GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (64-85) at KANSAS CITY (64-84)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: RYAN BRAUN (2-0, 7.39) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D RICHAR ON FIRST, D LUCY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: A CINTRON (.244, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Braun relieved L Hochevar.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D RICHAR ON FIRST, D LUCY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A Cintron (.244, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 15 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
KAN - RYAN BRAUN

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.285, 1-FOR-3)
B BUTLER (.293, 0-FOR-3)
C BRAZELL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (11) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .256
J Fields lf 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .234
D Erstad 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
P Konerko dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265
J Dye rf 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 .252
L Terrero pr-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .262
a-D Lucy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .230
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191
D Richar 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .240
A Cintron 3b-ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .243

Totals 39 11 15 11 4 4 15

a-singled to center for A Pierzynski in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (32, K Davies); J Fields (15, K Davies); J Uribe (16, B
Duckworth); A Cintron (7, L Hochevar). 3B - D Richar (2, B Duckworth). HR - D
Richar (6, 5th inning off K Davies 0 on, 0 Out), J Dye (27, 5th inning off K
Davies 2 on, 1 Out), J Fields (20, 5th inning off B Duckworth 1 on, 2 Out). SF
- A Cintron. RBI - D Richar 2 (14), J Fields 4 (63), J Dye 3 (72), J Uribe
(61), A Cintron (19). 2-out RBI - J Fields 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Uribe 1, D Erstad 1, J Fields 1. GIDP - L Terrero, A Cintron. Team
LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (28, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267
P Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .296
a-J Smith ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195
M Teahen rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297
C Brazell 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 .257
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
J Huber lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Buck c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
J Gathright cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257

Totals 29 2 5 2 0 13 4

a-struck out swinging for M Grudzielanek in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gload 2 (19, J Vazquez 2). 3B - D DeJesus (8, J Vazquez). HR -
A Gordon (15, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Gordon 2 (59).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, E Brown 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Hochevar-J Smith-C Brazell, J Smith-T Pena Jr-C Brazell).



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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 0110 000 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 020 000 00 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 8 5 2 2 0 13 1 3.83

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 4 1/3 7 6 6 3 4 2 6.37
B Duckworth 2/3 5 5 5 0 0 1 5.22
L Hochevar 3 1/3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
R Braun 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.25

WP - B Duckworth 2. IBB - P Konerko (by K Davies). HBP - P Konerko (by L
Hochevar). Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 109-79; K Davies 94-54; B Duckworth
29-18; L Hochevar 38-25; R Braun 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 3-8; K
Davies 5-4; B Duckworth 1-1; L Hochevar 7-3; R Braun 2-0. Batters faced: J
Vazquez 29; K Davies 23; B Duckworth 7; L Hochevar 14; R Braun 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Lucy catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Teahen (.285, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: HEATH PHILLIPS (1-1, 1.80) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M TEAHEN (.285, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Phillips relieved J Vazquez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Teahen (.285, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BILLY BUTLER (7) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF HEATH PHILLIPS.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: C BRAZELL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Costa hit for A Gordon.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BRAZELL ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 11
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S Costa (.222, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 15 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, HEATH PHILLIPS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI,
DONNY LUCY (9TH)

KAN - KYLE DAVIES, BRANDON DUCKWORTH (5TH), LUKE
HOCHEVAR (6TH), RYAN BRAUN (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK, PAUL PHILLIPS
(6TH)

HOME RUNS: CHA - DANNY RICHAR (6) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JERMAINE DYE (27) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 5TH, 2 ON
JOSH FIELDS (20) OFF BRANDON DUCKWORTH IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

KAN - ALEX GORDON (15) OFF JAVIER VAZQUEZ IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
BILLY BUTLER (7) OFF HEATH PHILLIPS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 15 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, HEATH PHILLIPS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI,
DONNY LUCY (9TH)

KAN - KYLE DAVIES, BRANDON DUCKWORTH (5TH), LUKE
HOCHEVAR (6TH), RYAN BRAUN (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK, PAUL PHILLIPS
(6TH)


WP - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (13-8)
LP - KYLE DAVIES (2-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHA - DANNY RICHAR (6) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
JERMAINE DYE (27) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 5TH, 2 ON
JOSH FIELDS (20) OFF BRANDON DUCKWORTH IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

KAN - ALEX GORDON (15) OFF JAVIER VAZQUEZ IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
BILLY BUTLER (7) OFF HEATH PHILLIPS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 14,421

PROBABLES: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD (1-3, 5.79)
KAN - GIL MECHE (8-12, 3.78)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (11) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .256
J Fields lf 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .234
D Erstad 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
P Konerko dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265
J Dye rf 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 .252
L Terrero pr-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .262
a-D Lucy ph-c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .230
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191
D Richar 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .240
A Cintron 3b-ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .243

