GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (33-42) at KANSAS CITY (33-46)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (33-42) at KANSAS CITY (33-46)

<h3>Bannister takes hill as Royals seek fifth straight</h3>



<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (33-42) at Kansas City (33-46) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Kansas City Royals areplaying their best baseball of the season as they head intoFriday's opener of a three-game series with the Chicago WhiteSox.

Brian Bannister (4-4, 3.78 ERA) takes the mound looking toextend the Royals' season-high winning streak to five games.

Kansas City, which has not won five in a row since June 10-16,2005, is coming off a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angelsof Anaheim.

Now Bannister, who has won four of his last five starts will tryand keep them rolling. His lone loss in that span came onSaturday when he allowed a season-high six runs and six hits infive innings - his shortest outing of the season - againstMilwaukee.

As for Chicago, it has won four in a row after sweeping a seriesfrom the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Jose Contreras (5-8, 4.63) takes the ball for the White Sox, whohave beaten the Royals four of the last five meetings.Contreras is 1-4 with a 6.00 ERA in his last six starts. OnSunday, he allowed two runs and 10 hits in seven innings in aloss to the Cubs.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CHI WHITE SOX KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Scott Podsednik LF .283 1 2 David Dejesus CF .280 4 27
Andy Gonzalez CF .231 1 7 Esteban German 2B .249 2 23
Jim Thome DH .275 10 30 Mark Teahen 1B .293 5 42
Paul Konerko 1B .257 14 41 Shane Costa RF .182 0 5
A.J. Pierzynski C .249 8 26 Alex Gordon 3B .235 6 22
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .256 4 18 Billy Butler DH .245 1 5
Rob Mackowiak RF .229 3 19 John Buck C .253 14 27
Josh Fields 3B .243 2 11 Tony Pena Jr SS .271 1 21
Juan Uribe SS .232 6 26 Joey Gathright LF .340 0 7

Jose Contreras RHP (5-8, 4.63) Brian Bannister RHP (4-4, 3.78)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (5-8, 4.63)
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (4-4, 3.78)

UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS
1B - KERWIN DANLEY
2B - DOUG EDDINGS
3B - DANA DEMUTH

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.283, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.231, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
J THOME (.275, 10 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.280, 4 HR, 27 RBI)
E GERMAN (.249, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.293, 5 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS KANSAS CITY (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 .279
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
R Mackowiak rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
E German 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Teahen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
S Costa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - -- 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 4.63

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.72

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 0-2.
Batters faced: B Bannister 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.249, 8 HR, 26 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.256, 4 HR, 18 RBI)
R MACKOWIAK (.229, 3 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS KANSAS CITY (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 .279
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
R Mackowiak rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
S Costa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.58

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.72

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 10-8; B Bannister 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Contreras 0-1; B Bannister 0-2. Batters faced: J Contreras 3; B Bannister 4.


UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JUAN URIBE SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FIELDS ON SECOND, R MACKOWIAK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S COSTA (.182, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
A GORDON (.235, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
B BUTLER (.245, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
R Mackowiak rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231

Totals 7 1 1 1 3 1 3

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister). RBI - J Uribe (27). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2. Team LOB - 3.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
S Costa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.58

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 10-8; B Bannister 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Contreras 0-1; B Bannister 1-4. Batters faced: J Contreras 3; B Bannister 10.


UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.226, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.275, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P KONERKO (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
R Mackowiak rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231

Totals 7 1 1 1 3 1 3

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister). RBI - J Uribe (27). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
S Costa rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

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


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CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.53

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 14-12; B Bannister 40-24. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Contreras 2-2; B Bannister 1-4. Batters faced: J Contreras 6; B
Bannister 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.253, 14 HR, 27 RBI)
T PENA JR (.271, 1 HR, 21 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.340, 0 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Gonzalez cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273
P Konerko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
R Mackowiak rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231

Totals 10 1 1 1 3 3 3

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister). RBI - J Uribe (27). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
S Costa rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

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


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CHI WHITE SOX - 010 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.53

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3.75

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 14-12; B Bannister 54-34. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Contreras 2-2; B Bannister 1-5. Batters faced: J Contreras 6; B
Bannister 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ESTEBAN GERMAN SCORED TONY PENA JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E GERMAN ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.248, 0-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.259, 1-FOR-1)
R MACKOWIAK (.229, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Gonzalez cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273
P Konerko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
R Mackowiak rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231

Totals 10 1 1 1 3 3 3

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister). RBI - J Uribe (27). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2. Team LOB - 3.

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


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
E German 2b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .251
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
S Costa rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
T Pena Jr ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 10 1 3 1 1 2 1

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (11, J Contreras). RBI - E German (24). 2-out RBI - E
German. GIDP - B Butler. Team LOB - 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 010 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 001 -- 1
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.58

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3.75

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 41-27; B Bannister 54-34. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Contreras 3-3; B Bannister 1-5. Batters faced: J Contreras 11; B
Bannister 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.292, 0-FOR-1)
S COSTA (.179, 0-FOR-1)
A GORDON (.238, 1-FOR-1)</div>