GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (36-46) at CHI WHITE SOX (36-44)

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 9 14 3
CHI WHITE SOX 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 3 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - PAUL SHUEY
CHA - RYAN BUKVICH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.254, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, RBI)
T IGUCHI (.245, 1-FOR-4)
J THOME (.275, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (9) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .325
a-B Fahey ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176
C Gomez 3b 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 .277
N Markakis rf 3 2 1 1 2 0 3 .271
K Millar 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .284
J Gibbons dh 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .207
J Payton lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .278
F Bynum ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .262
P Bako c 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .211
C Patterson cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240

Totals 41 9 14 7 5 10 18

a-singled to center for B Roberts in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Millar 2 (13, J Contreras, D Aardsma); J Gibbons (14, M
MacDougal). 3B - F Bynum (1, D Aardsma). HR - J Gibbons (4, 5th inning off J
Contreras 1 on, 1 Out). SF - J Gibbons. RBI - N Markakis (46), J Gibbons 3
(20), J Payton (31), K Millar 2 (31). 2-out RBI - J Payton, K Millar 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - F Bynum 1, P Bako 3, J Gibbons 2, N Markakis
2. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Payton (3, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), C Patterson
(16, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), F Bynum (4, 2nd base off J Contreras/T
Hall).

FIELDING: E - G Olson (1, throw); C Gomez (1, throw); P Bako (3, throw). DP:
1 (C Gomez-B Roberts-K Millar).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .254
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245
J Thome dh 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .275
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .253
R Mackowiak 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Dye rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .220
J Fields 3b 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .250
L Terrero cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .239
J Uribe ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
T Hall c 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .184

Totals 29 3 7 3 6 7 19

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (15, G Olson); J Thome (7, P Shuey). HR - J Fields (4,
6th inning off R Bell 0 on, 0 Out). SF - T Hall. RBI - T Hall (1), A Gonzalez
(9), J Fields (15). 2-out RBI - A Gonzalez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Dye 1, L Terrero 2, T Iguchi 1, J Fields 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB
- 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Terrero (3, 2nd base off R Bell/P Bako). CS - A Gonzalez
(3, 2nd base by G Olson).

FIELDING: E - J Contreras (4, throw); D Aardsma (1, throw); J Fields (2,
ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE - 004 022 100 -- 9
CHI WHITE SOX - 020 001 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
G Olson 4 1/3 5 2 2 5 4 0 4.15
R Bell 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 2 1 3.24
P Shuey 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 5 8 6 6 2 5 1 5.19
D Aardsma 1 2/3 3 3 2 2 2 0 6.40
B Logan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
M MacDougal 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.23
R Bukvich 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.06
B Logan pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - M MacDougal. Pitches-strikes: G Olson 87-46; R Bell 30-20; P Shuey
24-16; J Contreras 105-62; D Aardsma 44-25; B Logan 4-4; M MacDougal 19-11; R
Bukvich 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: G Olson 3-5; R Bell 0-3; P Shuey 1-4; J
Contreras 2-8; D Aardsma 1-2; B Logan 0-0; M MacDougal 0-3; R Bukvich 0-1.
Batters faced: G Olson 21; R Bell 8; P Shuey 7; J Contreras 25; D Aardsma 10; B
Logan 2; M MacDougal 6; R Bukvich 4.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Fahey at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A Gonzalez (.254, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Owens hit for A Gonzalez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Owens (.179, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Cintron hit for T Iguchi.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A Cintron (.216, 0 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ROB MACKOWIAK (4) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF PAUL SHUEY SCORED ALEX CINTRON AND JIM THOME.
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 6

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.220, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: JAMIE WALKER (1-1, 3.23) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 6

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J DYE (.220, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Walker relieved P Shuey.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9
CHI WHITE SOX 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Dye (.220, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 9 14 3
CHI WHITE SOX 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 9 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - GARRETT OLSON, ROB BELL (5TH), PAUL SHUEY (7TH), JAMIE WALKER
(9TH) AND PAUL BAKO

CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, DAVID AARDSMA (6TH), BOONE LOGAN
(7TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (7TH), RYAN BUKVICH (9TH) AND TOBY HALL

