GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (54-66) at SEATTLE (66-52)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (4) VS SEATTLE (5) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244
J Fields 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .246
J Thome dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263
A Cintron pr-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217
J Dye rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .245
A Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
D Erstad 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .263
S Podsednik lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .259
J Uribe ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .229
D Richar 2b 3 1 1 4 0 0 2 .182

Totals 31 4 6 4 7 9 15

BATTING: 2B - S Podsednik (8, M Batista). HR - D Richar (1, 7th inning off G
Sherrill 3 on, 1 Out). S - D Richar. RBI - D Richar 4 (6). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 1, A Cintron 1, J Thome 1, J Owens 1.
GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Contreras (5, throw). DP: 1 (D Richar-J Uribe-D Erstad).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .347
J Vidro dh 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .317
J Guillen rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .287
A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Ibanez lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .275
W Bloomquist pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A Beltre 3b 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .272
R Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .208
K Johjima c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273
J Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Y Betancourt ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .291

Totals 31 5 11 5 0 5 9

BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (19, J Contreras); A Beltre (31, J Contreras); R Sexson
(20, J Contreras); Y Betancourt (26, J Contreras). HR - R Ibanez (13, 1st
inning off J Contreras 1 on, 2 Out). S - I Suzuki. SF - J Vidro 2. RBI - R
Ibanez 2 (77), J Vidro 2 (47), A Beltre (71). 2-out RBI - R Ibanez 2, A Beltre.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 2, J Lopez 1. GIDP - K
Johjima. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson).


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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras (L, 6-15) 7 9 5 4 0 5 1 6.18
B Logan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.54
E Wassermann 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.92

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
M Batista (W, 13-8) 6 1/3 3 3 3 5 5 0 4.14
G Sherrill (H, 20) 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.75
B Morrow (H, 14) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.85
J Putz (S, 35) 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.42

B Logan pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 97-70; B Logan 3-3; E Wassermann 15-9; M Batista
108-63; G Sherrill 9-7; B Morrow 14-9; J Putz 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Contreras 9-7; B Logan 0-0; E Wassermann 2-1; M Batista 7-7; G Sherrill 0-0; B
Morrow 1-1; J Putz 2-0. Batters faced: J Contreras 30; B Logan 1; E Wassermann
3; M Batista 26; G Sherrill 2; B Morrow 4; J Putz 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Dale Scott.

T--2:50. Att--46,170.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, n/a.</div>

 

Batista solid, bullpen hangs on as Mariners beat White Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 5, CHI WHITE SOX 4</h3>By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Miguel Batista was solid through six inningsand Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer as Seattle Mariners withstooda late grand slam to defeat the slumping Chicago White Sox, 5-4,on Friday night.


Adrian Beltre had three hits and drove in a run for Seattle,which avoided losing three straight for the first time sinceJuly 21-26.


Batista (13-8) improved on his already career high win total bylimiting the White Sox to three runs and three hits with fivestrikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. However, a bout of wildness nearlycost his team dearly.


The righthander held Chicago scoreless for six innings, but leftwith a 5-0 lead after walking the bases loaded with one out inthe seventh.


George Sherrill came in to face rookie Danny Richar, who wasmired in a 2-for-24 slump. Richar deposited Sherrill's 2-2offering into the right field seats for his first major leaguehome run to trim the lead to 5-4.


Rookie Brandon Morrow got the first two outs of the eighthbefore closer J.J. Putz worked the final 1 1/3 innings for his35th save in 38 chances.


Ibanez hit his seventh home run in his last 10 games and 13th ofthe year, a two-run shot in the first inning that gave theMariners a 2-0 lead.


<div class="pre">Jose Vidro drove in a pair of runs for the Mariners (67-52),</div>who maintained a one-half game lead over the New York Yankees(68-54) for the American League wild card lead, and moved withinthree games Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (71-50) in theAmerican League West.


Meanwhile, Jose Contreras (6-15) suffered his eighth straightloss to take over the major league lead in losses. The35-year-old Contreras was making his second start since beingused briefly in a relief role, and was tagged for five runs -four earned - and nine hits in seven innings.


Contreras hurt himself in the third when he threw away IchiroSuzuki's drag bunt single, allowing the speedy outfielder to goall the way to third base. Vidro's sacrifice fly scored him fora 3-0 advantage.


