GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (31-42) at TAMPA BAY (33-42)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: BOBBY JENKS (2-3, 3.03) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: T WIGGINTON (.271, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Jenks relieved B Logan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5
TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T Wigginton (.271, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<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 2 3 0 5 11 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, MIKE MACDOUGAL (8TH), BOONE LOGAN (8TH), BOBBY
JENKS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (7TH), SHAWN CAMP
(8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

TAM - NONE</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<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 2 3 0 5 11 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, MIKE MACDOUGAL (8TH), BOONE LOGAN (8TH), BOBBY
JENKS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (7TH), SHAWN CAMP
(8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA


WP - MARK BUEHRLE (5-4)
LP - GARY GLOVER (3-3)
SAVE - BOBBY JENKS (20)

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

TAM - NONE


TIME: 3:03 ATT: 10,492

PROBABLES: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (3-5, 4.15)
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (5-3, 4.13)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (5) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .309
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Gonzalez cf-rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250
J Thome dh 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 .283
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .250
A Pierzynski c 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .253
J Fields 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .239
R Mackowiak rf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .229
A Cintron 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .214
J Uribe ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .231

Totals 35 5 11 4 3 10 16

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (13, S Camp). 3B - S Podsednik (1, G Glover). S - J
Fields. RBI - A Cintron (7), A Gonzalez (7), P Konerko 2 (39). 2-out RBI - A
Cintron. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 3. GIDP - S
Podsednik, A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - S Podsednik (2, bobble).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .299
B Harris ss 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .318
C Crawford lf 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .290
T Wigginton dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .270
D Young cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .277
C Pena 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .292
J Gomes rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .276
R Casanova c 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .241
J Wilson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .289

Totals 35 3 9 3 5 7 22

BATTING: 2B - B Harris (16, M Buehrle). SF - J Gomes. RBI - C Pena (45), C
Crawford (49), J Gomes (16). 2-out RBI - C Pena. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Wigginton 2, C Crawford 1, J Gomes 2, J Wilson 3. Team LOB
- 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Wilson (3, 2nd base off M MacDougal/A Pierzynski).

FIELDING: E - C Crawford (3, bobble). DP: 2 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena, B
Harris-J Wilson-C Pena).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 230 -- 5
TAMPA BAY - 001 110 000 -- 3
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle (W, 5-4) 7 9 3 2 3 6 0 3.33
M MacDougal (H, 13) 2/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 6.64
B Logan (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.22
B Jenks (S, 20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.93

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 6 1/3 6 2 2 0 6 0 5.85
G Glover (L, 3-3; B, 1) 2/3 4 3 3 0 1 0 5.26
S Camp 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 6.00
Al Reyes 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.06

G Glover pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP - S Camp. IBB - A Pierzynski (by S Camp). HBP - C Pena (by M Buehrle); P
Konerko (by A Sonnanstine). Pitches-strikes: M Buehrle 114-71; M MacDougal
23-12; B Logan 4-3; B Jenks 9-7; A Sonnanstine 105-72; G Glover 20-13; S Camp
24-12; Al Reyes 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M Buehrle 9-6; M MacDougal 1-0; B
Logan 0-1; B Jenks 1-2; A Sonnanstine 7-6; G Glover 1-0; S Camp 1-0; Al Reyes
0-2. Batters faced: M Buehrle 34; M MacDougal 4; B Logan 1; B Jenks 3; A
Sonnanstine 24; G Glover 6; S Camp 6; Al Reyes 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Bill Miller.

