GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (57-74) at TEXAS (58-72)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: JOAQUIN BENOIT (7-3, 2.49) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 4

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: A GONZALEZ (.229, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Benoit relieved W Littleton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
TEXAS 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A Gonzalez (.229, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Pierzynski hit for T Hall.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
TEXAS 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A Pierzynski (.269, 13 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

BATTERIES: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, EHREN WASSERMANN (7TH), BOONE LOGAN (7TH), MIKE
MACDOUGAL (7TH) AND TOBY HALL

TEX - KASON GABBARD, MIKE WOOD (5TH), JOHN RHEINECKER
(8TH), WES LITTLETON (8TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (9TH) AND GERALD
LAIRD

HOME RUNS: CHA - PAUL KONERKO (27) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JIM THOME (22) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

TEX - IAN KINSLER (17) OFF GAVIN FLOYD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
GERALD LAIRD (8) OFF GAVIN FLOYD IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

BATTERIES: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, EHREN WASSERMANN (7TH), BOONE LOGAN (7TH), MIKE
MACDOUGAL (7TH) AND TOBY HALL

TEX - KASON GABBARD, MIKE WOOD (5TH), JOHN RHEINECKER
(8TH), WES LITTLETON (8TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (9TH) AND GERALD
LAIRD


WP - WES LITTLETON (1-1)
LP - MIKE MACDOUGAL (1-4)
SAVE - JOAQUIN BENOIT (2)

HOME RUNS: CHA - PAUL KONERKO (27) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JIM THOME (22) OFF KASON GABBARD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

TEX - IAN KINSLER (17) OFF GAVIN FLOYD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
GERALD LAIRD (8) OFF GAVIN FLOYD IN THE 4TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 20,261

PROBABLES: CHA - JON GARLAND (8-10, 4.90)
TEX - KAMERON LOE (6-10, 5.53)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
J Fields lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242
J Thome dh 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .265
J Owens pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
P Konerko 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .262
J Dye rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .251
J Uribe ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218
D Richar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200
A Gonzalez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227
T Hall c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209
a-A Pierzynski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 32 3 6 3 4 5 11

a-grounded to second for T Hall in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (5, K Gabbard); J Fields (12, K Gabbard). HR - P
Konerko (27, 1st inning off K Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out), J Thome (22, 3rd inning off
K Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Konerko 2 (73), J Thome (67). 2-out RBI - P
Konerko 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Erstad 1, P Konerko 1.
GIDP - D Richar. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - G Floyd (1, throw). PB - T Hall. DP: 2 (A Gonzalez-D Richar-P
Konerko, J Uribe-P Konerko).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269
a-S Sosa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
D Murphy lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .464
I Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .255
M Young ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .304
M Byrd cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .308
J Botts dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .220
B Wilkerson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235
N Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .223
G Laird c 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .228
T Metcalf 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242
R Vazquez pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 33 4 10 4 2 6 18

a-flied out to right for F Catalanotto in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - I Kinsler (17, 3rd inning off G Floyd 0 on, 2 Out), G Laird (8,
4th inning off G Floyd 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - I Kinsler (49), G Laird 2 (42), M
Byrd (55). 2-out RBI - I Kinsler, G Laird 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - G Laird 3. GIDP - I Kinsler, M Byrd. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 201 000 000 -- 3
TEXAS - 001 200 01x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 6 6 3 3 2 4 2 6.92
E Wassermann 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.93
B Logan 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35
M MacDougal (L, 1-4) 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.71

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 4 2/3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3.78
M Wood 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.82
J Rheinecker 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.00
W Littleton (W, 1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55
J Benoit (S, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45

J Rheinecker pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP - M MacDougal. HBP - J Dye (by W Littleton). Pitches-strikes: G Floyd
103-69; E Wassermann 3-2; B Logan 2-2; M MacDougal 34-21; K Gabbard 91-56; M
Wood 25-15; J Rheinecker 14-7; W Littleton 5-3; J Benoit 10-6. Ground balls-fly
balls: G Floyd 11-4; E Wassermann 1-0; B Logan 0-1; M MacDougal 1-1; K Gabbard
8-3; M Wood 3-3; J Rheinecker 0-0; W Littleton 3-0; J Benoit 1-1. Batters
faced: G Floyd 25; E Wassermann 2; B Logan 1; M MacDougal 7; K Gabbard 21; M
Wood 8; J Rheinecker 2; W Littleton 3; J Benoit 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

T--2:54. Att--20,261.
Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in
from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (3) AT TEXAS (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad flied out to center. J Fields flied out to
left. J Thome walked. P Konerko homered to right, J Thome scored. J Dye
walked. J Uribe flied out to left. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2,
TEXAS 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Fields struck out looking. J Thome homered to right.
P Konerko grounded out to shortstop. J Dye struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 3RD: T Metcalf struck out swinging. F Catalanotto grounded out to
second. I Kinsler homered to left. M Young singled to center. M Byrd lined
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 1.

