GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (67-89) at CHI WHITE SOX (68-88)

AL: KANSAS CITY (67-89) at CHI WHITE SOX (68-88)

<h3>Contreras seeks fifth straight win</h3>

Kansas City (67-89) at Chi White Sox (68-88) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Jose Contreras certainly is ending hisdisappointing season on a high note.


Contreras aims to win his fifth straight decision Tuesday whenthe Chicago White Sox host the Kansas City Royals.

Contreras (10-16, 5.51 ERA) has gone 4-0 over his past fivestarts, posting a 2.83 ERA in that span. Those numbers are afar cry from the Cuban's previous 11 outings, when he went 1-9with an 8.08 ERA.


Contreras recorded his third career shutout in Wednesday's 7-0victory over the Royals, allowing five hits while striking outsix.


Brian Bannister (12-9, 3.61) gets the call for the Royals, whoare just one game behind the White Sox in the American LeagueCentral Division standings.


The 26-year-old righthander is winless in his last three starts,including a loss to the White Sox last Wednesday.


Chicago slugger Jim Thome is 4-for-8 with two home runs againstBannister, who is 2-1 with a 4.84 ERA all-time in the series.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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

KANSAS CITY CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Joey Gathright CF .307 0 16 Jerry Owens CF .266 1 17
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .300 6 51 Josh Fields 3B .249 22 65
Mark Teahen RF .285 7 58 Jim Thome DH .275 32 92
Mike Sweeney DH .263 7 38 Paul Konerko 1B .257 29 82
Ross Gload 1B .287 7 49 Jermaine Dye RF .250 27 75
Alex Gordon 3B .251 15 59 A.J. Pierzynski C .261 14 47
Emil Brown LF .256 6 61 Scott Podsednik LF .244 2 10
Jason Larue C .150 4 13 Juan Uribe SS .230 20 65
Tony Pena Jr SS .258 1 43 Danny Richar 2B .232 6 14

Brian Bannister RHP (12-9, 3.61) Jose Contreras RHP (10-16, 5.51)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (12-9, 3.61)
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (10-16, 5.51)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON
1B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
2B - DERRYL COUSINS
3B - TED BARRETT

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 4 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JASON LARUE
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.307, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.300, 6 HR, 51 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.285, 7 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JOSE CONTRERAS ALLOWED JOEY GATHRIGHT TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.263, 7 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.266, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
J FIELDS (.249, 22 HR, 65 RBI)
J THOME (.275, 32 HR, 92 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 5 1 1 0 0 0 4

BATTING: 2B - J Gathright (8, J Contreras). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Contreras (6, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.61

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.53

HBP - R Gload (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 13-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Contreras 3-0. Batters faced: J Contreras 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY PAUL KONERKO SCORED JOSH FIELDS AND
JIM THOME.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P KONERKO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.250, 27 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED PAUL KONERKO.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A PIERZYNSKI ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.244, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY SCOTT PODSEDNIK SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S PODSEDNIK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 4 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.230, 20 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN URIBE SCORED SCOTT PODSEDNIK.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 5 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.232, 6 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: RYAN BRAUN (2-0, 7.25) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, CHI WHITE SOX 5

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: D RICHAR (.232, 6 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Braun relieved B Bannister.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 5 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D Richar (.232, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.256, 6 HR, 61 RBI)
J LARUE (.150, 4 HR, 13 RBI)
T PENA JR (.258, 1 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (5) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 5 1 1 0 0 0 4

BATTING: 2B - J Gathright (8, J Contreras). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
J Fields 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .249
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .258
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 6 5 4 5 1 1 1

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (34, B Bannister); A Pierzynski (24, B Bannister). 3B -
S Podsednik (3, B Bannister). RBI - P Konerko 2 (84), A Pierzynski (48), S
Podsednik (11), J Uribe (66). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski, S Podsednik, J Uribe.
Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Uribe (8, 2nd base by R Braun/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - J Contreras (6, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 5 -- 5
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2/3 4 5 5 1 1 0 3.87
R Braun 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.18

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.48

WP - B Bannister. HBP - R Gload (by J Contreras); J Thome (by B Bannister).
Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 44-26; R Braun 3-2; J Contreras 13-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bannister 0-1; R Braun 0-0; J Contreras 3-0. Batters faced:
B Bannister 8; R Braun 0; J Contreras 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.232, 0-FOR-0)
J OWENS (.266, 0-FOR-1)
J FIELDS (.249, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (5) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 9 1 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - J Gathright (8, J Contreras). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 3.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
J Fields 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .249
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .258
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 6 5 4 5 1 1 1

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (34, B Bannister); A Pierzynski (24, B Bannister). 3B -
S Podsednik (3, B Bannister). RBI - P Konerko 2 (84), A Pierzynski (48), S
Podsednik (11), J Uribe (66). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski, S Podsednik, J Uribe.
Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Uribe (8, 2nd base by R Braun/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - J Contreras (6, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 5 -- 5
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2/3 4 5 5 1 1 0 3.87
R Braun 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.18

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 5.45

WP - B Bannister. HBP - R Gload (by J Contreras); J Thome (by B Bannister).
Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 44-26; R Braun 3-2; J Contreras 26-15. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bannister 0-1; R Braun 0-0; J Contreras 5-0. Batters faced:
B Bannister 8; R Braun 0; J Contreras 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.299, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.285, 0-FOR-1)
M SWEENEY (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 9 1 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - J Gathright (8, J Contreras). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 3.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
J Fields 3b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .249
J Thome dh 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .258
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 9 5 4 5 2 2 2

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (34, B Bannister); A Pierzynski (24, B Bannister). 3B -
S Podsednik (3, B Bannister). RBI - P Konerko 2 (84), A Pierzynski (48), S
Podsednik (11), J Uribe (66). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski, S Podsednik, J Uribe.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Uribe (8, 2nd base by R Braun/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - J Contreras (6, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 50 -- 5
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2/3 4 5 5 1 1 0 3.87
R Braun 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.99

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 5.45

WP - B Bannister. HBP - R Gload (by J Contreras); J Thome (by B Bannister).
Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 44-26; R Braun 29-17; J Contreras 26-15. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Bannister 0-1; R Braun 1-1; J Contreras 5-0. Batters faced:
B Bannister 8; R Braun 4; J Contreras 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>