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

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299
M Teahen rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287
B Butler 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
M Sweeney dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .228
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263

Totals 26 0 3 0 2 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown 1.
Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Buck (1, 2nd base by J Garland/T Hall).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - E Brown (S Podsednik at Home). DP: 1 (T Pena
Jr-M Grudzielanek-B Butler).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268
J Fields 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .246
J Thome dh 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 .274
P Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
J Dye rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .253
S Podsednik lf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .246
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224
T Hall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 28 3 7 3 2 9 7

BATTING: 2B - S Podsednik (12, Z Greinke). HR - J Thome (33, 1st inning off Z
Greinke 0 on, 2 Out), J Dye (28, 4th inning off Z Greinke 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J
Thome (93), J Dye 2 (77). 2-out RBI - J Thome. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Thome 1, D Richar 2. GIDP - J Uribe. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens 2 (32, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J Buck 2). CS - J
Owens (8, 3rd base by Z Greinke/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 000 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 100 200 00 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 5 7 3 3 2 6 2 3.69
B Duckworth 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.53

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 8 3 0 0 2 2 0 4.25

Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 93-61; B Duckworth 36-24; J Garland 95-66. Ground
balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 4-3; B Duckworth 4-2; J Garland 9-12. Batters faced:
Z Greinke 21; B Duckworth 9; J Garland 28.

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

Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: KAN - ZACK GREINKE, BRANDON DUCKWORTH (6TH) AND JOHN BUCK

CHA - JON GARLAND AND TOBY HALL

HOME RUNS: KAN - NONE

CHA - JIM THOME (33) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
JERMAINE DYE (28) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: KAN - ZACK GREINKE, BRANDON DUCKWORTH (6TH) AND JOHN BUCK

CHA - JON GARLAND AND TOBY HALL


WP - JON GARLAND (10-13)
LP - ZACK GREINKE (7-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: KAN - NONE

CHA - JIM THOME (33) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
JERMAINE DYE (28) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:21 ATT: 32,091

PROBABLES: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER (1-1, 4.50)
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY (0-1, 2.08)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286
B Butler 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
M Sweeney dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .228
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263

Totals 29 0 3 0 2 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown 1.
Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Buck (1, 2nd base by J Garland/T Hall).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - E Brown (S Podsednik at Home). DP: 1 (T Pena
Jr-M Grudzielanek-B Butler).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268
J Fields 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .246
J Thome dh 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 .274
P Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
J Dye rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .253
S Podsednik lf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .246
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224
T Hall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193

Totals 28 3 7 3 2 9 7

BATTING: 2B - S Podsednik (12, Z Greinke). HR - J Thome (33, 1st inning off Z
Greinke 0 on, 2 Out), J Dye (28, 4th inning off Z Greinke 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J
Thome (93), J Dye 2 (77). 2-out RBI - J Thome. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Thome 1, D Richar 2. GIDP - J Uribe. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens 2 (32, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J Buck 2). CS - J
Owens (8, 3rd base by Z Greinke/J Buck).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 100 200 00x -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke (L, 7-7) 5 7 3 3 2 6 2 3.69
B Duckworth 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.53

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland (W, 10-13) 9 3 0 0 2 2 0 4.23

Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 93-61; B Duckworth 36-24; J Garland 106-74. Ground
balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 4-3; B Duckworth 4-2; J Garland 11-13. Batters
faced: Z Greinke 21; B Duckworth 9; J Garland 31.

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

T--2:21. Att--32,091.
Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 0
CHI WHITE SOX 3 FINAL</div>

 

Garland hurls three-hit shutout as White Sox blank Royals

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 0</h3>By Rob Czajkowskyj
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) - Jon Garland hurled his sixth career shutoutas the Chicago White Sox posted a 3-0 victory over the KansasCity Royals on Wednesday.


Jim Thome hit his 505th career homer and Jermaine Dye added atwo-run blast for Chicago, which moved ahead of Kansas City forfourth place in the American League Central.


Garland (10-13) kept the Royals batters off-balance for most ofthe game, scattering just three hits and two walks for hissecond complete game of 2007. The righthander, who struck outtwo, reached 10-plus victories for the sixth consecutiveseasons.


The eight-year veteran, who has won seven straight at home vs.the Royals, also has tallied 200-plus innings for the fourthyear in a row.


Thome drove the first pitch he saw from Zack Greinke into theright field seats to give Chicago a 1-0 lead. The blast movedThome past Eddie Murray for sole possession of 22nd place on theall-time homer list.


The White Sox increased their margin in the fourth when Thomeled off with a walk and Dye belted a drive over the left fieldwall to finish the scoring.


Greinke (7-7), who had no run support, allowed three runs, sevenhits and two walks in five innings to fall back to .500.

Rookie Jerry Owens, who went 2-for-4, swiped two bases to get to32, the most among all rookies in the majors in 2007.