HOME RUNS: BAL - JAY GIBBONS (4) OFF JOSE CONTRERAS IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

CHA - JOSH FIELDS (4) OFF ROB BELL IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
ROB MACKOWIAK (4) OFF PAUL SHUEY IN THE 9TH, 2 ON</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 9 14 3
CHI WHITE SOX 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 9 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - GARRETT OLSON, ROB BELL (5TH), PAUL SHUEY (7TH), JAMIE WALKER
(9TH) AND PAUL BAKO

CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, DAVID AARDSMA (6TH), BOONE LOGAN
(7TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (7TH), RYAN BUKVICH (9TH) AND TOBY HALL


WP - ROB BELL (2-1)
LP - JOSE CONTRERAS (5-10)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BAL - JAY GIBBONS (4) OFF JOSE CONTRERAS IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

CHA - JOSH FIELDS (4) OFF ROB BELL IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
ROB MACKOWIAK (4) OFF PAUL SHUEY IN THE 9TH, 2 ON


TIME: 3:23 ATT: 33,640

PROBABLES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES (4-2, 3.38)
CHA - JOHN DANKS (4-6, 4.43)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (9) VS CHI WHITE SOX (6) - FINAL

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .325
a-B Fahey ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176
C Gomez 3b 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 .277
N Markakis rf 3 2 1 1 2 0 3 .271
K Millar 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .284
J Gibbons dh 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .207
J Payton lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .278
F Bynum ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .262
P Bako c 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .211
C Patterson cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240

Totals 41 9 14 7 5 10 18

a-singled to center for B Roberts in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Millar 2 (13, J Contreras, D Aardsma); J Gibbons (14, M
MacDougal). 3B - F Bynum (1, D Aardsma). HR - J Gibbons (4, 5th inning off J
Contreras 1 on, 1 Out). SF - J Gibbons. RBI - N Markakis (46), J Gibbons 3
(20), J Payton (31), K Millar 2 (31). 2-out RBI - J Payton, K Millar 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - F Bynum 1, P Bako 3, J Gibbons 2, N Markakis
2. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Payton (3, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), C Patterson
(16, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), F Bynum (4, 2nd base off J Contreras/T
Hall).

FIELDING: E - G Olson (1, throw); C Gomez (1, throw); P Bako (3, throw). DP:
1 (C Gomez-B Roberts-K Millar).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .254
a-J Owens ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245
b-A Cintron ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223
J Thome dh 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 .275
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .253
R Mackowiak 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .239
J Dye rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .219
J Fields 3b 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .247
L Terrero cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .239
J Uribe ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
T Hall c 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .184

Totals 34 6 9 6 7 7 19

a-grounded to first for A Gonzalez in the 9th; b-singled to right for T Iguchi
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Konerko (15, G Olson); J Thome (7, P Shuey). HR - J Fields (4,
6th inning off R Bell 0 on, 0 Out), R Mackowiak (4, 9th inning off P Shuey 2
on, 1 Out). SF - T Hall. RBI - T Hall (1), A Gonzalez (9), J Fields (15), R
Mackowiak 3 (22). 2-out RBI - A Gonzalez. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Dye 1, L Terrero 2, T Iguchi 1, J Fields 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB
- 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Terrero (3, 2nd base off R Bell/P Bako). CS - A Gonzalez
(3, 2nd base by G Olson).

FIELDING: E - J Contreras (4, throw); D Aardsma (1, throw); J Fields (2,
ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE - 004 022 100 -- 9
CHI WHITE SOX - 020 001 003 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
G Olson 4 1/3 5 2 2 5 4 0 4.15
R Bell (W, 2-1) 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 2 1 3.24
P Shuey 2 1/3 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.00
J Walker 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras (L, 5-10) 5 8 6 6 2 5 1 5.19
D Aardsma 1 2/3 3 3 2 2 2 0 6.40
B Logan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
M MacDougal 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.23
R Bukvich 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.06
B Logan pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - M MacDougal, P Shuey. Pitches-strikes: G Olson 87-46; R Bell 30-20; P
Shuey 36-21; J Walker 5-4; J Contreras 105-62; D Aardsma 44-25; B Logan 4-4; M
MacDougal 19-11; R Bukvich 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: G Olson 3-5; R Bell
0-3; P Shuey 2-4; J Walker 0-2; J Contreras 2-8; D Aardsma 1-2; B Logan 0-0; M
MacDougal 0-3; R Bukvich 0-1. Batters faced: G Olson 21; R Bell 8; P Shuey 11;
J Walker 2; J Contreras 25; D Aardsma 10; B Logan 2; M MacDougal 6; R Bukvich
4.

