GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (24-24) at TORONTO (24-28)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS TORONTO (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264
a-L Terrero ph-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
T Iguchi 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
J Dye rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229
A Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
J Crede 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227
R Mackowiak lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210

Totals 27 0 6 0 0 8 7

a-struck out swinging for D Erstad in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Uribe (4, R Halladay). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Dye 1, A Pierzynski 1, T Iguchi 1. GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Erstad (2, 2nd base by R Halladay/S Fasano), A Pierzynski
(1, 2nd base by R Halladay/S Fasano).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
L Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
V Wells cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
F Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
A Hill 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286
A Lind lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
S Fasano c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
J McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 22 1 1 1 0 5 0

BATTING: HR - A Hill (8, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Hill
(29). 2-out RBI - A Hill. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Overbay-J McDonald-L Overbay).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 00 -- 0
TORONTO - 010 000 0 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 7 1 1 1 0 5 1 3.57

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 7 6 0 0 0 7 0 3.90
C Janssen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.01

Pitches-strikes: M Buehrle 78-51; R Halladay 92-62; C Janssen 8-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Buehrle 9-7; R Halladay 9-3; C Janssen 2-0. Batters faced: M
Buehrle 22; R Halladay 24; C Janssen 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY FRANK THOMAS (8) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF MARK BUEHRLE.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 2

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.286, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE
TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: L TERRERO (.273, 0-FOR-0)
T IGUCHI (.223, 1-FOR-3)
J THOME (.300, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS TORONTO (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264
a-L Terrero ph-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
T Iguchi 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
J Dye rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229
A Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
J Crede 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227
R Mackowiak lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210

Totals 27 0 6 0 0 8 7

a-struck out swinging for D Erstad in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Uribe (4, R Halladay). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Dye 1, A Pierzynski 1, T Iguchi 1. GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Erstad (2, 2nd base by R Halladay/S Fasano), A Pierzynski
(1, 2nd base by R Halladay/S Fasano).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
L Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
V Wells cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
F Thomas dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .223
A Hill 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .284
A Lind lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
S Fasano c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .121
J McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 26 2 2 2 0 6 0

BATTING: HR - A Hill (8, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 2 Out), F Thomas (8,
8th inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Hill (29), F Thomas (22). 2-out
RBI - A Hill. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Overbay-J McDonald-L Overbay).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 00 -- 0
TORONTO - 010 000 01 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 8 2 2 2 0 6 2 3.66

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay 7 6 0 0 0 7 0 3.90
C Janssen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.01

Pitches-strikes: M Buehrle 91-59; R Halladay 92-62; C Janssen 8-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Buehrle 11-7; R Halladay 9-3; C Janssen 2-0. Batters faced:
M Buehrle 26; R Halladay 24; C Janssen 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: JEREMY ACCARDO (1-0, 1.16) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 2

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: L TERRERO (.273, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Accardo relieved C Janssen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
TORONTO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: L Terrero (.273, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

BATTERIES: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

TOR - ROY HALLADAY, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO
(9TH) AND SAL FASANO

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

TOR - AARON HILL (8) OFF MARK BUEHRLE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
FRANK THOMAS (8) OFF MARK BUEHRLE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

BATTERIES: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

TOR - ROY HALLADAY, CASEY JANSSEN (8TH), JEREMY ACCARDO
(9TH) AND SAL FASANO


WP - ROY HALLADAY (5-2)
LP - MARK BUEHRLE (2-2)
SAVE - JEREMY ACCARDO (6)

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

TOR - AARON HILL (8) OFF MARK BUEHRLE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
FRANK THOMAS (8) OFF MARK BUEHRLE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 1:50 ATT: 22,436

PROBABLES: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (2-3, 4.50)
TOR - A.J. BURNETT (5-4, 4.06)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS TORONTO (2) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264
a-L Terrero ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .300
J Dye rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239
P Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229
A Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
J Crede 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227
R Mackowiak lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210

Totals 30 0 6 0 1 8 8

a-struck out swinging for D Erstad in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Uribe (4, R Halladay). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Dye 1, A Pierzynski 1, T Iguchi 1. GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Erstad (2, 2nd base by R Halladay/S Fasano), A Pierzynski
(1, 2nd base by R Halladay/S Fasano).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
L Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
V Wells cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
F Thomas dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .223
A Hill 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .284
A Lind lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
S Fasano c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .121
J McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 26 2 2 2 0 6 0

BATTING: HR - A Hill (8, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 2 Out), F Thomas (8,
8th inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Hill (29), F Thomas (22). 2-out
RBI - A Hill. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Overbay-J McDonald-L Overbay).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 000 -- 0
TORONTO - 010 000 01x -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle (L, 2-2) 8 2 2 2 0 6 2 3.66

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Halladay (W, 5-2) 7 6 0 0 0 7 0 3.90
C Janssen (H, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.01
J Accardo (S, 6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.11

Pitches-strikes: M Buehrle 91-59; R Halladay 92-62; C Janssen 8-7; J Accardo
13-6. Ground balls-fly balls: M Buehrle 11-7; R Halladay 9-3; C Janssen 2-0; J
Accardo 1-2. Batters faced: M Buehrle 26; R Halladay 24; C Janssen 3; J Accardo
4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

T--1:50. Att--22,436.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 0
TORONTO 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (0) AT TORONTO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus lined out to third. F Thomas flied out to right.
A Hill homered to center. A Lind grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 8TH: F Thomas homered to left. A Hill struck out swinging. A Lind
grounded out to first. S Fasano grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 2.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (0) AT TORONTO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- D Erstad CF, T Iguchi 2B, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, J Crede 3B, R Mackowiak LF, J Uribe SS, M Buehrle LHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- A Rios RF, L Overbay 1B, V Wells CF, T Glaus 3B,
F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, A Lind LF, S Fasano C, J McDonald SS, R Halladay RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Timmons (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B), Alfonso Marquez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from right at 4 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad struck out swinging. T Iguchi singled to
center. J Thome grounded out to first, T Iguchi to second. J Dye grounded out
to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: A Rios flied out to center. L Overbay struck out swinging.
V Wells grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko singled to center. A Pierzynski grounded into
double play, first to shortstop to first, P Konerko out at second. J Crede
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus lined out to third. F Thomas flied out to right.
A Hill homered to center. A Lind grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: R Mackowiak singled to left. J Uribe doubled to deep
right, R Mackowiak to third. D Erstad grounded into fielder's choice to first,
R Mackowiak out at home, J Uribe to third. D Erstad caught stealing second,
catcher to second. T Iguchi grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 3RD: S Fasano struck out swinging. J McDonald grounded out to
second. A Rios struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Thome grounded out to shortstop. J Dye lined out to
second. P Konerko struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 4TH: L Overbay grounded out to first. V Wells grounded out to
third. T Glaus grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: A Pierzynski singled to right. J Crede fouled out to
first. A Pierzynski caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. R Mackowiak
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 5TH: F Thomas fouled out to first. A Hill flied out to center.
A Lind grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Uribe struck out swinging. L Terrero hit for
D Erstad. L Terrero inherited a 2-2 count. L Terrero struck out swinging.
T Iguchi flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 6TH: L Terrero in center field. S Fasano fouled out to first.
J McDonald grounded out to pitcher. A Rios popped out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Thome struck out looking. J Dye singled to center.
P Konerko grounded out to pitcher, J Dye to second. A Pierzynski grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 7TH: L Overbay grounded out to second. V Wells struck out
swinging. T Glaus struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: C Janssen relieved R Halladay. J Crede struck out
swinging. R Mackowiak grounded out to third. J Uribe grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 8TH: F Thomas homered to left. A Hill struck out swinging. A Lind
grounded out to first. S Fasano grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Accardo relieved C Janssen. L Terrero bunt popped out
to pitcher. T Iguchi flied out to right. J Thome walked. J Dye grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, J Thome out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 2.</div>

 

Halladay outduels Buehrle as Blue Jays edge White Sox

<h3>TORONTO 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- In his race with Mark Buehrle to see whowould get to 100 wins first, Roy Halladay proved to be thebetter man.

Halladay pitched seven outstanding innings and Aaron Hillhomered as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Chicago White Sox,2-0, on Thursday.

Frank Thomas hit his 495 homer in the bottom of the eighth forToronto, which has won three of four. Chicago (24-25) has losta season high-tying five in a row to drop one game under .500

Halladay (5-2) was just activated from the disabled list afterbeing rushed to a Toronto hospital on May 11 with acuteappendicitis. The 2003 Cy Young award winner was expected tomiss four to six weeks following surgery but said he felt goodafter throwing 65 pitches in a simulated game last Friday.

The 6-6, 225-pound right hander scattered six hits and struckout seven to become the fifth Blue Jays pitcher to record 100wins. Dave Stieb (175), Jim Clancy (128), Jimmy Key (116) andPat Hentgen (107) are the other hurlers to reach the centurymark for Toronto. Halladay is 100-50 in 10 seasons.

Casey Janssen relieved Halladay and pitched a 1-2-3 eighthbefore Jeremy Accardo worked around a two-out walk to Jim Thomebefore getting Jermaine Dye to ground out for his sixth save inseven opportunities.

With no score in the bottom of the second, Hill hit a one-out,1-1 pitch from Buehrle over the center field wall for a 1-0lead.

Halladay ran into minor trouble in the top of the inning when heallowed a leadoff single to Rob Mackowiak and a double to JuanUribe to put runners on second and third with no outs. However,Darin Erstad grounded to first baseman Lyle Overbay, who threwhome to nail Mackowiak at the plate. After Erstad was thrownout at second attempting to steal, Halladay induced TadahitoIguchi to ground out to shortstop.

In the eighth, Thomas belted a 1-0 pitch from Buehrle into theleft field seats to make it 2-0. It was his 243rd homer as adesignated hitter, tying Edgar Martinez for first all-time amongDHs.

Buehrle (2-2) proved to be the tough-luck loser, yielding justtwo runs and two hits in eight innings. He struck out five.

The lefthander, who is 99-68 lifetime, has not won a game sinceApril 23. He went 0-1 in five starts in May and lasted at leastsix innings in each of his last seven starts. However in thoseseven outings, Buehrle has surrendered nine home runs.

A scary moment for Chicago happened in the sixth inning. On a2-1 count, Erstad swung and missed on a pitch, crumpling to theground and grimacing in pain. He was helped off the field bythe White Sox medical staff and replaced by Luis Terrero, whoswung and missed for the second out of the inning.

 

Halladay outduels Buehrle as Blue Jays edge White Sox

<h3>TORONTO 2, CHI WHITE SOX 0</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- In his race with Mark Buehrle to see whowould get to 100 wins first, Roy Halladay proved to be thebetter man.

Halladay pitched seven outstanding innings and Aaron Hillhomered as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Chicago White Sox,2-0, on Thursday.

Frank Thomas hit his 495 homer in the bottom of the eighth forToronto, which has won three of four. Chicago (24-25) has losta season high-tying five in a row to drop one game under .500

Halladay (5-2) was just activated from the disabled list afterbeing rushed to a Toronto hospital on May 11 with acuteappendicitis. The 2003 Cy Young award winner was expected tomiss four to six weeks following surgery but said he felt goodafter throwing 65 pitches in a simulated game last Friday.

"(Halladay) gave us just what we needed," Blue Jays manager JohnGibbons said. "He was as strong tonight as I've seen him.That was pretty impressive considering what he's come through."

The 6-6, 225-pound right hander scattered six hits and struckout seven to become the fifth Blue Jays pitcher to record 100wins. Dave Stieb (175), Jim Clancy (128), Jimmy Key (116) andPat Hentgen (107) are the other hurlers to reach the centurymark for Toronto.

"It's a nice milestone," said Halladay, who became the fastestBlue Jay to record 100 victories. "It's not something you setas a goal, but it's nice to be back pitching and get it out ofthe way. It's one of those things when you're done playing youcan look back on, but for now hopefully there's more (wins)."

Halladay is 100-50 in 10 seasons.

Casey Janssen relieved Halladay and pitched a 1-2-3 eighthbefore Jeremy Accardo worked around a two-out walk to Jim Thomebefore getting Jermaine Dye to ground out for his sixth save inseven opportunities.

With no score in the bottom of the second, Hill hit a one-out,1-1 pitch from Buehrle over the center field wall for a 1-0lead.

"It was big for us to get that run early," Hill said. "Buehrlepounds the zone, throws strikes and gets guys to chase. I knowI'm not a home run hitter, but I'll take it."

Halladay ran into minor trouble in the top of the inning when heallowed a leadoff single to Rob Mackowiak and a double to JuanUribe to put runners on second and third with no outs. However,Darin Erstad grounded to first baseman Lyle Overbay, who threwhome to nail Mackowiak at the plate. After Erstad was thrownout at second attempting to steal, Halladay induced TadahitoIguchi to ground out to shortstop.

In the eighth, Thomas belted a 1-0 pitch from Buehrle into theleft field seats to make it 2-0. It was his 243rd homer as adesignated hitter, tying Edgar Martinez for first all-time amongDHs.

"I was just happy to get one," Thomas said. "Buehrle was toughtonight. He kept floating balls away and got me twice early inthe game. That last at-bat I just wanted to look inside and Igot it."

Buehrle (2-2) proved to be the tough-luck loser, yielding justtwo runs and two hits in eight innings. He struck out five.

"It's a shame," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said. "The guygave up two hits and we lost the game. When you throw a gamelike that and you lose it's hard to think about."

The lefthander, who is 99-68 lifetime, has not won a game sinceApril 23. He went 0-1 in five starts in May and lasted at leastsix innings in each of his last seven starts. However in thoseseven outings, Buehrle has surrendered nine home runs.

"It was just one of those games," Buehrle said. "I'm going tohave games where I'll probably give up seven or eight runs andwe'll win. It all evens out through the course of a season, butI certainly would have liked to get this win, not necessarilyfor me but for the team." A scary moment for Chicago happened inthe sixth inning. On a 2-1 count, Erstad swung and missed on apitch, crumpling to the ground and grimacing in pain.

"For him to go down, turning his back foot in the box is justhorrible," Blue Jays catcher Sal Fasano said. "(Home plateumpire) Tim Timmons said he heard a pop. I didn't hear itbecause it was at the same time the ball hit my glove. Itstinks because Darin is one of the most professional,hardest-working guys out there."

Erstad was helped off the field by the White Sox medical staffand replaced by Luis Terrero, who swung and missed for thesecond out of the inning.

"I believe he's going to miss a couple of weeks, that's what thedoctors are saying so far," Guillen said. "His bone is fine.I believe he tore a little bit of his ligament."