GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (35-45) at CHI WHITE SOX (35-43)

AL: BALTIMORE (35-45) at CHI WHITE SOX (35-43)

<h3>Ace lefthanders faceoff in Chicago</h3>

<div class="pre">Baltimore (35-46) at Chi White Sox (35-43) 8:11 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - A pair of All-Star snubs will meet Mondaywhen the Chicago White Sox host the Baltimore Orioles.

A crowded American League field and a couple of bad teams arethe reasons that both Erik Bedard and Mark Buehrle will bewatching the All-Star game from home next Tuesday.

Both the White Sox and Orioles are struggling throughdisappointing seasons and only received one bid each to theMidsummer Classic in San Francisco. Baltimore's Bedard leadsthe majors with 129 strikeouts this season and has not allowedmore than three earned runs in any of his last 11 starts, butwill stay home in favor of teammate Brian Roberts.

Over that span, however, the 28-year-old lefthander is just 3-2.In eight of those starts, the Orioles' offense has managedthree runs or less.

Bedard (6-4, 3.36 ERA) allowed just two hits last Wednesday,shutting out the New York Yankees over seven innings to earnjust his third win sice April 18.

Buehrle (5-4, 3.33) has been on fire since being involved intrade rumors over the last few weeks. A free agent at season'send, the White Sox are attempting to sign their ace to acontract extension or trade him before the July 31 tradingdeadline.

The 28-year-old is 3-1 over his last four starts and has yieldeda total of six earned runs.

Closer Bobby Jenks earned Chicago's lone bid to San Francisco.

 

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

BALTIMORE CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Roberts 2B .327 5 24 Andy Gonzalez LF .242 1 8
Chris Gomez 3B .296 1 11 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .252 4 20
Nick Markakis RF .271 9 44 Jim Thome DH .265 10 31
Kevin Millar 1B .274 6 26 Paul Konerko 1B .255 15 42
Aubrey Huff DH .266 6 38 A.J. Pierzynski C .247 8 26
Ramon Hernandez C .245 4 33 Jermaine Dye RF .230 11 35
Jay Payton LF .280 2 28 Josh Fields 3B .232 2 12
Brandon Fahey SS .182 0 0 Luis Terrero CF .244 5 10
Corey Patterson CF .226 1 19 Juan Uribe SS .233 6 27

Erik Bedard LHP (6-4, 3.36) Mark Buehrle LHP (5-4, 3.33)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD (6-4, 3.36)
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE (5-4, 3.33)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON
1B - LARRY YOUNG
2B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
3B - TED BARRETT

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD (6-4, 3.36)
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE (5-4, 3.33)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON
1B - LARRY YOUNG
2B - TED BARRETT
3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND RAMON HERNANDEZ
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.327, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
C GOMEZ (.296, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.271, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.242, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.252, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
J THOME (.265, 10 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.36

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.30

Pitches-strikes: M Buehrle 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: M Buehrle 2-0.
Batters faced: M Buehrle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (11) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF ERIK BEDARD SCORED ANDY GONZALEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.255, 15 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.266, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
R HERNANDEZ (.245, 4 HR, 33 RBI)
J PAYTON (.280, 2 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 4 2 1 2 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - J Thome (11, 1st inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Thome
2 (33). Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 2 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3.50

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.30

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 23-11; M Buehrle 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-1; M Buehrle 2-0. Batters faced: E Bedard 5; M Buehrle 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.230, 11 HR, 35 RBI)
J FIELDS (.232, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
L TERRERO (.244, 5 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
A Huff dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 4 2 1 2 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - J Thome (11, 1st inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Thome
2 (33). Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 2 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3.50

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.26

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 23-11; M Buehrle 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-1; M Buehrle 2-3. Batters faced: E Bedard 5; M Buehrle 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.226, 1 HR, 19 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.326, 0-FOR-1)
C GOMEZ (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
A Huff dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .238
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
L Terrero cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 1 4

BATTING: HR - J Thome (11, 1st inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Thome
2 (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.



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BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 20 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3.47

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.26

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 43-22; M Buehrle 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-3; M Buehrle 2-3. Batters faced: E Bedard 10; M Buehrle 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED COREY PATTERSON.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN MILLAR SCORED NICK MARKAKIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K MILLAR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.268, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T IGUCHI (.251, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.270, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
P KONERKO (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
C Gomez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
N Markakis rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276
K Millar 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .276
A Huff dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
C Patterson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 13 2 5 2 0 1 6

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (17, M Buehrle); N Markakis (22, M Buehrle). RBI - N
Markakis (45), K Millar (27). 2-out RBI - N Markakis, K Millar. Team LOB - 2.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .238
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
L Terrero cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 1 4

BATTING: HR - J Thome (11, 1st inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Thome
2 (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 2.



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BALTIMORE - 002 -- 2
CHI WHITE SOX - 20 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3.47

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 3.41

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 43-22; M Buehrle 50-35. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-3; M Buehrle 2-5. Batters faced: E Bedard 10; M Buehrle 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.268, 1-FOR-1)
R HERNANDEZ (.243, 0-FOR-1)
J PAYTON (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>