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

T--3:23. Att--33,640.
Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

Gibbons homers as Orioles outlast White Sox

<h3>BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 6</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- A rookie provided a spark for for theBaltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

Garrett Olson pitched 4 1/3 strong innings in his major leaguedebut and Jay Gibbons homered to lead the Orioles to a 9-6victory over the Chicago White Sox.

It was the second victory in three games for Baltimore, whichconcludes the four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field onThursday.

The 23-year-old Olson was added to the roster after being calledup from Class AAA Norfolk, where he went 7-6 with a 3.46 ERA in17 starts, including 94 strikeouts in 104.0 innings.

The lefthander led the International League in innings pitchedand was second in strikeouts. He started in place of veteranrighthander Steve Trachsel, who is sidelined with a strainedgluteus.

Olson has been selected to the U.S. team for Sunday's All-StarFutures Game in San Francisco, as part of the All-Star weekfestivities.

With the Orioles leading, 6-2, in the fifth, Olson was yankedjust two outs away from getting the decision and a runner onfirst. Rob Bell relieved him and got the final two outs.

Olson allowed two runs on five hits while issuing five walks andfour strikeouts.

Bell went 1 2/3 innings and was followed by Paul Shuey, whopitched 2 1/3 solid innings before running into trouble in theninth, allowing a three-run homer to Rob Mackowiak to accountfor the final margin.

Gibbons' fifth-inning blast and three RBI contributed to thedemise of the White Sox, who continue to struggle at home.Chicago went 1-5 on its last homestand and is now 1-2 on thecurrent eight-game stay.

White Sox Jose Contreras (5-10) is now 1-6 in his last eightstarts. The veteran lasted five innings while giving up sixruns on eight hits in absorbing his third straight defeat. The10 losses are a career high for Contreras, who has yet to winconsecutive starts.

Both clubs made mistakes defensively all night, with eachcommitting three errors.

White Sox rookie Josh Fields provided the highlights forChicago, going 2-for-3 with a home run and walk.

With the Orioles holding a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the third,Paul Konerko doubled to center for the White Sox. Jermaine Dyereceived a base on balls and Fields singled to load the bases.Olson ended the threat by striking out Luis Terrero.

Kevin Millar had a two-run double as the Orioles built a 9-3lead before the White Sox made it respectable on Mackowiak'sninth-inning blast.

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BALTIMORE 9
CHI WHITE SOX 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (9) AT CHI WHITE SOX (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Fields walked. L Terrero walked, J Fields to second.
J Uribe grounded out to shortstop, J Fields to third, L Terrero to second.
T Hall hit sacrifice fly to center, J Fields scored, L Terrero to third.
A Gonzalez singled to left, L Terrero scored. A Gonzalez caught stealing second,
pitcher to first to shortstop.(2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson reached on bunt single to catcher. C Patterson
stole second. B Roberts reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Patterson scored,
B Roberts to second on throwing error by pitcher J Contreras. C Gomez grounded
out to second, B Roberts to third. N Markakis singled to center, B Roberts
scored. K Millar doubled to right, N Markakis to third. J Gibbons hit
sacrifice fly to left, N Markakis scored, K Millar to third. J Payton reached
on infield single to shortstop, K Millar scored. F Bynum singled to center,
J Payton to third. F Bynum stole second. P Bako struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
6 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 4, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BALTIMORE 5TH: N Markakis walked. K Millar struck out looking. J Gibbons
homered to right, N Markakis scored. J Payton struck out swinging. F Bynum
flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BALTIMORE 6TH: D Aardsma relieved J Contreras. P Bako walked. C Patterson
flied out to right. B Roberts reached on infield single to pitcher, P Bako to
second, P Bako to third, B Roberts to second on throwing error by pitcher
D Aardsma. C Gomez struck out looking. N Markakis walked. K Millar doubled to
deep left center, P Bako and B Roberts scored, N Markakis to third. J Gibbons
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 8, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Fields homered to left center. L Terrero safe at
first on throwing error by third baseman C Gomez. J Uribe struck out swinging.
T Hall popped out to shortstop. L Terrero stole second, L Terrero safe at
third on throwing error by catcher P Bako. A Gonzalez walked. T Iguchi flied
out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) BALTIMORE 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

