GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (84-60) at CHI WHITE SOX (61-83)

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 8 11 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
CHA - HEATH PHILLIPS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.270, 0-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.277, 2-FOR-3, 2 BB)
A CABRERA (.317, 1-FOR-3, BB, SAC, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (8) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .317
T Hafner dh 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 .256
R Garko 1b 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .293
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .268
F Gutierrez rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 5 .274
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .267
C Blake 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265
K Shoppach c 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 .270

Totals 32 8 11 8 10 8 19

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (33, L Broadway); A Cabrera (7, M Thornton); F Gutierrez
(11, H Phillips). HR - R Garko (18, 2nd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). S - A
Cabrera. RBI - R Garko 2 (57), T Hafner 3 (90), A Cabrera (16), J Peralta (68),
K Shoppach (28). 2-out RBI - T Hafner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Michaels 3, C Blake 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Michaels (3, 2nd base off M MacDougal/D Lucy), G Sizemore
(32, 2nd base off M MacDougal/D Lucy). Picked Off - F Gutierrez (1st base, J
Danks).

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (3, throw). DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
a-L Terrero ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
S Podsednik lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262
J Thome dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
P Konerko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
J Dye rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
J Uribe ss 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 .228
D Richar 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .213
A Gonzalez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196
D Lucy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200

Totals 28 3 6 3 3 3 9

a-walked for J Owens in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Richar (6, P Byrd). HR - J Uribe 2 (18, 2nd inning off P Byrd 0
on, 1 Out, 4th inning off P Byrd 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Uribe 3 (58). 2-out RBI
- J Uribe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Konerko 2, D Lucy 2.
GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Podsednik (12, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach). CS - D
Richar (3, 2nd base by P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 012 003 20 -- 8
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 200 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 1/3 6 3 3 1 1 2 4.34
J Lewis 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.91
A Fultz 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.09
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.46

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 2/3 3 3 3 4 3 1 5.50
L Broadway 2 2/3 2 1 1 2 4 0 2.08
M Thornton 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.12
M MacDougal 1 1/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 6.81
H Phillips 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.25

M Thornton pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
A Fultz pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - J Danks. HBP - K Shoppach (by J Danks). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 96-63; J
Lewis 6-6; A Fultz 11-3; R Perez 7-4; J Danks 76-43; L Broadway 46-25; M
Thornton 18-9; M MacDougal 33-15; H Phillips 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Byrd 8-9; J Lewis 0-0; A Fultz 0-0; R Perez 2-1; J Danks 3-1; L Broadway 0-4; M
Thornton 0-0; M MacDougal 4-0; H Phillips 3-0. Batters faced: P Byrd 25; J
Lewis 2; A Fultz 2; R Perez 2; J Danks 15; L Broadway 12; M Thornton 4; M
MacDougal 7; H Phillips 6.

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

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Terrero in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8
CHI WHITE SOX 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K Shoppach (.270, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 11 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
CHA - HEATH PHILLIPS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.251, 0-FOR-3)
J URIBE (.228, 2-FOR-2, BB, 2 HR, 3 RBI)
D RICHAR (.213, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (8) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 3 2 0 2 1 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .314
T Hafner dh 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 .256
R Garko 1b 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .293
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .268
F Gutierrez rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 5 .274
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .267
C Blake 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265
K Shoppach c 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 .268

Totals 35 8 11 8 10 8 19

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (33, L Broadway); A Cabrera (7, M Thornton); F Gutierrez
(11, H Phillips). HR - R Garko (18, 2nd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). S - A
Cabrera. RBI - R Garko 2 (57), T Hafner 3 (90), A Cabrera (16), J Peralta (68),
K Shoppach (28). 2-out RBI - T Hafner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Michaels 3, C Blake 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Michaels (3, 2nd base off M MacDougal/D Lucy), G Sizemore
(32, 2nd base off M MacDougal/D Lucy). Picked Off - F Gutierrez (1st base, J
Danks).