T--3:03. Att--10,492.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 5
TAMPA BAY 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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CHI WHITE SOX (5) AT TAMPA BAY (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura singled to right. B Harris doubled to deep right,
A Iwamura to third. C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. T Wigginton walked.
D Young struck out swinging. C Pena hit by pitch, A Iwamura scored, B Harris
to third, T Wigginton to second. J Gomes grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: R Casanova singled to left. J Wilson fouled out to first.
A Iwamura reached on infield single to third, R Casanova to second. B Harris
reached on infield single to third, R Casanova to third, A Iwamura to second.
C Crawford grounded out to first, R Casanova scored, A Iwamura to third,
B Harris to second. T Wigginton grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Young singled to left center, D Young to second on error
by left fielder S Podsednik. C Pena singled to right, D Young to third.
J Gomes hit sacrifice fly to left, D Young scored, C Pena to second. R Casanova
struck out swinging. J Wilson flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Thome singled to right. P Konerko flied out to
center. A Pierzynski singled to right, J Thome to second. J Fields singled to
left, J Thome to third, A Pierzynski to second, J Thome scored on error by left
fielder C Crawford. G Glover relieved A Sonnanstine. R Mackowiak struck out
swinging. A Cintron singled to left, A Pierzynski scored, J Fields to third.
J Uribe grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Cintron out at second.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TAMPA BAY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: S Podsednik tripled to deep left center. A Gonzalez
singled to left, S Podsednik scored. J Thome singled to right center,
A Gonzalez to second. S Camp relieved G Glover. A Gonzalez to third, J Thome to
second on wild pitch by S Camp. P Konerko doubled to left, A Gonzalez and
J Thome scored. A Pierzynski intentionally walked. J Fields sacrificed to
first, P Konerko to third, A Pierzynski to second. R Mackowiak struck out
swinging. A Cintron walked. J Uribe struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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CHI WHITE SOX (5) AT TAMPA BAY (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- S Podsednik LF, A Gonzalez CF, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, J Fields 3B, R Mackowiak RF, A Cintron 2B, J Uribe SS,
M Buehrle LHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, B Harris SS, C Crawford LF,
T Wigginton DH, D Young CF, C Pena 1B, J Gomes RF, R Casanova C, J Wilson 2B,
A Sonnanstine RHP.

Umpires -- Marvin Hudson (HP), Ed Montague (1B), James Hoye (2B), Bill Miller (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: S Podsednik flied out to left. A Gonzalez grounded out
to shortstop. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out swinging. B Harris grounded out to
shortstop. C Crawford struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko grounded out to shortstop. A Pierzynski
grounded out to second. J Fields struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton grounded out to pitcher. D Young grounded out
to second. C Pena walked. J Gomes singled to left, C Pena to second.
R Casanova walked, C Pena to third, J Gomes to second. J Wilson struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: R Mackowiak singled to right. A Cintron popped out to
third. J Uribe singled to left, R Mackowiak to second. S Podsednik grounded
into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Uribe out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura singled to right. B Harris doubled to deep right,
A Iwamura to third. C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. T Wigginton walked.
D Young struck out swinging. C Pena hit by pitch, A Iwamura scored, B Harris
to third, T Wigginton to second. J Gomes grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: A Gonzalez flied out to left. J Thome struck out
looking. P Konerko hit by pitch. A Pierzynski flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: R Casanova singled to left. J Wilson fouled out to first.
A Iwamura reached on infield single to third, R Casanova to second. B Harris
reached on infield single to third, R Casanova to third, A Iwamura to second.
C Crawford grounded out to first, R Casanova scored, A Iwamura to third,
B Harris to second. T Wigginton grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Fields struck out swinging. R Mackowiak popped out to
shortstop. A Cintron struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Young singled to left center, D Young to second on error
by left fielder S Podsednik. C Pena singled to right, D Young to third.
J Gomes hit sacrifice fly to left, D Young scored, C Pena to second. R Casanova
struck out swinging. J Wilson flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Uribe struck out swinging. S Podsednik reached on
infield single to shortstop. A Gonzalez grounded into double play, shortstop
to second to first, S Podsednik out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: A Iwamura flied out to center. B Harris reached on infield
single to third. C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
B Harris out at second. T Wigginton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TAMPA BAY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Thome singled to right. P Konerko flied out to
center. A Pierzynski singled to right, J Thome to second. J Fields singled to
left, J Thome to third, A Pierzynski to second, J Thome scored on error by left
fielder C Crawford. G Glover relieved A Sonnanstine. R Mackowiak struck out
swinging. A Cintron singled to left, A Pierzynski scored, J Fields to third.
J Uribe grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Cintron out at second.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: D Young flied out to left. C Pena grounded out to first.
J Gomes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2,
TAMPA BAY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: S Podsednik tripled to deep left center. A Gonzalez
singled to left, S Podsednik scored. J Thome singled to right center,
A Gonzalez to second. S Camp relieved G Glover. A Gonzalez to third, J Thome to
second on wild pitch by S Camp. P Konerko doubled to left, A Gonzalez and
J Thome scored. A Pierzynski intentionally walked. J Fields sacrificed to
first, P Konerko to third, A Pierzynski to second. R Mackowiak struck out
swinging. A Cintron walked. J Uribe struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: M MacDougal relieved M Buehrle. R Casanova walked. J Wilson
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Casanova out at second.
A Iwamura struck out swinging, J Wilson stole second. B Harris walked. B Logan
relieved M MacDougal. C Crawford popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: Al Reyes relieved S Camp. S Podsednik flied out to left.
A Gonzalez struck out swinging. J Thome walked. P Konerko flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: L Terrero in center field. A Gonzalez in right field.
R Mackowiak in left field. B Jenks relieved B Logan. T Wigginton flied out to
right. D Young grounded out to third. C Pena lined out to right. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3.</div>

