GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (55-70) at CHI WHITE SOX (56-69)

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JIMMY GOBBLE (4-1, 3.18) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J OWENS (.246, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gobble relieved B Bannister.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Owens (.246, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE
CHA - MIKE MYERS

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.233, 0-FOR-3)
A GORDON (.244, 1-FOR-3)
J SMITH (.202, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (6) VS CHI WHITE SOX (2) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .360
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .304
D DeJesus cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .300
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .301
E Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
J LaRue c 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .146

Totals 28 6 8 6 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (27, J Contreras). HR - B Butler (5, 7th inning off M
Myers 1 on, 2 Out). SF - B Butler. RBI - B Butler 3 (40), R Gload (41), M
Grudzielanek (41), D DeJesus (50). 2-out RBI - R Gload, M Grudzielanek, D
DeJesus, B Butler 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek
1, J LaRue 1, B Butler 2. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - D DeJesus (7, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), J Gathright
2 (9, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall, 3rd base off J Contreras/T Hall).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246
J Fields 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242
J Thome dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264
P Konerko 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
D Erstad lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .274
J Dye rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .246
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190
T Hall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226

Totals 26 2 5 2 3 4 10

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (16, B Bannister). RBI - D Erstad (27), J Dye (63). 2-out
RBI - D Erstad, J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1, J
Fields 1. Team LOB - 6.


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KANSAS CITY - 220 000 2 -- 6
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 000 0 -- 2
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 2/3 5 2 2 2 3 0 3.28
J Gobble 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.15

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 6 4 4 1 3 0 6.18
M Myers 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.02

HBP - M Grudzielanek (by J Contreras); J LaRue (by J Contreras).
Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 101-64; J Gobble 10-5; J Contreras 104-68; M Myers
18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 5-12; J Gobble 0-0; J Contreras 6-9;
M Myers 2-0. Batters faced: B Bannister 27; J Gobble 2; J Contreras 27; M Myers
5.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: GAVIN FLOYD (1-2, 7.57) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: E BROWN (.233, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Floyd relieved M Myers.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E Brown (.233, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY TOBY HALL ALLOWED EMIL BROWN TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.146, 0-FOR-1, BB, HBP)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE
CHA - GAVIN FLOYD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.264, 1-FOR-3)
P KONERKO (.269, 0-FOR-2, BB)
D ERSTAD (.274, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .358
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .304
D DeJesus cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .300
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .301
E Brown rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .235
A Gordon 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246
J Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
J LaRue c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .145

Totals 33 7 10 6 1 5 10

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (27, J Contreras). HR - B Butler (5, 7th inning off M
Myers 1 on, 2 Out). SF - B Butler. RBI - B Butler 3 (40), R Gload (41), M
Grudzielanek (41), D DeJesus (50). 2-out RBI - R Gload, M Grudzielanek, D
DeJesus, B Butler 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek
1, J LaRue 1, J Gathright 1, B Butler 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - D DeJesus (7, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), J Gathright
2 (9, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall, 3rd base off J Contreras/T Hall).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246
J Fields 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242
J Thome dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264
P Konerko 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
D Erstad lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .274
J Dye rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .246
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190
T Hall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226

Totals 26 2 5 2 3 4 10

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (16, B Bannister). RBI - D Erstad (27), J Dye (63). 2-out
RBI - D Erstad, J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1, J
Fields 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - T Hall (3, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 220 000 21 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 000 0 -- 2
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 2/3 5 2 2 2 3 0 3.28
J Gobble 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.15

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 6 4 4 1 3 0 6.18
M Myers 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.02
G Floyd 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 7.62

HBP - M Grudzielanek (by J Contreras); J LaRue (by J Contreras).
Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 101-64; J Gobble 10-5; J Contreras 104-68; M Myers
18-12; G Floyd 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 5-12; J Gobble 0-0; J
Contreras 6-9; M Myers 2-0; G Floyd 0-2. Batters faced: B Bannister 27; J
Gobble 2; J Contreras 27; M Myers 5; G Floyd 5.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (25) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF JIMMY GOBBLE.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7, CHI WHITE SOX 3

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.274, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-3, 2.04) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7, CHI WHITE SOX 3

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J DYE (.246, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved J Gobble.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Dye (.246, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
CHA - GAVIN FLOYD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.304, 1-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)
D DEJESUS (.274, 3-FOR-4, RBI)
B BUTLER (.300, 1-FOR-3, SF, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .358
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .304
D DeJesus cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 3 1 1 3 0 0 3 .300
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .301
E Brown rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .235
A Gordon 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246
J Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
J LaRue c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .145

Totals 33 7 10 6 1 5 10

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (27, J Contreras). HR - B Butler (5, 7th inning off M
Myers 1 on, 2 Out). SF - B Butler. RBI - B Butler 3 (40), R Gload (41), M
Grudzielanek (41), D DeJesus (50). 2-out RBI - R Gload, M Grudzielanek, D
DeJesus, B Butler 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek
1, J LaRue 1, J Gathright 1, B Butler 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - D DeJesus (7, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), J Gathright
2 (9, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall, 3rd base off J Contreras/T Hall).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246
J Fields 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242
J Thome dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .263
P Konerko 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .270
D Erstad lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .272
J Dye rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190
T Hall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226

Totals 30 3 6 3 3 6 10

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (16, B Bannister). HR - P Konerko (25, 8th inning off J
Gobble 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Erstad (27), J Dye (63), P Konerko (69). 2-out RBI
- D Erstad, J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1, J
Fields 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - T Hall (3, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 220 000 21 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 000 01 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 2/3 5 2 2 2 3 0 3.28
J Gobble 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3.32
J Soria 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.02

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 6 4 4 1 3 0 6.18
M Myers 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.02
G Floyd 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 7.31

HBP - M Grudzielanek (by J Contreras); J LaRue (by J Contreras).
Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 101-64; J Gobble 23-13; J Soria 6-3; J Contreras
104-68; M Myers 18-12; G Floyd 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 5-12;
J Gobble 1-0; J Soria 0-0; J Contreras 6-9; M Myers 2-0; G Floyd 0-2. Batters
faced: B Bannister 27; J Gobble 5; J Soria 1; J Contreras 27; M Myers 5; G
Floyd 5.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
CHA - GAVIN FLOYD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.223, 1-FOR-3)
D RICHAR (.190, 0-FOR-3)
T HALL (.226, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (7) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Gathright lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .358
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .303
D DeJesus cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .274
B Butler dh 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .298
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .301
E Brown rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .235
A Gordon 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246
J Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
J LaRue c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .145

Totals 36 7 10 6 1 5 10

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (27, J Contreras). HR - B Butler (5, 7th inning off M
Myers 1 on, 2 Out). SF - B Butler. RBI - B Butler 3 (40), R Gload (41), M
Grudzielanek (41), D DeJesus (50). 2-out RBI - R Gload, M Grudzielanek, D
DeJesus, B Butler 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek
1, J LaRue 1, J Gathright 1, B Butler 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - D DeJesus (7, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall), J Gathright
2 (9, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall, 3rd base off J Contreras/T Hall).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246
J Fields 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242
J Thome dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .263
P Konerko 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .270
D Erstad lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .272
J Dye rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223
D Richar 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190
T Hall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226

Totals 30 3 6 3 3 6 10

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (16, B Bannister). HR - P Konerko (25, 8th inning off J
Gobble 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Erstad (27), J Dye (63), P Konerko (69). 2-out RBI
- D Erstad, J Dye. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1, J
Fields 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - T Hall (3, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 220 000 210 -- 7
CHI WHITE SOX - 200 000 01 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 2/3 5 2 2 2 3 0 3.28
J Gobble 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3.32
J Soria 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.02

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 6 4 4 1 3 0 6.18
M Myers 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.02
G Floyd 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 7.06

HBP - M Grudzielanek (by J Contreras); J LaRue (by J Contreras).
Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 101-64; J Gobble 23-13; J Soria 6-3; J Contreras
104-68; M Myers 18-12; G Floyd 35-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 5-12;
J Gobble 1-0; J Soria 0-0; J Contreras 6-9; M Myers 2-0; G Floyd 2-3. Batters
faced: B Bannister 27; J Gobble 5; J Soria 1; J Contreras 27; M Myers 5; G
Floyd 8.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Pena Jr at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Uribe (.223, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSH FIELDS (15) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF JOAKIM SORIA SCORED JUAN URIBE AND JERRY OWENS.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7, CHI WHITE SOX 6

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.263, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Podsednik ran for J Thome.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S PODSEDNIK ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
CHI WHITE SOX 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P Konerko (.270, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), JOAKIM SORIA (8TH) AND
JASON LARUE

CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, MIKE MYERS (7TH), GAVIN FLOYD
(8TH) AND TOBY HALL

HOME RUNS: KAN - BILLY BUTLER (5) OFF MIKE MYERS IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

CHA - PAUL KONERKO (25) OFF JIMMY GOBBLE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
JOSH FIELDS (15) OFF JOAKIM SORIA IN THE 9TH, 2 ON</div>