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (3, throw). DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
a-L Terrero ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
S Podsednik lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262
J Thome dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
P Konerko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
J Dye rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
J Uribe ss 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 .228
D Richar 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .213
A Gonzalez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196
D Lucy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200

Totals 28 3 6 3 3 3 9

a-walked for J Owens in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Richar (6, P Byrd). HR - J Uribe 2 (18, 2nd inning off P Byrd 0
on, 1 Out, 4th inning off P Byrd 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Uribe 3 (58). 2-out RBI
- J Uribe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Konerko 2, D Lucy 2.
GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Podsednik (12, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach). CS - D
Richar (3, 2nd base by P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 012 003 200 -- 8
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 200 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 1/3 6 3 3 1 1 2 4.34
J Lewis 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.91
A Fultz 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.09
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.46

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 2/3 3 3 3 4 3 1 5.50
L Broadway 2 2/3 2 1 1 2 4 0 2.08
M Thornton 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.12
M MacDougal 1 1/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 6.81
H Phillips 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.80

M Thornton pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
A Fultz pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - J Danks. HBP - K Shoppach (by J Danks). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 96-63; J
Lewis 6-6; A Fultz 11-3; R Perez 7-4; J Danks 76-43; L Broadway 46-25; M
Thornton 18-9; M MacDougal 33-15; H Phillips 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Byrd 8-9; J Lewis 0-0; A Fultz 0-0; R Perez 2-1; J Danks 3-1; L Broadway 0-4; M
Thornton 0-0; M MacDougal 4-0; H Phillips 4-2. Batters faced: P Byrd 25; J
Lewis 2; A Fultz 2; R Perez 2; J Danks 15; L Broadway 12; M Thornton 4; M
MacDougal 7; H Phillips 9.

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

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, out to center.</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 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 11 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, JENSEN LEWIS (7TH), AARON FULTZ (8TH), RAFAEL PEREZ
(8TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH

CHA - JOHN DANKS, LANCE BROADWAY (3RD), MATT THORNTON
(6TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (6TH), HEATH PHILLIPS (7TH) AND DONNY
LUCY

HOME RUNS: CLE - RYAN GARKO (18) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

CHA - JUAN URIBE (17) OFF PAUL BYRD IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
JUAN URIBE (18) OFF PAUL BYRD IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</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 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 11 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, JENSEN LEWIS (7TH), AARON FULTZ (8TH), RAFAEL PEREZ
(8TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH

CHA - JOHN DANKS, LANCE BROADWAY (3RD), MATT THORNTON
(6TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (6TH), HEATH PHILLIPS (7TH) AND DONNY
LUCY


WP - PAUL BYRD (15-6)
LP - LANCE BROADWAY (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CLE - RYAN GARKO (18) OFF JOHN DANKS IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

CHA - JUAN URIBE (17) OFF PAUL BYRD IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
JUAN URIBE (18) OFF PAUL BYRD IN THE 4TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:23 ATT: 31,939

PROBABLES: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (5-8, 4.30)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (11-8, 3.98)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (8) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - FINAL

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 3 2 0 2 1 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .314
T Hafner dh 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 .256
R Garko 1b 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .293
J Peralta ss 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .268
F Gutierrez rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 5 .274
J Michaels lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .267
C Blake 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265
K Shoppach c 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 .268

Totals 35 8 11 8 10 8 19

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (33, L Broadway); A Cabrera (7, M Thornton); F Gutierrez
(11, H Phillips). HR - R Garko (18, 2nd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). S - A
Cabrera. RBI - R Garko 2 (57), T Hafner 3 (90), A Cabrera (16), J Peralta (68),
K Shoppach (28). 2-out RBI - T Hafner. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Michaels 3, C Blake 1, R Garko 1. GIDP - F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Michaels (3, 2nd base off M MacDougal/D Lucy), G Sizemore
(32, 2nd base off M MacDougal/D Lucy). Picked Off - F Gutierrez (1st base, J
Danks).

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (3, throw). DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
a-L Terrero ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
S Podsednik lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262
J Thome dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
P Konerko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
J Dye rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Uribe ss 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .227
D Richar 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .211
A Gonzalez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196
D Lucy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200

Totals 31 3 6 3 3 3 9

a-walked for J Owens in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Richar (6, P Byrd). HR - J Uribe 2 (18, 2nd inning off P Byrd 0
on, 1 Out, 4th inning off P Byrd 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Uribe 3 (58). 2-out RBI
- J Uribe 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Konerko 2, D Lucy 2.
GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Podsednik (12, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach). CS - D
Richar (3, 2nd base by P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 012 003 200 -- 8
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 200 000 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd (W, 15-6) 6 1/3 6 3 3 1 1 2 4.34
J Lewis 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.91
A Fultz 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.09
R Perez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.44