Singles by David DeJesus in the third, Mark Teahen in the fourthand Mark Grudzielanek in the sixth were the only hits theRoyals tallied against Garland.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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KANSAS CITY (0) AT CHI WHITE SOX (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens flied out to left. J Fields struck out
swinging. J Thome homered to right. P Konerko grounded out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Thome walked. P Konerko popped out to second. J Dye
homered to left, J Thome scored. S Podsednik doubled to deep right. J Uribe
singled to left, S Podsednik thrown out at home, J Uribe to second advancing on
throw. D Richar struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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KANSAS CITY (0) AT CHI WHITE SOX (3) - EVENT LOG
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Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
B Butler 1B, M Sweeney DH, E Brown LF, A Gordon 3B, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS,
Z Greinke RHP.

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

Umpires -- Angel Hernandez (HP), Derryl Cousins (1B), Ted Barrett (2B),
Mark Carlson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 60 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 9 mph.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus grounded out to second. M Grudzielanek grounded
out to third. M Teahen flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens flied out to left. J Fields struck out
swinging. J Thome homered to right. P Konerko grounded out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler flied out to center. M Sweeney flied out to
left. E Brown grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye singled to right. S Podsednik walked, J Dye to
second. J Uribe grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
S Podsednik out at second, J Dye to third. D Richar struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: A Gordon grounded out to shortstop. J Buck walked.
T Pena Jr struck out swinging. D DeJesus singled to center, J Buck to third.
M Grudzielanek grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: T Hall fouled out to catcher. J Owens singled to
center. J Owens stole second. J Owens caught stealing third, catcher to third.
J Fields struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Teahen singled to right. B Butler flied out to left.
M Sweeney grounded out to second, M Teahen to second. E Brown grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Thome walked. P Konerko popped out to second. J Dye
homered to left, J Thome scored. S Podsednik doubled to deep right. J Uribe
singled to left, S Podsednik thrown out at home, J Uribe to second advancing on
throw. D Richar struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: A Gordon lined out to pitcher. J Buck walked. J Buck
caught stealing second, catcher to second. T Pena Jr flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: T Hall grounded out to third. J Owens singled to left.
J Owens stole second. J Fields struck out swinging. J Thome struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: D DeJesus flied out to right. M Grudzielanek singled to
center. M Teahen lined out to center. B Butler lined out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: B Duckworth relieved Z Greinke. P Konerko struck out
swinging. J Dye lined out to second. S Podsednik struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: M Sweeney popped out to second. E Brown lined out to
left. A Gordon grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Uribe grounded out to shortstop. D Richar flied out
to left. T Hall grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Buck struck out looking. T Pena Jr bunt grounded out to
third. D DeJesus flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Owens grounded out to second. J Fields grounded out
to third. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. M Teahen flied
out to left. B Butler grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3.</div>

 

Garland hurls three-hit shutout as White Sox blank Royals

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 0</h3>By Rob Czajkowskyj
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) - Jon Garland hurled his sixth career shutoutas the Chicago White Sox posted a 3-0 victory over the KansasCity Royals on Wednesday.


Jim Thome hit his 505th career homer and Jermaine Dye added atwo-run blast for Chicago, which moved ahead of Kansas City forfourth place in the American League Central.


Garland (10-13) kept the Royals batters off-balance for most ofthe game, scattering just three hits and two walks for hissecond complete game of 2007. The righthander, who struck outtwo, reached 10-plus victories for the sixth consecutive season.

"I think Jon has thrown the ball outstanding the last month,he's been more aggressive," Chicago White Sox manager OzzieGuillen said. "We always believe in this kid and we know whathe can do."


Garland credited catcher Toby Hall for calling a good game.

"We got on the same page and (Toby) was calling pitches Iliked," Garland said. "I had some luck involved tonight."

The eight-year veteran, who has won seven straight at home vs.the Royals, also has tallied 200-plus innings for the fourthyear in a row.


In the bottom of the first, Thome drove the first pitch he sawfrom Zack Greinke into the right field seats to give Chicago a1-0 lead. The blast moved Thome past Eddie Murray for solepossession of 22nd place on the all-time homer list.

The White Sox increased their margin in the fourth when Thomeled off with a walk and Dye belted a drive over the left fieldwall to finish the scoring.


Greinke (7-7), who had no run support, allowed three runs, sevenhits and two walks in five innings to fall back to .500.

"(Greinke) was good enough to win," Royals manager Buddy Bellsaid. "He hung a breaking ball to Dye and the home run to Thomewas thigh-high over the plate. The story tonight was we didn'tdo anything offensively against Garland. Their whole staff hasbeen effective against us."


Rookie Jerry Owens, who went 2-for-4, swiped two bases to get to32, the most among all rookies in the majors in 2007.

Singles by David DeJesus in the third, Mark Teahen in the fourthand Mark Grudzielanek in the sixth were the only hits theRoyals tallied against Garland.