyd RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Rob Drake (1B), Gerry Davis (2B), Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 64 degrees, Drizzle, wind left to right at 9 mph.


CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore grounded out to first. A Cabrera struck out
swinging. T Hafner struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens walked. J Fields grounded into fielder's choice
to third, J Owens out at second. J Thome singled to center, J Fields to
second. J Dye hit by pitch, J Fields to third, J Thome to second. A Pierzynski
grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Fields scored, J Dye out at second,
J Thome to third, J Thome scored on throwing error by shortstop J Peralta.
A Pierzynski stole second. D Erstad grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
1 Error) CLEVELAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 2ND: V Martinez popped out to third. R Garko lined out to
second. J Peralta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Uribe grounded out to shortstop. D Richar flied out
to left. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 3RD: K Lofton walked. C Gomez flied out to right. B Francisco
grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Lofton out at second. G Sizemore
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Owens grounded out to pitcher. J Fields popped out to
shortstop. J Thome grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 4TH: A Cabrera walked. T Hafner lined out to left. V Martinez
singled to right, A Cabrera to third. R Garko hit by pitch, V Martinez to
second. J Peralta grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
R Garko out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Dye doubled to left. A Pierzynski fouled out to left.
D Erstad walked. J Uribe grounded out to second, J Dye to third, D Erstad to
second. D Richar grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 5TH: K Lofton flied out to left. C Gomez safe at second on
throwing error by third baseman A Gonzalez. B Francisco struck out swinging.
G Sizemore singled to center, C Gomez scored. A Cabrera grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: A Gonzalez lined out to left. J Owens flied out to
left. J Fields grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 6TH: T Hafner grounded out to second. V Martinez grounded out to
first. R Garko singled to center. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to
third, R Garko out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Thome lined out to center. J Dye struck out swinging.
A Pierzynski doubled to deep right. D Erstad grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 7TH: K Lofton reached on bunt single to pitcher. C Gomez
sacrificed to first, K Lofton to second. B Francisco singled to left, K Lofton
scored. M Myers relieved G Floyd. G Sizemore popped out to shortstop. A Cabrera
homered to left, B Francisco scored. T Hafner grounded out to first. (3 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: F Gutierrez in right field. J Uribe walked. D Richar
struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded into double play, third to second to
first, J Uribe out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 4,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 8TH: R Bukvich relieved M Myers. V Martinez doubled to deep right.
R Garko grounded out to second, V Martinez to third. J Peralta walked. K Lofton
grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Peralta to second. C Gomez hit
sacrifice fly to right, V Martinez scored, J Peralta to third, K Lofton to
second. F Gutierrez flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: R Betancourt relieved F Carmona. J Owens singled to left.
J Fields struck out swinging. J Thome grounded out to first, J Owens to second.
J Dye struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CLEVELAND 9TH: L Broadway relieved R Bukvich. G Sizemore doubled to center.
G Sizemore to third on passed ball by A Pierzynski. A Cabrera hit sacrifice
fly to right, G Sizemore scored. T Hafner walked. V Martinez struck out
looking. R Garko lined out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: A Fultz relieved R Betancourt. A Pierzynski struck out
swinging. D Erstad struck out swinging. J Uribe popped out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2.</div>

 

Cabrera, Carmona lead Indians past White Sox

<h3>CLEVELAND 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2</h3>By Chris Melnyczenko
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The rain couldn't stop Cleveland from showingwhy they sit atop of the American League Central.


Asdrubal Cabrera homered and Fausto Carmona pitched seven stronginnings as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2in a rain-soaked affair Monday.


Cabrera's third home run of the season gave the Indians the leadbefore the game was delayed for two hours and 23 minutes afterthe seventh inning. The 21-year-old owns a nine game hittingstreak, including hitting in 20 of 26 games. After making hismajor league debut on August 8th, the Indians are now 17-7 whenCabrera starts.


