GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (54-67) at SEATTLE (67-52)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (54-67) at SEATTLE (67-52)

<h3>Weaver looks for third straight win vs. slumping White Sox</h3>

<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (54-67) at Seattle (67-52) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SEATTLE (Ticker) - Jeff Weaver is peaking at the right time ofthe year, much like last season.


Weaver (4-10, 5.64 ERA) takes the hill looking for his thirdstraight win as the Seattle Mariners continue their three-gameseries with the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.


Weaver was horrible the first half of the season going 0-6 witha 14.32 ERA before being placed on the disabled list withshoulder tendinitis. Weaver lost his first four starts afterthe All-Star break before winning two straight. But he seems tohave turned his season around, much like last season when therighthander was 3-10 before being traded to St. Louis andhelping them win the World Series.


In his last start, Weaver dominated these same White Sox,throwing a five-hitter in a 6-0 win on Sunday.


Raul Ibanez homered for the seventh time in 10 games, and JoseVidro drove in a pair of runs to back six-plus strong inningsfrom Miguel Batista in a 5-4 win in Friday's opener. Seattle,which snapped a two-game skid, leads the wild card race byone-half game over the New York Yankees (68-54).


Rookie John Danks (6-10, 5.22) takes the mound as the White Soxlook to avoid their first seven-game losing streak in two years.Chicago, which is in last place in the American League Central,has not lost seven straight since August 12-20, 2005 - the yearthey won the World Series.


Seattle should have no problem making that happen. Danks facedWeaver on Sunday and was for six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3innings in a 6-0 loss.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CHI WHITE SOX SEATTLE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .244 1 7 Ichiro Suzuki CF .347 5 48
Josh Fields 3B .246 13 41 Jose Vidro DH .317 4 47
Jim Thome DH .263 18 60 Jose Guillen RF .287 16 70
Jermaine Dye RF .245 24 62 Raul Ibanez LF .275 13 77
A.J. Pierzynski C .269 11 40 Adrian Beltre 3B .272 18 71
Darin Erstad 1B .263 2 26 Richie Sexson 1B .208 19 58
Scott Podsednik LF .259 1 7 Kenji Johjima C .273 13 45
Juan Uribe SS .229 13 49 Jose Lopez 2B .259 8 50
Danny Richar 2B .182 1 6 Yuniesky Betancour SS .291 8 49

John Danks LHP (6-10, 5.22) Jeff Weaver RHP (4-10, 5.64)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE
WARMUPS: CHA - JOHN DANKS (6-10, 5.22)
SEA - JEFF WEAVER (4-10, 5.64)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL EMMEL
1B - DAN IASSOGNA
2B - DALE SCOTT
3B - RON KULPA

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE
STARTING BATS: CHA - JOHN DANKS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
SEA - JEFF WEAVER AND KENJI JOHJIMA

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.244, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
J FIELDS (.246, 13 HR, 41 RBI)
J THOME (.263, 18 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (19) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF JEFF WEAVER.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, SEATTLE 0

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.245, 24 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.347, 5 HR, 48 RBI)
J VIDRO (.317, 4 HR, 47 RBI)
J GUILLEN (.287, 16 HR, 70 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Erstad 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - J Thome (19, 1st inning off J Weaver 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Thome
(61). 2-out RBI - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.


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

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
SEATTLE - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.22

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.67

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-1.
Batters faced: J Weaver 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
SEA - JEFF WEAVER</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.269, 11 HR, 40 RBI)
D ERSTAD (.263, 2 HR, 26 RBI)
S PODSEDNIK (.259, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
D Erstad 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - J Thome (19, 1st inning off J Weaver 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Thome
(61). 2-out RBI - J Thome. Team LOB - 0.


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.18

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.67

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 13-9; J Weaver 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 0-1; J Weaver 0-1. Batters faced: J Danks 3; J Weaver 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JUAN URIBE SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ERSTAD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
SEATTLE 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.182, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.275, 13 HR, 77 RBI)
A BELTRE (.272, 18 HR, 71 RBI)
R SEXSON (.208, 19 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
D Erstad 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .229
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178

Totals 7 2 3 2 0 2 1

BATTING: HR - J Thome (19, 1st inning off J Weaver 0 on, 2 Out). S - S
Podsednik. SF - J Uribe. RBI - J Thome (61), J Uribe (50). 2-out RBI - J Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 1. Team LOB - 1.


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 11 -- 2
SEATTLE - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.18

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 5.70

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 13-9; J Weaver 27-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 0-1; J Weaver 1-3. Batters faced: J Danks 3; J Weaver 9.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.243, 0-FOR-1)
J FIELDS (.245, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.266, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Thome dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
D Erstad 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .229
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178

Totals 7 2 3 2 0 2 1

BATTING: HR - J Thome (19, 1st inning off J Weaver 0 on, 2 Out). S - S
Podsednik. SF - J Uribe. RBI - J Thome (61), J Uribe (50). 2-out RBI - J Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-D Erstad).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (29, J Danks). GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 11 -- 2
SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.14

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 5.70

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 34-22; J Weaver 27-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 2-2; J Weaver 1-3. Batters faced: J Danks 7; J Weaver 9.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.259, 8 HR, 50 RBI)
Y BETANCOURT (.291, 8 HR, 49 RBI)
I SUZUKI (.346, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
J Fields 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244
J Thome dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
D Erstad 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .229
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178

Totals 10 2 3 2 0 3 1

BATTING: HR - J Thome (19, 1st inning off J Weaver 0 on, 2 Out). S - S
Podsednik. SF - J Uribe. RBI - J Thome (61), J Uribe (50). 2-out RBI - J Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-D Richar-D Erstad).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (29, J Danks). GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 110 -- 2
SEATTLE - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.14

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 3 2 2 0 3 1 5.65

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 34-22; J Weaver 40-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 2-2; J Weaver 2-4. Batters faced: J Danks 7; J Weaver 12.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
SEA - JEFF WEAVER

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.244, 0-FOR-1)
A PIERZYNSKI (.271, 1-FOR-1)
D ERSTAD (.267, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
J Fields 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244
J Thome dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
D Erstad 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .229
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .178

Totals 10 2 3 2 0 3 1

BATTING: HR - J Thome (19, 1st inning off J Weaver 0 on, 2 Out). S - S
Podsednik. SF - J Uribe. RBI - J Thome (61), J Uribe (50). 2-out RBI - J Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Uribe-D Richar-D Erstad 2).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .345
J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
R Ibanez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208
K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290

Totals 9 0 2 0 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (29, J Danks). GIDP - K Johjima, Y Betancourt. Team LOB
- 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 110 -- 2
SEATTLE - 000 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 5.10

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 3 2 2 0 3 1 5.65

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 42-27; J Weaver 40-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Danks 5-2; J Weaver 2-4. Batters faced: J Danks 10; J Weaver 12.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI (12) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF JEFF WEAVER.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, SEATTLE 0

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.267, 1-FOR-1)</div>