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 2/3 3 3 3 4 3 1 5.50
L Broadway (L, 0-1) 2 2/3 2 1 1 2 4 0 2.08
M Thornton 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.12
M MacDougal 1 1/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 6.81
H Phillips 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.80

M Thornton pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
A Fultz pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - J Danks. HBP - K Shoppach (by J Danks). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 96-63; J
Lewis 6-6; A Fultz 11-3; R Perez 19-11; J Danks 76-43; L Broadway 46-25; M
Thornton 18-9; M MacDougal 33-15; H Phillips 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Byrd 8-9; J Lewis 0-0; A Fultz 0-0; R Perez 4-2; J Danks 3-1; L Broadway 0-4; M
Thornton 0-0; M MacDougal 4-0; H Phillips 4-2. Batters faced: P Byrd 25; J
Lewis 2; A Fultz 2; R Perez 5; J Danks 15; L Broadway 12; M Thornton 4; M
MacDougal 7; H Phillips 9.

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

T--3:23. Att--31,939.
Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CLEVELAND 8
CHI WHITE SOX 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLEVELAND (8) AT CHI WHITE SOX (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CLEVELAND 2ND: R Garko homered to center. J Peralta flied out to center.
F Gutierrez singled to left. F Gutierrez picked off first. J Michaels walked.
C Blake struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye grounded out to third. J Uribe homered to center.
D Richar singled to right. D Richar caught stealing second, catcher to
second. A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CLEVELAND 3RD: K Shoppach hit by pitch. K Shoppach to second on wild pitch
by J Danks. G Sizemore walked. A Cabrera sacrificed to pitcher, K Shoppach to
third, G Sizemore to second. T Hafner singled to right center, K Shoppach and
G Sizemore scored. R Garko struck out swinging. J Peralta walked, T Hafner to
second. F Gutierrez walked, T Hafner to third, J Peralta to second.
L Broadway relieved J Danks. J Michaels flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Thome grounded out to shortstop. P Konerko singled to
center. J Dye flied out to right. J Uribe homered to left, P Konerko scored.
D Richar flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CLEVELAND 6TH: C Blake doubled to deep right center. K Shoppach struck out
swinging. M Thornton relieved L Broadway. G Sizemore singled to left, C Blake
to third. A Cabrera hit a ground rule double to deep center, C Blake scored,
G Sizemore to third. T Hafner walked. R Garko walked, G Sizemore scored,
A Cabrera to third, T Hafner to second. M MacDougal relieved M Thornton.
J Peralta walked, A Cabrera scored, T Hafner to third, R Garko to second.
F Gutierrez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Peralta
out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Michaels singled to left. J Michaels stole second.
C Blake grounded out to second, J Michaels to third. K Shoppach grounded out to
third, J Michaels scored. G Sizemore singled to center. G Sizemore stole
second. A Cabrera walked. H Phillips relieved M MacDougal. T Hafner singled to
right, G Sizemore scored, A Cabrera to third. R Garko grounded out to first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLEVELAND (8) AT CHI WHITE SOX (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, A Cabrera 2B, T Hafner DH,
R Garko 1B, J Peralta SS, F Gutierrez RF, J Michaels LF, C Blake 3B,
K Shoppach C, P Byrd RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, S Podsednik LF, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, J Dye RF, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, A Gonzalez 3B, D Lucy C,
J Danks LHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 67 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 15 mph.


