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

AL: KANSAS CITY (55-69) at CHI WHITE SOX (55-69)

<h3>White Sox rookies look to continue success vs. Royals</h3>



<div class="pre">Kansas City (55-69) at Chi White Sox (55-69) 8:11 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago White Sox are having a horribleseason, but their rookies are giving them hope for the future.

Josh Fields, Danny Richar and Jerry Owens each played a key rolein the White Sox snapping an eight-game losing streak inMonday's series opener against the Kansas City Royals.

Richar hit a game-tying homer and Josh Fields scored Owens witha RBI single in the seventh inning of Monday's 4-3 win. Withthe win, the White Sox avoided their first nine-game losingstreak since 1991.


Chicago and Kansas City are tied for last place in the AmericanLeague Central.


The White Sox send Javier Vazquez (10-6, 3.74 ERA) to the mound.On Thursday, Vazquez allowed four runs and seven hits in sixinnings, but did not receive a decision against Oakland.

Vazquez has struggled against the Royals, going 2-5 with a 4.81ERA in 12 starts. But he has been stellar at home of late,posting a 4-1 mark with a 2.66 ERA in his last five outings.

Leo Nunez (2-0, 1.96) gets the ball for Kansas City, which haslost two straight. Nunez had his last start against Texas onThursday cut short due to a callous in his right thumb. Therighthander gave up one run and four hits in three innings.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

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

KANSAS CITY CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Joey Gathright LF .375 0 15 Jerry Owens CF .252 1 9
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .305 5 40 Josh Fields 3B .245 14 43
David Dejesus CF .271 6 49 Jim Thome DH .260 20 63
Billy Butler DH .303 4 37 Paul Konerko 1B .267 23 67
Ross Gload 1B .298 5 40 A.J. Pierzynski C .272 12 41
Emil Brown RF .231 6 48 Jermaine Dye RF .245 24 62
Alex Gordon 3B .245 11 42 Scott Podsednik LF .253 2 10
John Buck C .232 16 43 Juan Uribe SS .224 13 50
Tony Pena Jr SS .263 1 38 Danny Richar 2B .192 2 8

Leo Nunez RHP (2-0, 1.96) Javier Vazquez RHP (10-6, 3.74)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ (2-0, 1.96)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (10-6, 3.74)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS
1B - ADAM DOWDY
2B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
3B - CHUCK MERIWETHER

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear
WIND: 11 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ AND JOHN BUCK
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.375, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.305, 5 HR, 40 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.271, 6 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.252, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
J FIELDS (.245, 14 HR, 43 RBI)
J THOME (.260, 20 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.72

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 17-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 3-0.
Batters faced: J Vazquez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JIM THOME SCORED JERRY OWENS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J THOME ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.267, 23 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.298, 5 HR, 40 RBI)
E BROWN (.231, 6 HR, 48 RBI)
A GORDON (.245, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (15, L Nunez). RBI - J Thome (64). GIDP - A Pierzynski.
Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.25

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.72

Pitches-strikes: L Nunez 29-17; J Vazquez 17-15. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Nunez 2-0; J Vazquez 3-0. Batters faced: L Nunez 5; J Vazquez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.245, 24 HR, 62 RBI)
S PODSEDNIK (.253, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
J URIBE (.224, 13 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (15, L Nunez). RBI - J Thome (64). GIDP - A Pierzynski.
Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 1 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.25

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: L Nunez 29-17; J Vazquez 29-24. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Nunez 2-0; J Vazquez 4-1. Batters faced: L Nunez 5; J Vazquez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.232, 16 HR, 43 RBI)
T PENA JR (.263, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.372, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (15, L Nunez); S Podsednik (9, L Nunez). RBI - J Thome
(64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 1. GIDP - A
Pierzynski. Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 10 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.16

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: L Nunez 45-27; J Vazquez 29-24. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Nunez 3-1; J Vazquez 4-1. Batters faced: L Nunez 9; J Vazquez 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.252, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J FIELDS (.244, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.263, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
D DeJesus cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
J Thome dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (15, L Nunez); S Podsednik (9, L Nunez). RBI - J Thome
(64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 1. GIDP - A
Pierzynski. Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 10 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.16

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

HBP - J Gathright (by J Vazquez). Pitches-strikes: L Nunez 45-27; J Vazquez
42-32. Ground balls-fly balls: L Nunez 3-1; J Vazquez 7-1. Batters faced: L
Nunez 9; J Vazquez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (21) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF LEO NUNEZ SCORED JOSH FIELDS.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.269, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - LEO NUNEZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.302, 0-FOR-1)
R GLOAD (.297, 0-FOR-1)
E BROWN (.230, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .372
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
D DeJesus cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .251
J Fields 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .247
J Thome dh 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269
A Pierzynski c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270
J Dye rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
S Podsednik lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189

Totals 13 3 5 3 2 3 7

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (15, L Nunez); S Podsednik (9, L Nunez); J Fields (11, L
Nunez). HR - J Thome (21, 3rd inning off L Nunez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Thome 3
(66). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Richar 1. GIDP - A
Pierzynski. Team LOB - 3.


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 102 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
L Nunez 3 5 3 3 2 3 1 2.77

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

HBP - J Gathright (by J Vazquez). Pitches-strikes: L Nunez 71-42; J Vazquez
42-32. Ground balls-fly balls: L Nunez 3-3; J Vazquez 7-1. Batters faced: L
Nunez 15; J Vazquez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY EMIL BROWN SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 3 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.245, 0-FOR-1)</div>