Totals 39 11 15 11 4 4 15

a-singled to center for A Pierzynski in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (32, K Davies); J Fields (15, K Davies); J Uribe (16, B
Duckworth); A Cintron (7, L Hochevar). 3B - D Richar (2, B Duckworth). HR - D
Richar (6, 5th inning off K Davies 0 on, 0 Out), J Dye (27, 5th inning off K
Davies 2 on, 1 Out), J Fields (20, 5th inning off B Duckworth 1 on, 2 Out). SF
- A Cintron. RBI - D Richar 2 (14), J Fields 4 (63), J Dye 3 (72), J Uribe
(61), A Cintron (19). 2-out RBI - J Fields 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Uribe 1, D Erstad 1, J Fields 1. GIDP - L Terrero, A Cintron. Team
LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (28, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267
P Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .296
a-J Smith ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .296
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297
C Brazell 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 .257
b-S Costa ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
J Huber lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J Buck c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
J Gathright cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257

Totals 34 3 7 3 1 13 7

a-struck out swinging for M Grudzielanek in the 5th; b-walked for A Gordon in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gload 2 (19, J Vazquez 2). 3B - D DeJesus (8, J Vazquez). HR -
A Gordon (15, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 1 on, 0 Out), B Butler (7, 9th inning
off H Phillips 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Gordon 2 (59), B Butler (47). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, E Brown 1, J Gathright 1. Team LOB - 5.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Hochevar-J Smith-C Brazell, J Smith-T Pena Jr-C Brazell).



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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 0110 000 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 020 000 001 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez (W, 13-8) 8 5 2 2 0 13 1 3.83
H Phillips 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 3.00

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies (L, 2-6) 4 1/3 7 6 6 3 4 2 6.37
B Duckworth 2/3 5 5 5 0 0 1 5.22
L Hochevar 3 1/3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
R Braun 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.25

WP - B Duckworth 2. IBB - P Konerko (by K Davies). HBP - P Konerko (by L
Hochevar). Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 109-79; H Phillips 17-10; K Davies 94-54;
B Duckworth 29-18; L Hochevar 38-25; R Braun 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vazquez 3-8; H Phillips 2-1; K Davies 5-4; B Duckworth 1-1; L Hochevar 7-3; R
Braun 2-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 29; H Phillips 6; K Davies 23; B Duckworth
7; L Hochevar 14; R Braun 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

T--2:50. Att--14,421.
Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 11
KANSAS CITY 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (11) AT KANSAS CITY (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 2ND: R Gload doubled to deep center. A Gordon homered to
center, R Gload scored. E Brown lined out to shortstop. J Buck struck out
swinging. T Pena Jr grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: D Richar homered to center. A Cintron singled to right
center. J Owens singled to right center, A Cintron to third. J Owens stole
second. J Fields doubled to deep right, A Cintron and J Owens scored. D Erstad
grounded out to first, J Fields to third. P Konerko intentionally walked.
J Dye homered to center, J Fields and P Konerko scored. B Duckworth relieved
K Davies. A Pierzynski singled to right. A Pierzynski to second on wild pitch
by B Duckworth. J Uribe doubled to deep left, A Pierzynski scored. J Uribe to
third on wild pitch by B Duckworth. D Richar tripled to deep right center,
J Uribe scored. A Cintron hit sacrifice fly to center, D Richar scored.
J Owens singled to left center. J Fields homered to center, J Owens scored.
D Erstad grounded out to pitcher. (11 Runs, 10 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: D Lucy catching. H Phillips relieved J Vazquez. M Teahen
flied out to right. B Butler homered to center. C Brazell singled to center.
S Costa hit for A Gordon. S Costa walked, C Brazell to second. J Huber
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, S Costa out at second, C Brazell
to third. J Gathright grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 3.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (11) AT KANSAS CITY (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Fields LF, D Erstad 1B,
P Konerko DH, J Dye RF, A Pierzynski C, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, A Cintron 3B,
J Vazquez RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
B Butler DH, R Gload 1B, A Gordon 3B, E Brown LF, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS,
K Davies RHP.

Umpires -- Tom Hallion (HP), Chris Guccione (1B), James Hoye (2B), Phil Cuzzi (3B).

