GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (32-42) at TAMPA BAY (33-43)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (32-42) at TAMPA BAY (33-43)

<h3>Vazquez looks to lead White Sox to first sweep</h3>

Chi White Sox (32-42) at Tampa Bay (33-43) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Javier Vazquez takes themound as the Chicago White Sox aim for their first three-gamesweep of the season on Thursday.

Vazquez (3-5, 4.15 ERA), who is winless in his last fouroutings, will try and help the White Sox sweep the Tampa BayDevil Rays.

The righthander is coming off a solid start, but has nothing toshow for it. Vazquez received a no-decision on Saturday againstChicago despite allowing just one run and five hits in seveninnings.

Vazquez will face off against Scott Kazmir for the second timethis season, and will look to avenge a previous loss on May 27.

Kazmir (5-3, 4.13) is unbeaten in his last four starts and haswon both his starts against the White Sox, posting a 3.21 ERA.Kazmir allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings againstthe Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

However, he is still in search of his first home win of theseason. The 24-year-old lefthander is 0-2 with a 3.83 ERA innine home starts and has not won here since he shut out theBoston Red Sox last July 3.

 

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 .309 1 2 Akinori Iwamura 3B .299 3 12
Andy Gonzalez RF .250 1 7 Brendan Harris SS .318 8 33
Jim Thome DH .283 10 30 Carl Crawford LF .290 6 49
Paul Konerko 1B .250 12 39 Greg Norton DH .217 2 6
A.J. Pierzynski C .253 8 26 Carlos Pena 1B .292 17 45
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .251 3 17 Ty Wigginton 2B .270 13 39
Josh Fields 3B .239 2 10 Delmon Young CF .277 9 43
Luis Terrero CF .225 5 9 Jonny Gomes RF .276 6 16
Juan Uribe SS .231 6 26 Dioner Navarro C .188 1 11

Javier Vazquez RHP (3-5, 4.15) Scott Kazmir LHP (5-3, 4.13)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
WARMUPS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (3-5, 4.15)
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (5-3, 4.13)

UMPIRES: HP - ED MONTAGUE
1B - JAMES HOYE
2B - BILL MILLER
3B - MARVIN HUDSON

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
STARTING BATS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR AND DIONER NAVARRO

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.309, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.250, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
J THOME (.283, 10 HR, 30 RBI)</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 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.299, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
B HARRIS (.318, 8 HR, 33 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.290, 6 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Wigginton 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

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 Vazquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.08

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 2-0. Batters
faced: S Kazmir 3.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR</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 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.250, 12 HR, 39 RBI)
A PIERZYNSKI (.253, 8 HR, 26 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.251, 3 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Wigginton 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.11

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.08

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 9-6; S Kazmir 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vazquez 2-0; S Kazmir 2-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 3; S Kazmir 3.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (13) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF SCOTT KAZMIR.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, TAMPA BAY 0

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.253, 8 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH FIELDS SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FIELDS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: L TERRERO (.225, 5 HR, 9 RBI)</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 2 2 4 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G NORTON (.217, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
C PENA (.292, 17 HR, 45 RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.270, 13 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 10 2 4 2 0 3 3

BATTING: 3B - T Iguchi (2, S Kazmir). HR - P Konerko (13, 2nd inning off S
Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Konerko (40), J Fields (11). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
T Wigginton 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
D Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 02 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.11

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 4 2 2 0 3 1 4.22

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 9-6; S Kazmir 42-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vazquez 2-0; S Kazmir 3-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 3; S Kazmir 10.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL CHI WHITE SOX AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: TAMPA BAY CENTER FIELDER DELMON YOUNG EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</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 2 2 4 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.245, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.281, 0-FOR-1)
P KONERKO (.253, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 10 2 4 2 0 3 3

BATTING: 3B - T Iguchi (2, S Kazmir). HR - P Konerko (13, 2nd inning off S
Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Konerko (40), J Fields (11). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
G Norton dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
T Wigginton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 3 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gomes 1. GIDP - B Harris.
Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 02 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 4.06

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 2 4 2 2 0 3 1 4.22

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 28-18; S Kazmir 42-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vazquez 2-1; S Kazmir 3-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 8; S Kazmir 10.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</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 2 0 2 5 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 3 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.188, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
A IWAMURA (.304, 1-FOR-1)
B HARRIS (.317, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
P Konerko 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .256
A Pierzynski c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 13 2 5 2 1 3 5

BATTING: 3B - T Iguchi (2, S Kazmir). HR - P Konerko (13, 2nd inning off S
Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Konerko (40), J Fields (11). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1, A Pierzynski 1. GIDP - J Thome. Team
LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
G Norton dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
T Wigginton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 3 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gomes 1. GIDP - B Harris.
Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - D Young (5, bobble). DP: 1 (C Pena-B Harris-C Pena).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 020 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 4.06

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 3 5 2 2 1 3 1 4.18

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 28-18; S Kazmir 69-45. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vazquez 2-1; S Kazmir 6-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 8; S Kazmir 14.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</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 2 0 2 5 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 3 1 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T IGUCHI (.254, 1-FOR-1)
J FIELDS (.250, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
L TERRERO (.222, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (2) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
A Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
P Konerko 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .256
A Pierzynski c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
L Terrero cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 13 2 5 2 1 3 5

BATTING: 3B - T Iguchi (2, S Kazmir). HR - P Konerko (13, 2nd inning off S
Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Konerko (40), J Fields (11). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1, A Pierzynski 1. GIDP - J Thome. Team
LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302
B Harris ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
G Norton dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
T Wigginton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
D Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 5 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gomes 1. GIDP - B Harris.
Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - D Young (5, bobble). DP: 1 (C Pena-B Harris-C Pena).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 020 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 000 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 4.02

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 3 5 2 2 1 3 1 4.18

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 41-28; S Kazmir 69-45. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Vazquez 2-2; S Kazmir 6-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 11; S Kazmir 14.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>