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

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens lined out to second. S Podsednik singled to
center. S Podsednik stole second, S Podsednik safe at third on throwing error
by catcher K Shoppach. J Thome fouled out to first. P Konerko flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: R Garko homered to center. J Peralta flied out to center.
F Gutierrez singled to left. F Gutierrez picked off first. J Michaels walked.
C Blake struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye grounded out to third. J Uribe homered to center.
D Richar singled to right. D Richar caught stealing second, catcher to
second. A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 1, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CLEVELAND 3RD: K Shoppach hit by pitch. K Shoppach to second on wild pitch
by J Danks. G Sizemore walked. A Cabrera sacrificed to pitcher, K Shoppach to
third, G Sizemore to second. T Hafner singled to right center, K Shoppach and
G Sizemore scored. R Garko struck out swinging. J Peralta walked, T Hafner to
second. F Gutierrez walked, T Hafner to third, J Peralta to second.
L Broadway relieved J Danks. J Michaels flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: D Lucy grounded out to shortstop. J Owens grounded out
to second. S Podsednik grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CLEVELAND 4TH: C Blake flied out to right. K Shoppach struck out swinging.
G Sizemore walked. A Cabrera flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 3, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Thome grounded out to shortstop. P Konerko singled to
center. J Dye flied out to right. J Uribe homered to left, P Konerko scored.
D Richar flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CLEVELAND 5TH: T Hafner walked. R Garko singled to right, T Hafner to
second. J Peralta lined out to shortstop. F Gutierrez struck out looking.
J Michaels struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: A Gonzalez lined out to center. D Lucy flied out to
right. J Owens grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CLEVELAND 6TH: C Blake doubled to deep right center. K Shoppach struck out
swinging. M Thornton relieved L Broadway. G Sizemore singled to left, C Blake
to third. A Cabrera hit a ground rule double to deep center, C Blake scored,
G Sizemore to third. T Hafner walked. R Garko walked, G Sizemore scored,
A Cabrera to third, T Hafner to second. M MacDougal relieved M Thornton.
J Peralta walked, A Cabrera scored, T Hafner to third, R Garko to second.
F Gutierrez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Peralta
out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: S Podsednik grounded out to second. J Thome struck out
swinging. P Konerko fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Michaels singled to left. J Michaels stole second.
C Blake grounded out to second, J Michaels to third. K Shoppach grounded out to
third, J Michaels scored. G Sizemore singled to center. G Sizemore stole
second. A Cabrera walked. H Phillips relieved M MacDougal. T Hafner singled to
right, G Sizemore scored, A Cabrera to third. R Garko grounded out to first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Dye fouled out to first. J Uribe walked. D Richar
doubled to deep left, J Uribe to third. J Lewis relieved P Byrd. A Gonzalez
struck out swinging. D Lucy struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CLEVELAND 8TH: J Peralta struck out swinging. F Gutierrez doubled to
center. J Michaels grounded out to first, F Gutierrez to third. C Blake
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: A Fultz relieved J Lewis. L Terrero hit for J Owens.
L Terrero walked. S Podsednik walked, L Terrero to second. R Perez relieved
A Fultz. J Thome grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
S Podsednik out at second, L Terrero to third. P Konerko lined out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CLEVELAND 9TH: L Terrero in center field. K Shoppach lined out to third.
G Sizemore grounded out to second. A Cabrera flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Dye grounded out to third. J Uribe grounded out to
third. D Richar fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.</div>

 

Byrd helps Indians win fourth straight

<h3>CLEVELAND 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>By Chris Melnyczenko
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians continue to solidifytheir lead in the American League Central.


Paul Byrd pitched effectively into the seventh inning and TravisHafner drove in three runs as the Indians won their fourthconseutive game, an 8-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox onTuesday.


Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth forCleveland, which has taken five of six series from Chicago thisseason and recorded its 11th win of the year over its divisionalfoe.


The Indians (85-60) sit 6 1/2 games on top of the AL Central asthe Detroit Tigers (79-67) split a doubleheader with the TexasRangers on Tuesday. The streaking Indians are now 20-6 sinceAugust 15 and have won 14 of their last 19 road games.

Byrd (15-6) is now 5-1 in his last six starts, giving up threeruns on six hits over 6 1/3 innings. The 36-year-old veteranalso walked one and struck out one.


Byrd's only struggles came against Juan Uribe. The Dominicanshortstop blasted a game-tying solo shot in the second inningand added a two-run homer in the fourth, which also tied thegame at 3-3. Uribe, who has six career multi-homer games, has18 blasts this season.


Cabrera's ground-rule double plated Casey Blake to give theIndians a 4-3 advantage in the sixth inning. Cabrera now owns a10-game hitting streak, including helping Cleveland to a 18-7record when he starts.


Chicago reliever Lance Broadway (0-1) got the loss after givingup a lead off double to Blake in the decisive frame.