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 16 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens flied out to left. J Fields struck out
swinging. D Erstad flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus flied out to center. M Grudzielanek struck out
swinging. M Teahen singled to center. B Butler grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko grounded out to third. J Dye walked.
A Pierzynski struck out swinging. J Uribe struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: R Gload doubled to deep center. A Gordon homered to
center, R Gload scored. E Brown lined out to shortstop. J Buck struck out
swinging. T Pena Jr grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: D Richar fouled out to third. A Cintron singled to
center. J Owens walked, A Cintron to second. J Fields grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, J Owens out at second, A Cintron to third. D Erstad
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: D DeJesus struck out looking. M Grudzielanek struck
out swinging. M Teahen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: P Konerko doubled to deep center. J Dye flied out to
right. A Pierzynski grounded out to second, P Konerko to third. J Uribe
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: B Butler flied out to center. R Gload doubled to right.
A Gordon struck out swinging. E Brown struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: D Richar homered to center. A Cintron singled to right
center. J Owens singled to right center, A Cintron to third. J Owens stole
second. J Fields doubled to deep right, A Cintron and J Owens scored. D Erstad
grounded out to first, J Fields to third. P Konerko intentionally walked.
J Dye homered to center, J Fields and P Konerko scored. B Duckworth relieved
K Davies. A Pierzynski singled to right. A Pierzynski to second on wild pitch
by B Duckworth. J Uribe doubled to deep left, A Pierzynski scored. J Uribe to
third on wild pitch by B Duckworth. D Richar tripled to deep right center,
J Uribe scored. A Cintron hit sacrifice fly to center, D Richar scored.
J Owens singled to left center. J Fields homered to center, J Owens scored.
D Erstad grounded out to pitcher. (11 Runs, 10 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Buck popped out to second. T Pena Jr struck out
swinging. D DeJesus tripled to deep center. J Smith hit for M Grudzielanek.
J Smith struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11,
KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: P Phillips catching. J Smith at second base. J Gathright
in center field. L Hochevar relieved B Duckworth. P Konerko grounded out to
shortstop. J Dye walked. L Terrero ran for J Dye. A Pierzynski flied out to
right. J Uribe fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: L Terrero in right field. M Teahen popped out to third.
B Butler struck out swinging. R Gload struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: C Brazell at first base. D Richar grounded out to
second. A Cintron doubled to left. J Owens grounded out to third. J Fields
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: A Gordon struck out swinging. E Brown flied out to right.
J Gathright fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11,
KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Huber in left field. D Erstad grounded out to
shortstop. P Konerko hit by pitch. L Terrero grounded into double play,
pitcher to second to first, P Konerko out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: A Gonzalez at third base. A Cintron at shortstop. T Pena
Jr grounded out to catcher. P Phillips popped out to shortstop. J Smith
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: D Lucy hit for A Pierzynski. D Lucy singled to center.
A Gonzalez fouled out to first. D Richar singled to center, D Lucy to second.
R Braun relieved L Hochevar. A Cintron grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, D Richar out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI
WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: D Lucy catching. H Phillips relieved J Vazquez. M Teahen
flied out to right. B Butler homered to center. C Brazell singled to center.
S Costa hit for A Gordon. S Costa walked, C Brazell to second. J Huber
grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, S Costa out at second, C Brazell
to third. J Gathright grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 3.</div>

 

Sox score 11 in fifth to rout Royals

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 3</h3>By Pat Madden
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- It took 24 games, but the ChicagoWhite Sox escaped the basement of the American League Central Division.

Javier Vazquez struck out a season-high 13 batters and the WhiteSox scored 11 times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas CityRoyals, 11-3, on Monday.


Vazquez (13-8), who won for the second time this season and thesixth time of his career against the Royals, allowed two runsand five hits.


The White Sox, who had been in last place since August 24,overtook the Royals in a big way, scoring a season-high runs inthe fifth, sending 14 batters to the plate and pounded out ninehits against Royals starter Kyle Davies. It was the most runsin a inning for Chicago since it scored 11 in the third inningagainst St. Louis on June 20, 2006.


Josh Fields and Danny Richar were the hitting stars of theinning. Fields recorded a double and a home run and drove infour runs, while Richar homered and tripled with two RBI. AlexCintron also collected three hits for Chicago.


The Royals opened up a 2-0 lead in the second inning on AlexGordon's 15th home run of the season to left-center, scoringRoss Gload ahead of him.


Davies (2-6) lost for the sixth time in his last seven starts,allowing six runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.