Seattle added two more runs in the fifth when Vidro hit hissecond sacrifice fly to score Yuniesky Betancourt from third,and consecutive singles by Jose Guillen, Ibanez and Beltre'shigh chopper in front of the plate allowed Guillen to race homefrom second to make it 5-0.


Darin Erstad walked twice and scored a run for Chicago, whichhas lost a season-high six straight.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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SEATTLE 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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CHI WHITE SOX (4) AT SEATTLE (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. J Vidro grounded out to
first. J Guillen doubled to left. R Ibanez homered to right, J Guillen
scored. A Beltre doubled to deep center. R Sexson struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 3RD: I Suzuki reached on bunt single to pitcher, I Suzuki to third
on throwing error by pitcher J Contreras. J Vidro hit sacrifice fly to center,
I Suzuki scored. J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. R Ibanez popped out to
catcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 5TH: Y Betancourt doubled to left. I Suzuki sacrificed to pitcher,
Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro hit sacrifice fly to left, Y Betancourt scored.
J Guillen singled to center. R Ibanez singled to left, J Guillen to second.
A Beltre reached on infield single to shortstop, J Guillen scored, R Ibanez to
second. R Sexson struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Pierzynski struck out swinging. D Erstad walked.
S Podsednik walked, D Erstad to second. J Uribe walked, D Erstad to third,
S Podsednik to second. G Sherrill relieved M Batista. D Richar homered to right,
D Erstad, S Podsednik and J Uribe scored. J Owens struck out swinging.
B Morrow relieved G Sherrill. J Fields bunt grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 4, SEATTLE 5.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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CHI WHITE SOX (4) AT SEATTLE (5) - EVENT LOG
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Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Fields 3B, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
A Pierzynski C, D Erstad 1B, S Podsednik LF, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B,
J Contreras RHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF,
A Beltre 3B, R Sexson 1B, K Johjima C, J Lopez 2B, Y Betancourt SS, M Batista RHP.

Umpires -- Ron Kulpa (HP), Paul Emmel (1B), Dan Iassogna (2B), Dale Scott (3B).


Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind n/a at 0 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens bunt grounded out to pitcher. J Fields struck
out looking. J Thome struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. J Vidro grounded out to
first. J Guillen doubled to left. R Ibanez homered to right, J Guillen
scored. A Beltre doubled to deep center. R Sexson struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye popped out to second. A Pierzynski grounded out
to second. D Erstad walked. S Podsednik lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 2ND: K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez grounded out to
shortstop. Y Betancourt struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Uribe singled to left. D Richar flied out to right.
J Owens walked, J Uribe to second. J Fields struck out swinging. J Thome
lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 2.

SEATTLE 3RD: I Suzuki reached on bunt single to pitcher, I Suzuki to third
on throwing error by pitcher J Contreras. J Vidro hit sacrifice fly to center,
I Suzuki scored. J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. R Ibanez popped out to
catcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Dye singled to center. A Pierzynski grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, J Dye out at second. D Erstad
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 4TH: A Beltre struck out looking. R Sexson doubled to deep left
center. K Johjima flied out to center. J Lopez popped out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: S Podsednik doubled to deep left center. J Uribe flied
out to right, S Podsednik to third. D Richar grounded out to third. J Owens
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 5TH: Y Betancourt doubled to left. I Suzuki sacrificed to pitcher,
Y Betancourt to third. J Vidro hit sacrifice fly to left, Y Betancourt scored.
J Guillen singled to center. R Ibanez singled to left, J Guillen to second.
A Beltre reached on infield single to shortstop, J Guillen scored, R Ibanez to
second. R Sexson struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Fields grounded out to pitcher. J Thome flied out to
center. J Dye struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 6TH: K Johjima grounded out to third. J Lopez grounded out to
second. Y Betancourt grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Pierzynski struck out swinging. D Erstad walked.
S Podsednik walked, D Erstad to second. J Uribe walked, D Erstad to third,
S Podsednik to second. G Sherrill relieved M Batista. D Richar homered to right,
D Erstad, S Podsednik and J Uribe scored. J Owens struck out swinging.
B Morrow relieved G Sherrill. J Fields bunt grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 4, SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 7TH: I Suzuki lined out to shortstop. J Vidro flied out to right.
J Guillen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 4,
SEATTLE 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Thome singled to right. J Dye struck out swinging.
A Pierzynski lined out to left. J Putz relieved B Morrow. D Erstad reached on
infield single to second, J Thome to second. A Cintron ran for J Thome.
S Podsednik struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 4,
SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 8TH: B Logan relieved J Contreras. R Ibanez singled to right.
E Wassermann relieved B Logan. W Bloomquist ran for R Ibanez. A Beltre reached on
infield single to shortstop, W Bloomquist to second. R Sexson flied out to
left. K Johjima grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
A Beltre out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 4, SEATTLE 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: A Jones in right field. W Bloomquist in left field.
J Uribe walked. D Richar sacrificed to third, J Uribe to second. J Owens
grounded out to shortstop, J Uribe to third. J Fields walked. A Cintron
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 4, SEATTLE 5.</div>

