GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (54-68) at SEATTLE (68-52)

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 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 10 1
SEATTLE 3 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 11 12 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
SEA - ERIC O'FLAHERTY

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.246, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
J THOME (.265, 0-FOR-2, BB, HBP)
J DYE (.242, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (5) VS SEATTLE (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 .243
J Fields 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .246
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265
J Dye rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .242
D Erstad 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .270
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .225
S Podsednik lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .253
T Hall c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .235
D Richar 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .184

Totals 32 5 10 5 4 7 17

BATTING: 2B - T Hall (3, F Hernandez); D Erstad (11, F Hernandez). 3B - J Owens
(2, F Hernandez). HR - J Fields (14, 5th inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Owens 2 (9), S Podsednik (8), D Richar (7), J Fields (42). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2, J Owens 2. GIDP - J Dye 2, J Uribe.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Uribe (14, ground ball).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .347
J Vidro dh 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .320
J Guillen rf 3 1 2 5 1 0 1 .289
A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Ibanez lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .276
A Beltre 3b 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .274
R Sexson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .209
J Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Burke c 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .314
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .295

Totals 36 11 12 10 5 2 13

BATTING: 2B - J Vidro (17, J Garland); Y Betancourt (27, J Garland). 3B - I
Suzuki (6, M Thornton); Y Betancourt (1, B Logan). HR - J Guillen (17, 1st
inning off J Garland 1 on, 1 Out), A Beltre (19, 1st inning off J Garland 0 on,
2 Out). SF - J Guillen. RBI - J Guillen 5 (77), A Beltre 2 (73), Y Betancourt
(50), I Suzuki 2 (50). 2-out RBI - A Beltre 2, J Guillen 2, Y Betancourt, I
Suzuki 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, R Sexson 2, J
Guillen 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (22, ground ball). DP: 3 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R
Sexson 2, J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 002 210 00 -- 5
SEATTLE - 325 010 00 -- 11
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 2 2/3 10 10 5 1 1 2 4.84
R Bukvich 1 1/3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2.70
M Thornton 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.45
M MacDougal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
B Logan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.42
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.57

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 6 1/3 10 5 4 3 5 1 3.94
E O'Flaherty 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.48

WP - R Bukvich, F Hernandez. HBP - J Thome (by F Hernandez). Pitches-strikes:
J Garland 77-51; R Bukvich 39-21; M Thornton 15-7; M MacDougal 11-6; B Logan
11-7; G Floyd 7-6; F Hernandez 116-76; E O'Flaherty 24-14. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Garland 1-6; R Bukvich 1-3; M Thornton 1-2; M MacDougal 1-2; B Logan
1-2; G Floyd 1-1; F Hernandez 13-1; E O'Flaherty 0-3. Batters faced: J Garland
20; R Bukvich 7; M Thornton 5; M MacDougal 3; B Logan 4; G Floyd 3; F Hernandez
31; E O'Flaherty 6.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: BRANDON MORROW (3-2, 2.85) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J FIELDS (.246, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Morrow relieved E O'Flaherty.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5
SEATTLE 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Fields (.246, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
SEATTLE 3 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 x 11 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JON GARLAND, RYAN BUKVICH (3RD), MATT THORNTON (5TH), MIKE
MACDOUGAL (6TH), BOONE LOGAN (7TH), GAVIN FLOYD (8TH) AND TOBY
HALL

SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (7TH), BRANDON
MORROW (9TH) AND JAMIE BURKE

HOME RUNS: CHA - JOSH FIELDS (14) OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

SEA - JOSE GUILLEN (17) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
ADRIAN BELTRE (19) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
SEATTLE 3 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 x 11 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JON GARLAND, RYAN BUKVICH (3RD), MATT THORNTON (5TH), MIKE
MACDOUGAL (6TH), BOONE LOGAN (7TH), GAVIN FLOYD (8TH) AND TOBY
HALL

SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (7TH), BRANDON
MORROW (9TH) AND JAMIE BURKE


WP - FELIX HERNANDEZ (9-6)
LP - JON GARLAND (8-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHA - JOSH FIELDS (14) OFF FELIX HERNANDEZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

SEA - JOSE GUILLEN (17) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
ADRIAN BELTRE (19) OFF JON GARLAND IN THE 1ST, 0 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 45,668

PROBABLES: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ (7-4, 7.38)
MIN - MATT GARZA (2-3, 2.05)

PROBABLES: KAN - GIL MECHE (7-11, 3.90)
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE (9-8, 3.36)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (5) VS SEATTLE (11) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 .243
J Fields 3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .245
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .264
J Dye rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .242
D Erstad 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .270
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .225
S Podsednik lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .253
T Hall c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .235
D Richar 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .184