Gload collected two doubles for the Royals, who lost for the10th time in their last 12 games.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (11) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .256
J Fields lf 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .234
D Erstad 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
P Konerko dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265
J Dye rf 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 .252
L Terrero pr-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .262
a-D Lucy ph-c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .230
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .191
D Richar 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .240
A Cintron 3b-ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .243

Totals 39 11 15 11 4 4 15

a-singled to center for A Pierzynski in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (32, K Davies); J Fields (15, K Davies); J Uribe (16, B
Duckworth); A Cintron (7, L Hochevar). 3B - D Richar (2, B Duckworth). HR - D
Richar (6, 5th inning off K Davies 0 on, 0 Out), J Dye (27, 5th inning off K
Davies 2 on, 1 Out), J Fields (20, 5th inning off B Duckworth 1 on, 2 Out). SF
- A Cintron. RBI - D Richar 2 (14), J Fields 4 (63), J Dye 3 (72), J Uribe
(61), A Cintron (19). 2-out RBI - J Fields 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Uribe 1, D Erstad 1, J Fields 1. GIDP - L Terrero, A Cintron. Team
LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (28, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267
P Phillips c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .296
a-J Smith ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .296
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297
C Brazell 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 .257
b-S Costa ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
J Huber lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J Buck c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
J Gathright cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257

Totals 34 3 7 3 1 13 7

a-struck out swinging for M Grudzielanek in the 5th; b-walked for A Gordon in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gload 2 (19, J Vazquez 2). 3B - D DeJesus (8, J Vazquez). HR -
A Gordon (15, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 1 on, 0 Out), B Butler (7, 9th inning
off H Phillips 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Gordon 2 (59), B Butler (47). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, E Brown 1, J Gathright 1. Team LOB - 5.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (L Hochevar-J Smith-C Brazell, J Smith-T Pena Jr-C Brazell).



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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 0(11)0 000 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 020 000 001 -- 3
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez (W, 13-8) 8 5 2 2 0 13 1 3.83
H Phillips 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 3.00

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies (L, 2-6) 4 1/3 7 6 6 3 4 2 6.37
B Duckworth 2/3 5 5 5 0 0 1 5.22
L Hochevar 3 1/3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
R Braun 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.25

WP - B Duckworth 2. IBB - P Konerko (by K Davies). HBP - P Konerko (by L
Hochevar). Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 109-79; H Phillips 17-10; K Davies 94-54;
B Duckworth 29-18; L Hochevar 38-25; R Braun 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vazquez 3-8; H Phillips 2-1; K Davies 5-4; B Duckworth 1-1; L Hochevar 7-3; R
Braun 2-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 29; H Phillips 6; K Davies 23; B Duckworth
7; L Hochevar 14; R Braun 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

T--2:50. Att--14,421.
Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, right to
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Sox score 11 in fifth to rout Royals

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 11, KANSAS CITY 3</h3>By Pat Madden
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- It took 24 games, but theChicago White Sox escaped the basement of the American LeagueCentral Division.


Javier Vazquez struck out a season-high 13 batters and the WhiteSox scored 11 times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas CityRoyals, 11-3, on Monday.


Vazquez (13-8), who won for the second time this season and thesixth time of his career against the Royals, allowed two runsand five hits.


"It's great as a starting pitcher to get that many runs,"Vazquez said. "It makes your life a little bit easier outthere. It really helped.


"The fastball was pretty good tonight. My offspeed pitches weregood. The most important thing is to have command of yourpitches and throwing strikes and be aggressive and for the mostpart I was doing that tonight."


The White Sox, who had been in last place since August 24,overtook the Royals in a big way, scoring a season-high runs inthe fifth, sending 14 batters to the plate and pounded out ninehits against Royals starter Kyle Davies. It was the most runsin a inning for Chicago since it scored 11 in the third inningagainst St. Louis on June 20, 2006.


"How about 11 runs in one inning?" White Sox manager OzzieGuillen said. "I don't think I've seen that before, scoring 11runs in an inning and not scoring any more."


"Chicago has a veteran team," Royals manager Buddy Bell said."If you don't pitch well against them, they're going to to dodamage regardless of where they're at."


Josh Fields and Danny Richar were the hitting stars of theinning. Fields recorded a double and a home run and drove infour runs, while Richar homered and tripled with two RBI. AlexCintron also collected three hits for Chicago.


"He can be good," said Jermaine Dye about Fields. "He obviouslyhas a lot of power. When he learns his swing and what pitchersare trying to do to him, he's going to be a pretty goodhitter."


The Royals opened up a 2-0 lead in the second inning on AlexGordon's 15th home run of the season, scoring Ross Gload aheadof him.


Davies (2-6) lost for the sixth time in his last seven starts,allowing six runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.


"I don't know if the home run rattled him, but he startedpitching behind (after that)," said Royals manager Bell ofDavies. "It happened quick."


"I felt fine through the first four innings," Davies said. "Icame out in the fifth and they hit everything I threw up there.I never got to a three-ball count in the fifth except on anintentional walk."


Gload collected two doubles for the Royals, who lost for the10th time in their last 12 games.