GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (64-50) at CHI WHITE SOX (53-60)

AL: CLEVELAND (64-50) at CHI WHITE SOX (53-60)

<h3>Buehrle, White Sox aim for series win</h3>

Cleveland (64-50) at Chi White Sox (53-60) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- After winning a thrilling extra-inningsbattle on Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox hope to receive anefficient outing from Mark Buehrle a day later when they hostthe Cleveland Indians.


Juan Uribe hit a walk-off two-run homer in the 13th inningWednesday to send Chicago to a 6-4 victory, giving the White Soxtheir fifth win in six games.


What would make the task easier for Buehrle (9-6, 3.03 ERA) onThursday would be if Indians slugger Travis Hafner, who leftWednesday's game early with left knee tightness, needs to sitout.


The lefthanded Buehrle will be going for his third straight winafter Friday's 7-4 triumph, when he allowed three runs overeight frames for his third win in four starts. He is 8-10 witha 4.48 ERA in 27 outings - 26 starts - against Cleveland.

Dueling Buehrle will be rookie Aaron Laffey (0-1, 5.06), whowill be making his second career start and first against theIndians. In his major league debut on Saturday, he permittedthree runs and six hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 3-2 loss versusMinnesota.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CLEVELAND CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Grady Sizemore CF .278 19 64 Jerry Owens CF .249 1 6
Casey Blake 3B .268 15 56 Josh Fields 3B .248 9 32
Victor Martinez DH .298 18 80 Jim Thome DH .273 18 59
Ryan Garko 1B .310 14 44 Paul Konerko 1B .271 23 65
Jhonny Peralta SS .281 17 58 A.J. Pierzynski C .270 10 39
Jason Michaels LF .273 7 31 Jermaine Dye RF .241 23 60
Franklin Gutierrez RF .288 7 16 Darin Erstad LF .265 2 23
Kelly Shoppach C .273 4 17 Juan Uribe SS .219 12 45
Josh Barfield 2B .244 2 48 Danny Richar 2B .208 0 0

Aaron Laffey LHP (0-1, 5.06) Mark Buehrle LHP (9-6, 3.07)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY (0-1, 5.06)
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE (9-6, 3.07)

UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE FROEMMING
1B - BRIAN RUNGE
2B - MARK WEGNER
3B - ROB DRAKE

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY AND KELLY SHOPPACH
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.278, 19 HR, 64 RBI)
C BLAKE (.268, 15 HR, 56 RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.298, 18 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.249, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
J FIELDS (.248, 9 HR, 32 RBI)
J THOME (.273, 18 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
V Martinez dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
D Erstad lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: M Buehrle 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: M Buehrle 1-1.
Batters faced: M Buehrle 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.273, 7 HR, 31 RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.288, 7 HR, 16 RBI)
K SHOPPACH (.273, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
V Martinez dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
D Erstad lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 17-12; M Buehrle 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 2-0; M Buehrle 1-1. Batters faced: A Laffey 3; M Buehrle 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.271, 23 HR, 65 RBI)
A PIERZYNSKI (.270, 10 HR, 39 RBI)
J DYE (.241, 23 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
V Martinez dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
D Erstad lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 17-12; M Buehrle 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 2-0; M Buehrle 2-2. Batters faced: A Laffey 3; M Buehrle 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN URIBE SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, D ERSTAD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.208, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DANNY RICHAR SCORED DARIN ERSTAD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D RICHAR ON FIRST, J URIBE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.247, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.244, 2 HR, 48 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.278, 0-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.268, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
V Martinez dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Dye rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
D Erstad lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 2 2

BATTING: RBI - J Uribe (46), D Richar (1). 2-out RBI - J Uribe, D Richar.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Owens 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 02 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 6.14

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 38-25; M Buehrle 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 4-0; M Buehrle 2-2. Batters faced: A Laffey 10; M Buehrle 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.246, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.272, 0-FOR-1)
P KONERKO (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
V Martinez dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 10 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Dye rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
D Erstad lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 2 2

BATTING: RBI - J Uribe (46), D Richar (1). 2-out RBI - J Uribe, D Richar.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Owens 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 02 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 6.14

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.01

Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 38-25; M Buehrle 46-30. Ground balls-fly balls: A
Laffey 4-0; M Buehrle 5-2. Batters faced: A Laffey 10; M Buehrle 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED JIM THOME.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
CHI WHITE SOX 3 END BOTTOM, 3RD</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - AARON LAFFEY
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.300, 1-FOR-1)
R GARKO (.309, 0-FOR-1)
J PERALTA (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
V Martinez dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 10 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Michaels (A Pierzynski at 3rd base).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246
J Fields 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272
P Konerko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
J Dye rf 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .243
D Erstad lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
J Uribe ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240

Totals 12 3 4 3 2 3 2

BATTING: RBI - J Uribe (46), D Richar (1), J Dye (61). 2-out RBI - J Uribe, D
Richar, J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Owens 1. Team LOB -
3.


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 021 -- 3
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 3 4 3 3 2 3 0 6.48

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.01

HBP - J Thome (by A Laffey). Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 53-31; M Buehrle
46-30. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 5-0; M Buehrle 5-2. Batters faced: A
Laffey 15; M Buehrle 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Rob
Drake.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>