GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (55-68) at CHI WHITE SOX (54-69)

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CHA - MIKE MACDOUGAL

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.370, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
E GERMAN (.272, 0-FOR-4)
D DEJESUS (.271, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (3) VS CHI WHITE SOX (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .306
B Butler dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303
E Brown rf 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .231
A Gordon 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .245
J Buck c 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232
a-R Gload ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263
b-J Smith ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
J Gathright lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .370

Totals 32 3 8 3 2 6 17

a-flied out to left for J Buck in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for T Pena Jr
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (14, M Buehrle); M Grudzielanek (27, M Buehrle); A
Gordon (26, M Buehrle). HR - E Brown (6, 6th inning off M Buehrle 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - E Brown 2 (48), J Gathright (15). 2-out RBI - J Gathright. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, E German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, T Pena Jr
1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Brown (10, 2nd base off M MacDougal/A Pierzynski).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .252
J Fields 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .245
J Thome dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
J Dye rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .245
S Podsednik lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .253
J Uribe ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .224
D Richar 2b 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .192

Totals 32 4 10 4 2 7 9

BATTING: 2B - J Dye 2 (25, G Meche, Z Greinke). HR - S Podsednik (2, 5th inning
off G Meche 1 on, 0 Out), D Richar (2, 7th inning off D Riske 0 on, 1 Out). RBI
- S Podsednik 2 (10), D Richar (8), J Fields (43). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2, J Fields 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens 2 (19, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck, 2nd base off D
Riske/J Buck). CS - J Uribe (6, 2nd base by G Meche/J Buck). Picked Off - J
Fields (1st base, Z Greinke).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 003 00 -- 3
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 020 20 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 5 2/3 6 2 2 2 6 1 3.88
J Gobble 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.03
D Riske 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 1 2.53
Z Greinke 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 5 1/3 6 3 3 2 4 1 3.41
E Wassermann 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29
M Thornton 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.27
R Bukvich 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
B Logan 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38
M MacDougal 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.28

R Bukvich pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - J Buck (by E Wassermann). Pitches-strikes: G Meche 104-64; J Gobble
1-1; D Riske 15-10; Z Greinke 27-17; M Buehrle 101-65; E Wassermann 7-4; M
Thornton 16-9; R Bukvich 3-2; B Logan 2-1; M MacDougal 6-4. Ground balls-fly
balls: G Meche 6-4; J Gobble 1-0; D Riske 0-1; Z Greinke 1-2; M Buehrle 6-6; E
Wassermann 1-0; M Thornton 1-2; R Bukvich 0-0; B Logan 0-1; M MacDougal 0-1.
Batters faced: G Meche 24; J Gobble 1; D Riske 4; Z Greinke 5; M Buehrle 24; E
Wassermann 2; M Thornton 5; R Bukvich 1; B Logan 1; M MacDougal 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: BOBBY JENKS (3-4, 2.92) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 4

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: J GATHRIGHT (.370, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Jenks relieved M MacDougal.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CHI WHITE SOX 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Gathright (.370, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: KAN - GIL MECHE, JIMMY GOBBLE (6TH), DAVID RISKE (7TH), ZACK GREINKE
(7TH) AND JOHN BUCK, JASON LARUE (8TH)

CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, EHREN WASSERMANN (6TH), MATT
THORNTON (6TH), RYAN BUKVICH (8TH), BOONE LOGAN (8TH), MIKE
MACDOUGAL (8TH), BOBBY JENKS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

HOME RUNS: KAN - EMIL BROWN (6) OFF MARK BUEHRLE IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

CHA - SCOTT PODSEDNIK (2) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
DANNY RICHAR (2) OFF DAVID RISKE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BATTERIES: KAN - GIL MECHE, JIMMY GOBBLE (6TH), DAVID RISKE (7TH), ZACK GREINKE
(7TH) AND JOHN BUCK, JASON LARUE (8TH)

CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, EHREN WASSERMANN (6TH), MATT
THORNTON (6TH), RYAN BUKVICH (8TH), BOONE LOGAN (8TH), MIKE
MACDOUGAL (8TH), BOBBY JENKS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI


WP - MATT THORNTON (4-4)
LP - DAVID RISKE (1-3)
SAVE - BOBBY JENKS (34)

HOME RUNS: KAN - EMIL BROWN (6) OFF MARK BUEHRLE IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

CHA - SCOTT PODSEDNIK (2) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
DANNY RICHAR (2) OFF DAVID RISKE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:06 ATT: 35,391