Totals 35 5 10 5 4 9 17

BATTING: 2B - T Hall (3, F Hernandez); D Erstad (11, F Hernandez). 3B - J Owens
(2, F Hernandez). HR - J Fields (14, 5th inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Owens 2 (9), S Podsednik (8), D Richar (7), J Fields (42). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2, J Owens 2. GIDP - J Dye 2, J Uribe.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Uribe (14, ground ball).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .347
J Vidro dh 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .320
J Guillen rf 3 1 2 5 1 0 1 .289
A Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Ibanez lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .276
A Beltre 3b 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .274
R Sexson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .209
J Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Burke c 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .314
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .295

Totals 36 11 12 10 5 2 13

BATTING: 2B - J Vidro (17, J Garland); Y Betancourt (27, J Garland). 3B - I
Suzuki (6, M Thornton); Y Betancourt (1, B Logan). HR - J Guillen (17, 1st
inning off J Garland 1 on, 1 Out), A Beltre (19, 1st inning off J Garland 0 on,
2 Out). SF - J Guillen. RBI - J Guillen 5 (77), A Beltre 2 (73), Y Betancourt
(50), I Suzuki 2 (50). 2-out RBI - A Beltre 2, J Guillen 2, Y Betancourt, I
Suzuki 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, R Sexson 2, J
Guillen 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (22, ground ball). DP: 3 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R
Sexson 2, J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 002 210 000 -- 5
SEATTLE - 325 010 00x -- 11
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland (L, 8-9) 2 2/3 10 10 5 1 1 2 4.84
R Bukvich 1 1/3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2.70
M Thornton 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.45
M MacDougal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
B Logan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.42
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.57

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez (W, 9-6) 6 1/3 10 5 4 3 5 1 3.94
E O'Flaherty 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.48
B Morrow 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.79

WP - R Bukvich, F Hernandez. HBP - J Thome (by F Hernandez). Pitches-strikes:
J Garland 77-51; R Bukvich 39-21; M Thornton 15-7; M MacDougal 11-6; B Logan
11-7; G Floyd 7-6; F Hernandez 116-76; E O'Flaherty 24-14; B Morrow 13-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Garland 1-6; R Bukvich 1-3; M Thornton 1-2; M
MacDougal 1-2; B Logan 1-2; G Floyd 1-1; F Hernandez 13-1; E O'Flaherty 0-3; B
Morrow 1-0. Batters faced: J Garland 20; R Bukvich 7; M Thornton 5; M MacDougal
3; B Logan 4; G Floyd 3; F Hernandez 31; E O'Flaherty 6; B Morrow 3.

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

T--2:54. Att--45,668.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 5
SEATTLE 11 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (5) AT SEATTLE (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

SEATTLE 2ND: J Lopez grounded out to third. J Burke singled to left.
Y Betancourt popped out to first. I Suzuki singled to right, J Burke to second.
J Vidro walked, J Burke to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen singled to
center, J Burke and I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to second. R Ibanez lined out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: T Hall doubled to deep left center. D Richar walked.
J Owens tripled to deep right, T Hall and D Richar scored. J Fields struck out
swinging. J Thome hit by pitch. J Dye grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, J Thome out at second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 3RD: A Beltre flied out to center. R Sexson singled to left.
J Lopez popped out to shortstop. J Burke safe at first on error by shortstop
J Uribe, R Sexson to second. Y Betancourt doubled to left, R Sexson scored,
J Burke to third. I Suzuki singled to right, J Burke and Y Betancourt scored.
J Vidro singled to center, I Suzuki to third. R Bukvich relieved J Garland.
I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to second on wild pitch by R Bukvich. J Guillen walked.
R Ibanez walked, J Vidro to third, J Guillen to second. A Beltre walked,
J Vidro scored, J Guillen to third, R Ibanez to second. R Sexson flied out to
left. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, SEATTLE 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: D Erstad doubled to left. J Uribe grounded out to
second, D Erstad to third. S Podsednik reached on infield single to second,
D Erstad scored. T Hall safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt,
S Podsednik to second. S Podsednik to third, T Hall to second on wild pitch by
F Hernandez. D Richar grounded out to shortstop, S Podsednik scored, T Hall to
third. J Owens struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 4,
SEATTLE 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Fields homered to right. J Thome flied out to left.
J Dye grounded out to third. D Erstad grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 10.

