GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (25-25) at TORONTO (25-29)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (3) VS TORONTO (9) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .375
T Iguchi 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231
J Thome dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .276
J Dye rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .230
P Konerko 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .223
R Mackowiak lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233
J Crede 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .226
J Uribe ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .214
T Hall c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 31 3 6 3 3 5 8

BATTING: 2B - J Owens (2, D McGowan); J Crede (5, D McGowan). SF - J Dye , J
Thome. RBI - J Thome (17), J Uribe (21), J Dye (29). 2-out RBI - J Uribe.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak 1, J Crede 1, J Owens 1.
Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Iguchi (5, 2nd base off D McGowan/S Fasano).

FIELDING: E - J Uribe (4, ground ball). Outfield assists - J Dye (A Hill at
2nd base). DP: 2 (J Crede-P Konerko, J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Clark 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .375
J McDonald pr-3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Rios cf-rf 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .301
L Overbay 1b 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .257
F Thomas dh 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 .220
M Stairs rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .304
a-V Wells ph-cf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .260
A Hill 2b 5 0 2 3 0 0 3 .284
A Lind lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .225
R Clayton ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244
S Fasano c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .167

Totals 37 9 16 9 3 3 17

a-singled to center for M Stairs in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Hill (15, M Thornton); V Wells (15, D Aardsma). HR - A Rios
(13, 8th inning off D Aardsma 2 on, 1 Out). S - S Fasano. RBI - S Fasano (3), V
Wells 2 (26), A Hill 3 (32), A Rios 3 (32). 2-out RBI - V Wells 2, A Hill 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Stairs 1, A Rios 1, A Lind 2. GIDP
- A Hill 2. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - S Fasano (3, throw).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 111 000 000 -- 3
TORONTO - 010 000 35x -- 9
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 1/3 9 3 2 2 2 0 4.29
M MacDougal (L, 1-3; H, 12) 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.13
M Thornton (B, 4) 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.31
D Aardsma 1 5 5 5 0 0 1 6.18

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan (W, 2-2) 7 6 3 3 3 5 0 5.50
C Janssen (S, 2) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.94

WP - D McGowan. HBP - F Thomas (by D Aardsma). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras
103-67; M MacDougal 9-2; M Thornton 8-7; D Aardsma 27-15; D McGowan 103-59; C
Janssen 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 7-11; M MacDougal 1-0; M
Thornton 0-0; D Aardsma 2-0; D McGowan 13-3; C Janssen 2-4. Batters faced: J
Contreras 29; M MacDougal 2; M Thornton 3; D Aardsma 8; D McGowan 30; C Janssen
6.

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

T--2:41. Att--25,691.
Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 3
TORONTO 9 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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CHI WHITE SOX (3) AT TORONTO (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens doubled to right. T Iguchi grounded out to
second, J Owens to third. J Thome hit sacrifice fly to left, J Owens scored.
J Dye grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1,
TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko grounded out to second. R Mackowiak grounded
out to pitcher. J Crede doubled to right. J Uribe singled to left center,
J Crede scored. T Hall singled to center, J Uribe to third. J Owens struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: A Hill lined out to center. A Lind singled to center.
R Clayton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Lind safe at third on
error by shortstop J Uribe. S Fasano singled to left, A Lind scored, R Clayton
to second. H Clark lined out to center, R Clayton to third. A Rios grounded
out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: T Iguchi singled to left. T Iguchi to second on wild
pitch by D McGowan. J Thome grounded out to second, T Iguchi to third. J Dye
hit sacrifice fly to right, T Iguchi scored. P Konerko walked. R Mackowiak
singled to right, P Konerko to third. J Crede flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 7TH: S Fasano reached on bunt single to third. H Clark fouled out
to second. A Rios singled to left center, S Fasano to second. M MacDougal
relieved J Contreras. L Overbay grounded out to first, S Fasano to third,
A Rios to second. F Thomas walked. M Thornton relieved M MacDougal. V Wells hit
for M Stairs. V Wells singled to center, S Fasano and A Rios scored, F Thomas
to second. A Hill doubled to left, F Thomas scored, V Wells to third. A Lind
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 8TH: D Aardsma relieved M Thornton. R Clayton singled to center.
S Fasano sacrificed to pitcher, R Clayton to second. H Clark singled to left
center, R Clayton to third. J McDonald ran for H Clark. A Rios homered to
center, R Clayton and J McDonald scored. L Overbay grounded out to second.
F Thomas hit by pitch. V Wells doubled to deep center, F Thomas to third.
A Hill singled to right, F Thomas and V Wells scored, A Hill thrown out at second
attempting to advance on play. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TORONTO 9.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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CHI WHITE SOX (3) AT TORONTO (9) - EVENT LOG
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Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, T Iguchi 2B, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
P Konerko 1B, R Mackowiak LF, J Crede 3B, J Uribe SS, T Hall C, J Contreras RHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- H Clark 3B, A Rios CF, L Overbay 1B, F Thomas DH,
M Stairs RF, A Hill 2B, A Lind LF, R Clayton SS, S Fasano C, D McGowan RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Sunny, wind out to left at 7 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens doubled to right. T Iguchi grounded out to
second, J Owens to third. J Thome hit sacrifice fly to left, J Owens scored.
J Dye grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1,
TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: H Clark walked. A Rios flied out to center. L Overbay
singled to right, H Clark to third. F Thomas lined out to shortstop. M Stairs
fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko grounded out to second. R Mackowiak grounded
out to pitcher. J Crede doubled to right. J Uribe singled to left center,
J Crede scored. T Hall singled to center, J Uribe to third. J Owens struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: A Hill lined out to center. A Lind singled to center.
R Clayton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Lind safe at third on
error by shortstop J Uribe. S Fasano singled to left, A Lind scored, R Clayton
to second. H Clark lined out to center, R Clayton to third. A Rios grounded
out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: T Iguchi singled to left. T Iguchi to second on wild
pitch by D McGowan. J Thome grounded out to second, T Iguchi to third. J Dye
hit sacrifice fly to right, T Iguchi scored. P Konerko walked. R Mackowiak
singled to right, P Konerko to third. J Crede flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 3RD: L Overbay singled to center. F Thomas flied out to right.
M Stairs walked, L Overbay to second. A Hill grounded into double play, third to
first, L Overbay out at third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Uribe grounded out to third. T Hall grounded out to
shortstop. J Owens grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 4TH: A Lind grounded out to second. R Clayton popped out to
second. S Fasano flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: T Iguchi walked. T Iguchi stole second, T Iguchi safe
at third on throwing error by catcher S Fasano. J Thome struck out looking.
J Dye struck out looking. P Konerko walked. R Mackowiak struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 5TH: H Clark struck out swinging. A Rios struck out looking.
L Overbay singled to left. F Thomas popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Crede struck out swinging. J Uribe grounded out to
shortstop. T Hall grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 6TH: M Stairs singled to left center. A Hill grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, M Stairs out at second. A Lind singled to
right. R Clayton popped out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Owens bunt grounded out to first. T Iguchi grounded
out to pitcher. J Thome grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 1.

