GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (43-52) at BOSTON (57-39)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (43-52) at BOSTON (57-39)

<h3>Gabbard looks to continue big league success as Red Sox face White Sox</h3>

<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (43-52) at Boston (57-39) 3:55 pm EDT</div>

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Rookie lefthander Kason Gabbard will get histurn in front of a resurgent Boston Red Sox offense when theyhost the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.


The Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak on Friday with a10-run outburst against Jose Contreras and the White Sox.Light-hitting Coco Crisp drove in three runs and the suddenlyred-hot Julio Lugo tacked on a grand slam for Boston, whichscore double-digit runs for the first time Since July 5 againstTampa Bay.


Lugo has hit in 10 straight games, going 19-for-38 (.500) withtwo homers and nine RBI over that span to lift his average froma major league-worst .189 to .225. Gabbard (3-0, 3.38 ERA) hasmade two starts during that span, going 1-0 while allowing tworuns and six hits in 15 1/3 innings. That includes the firstnine-inning shutout by a Red Sox rookie since Roger Clemens in1984 when he three-hit the Kansas City Royals in a 4-0 victorylast Monday.


He tossed seven scoreless frames against the White Sox in abrief call-up last September to earn his first major league win.

Chicago will counter with fellow rookie lefthander John Danks(6-6, 4.81). The 22-year-old has had the support his offensein his last two outings, picking up the the win in both despiteallowing 10 runs in a combined 12 frames against Baltimoreand Cleveland.


Danks ranks among the league leaders with 18 home runs allowedin 17 starts this season.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CHI WHITE SOX BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .241 0 3 Julio Lugo SS .225 6 47
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .252 5 27 Dustin Pedroia 2B .319 4 29
Jim Thome DH .288 16 51 Manny Ramirez DH .295 14 54
Paul Konerko 1B .268 21 58 Kevin Youkilis 1B .309 9 46
Charles Haeger RF .000 0 0 J.D. Drew RF .255 6 35
Josh Fields 3B .229 5 20 Mike Lowell 3B .306 14 66
Andy Gonzalez LF .217 1 9 Jason Varitek C .268 9 40
Juan Uribe SS .216 8 32 Coco Crisp CF .265 5 33
Toby Hall C .189 0 1 Wily Mo Pena LF .205 4 12

John Danks LHP (6-6, 4.81) Kason Gabbard LHP (3-0, 3.38)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX AT BOSTON -- REVISED LINEUPS

CHI WHITE SOX BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .241 0 3 Julio Lugo SS .225 6 47
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .252 5 27 Dustin Pedroia 2B .319 4 29
Jim Thome DH .288 16 51 Manny Ramirez DH .295 14 54
Paul Konerko 1B .268 21 58 Kevin Youkilis 1B .309 9 46
Jermaine Dye RF .225 16 46 J.D. Drew RF .255 6 35
Josh Fields 3B .229 5 20 Mike Lowell 3B .306 14 66
Andy Gonzalez LF .217 1 9 Jason Varitek C .268 9 40
Juan Uribe SS .216 8 32 Coco Crisp CF .265 5 33
Toby Hall C .189 0 1 Wily Mo Pena LF .205 4 12

John Danks LHP (6-6, 4.81) Kason Gabbard LHP (3-0, 3.38)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
WARMUPS: CHA - JOHN DANKS (6-6, 4.81)
BOS - KASON GABBARD (3-0, 3.38)

UMPIRES: HP - FIELDIN CULBRETH
1B - PAUL SCHRIEBER
2B - TIM MCCLELLAND
3B - MARTY FOSTER

WEATHER: 71 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, out to left</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
STARTING BATS: CHA - JOHN DANKS AND TOBY HALL
BOS - KASON GABBARD AND JASON VARITEK

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.241, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.252, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
J THOME (.288, 16 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.225, 6 HR, 47 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.319, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
M RAMIREZ (.295, 14 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
A Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.81

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 3-0.
Batters faced: K Gabbard 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
BOS - KASON GABBARD</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.268, 21 HR, 58 RBI)
J DYE (.225, 16 HR, 46 RBI)
J FIELDS (.229, 5 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
A Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 6-5; K Gabbard 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks
0-2; K Gabbard 3-0. Batters faced: J Danks 3; K Gabbard 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH FIELDS SCORED PAUL KONERKO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FIELDS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
BOSTON 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.217, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.309, 9 HR, 46 RBI)
J DREW (.255, 6 HR, 35 RBI)
M LOWELL (.306, 14 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 8 1 1 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Fields (7, K Gabbard). RBI - J Fields (21). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1. Team LOB - 1.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - W Pena (4, line drive).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.16

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 6-5; K Gabbard 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 0-2; K Gabbard 5-1. Batters faced: J Danks 3; K Gabbard 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS AND MIKE LOWELL.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, J VARITEK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W PENA (.205, 4 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T HALL (.189, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J OWENS (.239, 0-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189

Totals 8 1 1 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Fields (7, K Gabbard). RBI - J Fields (21). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
M Lowell 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
J Varitek c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
C Crisp cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 2 3

BATTING: RBI - C Crisp 2 (35). GIDP - W Pena. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - W Pena (4, line drive).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
BOSTON - 02 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 4.90

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.16

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 34-19; K Gabbard 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 2-2; K Gabbard 5-1. Batters faced: J Danks 9; K Gabbard 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.224, 0-FOR-1)
D PEDROIA (.318, 0-FOR-1)
M RAMIREZ (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS BOSTON (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Iguchi 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185

Totals 11 1 1 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Fields (7, K Gabbard). RBI - J Fields (21). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
M Ramirez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
M Lowell 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
J Varitek c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
C Crisp cf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 2 3

BATTING: RBI - C Crisp 2 (35). GIDP - W Pena. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - W Pena (4, line drive).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 010 -- 1
BOSTON - 02 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 4.90

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.06

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 34-19; K Gabbard 33-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 2-2; K Gabbard 8-1. Batters faced: J Danks 9; K Gabbard 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL CHI WHITE SOX AT BOSTON
NOTE: BOSTON SHORTSTOP JULIO LUGO DOUBLED IN THE THIRD
INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
BOS - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.287, 0-FOR-1)
P KONERKO (.270, 1-FOR-1)
J DYE (.224, 0-FOR-1)</div>