The Indians scored two more runs in the inning on back-to-backRBI walks relinquished by White Sox reliever Matt Thornton, whorelieved Broadway.


Hafner, who had three hits and two walks, delivered a two-runsingle in the third frame to give the Indians a 3-1 lead. Healso belted an RBI single in the seventh to cap the scoring.

Ryan Garko's 18th blast of the year tallied the first run of thegame in the second inning.


After a miserable August, White Sox starter Danks' first startthis month did not go so well either. The 22-year-old Danksgave up three runs on three hits and four walks with threestrikeouts over 2 2/3 innings - his shortest outing of theseason. Danks is now 0-7 with a 7.84 ERA in his last sevenstarts.


Indians' catcher Kelly Shoppach was hit by a pitch from Danks tobegin the third. Danks next walked Grady Sizemore, beforegiving up a single two batters later to Travis Hafner, scoringboth Shoppach and Sizemore.


Danks walked two more batters in the inning to load the basesbefore he was replaced with Broadway.

 

Byrd helps Indians win fourth straight

<h3>CLEVELAND 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>By Chris Melnyczenko
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians continue to solidifytheir lead in the American League Central.


Paul Byrd pitched effectively into the seventh inning and TravisHafner drove in three runs as the Indians won their fourthconsecutive game, an 8-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox onTuesday.


Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth forCleveland, which has taken five of six series from Chicago thisseason and recorded its 11th win of the year over its divisionalfoe.


"(The team) has done a good job of keeping their head down andjust keep pushing," Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "Asdrubalhas done a great job here. He has produced in so many differentsituations. I can't say enough about the job he's done in theshort amount of time he's been here."


The Indians (85-60) sit 6 1/2 games on top of the AL Central asthe Detroit Tigers (79-67) split a doubleheader with the TexasRangers on Tuesday. The streaking Indians are now 20-6 sinceAugust 15 and have won 14 of their last 19 road games.

Byrd (15-6) is now 5-1 in his last six starts, giving up threeruns on six hits over 6 1/3 innings. The 36-year-old veteranalso walked one and struck out one.


"I'm really excited about (my record)," Byrd said. "I thought Ipitched well tonight, (and) I want to finish up the yearstrong. This year, so far, I've thrown the ball a lot betterthan last year. I'm excited to be a part of what's going on."

Byrd's only struggles came against Juan Uribe. The Dominicanshortstop blasted a game-tying solo shot in the second inningand added a two-run homer in the fourth, which also tied thegame at 3-3. Uribe, who has six career multi-homer games, has18 blasts this season.


"Uribe wore me out tonight," Byrd said. "You really got to tipyour hat. He's a good hitter with a lot of power, which isunusual for a shortstop. He gave me some trouble tonight."

Cabrera's ground-rule double plated Casey Blake to give theIndians a 4-3 advantage in the sixth inning. Cabrera now owns a10-game hitting streak, including helping Cleveland to a 18-7record when he starts.


Chicago reliever Lance Broadway (0-1) got the loss after givingup a lead off double to Blake in the decisive frame.

The Indians scored two more runs in the inning on back-to-backRBI walks relinquished by White Sox reliever Matt Thornton, whorelieved Broadway.


Hafner, who had three hits and two walks, delivered a two-runsingle in the third frame to give the Indians a 3-1 lead. Healso belted an RBI single in the seventh to cap the scoring.

Ryan Garko's 18th blast of the year tallied the first run of thegame in the second inning.


"This team has done a great job staying in the moment and takingit one at a time," Garko said. "We're going to finish thisroad trip strong. That's the most important thing now."

After a miserable August, White Sox starter Danks' first startthis month did not go so well either. The 22-year-old Danksgave up three runs on three hits and four walks with threestrikeouts over 2 2/3 innings - his shortest outing of theseason. Danks is now 0-7 with a 7.84 ERA in his last sevenstarts.


"The days of rest didn't work for (Danks)," White Sox managerOzzie Guillen said. "He didn't have a feeling for the ball, hecouldn't find the strike zone."


Indians' catcher Kelly Shoppach was hit by a pitch from Danks tobegin the third. Danks next walked Grady Sizemore, beforegiving up a single two batters later to Travis Hafner, scoringboth Shoppach and Sizemore.


Danks walked two more batters in the inning to load the basesbefore he was replaced with Broadway.