GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (29-42) at TAMPA BAY (33-40)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (29-42) at TAMPA BAY (33-40)

<h3>Danks takes mound for scuffling White Sox</h3>



Chi White Sox (29-42) at Tampa Bay (33-40) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - John Danks and the strugglingChicago White Sox open a four-game series with the Tampa BayDevil Rays on Monday.

Danks (3-6, 4.61 ERA), who is winless in his last four starts,will be trying to prevent Chicago from losing six straight forthe first time in two years.

The White Sox have not lost six in a row since August 12-20,2005. This marks the first time since 1998 that the White Soxenter a series against the Devil Rays with a worse record thanthem.

In his last start, Danks, who has three no-decisions anda loss his last four outings, yielded four runs and eight hitsin four innings against Florida on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has not had much success lately, losingseven of its last 11 games.

J.P. Howell (1-1 4.26) takes the hill also for the Devil Rays.After winning his first start of the season June 3, Howell iswinless in his last three outings.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CHI WHITE SOX TAMPA BAY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Scott Podsednik LF .300 1 2 Akinori Iwamura 3B .311 3 12
Andy Gonzalez RF .182 0 1 Brendan Harris SS .314 8 33
Jim Thome DH .273 9 28 Carl Crawford LF .303 6 48
Paul Konerko 1B .243 12 36 Ty Wigginton DH .280 13 38
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .260 3 17 Delmon Young CF .279 9 43
Josh Fields 3B .250 2 9 Jonny Gomes RF .273 5 14
Luis Terrero CF .239 5 9 Carlos Pena 1B .296 17 44
Juan Uribe SS .221 6 26 Dioner Navarro C .180 1 11
Toby Hall C .179 0 0 Josh Wilson 2B .306 0 1

John Danks LHP (3-6, 4.61) J.P. Howell LHP (1-1, 4.26)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.311, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
B HARRIS (.314, 8 HR, 33 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.303, 6 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 0.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
D Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - -- 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 4.61

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.10

Pitches-strikes: J Howell 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Howell 1-0. Batters
faced: J Howell 4.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
TAM - J.P. HOWELL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.279, 9 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.250, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
L TERRERO (.239, 5 HR, 9 RBI)
J URIBE (.221, 6 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 0.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .280
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306

Totals 2 1 0 1 2 0 3

BATTING: SF - T Wigginton. RBI - T Wigginton (39). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (6, 2nd base off J Danks/T Hall).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.67

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.10

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 20-11; J Howell 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 0-3; J Howell 1-0. Batters faced: J Danks 5; J Howell 4.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.273, 5 HR, 14 RBI)
C PENA (.296, 17 HR, 44 RBI)
D NAVARRO (.180, 1 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .280
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306

Totals 2 1 0 1 2 0 3

BATTING: SF - T Wigginton. RBI - T Wigginton (39). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (6, 2nd base off J Danks/T Hall).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 4.67

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 20-11; J Howell 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 0-3; J Howell 1-0. Batters faced: J Danks 5; J Howell 8.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH WILSON SCORED DIONER NAVARRO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WILSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.311, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.300, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.206, 1-FOR-1)
J THOME (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS TAMPA BAY (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 4 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .309
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .280
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
D Navarro c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .184
J Wilson 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .324

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - D Navarro (9, J Danks); J Wilson (3, J Danks). SF - T Wigginton.
RBI - T Wigginton (39), J Wilson (2). 2-out RBI - J Wilson. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (6, 2nd base off J Danks/T Hall).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 11 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 4.73

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 41-26; J Howell 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 0-6; J Howell 1-0. Batters faced: J Danks 10; J Howell 8.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO JOSH FIELDS SCORED SCOTT PODSEDNIK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FIELDS ON FIRST, T IGUCHI ON SECOND, A
GONZALEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
TAMPA BAY 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: L TERRERO (.235, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.314, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C CRAWFORD (.302, 0-FOR-1)
T WIGGINTON (.280, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
A Gonzalez rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269
P Konerko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .246
L Terrero cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172

Totals 13 1 5 1 2 6 8

BATTING: RBI - J Fields (10). 2-out RBI - J Fields. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - L Terrero 2, T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 4.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .309
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .280
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
D Navarro c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .184
J Wilson 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .324

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - D Navarro (9, J Danks); J Wilson (3, J Danks). SF - T Wigginton.
RBI - T Wigginton (39), J Wilson (2). 2-out RBI - J Wilson. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (6, 2nd base off J Danks/T Hall).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 001 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 11 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 4.73

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 3 5 1 1 2 6 0 4.13

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 41-26; J Howell 68-40. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 0-6; J Howell 2-0. Batters faced: J Danks 10; J Howell 15.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
TAM - J.P. HOWELL

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.224, 1-FOR-1)
T HALL (.172, 0-FOR-1)
S PODSEDNIK (.317, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
A Gonzalez rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269
P Konerko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .246
L Terrero cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172

Totals 13 1 5 1 2 6 8

BATTING: RBI - J Fields (10). 2-out RBI - J Fields. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - L Terrero 2, T Iguchi 1. Team LOB - 4.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .309
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .312
C Crawford lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301
T Wigginton dh 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .279
D Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
D Navarro c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .184
J Wilson 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .324

Totals 10 2 2 2 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - D Navarro (9, J Danks); J Wilson (3, J Danks). SF - T Wigginton.
RBI - T Wigginton (39), J Wilson (2). 2-out RBI - J Wilson. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (6, 2nd base off J Danks/T Hall).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 001 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 110 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 4.66

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Howell 3 5 1 1 2 6 0 4.13

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 50-33; J Howell 68-40. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 1-6; J Howell 2-0. Batters faced: J Danks 13; J Howell 15.

UMPIRES:
CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANDY GONZALEZ SCORED JUAN URIBE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
TAMPA BAY 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.269, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIM THOME SCORED ANDY GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J THOME ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
TAMPA BAY 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.245, 1-FOR-2)</div>