 

Buehrle sharp as White Sox edge Devil Rays

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Once again, Tampa Bay DevilRays fans got a free pizza. But the Chicago White Sox got thevictory.

Mark Buehrle pitched seven solid innings and Paul Konerko'stwo-run double in the eighth inning rallied the White Sox pastthe Devil Rays, 5-3, Wednesday night.

For the third consecutive night, Devil Rays' pitchers struck outat least 10, earning the home fans a free pizza through a localpromotion. However, the White Sox still won their thirdconsecutive road game for the first time this season.

It also marked Chicago's first three-game winning streak sinceMay 20-22.

Buehrle (5-4) scattered nine hits through seven innings,allowing three runs - two earned - with three walks and sixstrikeouts. He kept the White Sox within striking distanceuntil they rallied late.

Mike MacDougal and Boone Logan combined to pitch the eighth, andBobby Jenks tossed the ninth for his 20th save.

Trailing, 3-0, Chicago scored twice in the seventh and threetimes in the eighth. In the seventh, the White Sox chasedstarter Andy Sonnanstine with three singles - the same number ofhits he had allowed in the first six innings. Chicago pulledwithin 3-2 when Jim Thome scored on left fielder Carl Crawford'sfielding error followed by Alex Cintron's RBI single.

In the eighth, Crawford misplayed Scott Podsednik's line driveinto a triple, and Andy Gonzalez followed with an RBI single offGary Glover (3-3), tying the score, 3-3.

Thome then lofted a high fly ball to right-center field thatoutfielders Jonny Gomes and Delmon Young lost in the roof,allowing it to fall for a single. After a wild pitch, Konerkodoubled down the left field line, scoring Gonzalez and Thome.

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen joked after Tuesday night's win,when his team struck out 11 times, that he would buy a ticketto Wednesday's game so he would earn a free pizza.

His club did not let him down, striking out 10 times, giving theWhite Sox batters 66 strikeouts in their last six games.

After Gonzalez struck out in the ninth - Chicago's 10thstrikeout - Guillen turned toward the press box, waving his gametickets.

In his fifth major league start, Sonnanstine allowed only sixhits in 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts and no walks. Hebenefited from Chicago grounding into two double plays.

This season, Sonnanstine has 27 strikeouts and only three walks.

Through six innings against Sonnanstine, the White Sox had onlyone runner reach second base and none reach third.

Led by Podsednik and Thome, who had two hits each, every WhiteSox starter had at least one hit.

Tampa Bay led, 3-0, after five innings, but it could have beenmore. The Devil Rays left the bases loaded in the second andthird innings and stranded two runners in the fourth.