Cleveland now sits six games ahead of the Detroit Tigers in theAL Central, after posting a 19-6 record since August 15th.

Chicago has lost eight of their last 12, while Monday's loss wasthe 10th of the season to Cleveland.


Carmona (16-8) didn't return from the lengthy rain delay. Thethree hits allowed by the righty matches his lowest hits allowedof the year.


The White Sox scored two runs in the first inning. Josh Fieldreached on a fielder's choice and Jim Thome followed with asingle to center. Two batters later, A.J. Pierzynski's infieldsingle scored Fields. Thome scored on a throwing error byIndians' shortstop Jhonny Peralta on the same play.

Grady Sizemore drove in Chris Gomez in the fifth to bring thescore to 2-1.


Kenny Lofton reached base on a perfect bunt to start theseventh, followed with a sacrifice bunt by Gomez to send Loftonto second. A single from Ben Francisco scored Lofton to tie thescore 2-2, and to chase Chicago starter Gavin Floyd. RelieverMike Myers came in for Chicago and gave up the two run blast toCabrera.


Cleveland added a run in both the eighth and ninth after thedelay to cap the scoring. Floyd (1-3) was impressive in hisseventh start of the season, allowing three runs, two earned, onfive hits. The 24-year-old righty also walked two and struckout four over six and 1/3.

 

Cabrera, Carmona lead Indians past White Sox

<h3>CLEVELAND 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2</h3>By Chris Melnyczenko
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The rain couldn't stop Cleveland from showingwhy they sit atop of the American League Central.


Asdrubal Cabrera homered and Fausto Carmona pitched seven stronginnings as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2in a rain-soaked affair Monday.


Cabrera's third home run of the season gave the Indians the leadbefore the game was delayed for two hours and 23 minutes afterthe seventh inning.


The 21-year-old owns a nine game hitting streak, includinghitting in 20 of 26 games. After making his major league debuton August 8th, the Indians are now 17-7 when Cabrera starts.

"We've gotten great reports about (Cabrera) all year at AA,"Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "He's done a fantastic job.He's been in the middle of everything in the short time he'sbeen here. Obviously, I'm very pleased with the way he's beenplaying."


Cleveland now sits six games ahead of the Detroit Tigers in theAL Central, after posting a 19-6 record since August 15th.

Chicago has lost eight of their last 12, while Monday's loss wasthe 10th of the season to Cleveland .


Carmona (16-8) didn't return from the lengthy rain delay. Thethree hits allowed by the righty matches his lowest hits allowedof the year.


"I feel fine, even though I'm pitching more innings," Carmonasaid through an interpreter. "I'm taking care of myself,getting my rest, doing all my workouts. I feel strong."

"(Carmona) pitched a great ball game for us," Wedge said. "Ifeel like he got stronger as the game went on. He made pitcheswhen he needed to, and we made some big plays behind him."

The White Sox scored two runs in the first inning. Josh Fieldreached on a fielder's choice and Jim Thome followed with asingle to center. Two batters later, A.J. Pierzynski's infieldsingle scored Fields. Thome scored on a throwing error byIndians' shortstop Jhonny Peralta on the same play.

Grady Sizemore drove in Chris Gomez in the fifth to bring thescore to 2-1.


Kenny Lofton reached base on a perfect bunt to start theseventh, followed with a sacrifice bunt by Gomez to send Loftonto second. A single from Ben Francisco scored Lofton to tie thescore 2-2, and to chase Chicago starter Gavin Floyd. RelieverMike Myers came in for Chicago and gave up the two run blast toCabrera.


Cleveland added a run in both the eighth and ninth after thedelay to cap the scoring. Floyd (1-3) was impressive in hisseventh start of the season, allowing three runs, two earned, onfive hits. The 24-year-old righty also walked two and struckout four over 6 1/3 innings.


"Gavin (Floyd) threw the ball real well," White Sox managerOzzie Guillen said. "I'm real happy with his last two startsmoving forward."