PROBABLES: KAN - LEO NUNEZ (2-0, 1.96)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (10-6, 3.74)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (3) VS CHI WHITE SOX (4) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
D DeJesus cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
M Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .305
B Butler dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303
E Brown rf 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .231
A Gordon 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .245
J Buck c 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232
a-R Gload ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263
b-J Smith ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
J Gathright lf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .375

Totals 35 3 9 3 2 6 18

a-flied out to left for J Buck in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for T Pena Jr
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (14, M Buehrle); M Grudzielanek (27, M Buehrle); A
Gordon (26, M Buehrle). HR - E Brown (6, 6th inning off M Buehrle 1 on, 1 Out).
S - E German. RBI - E Brown 2 (48), J Gathright (15). 2-out RBI - J Gathright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, E German 1, M Grudzielanek
2, T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Brown (10, 2nd base off M MacDougal/A Pierzynski).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .252
J Fields 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .245
J Thome dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
J Dye rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .245
S Podsednik lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .253
J Uribe ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .224
D Richar 2b 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .192

Totals 32 4 10 4 2 7 9

BATTING: 2B - J Dye 2 (25, G Meche, Z Greinke). HR - S Podsednik (2, 5th inning
off G Meche 1 on, 0 Out), D Richar (2, 7th inning off D Riske 0 on, 1 Out). RBI
- S Podsednik 2 (10), D Richar (8), J Fields (43). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Podsednik 2, J Fields 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens 2 (19, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck, 2nd base off D
Riske/J Buck). CS - J Uribe (6, 2nd base by G Meche/J Buck). Picked Off - J
Fields (1st base, Z Greinke).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 003 000 -- 3
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 020 20x -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 5 2/3 6 2 2 2 6 1 3.88
J Gobble (H, 12) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.03
D Riske (L, 1-3; B, 3) 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 1 2.53
Z Greinke 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 5 1/3 6 3 3 2 4 1 3.41
E Wassermann 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29
M Thornton (W, 4-4) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.27
R Bukvich (H, 7) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
B Logan (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38
M MacDougal (H, 17) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.28
B Jenks (S, 34) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.87

R Bukvich pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP - J Buck (by E Wassermann). Pitches-strikes: G Meche 104-64; J Gobble
1-1; D Riske 15-10; Z Greinke 27-17; M Buehrle 101-65; E Wassermann 7-4; M
Thornton 16-9; R Bukvich 3-2; B Logan 2-1; M MacDougal 6-4; B Jenks 11-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: G Meche 6-4; J Gobble 1-0; D Riske 0-1; Z Greinke 1-2;
M Buehrle 6-6; E Wassermann 1-0; M Thornton 1-2; R Bukvich 0-0; B Logan 0-1; M
MacDougal 0-1; B Jenks 2-1. Batters faced: G Meche 24; J Gobble 1; D Riske 4; Z
Greinke 5; M Buehrle 24; E Wassermann 2; M Thornton 5; R Bukvich 1; B Logan 1;
M MacDougal 2; B Jenks 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

T--3:06. Att--35,391.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 3
CHI WHITE SOX 4 FINAL</div>

 

Rookies spark White Sox, but Jenks fails to break record

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 4, KANSAS CITY 3</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- A trio of rookies helped the Chicago WhiteSox avoid their longest losing streak in 16 years, but BobbyJenks could not make history.


Danny Richar hit a game-tying solo homer and Josh Fieldsdelivered the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning as theWhite Sox posted a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals onMonday.


Richar, who hit a grand slam against the Seattle Mariners onFriday for his first career home run, blasted a solo homer toright-center off David Riske (1-3) to tie the game at 3-3 in theseventh.


The next batter, Jerry Owens, reached on a bunt single and stolesecond base before scoring on Fields' single to center for a4-3 lead.


Owens had three hits and two steals for Chicago, which avoidedlosing nine straight for the first time since August 19-28,1991.


Matt Thornton (4-4) pitched 1 1/3 innings to pick up the win andthree relievers bridged the gap to Jenks, who remained tied forthe major league record of 41 consecutive hitters afterallowing a leadoff single to Joey Gathright in the ninth.

Jenks received a standing ovation for his accomplishment andthen retired the next three hitters for his 34th save in 39chances.


Jenks, who had not pitched since August 10 because of the team'sstruggles, is tied with Jim Barr, who retired 41 straightbatters in 1972 for the San Francisco Giants.


The White Sox got on the board first as Scott Podsednik blasteda two-run homer in the fifth inning off Kansas City starter GilMeche - his 10th of the season - for a 2-0 lead.


However, the Royals' Emil Brown answered the next inning with atwo-run shot of his own off Mark Buehrle to tie the game.