TORONTO 7TH: S Fasano reached on bunt single to third. H Clark fouled out
to second. A Rios singled to left center, S Fasano to second. M MacDougal
relieved J Contreras. L Overbay grounded out to first, S Fasano to third,
A Rios to second. F Thomas walked. M Thornton relieved M MacDougal. V Wells hit
for M Stairs. V Wells singled to center, S Fasano and A Rios scored, F Thomas
to second. A Hill doubled to left, F Thomas scored, V Wells to third. A Lind
struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: A Rios in right field. V Wells in center field.
C Janssen relieved D McGowan. J Dye popped out to second. P Konerko lined out to
center. R Mackowiak grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 4.

TORONTO 8TH: D Aardsma relieved M Thornton. R Clayton singled to center.
S Fasano sacrificed to pitcher, R Clayton to second. H Clark singled to left
center, R Clayton to third. J McDonald ran for H Clark. A Rios homered to
center, R Clayton and J McDonald scored. L Overbay grounded out to second.
F Thomas hit by pitch. V Wells doubled to deep center, F Thomas to third.
A Hill singled to right, F Thomas and V Wells scored, A Hill thrown out at second
attempting to advance on play. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TORONTO 9.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J McDonald at third base. J Crede flied out to center.
J Uribe grounded out to second. T Hall flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 9.</div>

 

Wells comes through in a pinch for Blue Jays

<h3>TORONTO 9, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Although Vernon Wells is not very familiarwith pinch-hitting, he appears to be good at it.

The slumping Wells lined a two-run pinch single to key athree-run seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays went on to a9-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, who lost for the sixthtime in seven games on Saturday.

Alex Rios had a single in the go-ahead rally and belted athree-run homer in the eighth for the Blue Jays, who droppedFriday night's series opener but have not lost two in a rowsince dropping a season-high nine straight games from May 1-10.

Wells had been struggling, batting just .139 (5-for-36) in hislast nine games. With a day game after a night game, theAll-Star slugger was held out of the starting lineup by managerJohn Gibbons, who gave a start to Matt Stairs in right field andmoved Rios to center.

The Blue Jays had trouble solving White Sox starter JoseContreras, who took a 3-1 lead into the seventh. But pudgy SalFasano bunted for a hit and one out later, Rios singled to chaseContreras.

Mike MacDougal (1-3) came on and got Lyle Overbay to ground outbefore Frank Thomas walked to load the bases. Matt Thorntoncame on to face Wells, who batted for Stairs and lifted abroken-bat liner into center field, plating the tying runs.

Aaron Hill followed with a double down the left field line togive Toronto the lead for good.

In a career that began in 1999, Wells had just two previousat-bats as a pinch hitter, collecting a hit and two RBI. It washis first multi-RBI game since May 19.