BALTIMORE 7TH: J Payton flied out to left. F Bynum tripled to deep right.
P Bako grounded out to first. B Logan relieved D Aardsma. C Patterson safe at
first on error by third baseman J Fields, F Bynum scored. B Roberts singled to
center, C Patterson to second. M MacDougal relieved B Logan. C Patterson to
third, B Roberts to second on wild pitch by M MacDougal. C Gomez walked.
N Markakis lined out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 9,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: B Fahey at second base. J Owens hit for A Gonzalez.
J Owens grounded out to first. A Cintron hit for T Iguchi. A Cintron singled to
right. A Cintron to second on wild pitch by P Shuey. J Thome walked.
R Mackowiak homered to left center, A Cintron and J Thome scored. J Walker
relieved P Shuey. J Dye popped out to first. J Fields flied out to center.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 6.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (9) AT CHI WHITE SOX (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Gomez 3B, N Markakis RF, K Millar 1B,
J Gibbons DH, J Payton LF, F Bynum SS, P Bako C, C Patterson CF, G Olson P.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- A Gonzalez LF, T Iguchi 2B, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, J Dye RF, J Fields 3B, L Terrero CF, J Uribe SS, T Hall C,
J Contreras RHP.

Umpires -- Ted Barrett (HP), Angel Hernandez (1B), Mark Carlson (2B),
Larry Young (3B).

Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 10 mph.


BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts flied out to right. C Gomez flied out to left.
N Markakis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: A Gonzalez walked. A Gonzalez safe at second on
throwing error by pitcher G Olson. T Iguchi lined out to center. J Thome
walked. P Konerko struck out looking. J Dye flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: K Millar grounded out to pitcher. J Gibbons flied out to
left. J Payton reached on infield single to second. J Payton stole second.
F Bynum walked. P Bako struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Fields walked. L Terrero walked, J Fields to second.
J Uribe grounded out to shortstop, J Fields to third, L Terrero to second.
T Hall hit sacrifice fly to center, J Fields scored, L Terrero to third.
A Gonzalez singled to left, L Terrero scored. A Gonzalez caught stealing second,
pitcher to first to shortstop.(2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson reached on bunt single to catcher. C Patterson
stole second. B Roberts reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Patterson scored,
B Roberts to second on throwing error by pitcher J Contreras. C Gomez grounded
out to second, B Roberts to third. N Markakis singled to center, B Roberts
scored. K Millar doubled to right, N Markakis to third. J Gibbons hit
sacrifice fly to left, N Markakis scored, K Millar to third. J Payton reached
on infield single to shortstop, K Millar scored. F Bynum singled to center,
J Payton to third. F Bynum stole second. P Bako struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
6 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 4, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: T Iguchi flied out to right. J Thome struck out
swinging. P Konerko doubled to deep right center. J Dye walked. J Fields
singled to right, P Konerko to third, J Dye to second. L Terrero struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BALTIMORE 4TH: C Patterson popped out to second. B Roberts flied out to
center. C Gomez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4,
CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Uribe popped out to shortstop. T Hall singled to
right. A Gonzalez grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Hall
out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BALTIMORE 5TH: N Markakis walked. K Millar struck out looking. J Gibbons
homered to right, N Markakis scored. J Payton struck out swinging. F Bynum
flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: T Iguchi singled to center. J Thome struck out looking.
R Bell relieved G Olson. P Konerko struck out swinging. J Dye flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BALTIMORE 6TH: D Aardsma relieved J Contreras. P Bako walked. C Patterson
flied out to right. B Roberts reached on infield single to pitcher, P Bako to
second, P Bako to third, B Roberts to second on throwing error by pitcher
D Aardsma. C Gomez struck out looking. N Markakis walked. K Millar doubled to
deep left center, P Bako and B Roberts scored, N Markakis to third. J Gibbons
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 8, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Fields homered to left center. L Terrero safe at
first on throwing error by third baseman C Gomez. J Uribe struck out swinging.
T Hall popped out to shortstop. L Terrero stole second, L Terrero safe at
third on throwing error by catcher P Bako. A Gonzalez walked. T Iguchi flied
out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors) BALTIMORE 8, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

BALTIMORE 7TH: J Payton flied out to left. F Bynum tripled to deep right.
P Bako grounded out to first. B Logan relieved D Aardsma. C Patterson safe at
first on error by third baseman J Fields, F Bynum scored. B Roberts singled to
center, C Patterson to second. M MacDougal relieved B Logan. C Patterson to
third, B Roberts to second on wild pitch by M MacDougal. C Gomez walked.
N Markakis lined out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 9,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: P Shuey relieved R Bell. J Thome doubled to right
center. P Konerko grounded out to third. J Dye lined out to third. J Fields
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

