GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (51-52) at CHI WHITE SOX (48-56)

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (19) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF SHAUN MARCUM.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: R MACKOWIAK (.280, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
L Overbay 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .256
A Rios rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .304
T Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268
V Wells cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .253
A Hill 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
C Thigpen c 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244
J McDonald ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .276

Totals 28 4 6 2 3 5 10

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (18, J Vazquez); J McDonald (12, J Vazquez). S - R
Johnson. SF - L Overbay. RBI - L Overbay (32), A Rios (61). 2-out RBI - A Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 1, F Thomas 1, T Glaus 1, A
Rios 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Marcum-J McDonald-T Glaus-L Overbay).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
A Cintron 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273
J Dye rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .235
R Mackowiak 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
S Podsednik lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
T Hall c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206
D Richar 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 25 1 2 1 0 8 2

BATTING: HR - J Dye (19, 8th inning off S Marcum 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Dye
(52). GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - S Podsednik (3, fly ball). DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-R
Mackowiak).


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TORONTO - 000 000 04 -- 4
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 01 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 8 2 1 1 0 8 1 3.67

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 7 2/3 5 4 2 3 5 0 3.63
R Bukvich 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.32

Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 99-69; J Vazquez 111-71; R Bukvich 9-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Marcum 7-9; J Vazquez 13-5; R Bukvich 0-1. Batters faced: S
Marcum 25; J Vazquez 31; R Bukvich 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
CHA - RYAN BUKVICH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.276, 0-FOR-3)
C THIGPEN (.244, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J MCDONALD (.276, 2-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: GAVIN FLOYD (0-1, 9.58) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Floyd relieved R Bukvich.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
CHI WHITE SOX 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Hill (.276, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM
CHA - GAVIN FLOYD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T HALL (.206, 0-FOR-2)
D RICHAR (.400, 0-FOR-2)
J OWENS (.242, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
L Overbay 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .256
A Rios rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .304
T Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268
V Wells cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .253
A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
C Thigpen c 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .238
J McDonald ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .274

Totals 31 4 6 2 3 6 10

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (18, J Vazquez); J McDonald (12, J Vazquez). S - R
Johnson. SF - L Overbay. RBI - L Overbay (32), A Rios (61). 2-out RBI - A Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 1, F Thomas 1, T Glaus 1, A
Rios 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Marcum-J McDonald-T Glaus-L Overbay).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
A Cintron 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273
J Dye rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .235
R Mackowiak 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
S Podsednik lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
T Hall c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206
D Richar 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 25 1 2 1 0 8 2

BATTING: HR - J Dye (19, 8th inning off S Marcum 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Dye
(52). GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - S Podsednik (3, fly ball). DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-R
Mackowiak).


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TORONTO - 000 000 040 -- 4
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 01 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum 8 2 1 1 0 8 1 3.67

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 7 2/3 5 4 2 3 5 0 3.63
R Bukvich 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.32
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.74

Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 99-69; J Vazquez 111-71; R Bukvich 9-5; G Floyd
10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marcum 7-9; J Vazquez 13-5; R Bukvich 0-1; G
Floyd 1-1. Batters faced: S Marcum 25; J Vazquez 31; R Bukvich 2; G Floyd 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: JEREMY ACCARDO (2-3, 2.61) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: T HALL (.206, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Accardo relieved S Marcum.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T Hall (.206, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Pierzynski hit for T Hall.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A Pierzynski (.267, 8 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND CURTIS THIGPEN

CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, RYAN BUKVICH (8TH), GAVIN FLOYD
(9TH) AND TOBY HALL

HOME RUNS: TOR - NONE

CHA - JERMAINE DYE (19) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, JEREMY ACCARDO (9TH) AND CURTIS THIGPEN

CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, RYAN BUKVICH (8TH), GAVIN FLOYD
(9TH) AND TOBY HALL


WP - SHAUN MARCUM (7-4)
LP - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (8-6)
SAVE - JEREMY ACCARDO (17)

HOME RUNS: TOR - NONE

CHA - JERMAINE DYE (19) OFF SHAUN MARCUM IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:21 ATT: 36,571

PROBABLES: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (5-13, 6.22)
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (5-7, 4.77)

PROBABLES: TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN (7-5, 4.45)
TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-6, 5.57)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">TORONTO (4) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - FINAL

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
L Overbay 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .256
A Rios rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .304
T Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268
V Wells cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
F Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .253
A Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
C Thigpen c 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .238
J McDonald ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .274

Totals 31 4 6 2 3 6 10

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (18, J Vazquez); J McDonald (12, J Vazquez). S - R
Johnson. SF - L Overbay. RBI - L Overbay (32), A Rios (61). 2-out RBI - A Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Overbay 1, F Thomas 1, T Glaus 1, A
Rios 1. GIDP - A Hill. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (S Marcum-J McDonald-T Glaus-L Overbay).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240
A Cintron 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273
J Dye rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .235
R Mackowiak 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
S Podsednik lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
T Hall c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206
a-A Pierzynski ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 28 1 2 1 0 10 2

a-struck out swinging for T Hall in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - J Dye (19, 8th inning off S Marcum 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Dye
(52). GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - S Podsednik (3, fly ball). DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-R
Mackowiak).