TEXAS 4TH: J Botts walked. B Wilkerson flied out to center. N Cruz
grounded out to first, J Botts to second. G Laird homered to left, J Botts
scored. T Metcalf grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 8TH: M Young singled to center. M Young to second on wild pitch by
M MacDougal. M Byrd singled to center, M Young scored. J Botts grounded into
fielder's choice to second, M Byrd out at second. B Wilkerson reached on bunt
single to third, J Botts to second. N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird flied
out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 4.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- D Erstad CF, J Fields LF, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, J Dye RF, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, A Gonzalez 3B, T Hall C, G Floyd RHP.

Texas Starting Lineups -- F Catalanotto LF, I Kinsler 2B, M Young SS, M Byrd
CF, J Botts DH, B Wilkerson 1B, N Cruz RF, G Laird C, T Metcalf 3B, K Gabbard LHP.

Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Alfonso Marquez (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B),
Tim Timmons (3B).

Gametime Weather: 92 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from right at 5 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: D Erstad flied out to center. J Fields flied out to
left. J Thome walked. P Konerko homered to right, J Thome scored. J Dye
walked. J Uribe flied out to left. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2,
TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 1ST: F Catalanotto walked. I Kinsler grounded into double play,
third to second to first, F Catalanotto out at second. M Young struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TEXAS 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: D Richar grounded out to pitcher. A Gonzalez doubled to
deep right. T Hall grounded out to shortstop, A Gonzalez to third. D Erstad
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 2ND: M Byrd singled to center. J Botts flied out to center.
B Wilkerson grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Byrd out at second.
N Cruz singled to center, B Wilkerson to second. B Wilkerson to third, N Cruz to
second on passed ball by T Hall. G Laird struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TEXAS 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Fields struck out looking. J Thome homered to right.
P Konerko grounded out to shortstop. J Dye struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 3RD: T Metcalf struck out swinging. F Catalanotto grounded out to
second. I Kinsler homered to left. M Young singled to center. M Byrd lined
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Uribe grounded out to third. D Richar grounded out to
shortstop. A Gonzalez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 1.

TEXAS 4TH: J Botts walked. B Wilkerson flied out to center. N Cruz
grounded out to first, J Botts to second. G Laird homered to left, J Botts
scored. T Metcalf grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: T Hall struck out swinging. D Erstad grounded out to
first. J Fields doubled to deep center. J Thome walked. M Wood relieved
K Gabbard. P Konerko grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Thome out at
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 5TH: F Catalanotto singled to right center. I Kinsler out on
batter's interference to catcher. M Young grounded into fielder's choice to
pitcher, F Catalanotto to second. M Byrd grounded into double play, shortstop
to first, M Young out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TEXAS 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Dye singled to left. J Uribe flied out to center.
D Richar popped out to third. A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 6TH: J Botts flied out to center. B Wilkerson grounded out to
second. N Cruz struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TEXAS 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: T Hall grounded out to third. D Erstad grounded out to
second. J Fields flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 7TH: E Wassermann relieved G Floyd. G Laird singled to right.
T Metcalf bunted into fielder's choice to first, G Laird out at second.
R Vazquez ran for T Metcalf. B Logan relieved E Wassermann. S Sosa hit for
F Catalanotto. S Sosa flied out to right. M MacDougal relieved B Logan.
I Kinsler struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: D Murphy in left field. R Vazquez at third base.
J Rheinecker relieved M Wood. J Thome singled to center. P Konerko walked,
J Thome to second. W Littleton relieved J Rheinecker. J Owens ran for J Thome.
J Dye hit by pitch, J Owens to third, P Konerko to second. J Uribe grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, J Owens out at home, P Konerko to third, J Dye
to second. D Richar grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
J Uribe out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 8TH: M Young singled to center. M Young to second on wild pitch by
M MacDougal. M Byrd singled to center, M Young scored. J Botts grounded into
fielder's choice to second, M Byrd out at second. B Wilkerson reached on bunt
single to third, J Botts to second. N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird flied
out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Benoit relieved W Littleton. A Gonzalez struck out
swinging. A Pierzynski hit for T Hall. A Pierzynski grounded out to second.
D Erstad popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TEXAS 4.</div>

 

Byrd's key hit helps Rangers add to White Sox woes

<h3>TEXAS 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>By John Tranchina
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Wes Littleton escaped a huge jamin the top of the eighth and Marlon Byrd hit a go-ahead singlein the bottom half as the Texas Rangers posted a 4-3 victoryover the lowly Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.


Gerald Laird hit a game-tying two-run homer in the fourth forTexas, which has won three straight.


With the game tied at 3-3, Michael Young led off the decisiveframe with a single off Mike MacDougal (1-4) and advanced tosecond on a wild pitch. Byrd then deposited a 2-2 pitch intocenter field to plate Young with the go-ahead run.

Joaquin Benoit then helped send the White Sox to their 14th lossin the last 17 games by throwing a scoreless ninth for hissecond save in six chances.


The rally was made possible by Littleton, who worked out of ano-out, bases-loaded jam. Littleton got Juan Uribe to hit aground ball to shortstop Young, who got the force play at homeplate. Rookie Danny Richar grounded into a double play to endthe threat.


Chicago got to Texas starter Kason Gabbard right away, taking aquick 2-0 lead in the top of the first after Paul Konerko beltedhis 27th home run of the season. Konerko had been just2-for-22 in his last 17 games.


Gabbard walked Jim Thome with two outs before Konerko's blastlanded in the Rangers' bullpen beyond the right-center fieldwall.


Thome then gave the White Sox a 3-0 lead in the third when hedrilled his 22nd home run that also ended up in the Rangersbullpen. The solo shot was Thome's 494th career home run,moving him past Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff into sole possessionof 23rd place on the all-time list.


However, Texas tied the score with a homer from Ian Kinsler inthe third and a two-run shot from Laird in the fourth.

Gabbard, making his first start since winning 30-3 overBaltimore last week, left with two outs in the fifth aftergiving up three runs on four hits, while walking three andstriking out three.


Gavin Floyd allowed three runs and six hits in six innings forChicago, which was outscored, 46-7, in a four-game sweep at thehands of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend.

 

Byrd's key hit helps Rangers add to White Sox woes

<h3>TEXAS 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>By John Tranchina
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Things are so bad for the ChicagoWhite Sox, they are finding new ways to lose.


The White Sox loaded the bases with no outs out in the eighthinning but failed to score and then watched as Marlon Byrd hit ago-ahead single in the bottom of the inning in a 4-3 loss tothe Texas Rangers on Tuesday.


After Wes Littleton (1-1) worked out of the eighth-inning jam,Michael Young led off the decisive frame with a single off MikeMacDougal (1-4) and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Byrdthen deposited a 2-2 pitch into center field to plate Young withthe go-ahead run.


Joaquin Benoit then helped send the White Sox to their 14th lossin the last 17 games by throwing a scoreless ninth for hissecond save in six chances.


"It was crazy," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Everytime we come up with runners in scoring position, we get theworst at-bats we can get, and it's not only happening today, ithappens day-in and day-out.


"When you do that, you're going to lose a lot of games, that'swhy we've done that. Bases loaded, none out, we do everythingwe can to not score, and when you don't do that, the other teamis going to take advantage and do it for you and that's whatthey did."


Chicago looked to be in good position to snap a 3-3 tie when JimThome led off the eighth with a single off John Rheinecker andPaul Konerko drew a walk. Littleton entered and hit JermaineDye to load the bases, but got Juan Uribe to hit a ground ballto the shortstop Young, who got the force play at home plate.Rookie Danny Richar grounded into a double play to end thethreat.


"I wanted to make sure they scored no runs," said Littleton, whonotched his third career win. "I want to do my job, makepitches and help the team win. I just wanted to slow the gamedown. I needed ground balls."


Littleton's efforts set the stage for Byrd's eighth-inningheroics.


"I fell behind 0-2 quickly," Byrd said. "You don't know whatyou'll see, especially with MacDougal on the mound. You justtry to get wood on it. I battled and I got a good pitch that Iput in the right spot."


"He gave us a good at-bat, which was exactly what we needed,"Rangers manager Ron Washington said of Byrd. "He came through ina big spot just like he's been coming through all year. He gottwo strikes on him and he fought his way back, then got abreaking ball that he could drive."


Chicago got to Texas starter Kason Gabbard right away, taking aquick 2-0 lead in the top of the first after Konerko belted his27th home run of the season. Konerko had been just 2-for-22 inhis last 17 games.


Gabbard walked Jim Thome with two outs before Konerko's blastlanded in the Rangers' bullpen beyond the right-center fieldwall.


Thome then gave the White Sox a 3-0 lead in the third when hedrilled his 22nd home run that also ended up in the Rangersbullpen. The solo shot was Thome's 494th career home run,moving him past Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff into sole possessionof 23rd place on the all-time list.


However, Texas tied the score with a homer from Ian Kinsler inthe third and a two-run shot from Laird in the fourth.

Gabbard, making his first start since winning 30-3 overBaltimore last week, left with two outs in the fifth aftergiving up three runs on four hits, while walking three andstriking out three.


"He's tough," said Chicago's Josh Fields, who hit a fifth-inningdouble off Gabbard before he left. "He's one of those guys whogoes out there and you can just tell by the look on his facethat he's going to battle with you and he did a good job. He'snot a power guy, but he's got movement on his ball and hechanges speeds very well and he locates. He puts the ballpretty much wherever he wants to."


Meanwhile, Gavin Floyd allowed three runs and six hits in sixinnings for Chicago, which was outscored, 46-7, in a four-gamesweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend.

"I felt strong, I felt like I was able to throw any of mypitches for strikes," said Floyd, who made his fourth start ofthe season and first since August 11 after four reliefappearances.


"You just try to bear down and try to make pitches. When thingshappen, a home run or I throw a ball away or a base hit, youjust got to eliminate it and focus on the next pitch and try todo the best you can."