Wells stayed in the game and added a hit in a five-run eighth,showing signs of coming out of his slump.

The rally made a winner of Dustin McGowan (2-2), who hasperformed well since being pressed into rotation duty by aseries of injuries to Blue Jays starters.

McGowan gave up three runs, six hits and three walks in seveninnings, striking out five. In his last start, the righthanderallowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings of a win over the New YorkYankees.

Casey Janssen finished up with two perfect innings for hissecond save. Rios made it easy for the bullpen with his 13thhomer, a three-run shot off Dave Aardsma, and Hill added atwo-run single later in the frame.

What also made things easy was Chicago's continued problems atthe plate against relievers. The White Sox are hitless in theirlast 47 at-bats vs. opposing bullpens.

 

Wells comes through in a pinch for Blue Jays

<h3>TORONTO 9, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Although Vernon Wells is not very familiarwith pinch-hitting, he appears to be good at it.

The slumping Wells lined a two-run pinch single to key athree-run seventh inning Saturday as the Toronto Blue Jays wenton to a 9-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, who lost for thesixth time in seven games.

Alex Rios had a single in the go-ahead rally and belted athree-run homer in the eighth for the Blue Jays, who were shutout Friday night but have not lost two in a row since dropping aseason-high nine straight games from May 1-10.

"We needed that one," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "Ouroffense was struggling the past few days so it was nice to seethe bats come alive."

Wells had been slumping, batting just .139 (5-for-36) in hislast nine games. With a day game after a night game, theAll-Star slugger was held out of the starting lineup by Gibbons,who gave a start to Matt Stairs in right field and moved Riosto center.

The Blue Jays had trouble solving White Sox starter JoseContreras, who took a 3-1 lead into the seventh. But pudgy SalFasano bunted for a hit and one out later, Rios singled to chaseContreras.

Mike MacDougal (1-3) came on and got Lyle Overbay to ground outbefore Frank Thomas walked to load the bases. Matt Thorntoncame on to face Wells, who batted for Stairs and lifted abroken-bat liner into center field, plating the tying runs.

"Thornton throws hard and I was luckily just able to get a ballthrough the infield," Wells said. "From that point on it wasjust a matter of guys just relaxing and taking good swings."

"I thought I made a pretty good pitch," Thornton said. "I gotahead in the count, went inside hard and missed, and then cameback in. Wells is a pretty strong guy and he got enough of itto bloop it over the infield."

Aaron Hill followed with a double down the left field line togive Toronto the lead for good.

"It was nice to come up and get a big run," said Hill, whogrounded into double plays in his previous two at-bats. "The bigthing was getting the key hits with two outs, that reallysparked us. Hitting has always been off of momentum and itdefinitely was on our side late in the game."

In a career that began in 1999, Wells had just two previousat-bats as a pinch hitter, collecting a hit and two RBI. It washis first multi-RBI game since May 19.

"I don't mind pinch-hitting," Wells said. "I think I did itagainst Baltimore earlier this year against another lefthander.I just try to take the same approach as a starter - just go upthere and try to get a pitch to hit."

Wells stayed in the game and added a hit in a five-run eighth,showing signs of coming out of his slump.

The rally made a winner of Dustin McGowan (2-2), who hasperformed well since being pressed into rotation duty by aseries of injuries to Blue Jays starters.

McGowan gave up three runs, six hits and three walks in seveninnings, striking out five. In his last start, the righthanderallowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings of a win over the New YorkYankees.

"If you give our offense a chance, they're going to comethrough," McGowan said. "You can't show any weaknesses on themound. You've got to stay confident the whole time and that'swhat I'm trying to do. If you can throw strikes, good thingsare going to happen."

Casey Janssen finished up with two perfect innings for hissecond save. Rios made it easy for the bullpen with his 13thhomer, a three-run shot off Dave Aardsma, and Hill added atwo-run single later in the frame.

What also made things easy was Chicago's continued problems atthe plate against relievers. The White Sox are hitless in theirlast 47 at-bats vs. opposing bullpens.

"It's not easy when you make a move and day in and day out youmake the wrong ones," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Rightnow, we're not hitting and we're not pitching. We don't havethe luxury to lose a game like that. Obviously, I'm the one totake the blame, but my hands are tied."

Contreras gave up three runs - two earned - and nine hits over 61/3 innings, walking two and fanning two. The righthander hasnot won consecutive starts all season.

McGowan got off to a shaky start. Jerry Owens led off with adouble, moved up on a groundout and scored on Jim Thome'ssacrifice fly.

The White Sox scored again in the second but could have hadmore. With two out, Joe Crede doubled and scored on a single byJuan Uribe, who sped to third on a hit by Toby hall. ButMcGowan struck out Jerry Owens.

Uribe's error at shortstop in the bottom half preceded an RBIsingle by Fasano that tied it. But Contreras got a pair of outsto strand two runners.

The White Sox came right back in the third. Tadahito Iguchisingled, took second on a wild pitch, third on a groundout andscored on Jermaine Dye's sacrifice fly.