Alex Gordon followed with a double to right, chasing Buehrlefrom the game. Eric Wasserman came in and hit John Buck and,after a fielder's choice, Thornton allowed a go-ahead single toGathright to put Kansas City ahead, 3-2.


Buehrle, who is winless in his last three starts, allowed threeruns and six hits in 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and twowalks.


Meche, who is winless in his last six starts, allowed two runsand six hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (3) AT CHI WHITE SOX (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Dye doubled to deep left center. S Podsednik homered
to right, J Dye scored. J Uribe struck out swinging. D Richar struck out
swinging. J Owens singled to center. J Owens stole second. J Fields struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: M Grudzielanek doubled to deep center. B Butler flied out
to center, M Grudzielanek to third. E Brown homered to left, M Grudzielanek
scored. A Gordon doubled to right. E Wassermann relieved M Buehrle. J Buck
hit by pitch. T Pena Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Buck
out at second, A Gordon to third. M Thornton relieved E Wassermann.
J Gathright singled to left, A Gordon scored, T Pena Jr to second. E German
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: D Riske relieved J Gobble. J Uribe flied out to right.
D Richar homered to right. J Owens reached on bunt single to third. J Owens
stole second. J Fields singled to right center, J Owens scored. Z Greinke
relieved D Riske. J Thome flied out to left. J Fields picked off first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 4.</div>

 

Rookies spark White Sox, but Jenks fails to break record

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 4, KANSAS CITY 3</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- A trio of rookies helped the Chicago WhiteSox avoid their longest losing streak in 16 years, but BobbyJenks could not make history.


Danny Richar hit a game-tying solo homer and Josh Fieldsdelivered the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning as theWhite Sox posted a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals onMonday.


Richar, who hit a grand slam against the Seattle Mariners onFriday for his first career home run, blasted a solo homer toright-center off David Riske (1-3) to tie the game at 3-3 in theseventh.


The next batter, Jerry Owens, reached on a bunt single and stolesecond base before scoring on Fields' single to center for a4-3 lead.


Owens had three hits and two steals for Chicago, which avoidedlosing nine straight for the first time since August 19-28,1991.


Matt Thornton (4-4) pitched 1 1/3 innings to pick up the win andthree relievers bridged the gap to Jenks, who remained tied forthe major league record of 41 consecutive hitters retired afterallowing a leadoff single to Joey Gathright in the ninth.

Jenks received a standing ovation for his accomplishment andthen retired the next three hitters for his 34th save in 39chances.


Jenks, who had not pitched since August 10 because of the team'sstruggles, is tied with Jim Barr, who retired 41 straightbatters in 1972 for the San Francisco Giants.


The White Sox got on the board first as Scott Podsednik blasteda two-run homer in the fifth inning off Kansas City starter GilMeche - his 10th of the season - for a 2-0 lead.


However, the Royals' Emil Brown answered the next inning with atwo-run shot of his own off Mark Buehrle to tie the game.

Alex Gordon followed with a double to right, chasing Buehrlefrom the game. Eric Wasserman came in and hit John Buck and,after a fielder's choice, Thornton allowed a go-ahead single toGathright to put Kansas City ahead, 3-2.


Buehrle, who is winless in his last three starts, allowed threeruns and six hits in 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and twowalks.


Meche, who is winless in his last six starts, allowed two runsand six hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (3) AT CHI WHITE SOX (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- E German 3B, D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B,
B Butler DH, E Brown RF, A Gordon 1B, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF,
G Meche RHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Fields 3B, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, J Dye RF, S Podsednik LF, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B,
M Buehrle LHP.

