GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (24-30) at CHI WHITE SOX (25-27)

AL: NY YANKEES (24-30) at CHI WHITE SOX (25-27)

<h3>Yankees look to build off series win over Red Sox</h3>

NY Yankees (24-30) at Chi White Sox (25-27) 7:05 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees hope to this pastweekend was the start of better things.

Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees will try to build of their recentsuccess in the opener of a four-game series against theslumping Chicago White Sox on Monday.

New York comes in riding the momentum of a thrilling 6-5 victoryover the arch-rival Boston Red Sox on Sunday as Rodriguezdelivered the game-winning homer in the ninth inning off closerJonathan Papelbon.

It was Rodriguez's league-leading 20th blast of the season,sealing a three-game series win of the Red Sox.

"The chance of hitting an 0-2 pitch off Jonathan Papelbon for ahome run are (very small)," Yankees manager Joe Torre said."I'm just glad it happened for us. He kept fighting and finallywe were able to prevail at that point."

The Yankees will start rookie Matt DeSalvo (1-2, 5.40 ERA), whowas called up to replaced the scratched Roger Clemens. DeSalvoreturns to U.S. Cellular, where he gave up four runs and sixhits in just 3 1/3 innings of a 4-1 defeat on May 17.

In his last major league outing last Monday, the righthanderallowed three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 frames during a 7-2setback to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Jon Garland (3-3, 3.91) take the ball for Chicago, which is just3-7 in games in which the righthander has pitched in thisseason. He was tagged for six runs in six innings but did notfigure into the decision of a 7-6 loss at Minnesota onWednesday.

The 6-6 righthander is 2-5 with a 3.42 ERA in seven lifetimestarts against the Yankees. However, Garland yielded one runover seven innings for a 4-1 win here on May 17.

 

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

NY YANKEES CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon DH .251 3 18 Jerry Owens CF .250 0 0
Derek Jeter SS .333 4 29 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .231 2 13
Bobby Abreu RF .244 2 22 Jim Thome DH .275 7 19
Alex Rodriguez 3B .293 20 47 Jermaine Dye RF .228 10 29
Jorge Posada C .363 7 37 A.J. Pierzynski C .256 8 20
Hideki Matsui LF .284 5 25 Paul Konerko 1B .218 7 26
Robinson Cano 2B .265 3 26 Rob Mackowiak LF .233 3 13
Josh Phelps 1B .281 2 10 Juan Uribe SS .212 5 21
Melky Cabrera CF .248 3 17 Joe Crede 3B .221 4 21

Matt Desalvo RHP (1-2, 5.40) Jon Garland RHP (3-3, 3.91)</div>

 

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NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO WET
GROUNDS.</div>

 

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WARMUPS: NYY - MATT DESALVO (1-2, 5.40)
CHA - JON GARLAND (3-3, 3.91)

UMPIRES: HP - GARY DARLING
1B - JERRY MEALS
2B - LARRY PONCINO
3B - BRUCE DRECKMAN

WEATHER: 62 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 12 mph, in from left</div>

 

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NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 14 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: NYY - MATT DESALVO AND JORGE POSADA
CHA - JON GARLAND AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.251, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
D JETER (.333, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
B ABREU (.244, 2 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED DEREK JETER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.293, 20 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MATT DESALVO
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.231, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
J THOME (.275, 7 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .361
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Phelps 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 5 1 1 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (10, J Garland). RBI - B Abreu (23). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
J Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - T Iguchi (3, line drive).


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NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M DeSalvo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.86

Pitches-strikes: J Garland 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Garland 1-1.
Batters faced: J Garland 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

(Plus wet grounds delay totaling 14 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 63 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - MATT DESALVO
CHA - JON GARLAND</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MATT DESALVO
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.284, 5 HR, 25 RBI)
R CANO (.265, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
J PHELPS (.281, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .361
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Phelps 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 5 1 1 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (10, J Garland). RBI - B Abreu (23). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
J Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pierzynski 1. Team LOB -
2.

FIELDING: E - T Iguchi (3, line drive).


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NY YANKEES - 1 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M DeSalvo 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.16

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.86

Pitches-strikes: M DeSalvo 21-10; J Garland 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: M
DeSalvo 1-2; J Garland 1-1. Batters faced: M DeSalvo 5; J Garland 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

(Plus wet grounds delay totaling 14 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 63 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MATT DESALVO
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.218, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
R MACKOWIAK (.233, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
J URIBE (.212, 5 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
D Jeter ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .361
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
J Phelps 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu (10, J Garland). RBI - B Abreu (23). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1, M Cabrera 1. GIDP - J Phelps. Team LOB -
2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
J Crede 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pierzynski 1. Team LOB -
2.

FIELDING: E - T Iguchi (3, line drive). DP: 1 (J Crede-T Iguchi-P Konerko).



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NY YANKEES - 10 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M DeSalvo 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.16

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: M DeSalvo 21-10; J Garland 37-22. Ground balls-fly balls: M
DeSalvo 1-2; J Garland 3-2. Batters faced: M DeSalvo 5; J Garland 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

(Plus wet grounds delay totaling 14 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 63 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JOE CREDE SCORED PAUL KONERKO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CREDE ON FIRST, J URIBE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JERRY OWENS SCORED JUAN URIBE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J OWENS ON FIRST, J CREDE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T IGUCHI (.236, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TADAHITO IGUCHI SCORED JOE CREDE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T IGUCHI ON FIRST, J OWENS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.275, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: RON VILLONE (0-0, 5.63) IN THE 2ND
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T IGUCHI ON FIRST, J OWENS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1, CHI WHITE SOX 3

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J THOME (.275, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Villone relieved M DeSalvo.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T IGUCHI ON FIRST, J OWENS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Thome (.275, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - RON VILLONE
CHA - JON GARLAND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.250, 0-FOR-1)
D JETER (.332, 0-FOR-1)
B ABREU (.248, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>