SEATTLE 5TH: M Thornton relieved R Bukvich. I Suzuki tripled to right.
J Vidro grounded out to third. J Guillen hit sacrifice fly to right, I Suzuki
scored. R Ibanez walked. A Beltre flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.</div>

 

Guillen drives in five as Mariners sweep White Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 11, CHI WHITE SOX 5</h3>By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) - Jose Guillen homered and drove in a careerhigh-tying five runs to help Felix Hernandez and the SeattleMariners to an 11-5 rout of the Chicago White Sox and a sweep oftheir three-game series on Sunday.


Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and two RBI and Adrian Beltrehomered and drove in two runs to lead a 12-hit attack for theMariners, who swept the White Sox at home for the first timesince May 15-17, 2001.


Hernandez (9-6) won his third consecutive decision but neededhelp from his defense as he went 6 1/3 innings to pace theMariners to their ninth win in 12 games. The hard-throwingrighthander allowed five runs and 10 hits while striking outfive and walking three.


The 21-year-old Hernandez was not sharp, hitting a batter,throwing a wild pitch and showing a startling lack of command.But he was aided by three double plays to limit the damage.

White Sox starter Jon Garland (8-9), who was 6-1 against theMariners and had not lost to them since August 8, 2000 enteringthe contest, was battered for 10 hits and 10 runs in just 2 2/3innings. He walked and struck out one.


Jose Vidro started the scoring when he doubled in the first andGuillen belted his 17th homer into the left field seats for a2-0 lead. Adrian Beltre hit his 19th blast one out later tomake it 3-0.


Guillen singled in two more runs in the second for a 5-0advantage, and Seattle struck for five unearned runs in thethird to chase Garland.


With Richie Sexson on first and two outs in the third, JamieBurke hit a grounder to shortstop that Juan Uribe bobbled for anerror. Yuniesky Betancourt doubled in one run and Suzuki hit atwo-run single and scored on a wild pitch by reliever RyanBukvich.


Bukvich walked the next three batters to force in the run thatgave the Mariners a 10-2 lead.


A run-scoring single by Scott Podsednik and a groundout by DannyRichar accounted for two of Chicago's runs in the fourth, and asolo home run by Josh Fields in the fifth cut the lead to 10-5.

But the Mariners added another run for an 11-5 lead on Suzuki'sfifth-inning leadoff triple and Guillen's sacrifice fly.

Toby Hall had two hits for the White Sox, who have lost eight ina row for the first time since May 15-23, 2001.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (5) AT SEATTLE (11) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Fields 3B, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
D Erstad 1B, J Uribe SS, S Podsednik LF, T Hall C, D Richar 2B, J Garland RHP.

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

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


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens reached on infield single to shortstop.
J Fields grounded out to shortstop, J Owens to second. J Thome walked.
J Dye grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Thome
out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 0.

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

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: D Erstad walked. J Uribe grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, D Erstad out at second. S Podsednik grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 2ND: J Lopez grounded out to third. J Burke singled to left.
Y Betancourt popped out to first. I Suzuki singled to right, J Burke to second.
J Vidro walked, J Burke to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen singled to
center, J Burke and I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to second. R Ibanez lined out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, SEATTLE 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: T Hall doubled to deep left center. D Richar walked.
J Owens tripled to deep right, T Hall and D Richar scored. J Fields struck out
swinging. J Thome hit by pitch. J Dye grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, J Thome out at second.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, SEATTLE 5.

SEATTLE 3RD: A Beltre flied out to center. R Sexson singled to left.
J Lopez popped out to shortstop. J Burke safe at first on error by shortstop
J Uribe, R Sexson to second. Y Betancourt doubled to left, R Sexson scored,
J Burke to third. I Suzuki singled to right, J Burke and Y Betancourt scored.
J Vidro singled to center, I Suzuki to third. R Bukvich relieved J Garland.
I Suzuki scored, J Vidro to second on wild pitch by R Bukvich. J Guillen walked.
R Ibanez walked, J Vidro to third, J Guillen to second. A Beltre walked,
J Vidro scored, J Guillen to third, R Ibanez to second. R Sexson flied out to
left. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 2, SEATTLE 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: D Erstad doubled to left. J Uribe grounded out to
second, D Erstad to third. S Podsednik reached on infield single to second,
D Erstad scored. T Hall safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt,
S Podsednik to second. S Podsednik to third, T Hall to second on wild pitch by
F Hernandez. D Richar grounded out to shortstop, S Podsednik scored, T Hall to
third. J Owens struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 4,
SEATTLE 10.

SEATTLE 4TH: J Lopez flied out to center. J Burke flied out to right.
Y Betancourt grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 4,
SEATTLE 10.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Fields homered to right. J Thome flied out to left.
J Dye grounded out to third. D Erstad grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 10.