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TORONTO - 000 000 040 -- 4
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 010 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
S Marcum (W, 7-4) 8 2 1 1 0 8 1 3.67
J Accardo (S, 17) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.55

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez (L, 8-6) 7 2/3 5 4 2 3 5 0 3.63
R Bukvich 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.32
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.74

Pitches-strikes: S Marcum 99-69; J Accardo 16-9; J Vazquez 111-71; R Bukvich
9-5; G Floyd 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: S Marcum 7-9; J Accardo 1-0; J
Vazquez 13-5; R Bukvich 0-1; G Floyd 1-1. Batters faced: S Marcum 25; J Accardo
3; J Vazquez 31; R Bukvich 2; G Floyd 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

T--2:21. Att--36,571.
Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TORONTO 4
CHI WHITE SOX 1 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (4) AT CHI WHITE SOX (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TORONTO 8TH: A Hill flied out to left. C Thigpen walked. J McDonald
singled to right, C Thigpen to second. R Johnson singled to left, C Thigpen
to third, J McDonald to second. L Overbay hit sacrifice fly to right, C Thigpen
scored, J McDonald to third. A Rios singled to right, J McDonald scored,
R Johnson to second. T Glaus safe at second on error by left fielder
S Podsednik, R Johnson and A Rios scored. R Bukvich relieved J Vazquez. V Wells
singled to right, T Glaus to third. F Thomas popped out to second. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Dye homered to left. R Mackowiak fouled out to third.
J Uribe grounded out to second. S Podsednik grounded out to second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORONTO (4) AT CHI WHITE SOX (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Toronto Starting Lineups -- R Johnson LF, L Overbay 1B, A Rios RF, T Glaus 3B,
V Wells CF, F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, C Thigpen C, J McDonald SS, S Marcum RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, A Cintron 3B, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
R Mackowiak 1B, J Uribe SS, S Podsednik LF, T Hall C, D Richar 2B, J Vazquez RHP.

Umpires -- Larry Poncino (HP), Jerry Meals (1B), Adam Dowdy (2B), Gary Darling (3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Sunny, wind left to right at 9 mph.


TORONTO 1ST: R Johnson grounded out to second. L Overbay doubled to right.
A Rios flied out to center, L Overbay to third. T Glaus grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens grounded out to second. A Cintron grounded out
to second. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

TORONTO 2ND: V Wells struck out swinging. F Thomas walked. A Hill
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, F Thomas out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye struck out looking. R Mackowiak lined out to
shortstop. J Uribe flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

TORONTO 3RD: C Thigpen grounded out to third. J McDonald walked.
R Johnson grounded out to shortstop, J McDonald to second. L Overbay flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: S Podsednik struck out looking. T Hall struck out
swinging. D Richar flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

TORONTO 4TH: A Rios grounded out to shortstop. T Glaus struck out
swinging. V Wells popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Owens singled to shallow right. A Cintron popped out
to shortstop. J Thome grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to third
to first, J Owens out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

TORONTO 5TH: F Thomas struck out swinging. A Hill grounded out to pitcher.
C Thigpen grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Dye struck out swinging. R Mackowiak struck out
looking. J Uribe bunt grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TORONTO 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

TORONTO 6TH: J McDonald doubled to center. R Johnson sacrificed to
pitcher, J McDonald to third. L Overbay grounded out to shortstop. A Rios
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: S Podsednik flied out to left. T Hall popped out to
second. D Richar popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

TORONTO 7TH: T Glaus grounded out to third. V Wells grounded out to
second. F Thomas struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Owens flied out to left. A Cintron struck out
swinging. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

TORONTO 8TH: A Hill flied out to left. C Thigpen walked. J McDonald
singled to right, C Thigpen to second. R Johnson singled to left, C Thigpen
to third, J McDonald to second. L Overbay hit sacrifice fly to right, C Thigpen
scored, J McDonald to third. A Rios singled to right, J McDonald scored,
R Johnson to second. T Glaus safe at second on error by left fielder
S Podsednik, R Johnson and A Rios scored. R Bukvich relieved J Vazquez. V Wells
singled to right, T Glaus to third. F Thomas popped out to second. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Dye homered to left. R Mackowiak fouled out to third.
J Uribe grounded out to second. S Podsednik grounded out to second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