Brendan Harris had three hits, the only Devil Ray with multiplehits. Young singled in the fifth to extend his hitting streakto 12 games, tying his career high.

 

Buehrle sharp as White Sox edge Devil Rays

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 5, TAMPA BAY 3</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Once again, Tampa Bay DevilRays fans got a free pizza. But the Chicago White Sox got thevictory.

Mark Buehrle pitched seven solid innings and Paul Konerko'stwo-run double in the eighth inning rallied the White Sox pastthe Devil Rays, 5-3, Wednesday night.

For the third consecutive night, Devil Rays' pitchers struck outat least 10, earning the home fans a free pizza through a localpromotion. However, the White Sox still won their thirdconsecutive road game for the first time this season.

It also marked Chicago's first three-game winning streak sinceMay 20-22.

Buehrle (5-4) scattered nine hits through seven innings,allowing three runs - two earned - with three walks and sixstrikeouts. He kept the White Sox within striking distanceuntil they rallied late.

"The way I started I had to keep battling," said Buehrle, whorecently has been mentioned in trade rumors. "That contractstuff is not going to affect me. Someone said me and ParisHilton's name has been in the paper the most the past week."

Mike MacDougal and Boone Logan combined to pitch the eighth, andBobby Jenks tossed the ninth for his 20th save.

"Buehrle is as solid as can be," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillensaid. "He doesn't let anything bother him. Mentally, he's asgood as they are."

Trailing, 3-0, Chicago scored twice in the seventh and threetimes in the eighth. In the seventh, the White Sox chasedstarter Andy Sonnanstine with three singles - the same number ofhits he had allowed in the first six innings. Chicago pulledwithin 3-2 when Jim Thome scored on left fielder Carl Crawford'sfielding error followed by Alex Cintron's RBI single.

In the eighth, Crawford misplayed Scott Podsednik's line driveinto a triple, and Andy Gonzalez followed with an RBI single offGary Glover (3-3), tying the score, 3-3.

"I got got caught in between," Crawford said. "I was going toslide for it then realized I wasn't going to get it and tried tostop it."

Thome then lofted a high fly ball to right-center field thatoutfielders Jonny Gomes and Delmon Young lost in the roof,allowing it to fall for a single. After a wild pitch, Konerkodoubled down the left field line, scoring Gonzalez and Thome.

"We took advantage of a couple of mistakes," Guillen said."Hopefully we can continue to play good."

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen joked after Tuesday night's win,when his team struck out 11 times, that he would buy a ticketto Wednesday's game so he would earn a free pizza.

His club did not let him down, striking out 10 times, giving theWhite Sox batters 66 strikeouts in their last six games.

"It seems like we weren't getting the breaks earlier, but now weare," Buehrle said. "We keep joking to the hitters, keepstriking out 10 times, so we can keep winning."

After Gonzalez struck out in the ninth - Chicago's 10thstrikeout - Guillen turned toward the press box, waving his gametickets.

In his fifth major league start, Sonnanstine allowed only sixhits in 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts and no walks. Hebenefited from Chicago grounding into two double plays.

This season, Sonnanstine has 27 strikeouts and only three walks.

Through six innings against Sonnanstine, the White Sox had onlyone runner reach second base and none reach third.

"I kept the team in the game and that's what I wanted to do,"Sonnanstine said. "I felt real comfortable, felt good tonight."

Led by Podsednik and Thome, who had two hits each, every WhiteSox starter had at least one hit.

Tampa Bay led, 3-0, after five innings, but it could have beenmore. The Devil Rays left the bases loaded in the second andthird innings and stranded two runners in the fourth.

"We missed those opportunities to beat them when we had themdown," Crawford said.

Brendan Harris had three hits, the only Devil Ray with multiplehits. Young singled in the fifth to extend his hitting streakto 12 games, tying his career high.

"We misplayed some balls, and it turned into runs for them,"Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "You can't point your fingerat it and say the pitchers didn't do well, because they did."