 

Batista solid, bullpen hangs on as Mariners beat White Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 5, CHI WHITE SOX 4</h3>By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Miguel Batista was solid through six inningsand Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer as the Seattle Marinerswithstood a late grand slam to defeat the slumping Chicago WhiteSox, 5-4, on Friday night.


Adrian Beltre had three hits and drove in a run for Seattle,which avoided losing three straight for the first time sinceJuly 21-26.


Batista (13-8) improved on his career-high win total by limitingthe White Sox to three runs and three hits with five strikeoutsin 6 1/3 innings. However, a bout of wildness nearly cost histeam dearly.


The righthander held Chicago scoreless for six innings but leftwith a 5-0 lead after walking the bases loaded with one out inthe seventh.


"Miggy was great," Mariners manager John McLaren said. "He'sbeen an innings eater and really, really good for us."

George Sherrill came in to face rookie Danny Richar, who wasmired in a 2-for-24 slump. Richar deposited Sherrill's 2-2offering into the right field seats for his first major leaguehome run, which trimmed Chicago's deficit to 5-4.


"My first home run was a grand slam and that was a good feeling,but it would have been more fun if we would have won the game,"said Richar, a 23-year-old infielder from the DominicanRepublic who joined the White Sox from Class AAA Charlotte onJuly 28.


"I was ready for any pitch. He threw me a couple of fastballs,but I wasn't looking for a special pitch when he threw me afastball down the middle, so I hit it pretty good."

Rookie Brandon Morrow got the first two outs of the eighthbefore closer J.J. Putz worked the final 1 1/3 innings for his35th save in 38 chances.


"We got us a win, but I wasn't too happy about the sequence weused on the grand slam," McLaren said. "That was a little tooclose for comfort."


Ibanez hit his seventh home run in his last 10 games and 13th ofthe year, a two-run shot in the first inning that gave theMariners a 2-0 lead.


"I'm really just trying to focus on each at-bat and not thinkabout what's happened in the past," Ibanez said of his recenthot streak.


Jose Vidro drove in a pair of runs for the Mariners (67-52), whomaintained a one-half game lead over the New York Yankees(68-54) for the American League wild card lead and moved withinthree games of the first-place Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim(71-50) in the AL West Division.


Meanwhile, Jose Contreras (6-15) suffered his eighth straightloss to take over the major league lead in the category. The35-year-old Contreras was making his second start since beingused briefly in a relief role and was tagged for five runs -four earned - and nine hits in seven innings.


"Jose threw the ball well," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillensaid. "He made one mistake. It was the ball up to Ibanez, andhe hit it out. Everything is going wrong for the kid right now.I like what I see. His velocity is up, he's throwing a bunchof strikes and he was good, but unfortunately, they scored fiveruns."


Contreras hurt himself in the third, when he threw away IchiroSuzuki's drag bunt single, allowing the speedy outfielder toadvance all the way to third. Vidro's sacrifice fly scored himfor a 3-0 advantage.


Seattle added two more runs in the fifth, when Vidro hit hissecond sacrifice fly to score Yuniesky Betancourt and Beltre'shigh chopper in front of the plate allowed Jose Guillen to racehome from second to make it 5-0.


Darin Erstad walked twice and scored a run for Chicago, whichhas lost a season-high six straight.