BALTIMORE 8TH: R Mackowiak at first base. K Millar popped out to shortstop.
J Gibbons doubled to deep right. J Payton popped out to shortstop. F Bynum
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: L Terrero bunt popped out foul to catcher. J Uribe
flied out to center. T Hall flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

BALTIMORE 9TH: R Bukvich relieved M MacDougal. P Bako struck out looking.
C Patterson popped out to shortstop. B Fahey hit for B Roberts. B Fahey
singled to center. C Gomez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: B Fahey at second base. J Owens hit for A Gonzalez.
J Owens grounded out to first. A Cintron hit for T Iguchi. A Cintron singled to
right. A Cintron to second on wild pitch by P Shuey. J Thome walked.
R Mackowiak homered to left center, A Cintron and J Thome scored. J Walker
relieved P Shuey. J Dye popped out to first. J Fields flied out to center.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 6.</div>

 

Gibbons homers as Orioles outlast White Sox

<h3>BALTIMORE 9, CHI WHITE SOX 6</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- A rookie provided a spark for for theBaltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

Garrett Olson pitched 4 1/3 strong innings in his major leaguedebut and Jay Gibbons homered to lead the Orioles to a 9-6victory over the Chicago White Sox.

It was the second victory in three games for Baltimore, whichconcludes the four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field onThursday.

The 23-year-old Olson was added to the roster after being calledup from Class AAA Norfolk, where he went 7-6 with a 3.46 ERA in17 starts, including 94 strikeouts in 104.0 innings.

"It's a different environment - bigger stadium, a lot more fans- but you get out there on the mound and it's the same feel,"Olson said. "Before the game started I was nervous, but you'vejust got to trust your stuff."

The lefthander led the International League in innings pitchedand was second in strikeouts. He started in place of veteranrighthander Steve Trachsel, who is sidelined with a strainedgluteus.

Olson has been selected to the U.S. team for Sunday's All-StarFutures Game in San Francisco, as part of the All-Star weekfestivities.

With the Orioles leading, 6-2, in the fifth, Olson was yankedjust two outs away from getting the decision and a runner onfirst. Rob Bell relieved him and got the final two outs.

"I'm sure Garrett Olson is just happy to be here," Oriolesinterim manager Dave Trembley said. "This was his first bigleague start. I thought you saw flashes of what he can do.(But) this is the big leagues, you've got to do what is rightfor the team."

"(Olson) kept us in the game, he battled," Gibbons said."Hopefully, he'll get his first big league win next time out."

Olson allowed two runs on five hits while issuing five walks andfour strikeouts.

"It was kind of a surprise (to be taken out)," Olson said. "ButI can understand the move. I took the game as far as I could."

Bell went 1 2/3 innings and was followed by Paul Shuey, whopitched 2 1/3 solid innings before running into trouble in theninth, allowing a three-run homer to Rob Mackowiak to accountfor the final margin.

Gibbons' fifth-inning blast and three RBI contributed to thedemise of the White Sox, who continue to struggle at home.Chicago went 1-5 on its last homestand and is now 1-2 on thecurrent eight-game stay.

"It's always nice to help your team," Gibbons said. "It'd begreat to take three out of four tomorrow."

White Sox Jose Contreras (5-10) is now 1-6 in his last eightstarts. The veteran lasted five innings while giving up sixruns on eight hits in absorbing his third straight defeat. The10 losses are a career high for Contreras, who has yet to winconsecutive starts.

"(Contreras) was not throwing strikes," White Sox manager OzzieGuillen said. "That's his problem. He got heavy counts. Whenhe throws strikes, he gets ahead in the count."

Both clubs made mistakes defensively all night, with eachcommitting three errors.

White Sox rookie Josh Fields provided the highlights forChicago, going 2-for-3 with a home run and walk.

With the Orioles holding a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the third,Paul Konerko doubled to center for the White Sox. Jermaine Dyereceived a base on balls and Fields singled to load the bases.Olson ended the threat by striking out Luis Terrero.

Kevin Millar had a two-run double as the Orioles built a 9-3lead before the White Sox made it respectable on Mackowiak'sninth-inning blast.