Umpires -- Chuck Meriwether (HP), Tim Timmons (1B), Adam Dowdy (2B),
Derryl Cousins (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 4 mph.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: E German flied out to left. D DeJesus singled to right.
M Grudzielanek flied out to right. B Butler grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens flied out to left. J Fields flied out to left.
J Thome grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: E Brown walked. A Gordon popped out to shortstop. J Buck
struck out swinging. T Pena Jr flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko grounded out to third. A Pierzynski singled
to right center. J Dye flied out to right. S Podsednik flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Gathright reached on bunt single to second. E German
grounded out to pitcher, J Gathright to second. D DeJesus flied out to center,
J Gathright to third. M Grudzielanek grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Uribe walked. J Uribe caught stealing second, catcher
to shortstop. D Richar struck out swinging. J Owens singled to center.
J Fields grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Owens out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: B Butler doubled to deep left. E Brown struck out
swinging. A Gordon walked. J Buck struck out swinging. T Pena Jr grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Gordon out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Thome struck out swinging. P Konerko grounded out to
shortstop. A Pierzynski grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. E German struck
out looking. D DeJesus grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Dye doubled to deep left center. S Podsednik homered
to right, J Dye scored. J Uribe struck out swinging. D Richar struck out
swinging. J Owens singled to center. J Owens stole second. J Fields struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: M Grudzielanek doubled to deep center. B Butler flied out
to center, M Grudzielanek to third. E Brown homered to left, M Grudzielanek
scored. A Gordon doubled to right. E Wassermann relieved M Buehrle. J Buck
hit by pitch. T Pena Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Buck
out at second, A Gordon to third. M Thornton relieved E Wassermann.
J Gathright singled to left, A Gordon scored, T Pena Jr to second. E German
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Thome struck out looking. P Konerko singled to left.
A Pierzynski grounded out to first, P Konerko to second. J Dye walked.
J Gobble relieved G Meche. S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: D DeJesus popped out to shortstop. M Grudzielanek struck
out swinging. B Butler grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: D Riske relieved J Gobble. J Uribe flied out to right.
D Richar homered to right. J Owens reached on bunt single to third. J Owens
stole second. J Fields singled to right center, J Owens scored. Z Greinke
relieved D Riske. J Thome flied out to left. J Fields picked off first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: R Bukvich relieved M Thornton. E Brown singled to shallow
center. B Logan relieved R Bukvich. A Gordon bunt popped out to pitcher.
M MacDougal relieved B Logan. R Gload hit for J Buck. R Gload flied out to left.
J Smith hit for T Pena Jr. E Brown stole second. J Smith struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J LaRue catching. J Smith at shortstop. P Konerko flied
out to right. A Pierzynski struck out swinging. J Dye doubled to deep left.
S Podsednik grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 4.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: B Jenks relieved M MacDougal. J Gathright singled to left.
E German sacrificed to pitcher, J Gathright to second. D DeJesus grounded out
to second, J Gathright to third. M Grudzielanek flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 3, CHI WHITE SOX 4.</div>

 

Rookies spark White Sox, but Jenks fails to break record

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 4, KANSAS CITY 3</h3>CHICAGO (Ticker) -- A trio of rookies helped the Chicago WhiteSox avoid their longest losing streak in 16 years, but BobbyJenks could not make history.


Danny Richar hit a game-tying solo homer and Josh Fieldsdelivered the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning as theWhite Sox posted a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals onMonday.


Richar, who hit a grand slam against the Seattle Mariners onFriday for his first career home run, blasted a solo homer toright-center off David Riske (1-3) to tie the game at 3-3 in theseventh.


The next batter, Jerry Owens, reached on a bunt single and stolesecond base before scoring on Fields' single to center for a4-3 lead.


"They have been playing better," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillensaid. "They make things happen. They come out and give you alittle energy. They make it easier for the big boys."

Owens had three hits and two steals for Chicago, which avoidedlosing nine straight for the first time since August 19-28,1991.


"It feels weird," Guillen said of snapping the losing streak.

"I forget the last time we shook hands. I forgot what to do, Iwas confused. Even though we had a real bad road trip, most ofthe games we lost by one run because we didn't have clutchhitting, or a pitch to get out of the inning. We didn't playthat bad, we just didn't win games."


Matt Thornton (4-4) pitched 1 1/3 innings to pick up the win andthree relievers bridged the gap to Jenks, who remained tied forthe major league record of 41 consecutive hitters retired afterallowing a leadoff single to Joey Gathright in the ninth.

Jenks received a standing ovation for his accomplishment andthen retired the next three hitters for his 34th save in 39chances.


"I am part of something special," Jenks said. "I'm sharing partof a record that might not have happened for me or somebodyelse for a long time."


Jenks, who had not pitched since August 10 because of the team'sstruggles, is tied with Jim Barr, who retired 41 straightbatters in 1972 for the San Francisco Giants.


The White Sox got on the board first as Scott Podsednik blasteda two-run homer in the fifth inning off Kansas City starter GilMeche - his 10th of the season - for a 2-0 lead.


However, the Royals' Emil Brown answered the next inning with atwo-run shot of his own off Mark Buehrle to tie the game.

Alex Gordon followed with a double to right, chasing Buehrlefrom the game. Eric Wasserman came in and hit John Buck and,after a fielder's choice, Thornton allowed a go-ahead single toGathright to put Kansas City ahead, 3-2.


Buehrle, who is winless in his last three starts, allowed threeruns and six hits in 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and twowalks.


"The guy that pitched for them is pretty good," Royals managerBuddy Bell said. "We had some opportunities. Buehrle made somepitches when he had to. It's a tough loss."


Meche, who is winless in his last six starts, allowed two runsand six hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks.