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

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

<h3>RHP Contreras looking to help struggling White Sox to win</h3>



Chi White Sox (25-25) at Toronto (25-29) 1:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Jose Contreras will try and help thestruggling Chicago White Sox get things headed in the rightdirection when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

Contreras (4-5, 4.45 ERA) takes the mound looking to leadChicago to its second straight win after it snapped a five-gameskid with a 3-0 win in Friday's opener.

Like the rest of his teammates, Contreras has struggledrecently. He has not won consecutive starts all season andallowed season-highs of seven runs and 10 hits in his last startagainst Minnesota on Monday.

The righthander is 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in four starts againstthe Blue Jays, but has not beaten them since September 4, 2003as a member of the New York Yankees.

Meanwhile, Toronto is looking to avoid losing two straight forthe first time since losing a season-high nine straight from May1-10.

Converted reliever Dustin McGowan (1-2, 5.90) takes the moundfor the Blue Jays after notching his first win in over a year inhis last start. The righthander allowed two runs and five hitsin 7 2/3 innings against the Yankees on Monday.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

CHI WHITE SOX TORONTO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .500 0 0 Howie Clark 3B .500 0 0
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .229 2 13 Alex Rios CF .299 12 29
Jim Thome DH .286 6 16 Lyle Overbay 1B .249 8 27
Jermaine Dye RF .234 10 28 Frank Thomas DH .223 8 22
Paul Konerko 1B .225 7 26 Matt Stairs RF .300 7 17
Rob Mackowiak LF .232 2 12 Aaron Hill 2B .281 8 29
Joe Crede 3B .226 4 21 Adam Lind LF .216 5 13
Juan Uribe SS .213 5 20 Royce Clayton SS .243 1 9
Toby Hall C .182 0 0 Sal Fasano C .121 1 2

Jose Contreras RHP (4-5, 4.45) Dustin Mcgowan RHP (1-2, 5.90)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
WARMUPS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (4-5, 4.45)
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (1-2, 5.90)

UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER
1B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
2B - TIM TIMMONS
3B - RICK REED

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 5 mph, out to left</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
STARTING BATS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND TOBY HALL
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN AND SAL FASANO

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.229, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
J THOME (.286, 6 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JIM THOME SCORED JERRY OWENS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
TORONTO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.234, 10 HR, 28 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 1 1 1 0
TORONTO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H CLARK (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
A RIOS (.299, 12 HR, 29 RBI)
L OVERBAY (.249, 8 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Thome dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - J Owens (2, D McGowan). SF - J Thome. RBI - J Thome (17). Team
LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Clark 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
A Rios cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
L Overbay 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Stairs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
S Fasano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
TORONTO - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.45

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.00

Pitches-strikes: D McGowan 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: D McGowan 2-1.
Batters faced: D McGowan 4.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN</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 1 1 1 0
TORONTO 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.225, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
R MACKOWIAK (.232, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
J CREDE (.226, 4 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Thome dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - J Owens (2, D McGowan). SF - J Thome. RBI - J Thome (17). Team
LOB - 0.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Clark 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
A Rios cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
L Overbay 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
S Fasano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Stairs 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.37

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.00

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 27-17; D McGowan 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Contreras 0-3; D McGowan 2-1. Batters faced: J Contreras 5; D McGowan 4.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN URIBE SCORED JOE CREDE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
TORONTO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T HALL (.182, 0 HR, 0 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 1 1 2 4 0
TORONTO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.281, 8 HR, 29 RBI)
A LIND (.216, 5 HR, 13 RBI)
R CLAYTON (.243, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .500
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Thome dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Crede 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .218
T Hall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 1 2

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


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Clark 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
A Rios cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
L Overbay 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Lind lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
R Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
S Fasano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Stairs 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 11 -- 2
TORONTO - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.37

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 6.10

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 27-17; D McGowan 34-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Contreras 0-3; D McGowan 4-1. Batters faced: J Contreras 5; D McGowan 10.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SAL FASANO SCORED ADAM LIND.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S FASANO ON FIRST, R CLAYTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H CLARK (.500, 0-FOR-0, BB)</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 1 1 2 4 1
TORONTO 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T IGUCHI (.227, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.286, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
J DYE (.232, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .500
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Thome dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Crede 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .218
T Hall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 9 2 4 2 0 1 2

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

FIELDING: E - J Uribe (4, ground ball).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .400
A Rios cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
L Overbay 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Lind lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
R Clayton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
S Fasano c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .147

Totals 10 1 3 1 1 0 8

BATTING: RBI - S Fasano (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Stairs
1, A Rios 1. Team LOB - 4.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 11 -- 2
TORONTO - 01 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 4.30

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 6.10

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 49-31; D McGowan 34-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Contreras 2-5; D McGowan 4-1. Batters faced: J Contreras 11; D McGowan 10.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
TORONTO 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.224, 0-FOR-1)</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 1 1 1 3 6 1
TORONTO 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.252, 1-FOR-1)
F THOMAS (.222, 0-FOR-1)
M STAIRS (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .500
T Iguchi 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
J Thome dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282
J Dye rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .232
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224
R Mackowiak lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
J Crede 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .229
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .218
T Hall c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 13 3 6 3 1 1 4

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 - J Crede 1, J Owens 1. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: E - J Uribe (4, ground ball).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Clark 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .400
A Rios cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
L Overbay 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
F Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Lind lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
R Clayton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
S Fasano c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .147

Totals 10 1 3 1 1 0 8

BATTING: RBI - S Fasano (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Stairs
1, A Rios 1. Team LOB - 4.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 111 -- 3
TORONTO - 01 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 4.30

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 3 6 3 3 1 1 0 6.19

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 49-31; D McGowan 52-30. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Contreras 2-5; D McGowan 5-3. Batters faced: J Contreras 11;
D McGowan 16.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</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 1 1 1 3 6 1
TORONTO 0 1 0 1 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.218, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
T HALL (.250, 1-FOR-1)
J OWENS (.500, 1-FOR-2)</div>