SEATTLE 5TH: M Thornton relieved R Bukvich. I Suzuki tripled to right.
J Vidro grounded out to third. J Guillen hit sacrifice fly to right, I Suzuki
scored. R Ibanez walked. A Beltre flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Uribe struck out looking. S Podsednik grounded out to
shortstop. T Hall singled to center. D Richar singled to left, T Hall to
second. J Owens struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5,
SEATTLE 11.

SEATTLE 6TH: M MacDougal relieved M Thornton. R Sexson grounded out to
shortstop. J Lopez flied out to center. J Burke flied out to right. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Fields singled to deep center. J Thome struck out
looking. J Dye singled to left center, J Fields to second. E O'Flaherty
relieved F Hernandez. D Erstad struck out swinging. J Uribe walked, J Fields
to third, J Dye to second. S Podsednik fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.

SEATTLE 7TH: B Logan relieved M MacDougal. Y Betancourt tripled to deep
right. I Suzuki grounded out to first. J Vidro flied out to right. J Guillen
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: A Jones in right field. T Hall fouled out to third.
D Richar lined out to left. J Owens struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.

SEATTLE 8TH: G Floyd relieved B Logan. R Ibanez flied out to center.
A Beltre struck out swinging. R Sexson grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: B Morrow relieved E O'Flaherty. J Fields struck out
looking. J Thome struck out swinging. J Dye grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, SEATTLE 11.</div>

 

Guillen drives in five as Mariners sweep White Sox

<h3>SEATTLE 11, CHI WHITE SOX 5</h3>By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) - Jose Guillen homered and drove in a careerhigh-tying five runs to help Felix Hernandez and the SeattleMariners to an 11-5 rout of the Chicago White Sox and a sweep oftheir three-game series on Sunday.


Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and two RBI and Adrian Beltrehomered and drove in two runs to lead a 12-hit attack for theMariners, who swept the White Sox at home for the first timesince May 15-17, 2001.


Hernandez (9-6) won his third consecutive decision but neededhelp from his defense as he went 6 1/3 innings to pace theMariners to their ninth win in 12 games. The hard-throwingrighthander allowed five runs and 10 hits while striking outfive and walking three.


The 21-year-old Hernandez was not sharp, hitting a batter,throwing a wild pitch and showing a startling lack of command.But he was aided by three double plays to limit the damage.

"Felix wasn't real sharp," Mariners manager John McLaren said."He'd throw the ball good and then he would have some lapseswhen he didn't throw it so good. So, it's still a work inprogress with him.


"When you get a large lead, you have to learn what to do outthere."


White Sox starter Jon Garland (8-9), who was 6-1 against theMariners and had not lost to them since August 8, 2000 enteringthe contest, was battered for 10 hits and 10 runs in just 2 2/3innings. He walked and struck out one.


"It was a tough day," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Thelast outing he (Garland) threw the ball really well, but todayhe was all over the place."


Jose Vidro started the scoring when he doubled in the first andGuillen belted his 17th homer into the left field seats for a2-0 lead. Adrian Beltre hit his 19th blast one out later tomake it 3-0.


"He's got a real good stroke," McLaren said about Guillen, whois 8-for-16 lifetime against Garland. "He's having fun, like alot of those guys. When you have fun, and you're loose and youplay hard and you have ability, good things are going tohappen."


Even though he has 77 RBI, good for second on the Mariners,Guillen said he is not the main cog in the offense.

"It's not just one guy who is carrying this team," Guillen said."Everybody is contributing to this team and that's what makesit better."


Guillen singled in two more runs in the second for a 5-0advantage, and Seattle struck for five unearned runs in thethird to chase Garland.


With Richie Sexson on first and two outs in the third, JamieBurke hit a grounder to shortstop that Juan Uribe bobbled for anerror. Yuniesky Betancourt doubled in one run and Suzuki hit atwo-run single and scored on a wild pitch by reliever RyanBukvich.


Bukvich walked the next three batters to force in the run thatgave the Mariners a 10-2 lead.


A run-scoring single by Scott Podsednik and a groundout by DannyRichar accounted for two of Chicago's runs in the fourth, and asolo home run by Josh Fields in the fifth cut the lead to 10-5.

But the Mariners added another run for an 11-5 lead on Suzuki'sfifth-inning leadoff triple and Guillen's sacrifice fly.

Toby Hall had two hits for the White Sox, who have lost eight ina row for the first time since May 15-23, 2001.


"Overall, it was a bad road trip," Guillen admitted. "When yougo on a road trip and your closer only shows up in one game,that's how badly we played. It's really frustrating."