TORONTO 9TH: G Floyd relieved R Bukvich. A Hill flied out to right.
C Thigpen struck out swinging. J McDonald grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Accardo relieved S Marcum. A Pierzynski hit for
T Hall. A Pierzynski struck out swinging. D Richar grounded out to second.
J Owens struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 4,
CHI WHITE SOX 1.</div>

 

Marcum impressive as Blue Jays edge White Sox

<h3>TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Shaun Marcum pitched eight scorelessinnings as the Toronto Blue Jays used a four-run eighth inningen route to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox in thefinal of a three-game set Sunday afternoon.


Lyle Overbay and Alex Rios each drove in a run for the BlueJays, who avoided the sweep at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago wasgoing for its first sweep of the season at home.


Marcum (7-4) allowed just two hits and one run while strikingout eight and not walking a batter. The righthander wasextremely efficient, tossing just 99 pitches and keepingChicago's hitters off-balance all day.


Jeremy Accardo worked an impressive ninth for his 17th save,striking out two of the three batters he faced.


The contest was scoreless until the eighth inning when White Soxstarter Javier Vazquez (8-6) issued a one-out walk to CurtisThigpen. John McDonald and Reed Johnson then rippedback-to-back singles to load the bases.


Overbay followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to scoreThigpen and Rios followed with a base hit to plate McDonald tomake it 2-0.


White Sox left fielder Scott Podsednik then opened thefloodgates with a fielding error on Troy Glaus' fly ball,bringing in two more runs to cap the scoring in the decisiveinning.


Podsednik tracked the fly ball to the warning track, but itglanced off the tip of his glove as he was settling under itright in front of the fence.


The four-run frame ended a streak of 21 consecutive scorelessinnings by White Sox pitchers. Vazquez allowed four runs andfive hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking three.

Jermaine Dye hit his 19th home run of the year in the bottom ofthe eighth for Chicago, which suffered just its second loss inits last 10 games at home.

 

Marcum impressive as Blue Jays edge White Sox

<h3>TORONTO 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Shaun Marcum pitched eight scorelessinnings as the Toronto Blue Jays used a four-run eighth inningen route to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox in thefinal of a three-game set Sunday afternoon.


Lyle Overbay and Alex Rios each drove in a run for the BlueJays, who avoided the sweep at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago wasgoing for its first sweep of the season at home.


Marcum (7-4) allowed just two hits and one run while strikingout eight and not walking a batter. The righthander wasextremely efficient, tossing just 99 pitches and keepingChicago's hitters off-balance all day.


"I got ahead with strike one with my fastball, and then I justkind of mixed and matched from there," Marcum said. "Curtis(Thigpen) did a great job of calling the game today. He came intoday prepared and ready to go."


"It was a great pitching day," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillensaid. "Both sides threw the ball well. (Marcum) pitched goodagainst us, he kept us off-balance. It was a greatperformance."


Jeremy Accardo worked an impressive ninth for his 17th save,striking out two of the three batters he faced.


The contest was scoreless until the eighth inning when White Soxstarter Javier Vazquez (8-6) issued a one-out walk to Thigpen.John McDonald and Reed Johnson then ripped back-to-back singlesto load the bases.


"Vazquez was good," Thigpen said. "He mixed pitches well andhis velocity was pretty good, with all the movement he had onhis fastball. If you can throw at 91 to 93 (miles per hour)away, sinking like that, you're going to get a lot of outs."

Overbay followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to scoreThigpen and Rios followed with a base hit to plate McDonald tomake it 2-0.


"Sometimes all it takes is to get that first run across,"McDonald said. "And it kind of opens up the door for guys to bea little bit more relaxed, so that no one feels like they haveto do it themselves."


White Sox left fielder Scott Podsednik then opened thefloodgates with a fielding error on Troy Glaus' fly ball,bringing in two more runs to cap the scoring in the decisiveinning.


Podsednik tracked the fly ball to the warning track, but itglanced off the tip of his glove as he was settling under itright in front of the fence.


"Scott is not a Gold Glover," Guillen said. "He's not the bestoutfielder in the game, but he's done a pretty good job for usover the last three years."


The four-run frame ended a streak of 21 consecutive scorelessinnings by White Sox pitchers. Vazquez allowed four runs andfive hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking three.

Jermaine Dye hit his 19th home run of the year in the bottom ofthe eighth for Chicago, which suffered just its second loss inits last 10 games at home.


"I told Jermaine, before we walked in, 'You're not allowed tohit a home run today,'" Marcum said. "But I guess he didn'tlisten."