GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (78-51) at CHI WHITE SOX (56-72)

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (26) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF KYLE SNYDER SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 13, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.273, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 13 13 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - KYLE SNYDER
CHA - MATT THORNTON

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: E HINSKE (.208, 5 HR, 16 RBI)
M LOWELL (.323, 3-FOR-5, 2 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.294, 2-FOR-4, BB, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">BOSTON (13) VS CHI WHITE SOX (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 .321
C Crisp cf 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .273
D Ortiz dh 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .325
a-J Drew ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261
M Ramirez lf 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .290
E Hinske lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
M Lowell 3b 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .323
K Youkilis 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .294
B Kielty rf 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .226
A Cora ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .256
K Cash c 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .182

Totals 37 13 13 12 9 6 18

a-struck out swinging for D Ortiz in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (40, M Buehrle); K Youkilis (33, E Wassermann); D Pedroia
(28, R Bukvich); B Kielty (2, M MacDougal). RBI - M Lowell 2 (92), K Youkilis 2
(69), B Kielty 3 (8), D Pedroia 2 (40), D Ortiz 2 (85), C Crisp (48). 2-out RBI
- K Youkilis, D Pedroia, C Crisp. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Kielty 2, M Ramirez 1, J Drew 2, D Pedroia 2. GIDP - D Ortiz. Team LOB - 11.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246
J Fields 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
A Pierzynski c 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269
P Konerko dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .266
D Erstad 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272
J Dye rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221
D Richar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
A Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221

Totals 28 2 4 2 3 6 11

BATTING: 2B - J Dye (26, T Wakefield). HR - P Konerko (26, 8th inning off K
Snyder 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Konerko 2 (71). 2-out RBI - P Konerko 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1, D Erstad 1, A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (21, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash).

FIELDING: E - D Richar (2, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Richar-J Uribe-D Erstad).



----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 000 004 18 -- 13
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 02 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 7 3 0 0 3 6 0 4.16
K Snyder 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 3.78

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 6 6 4 4 3 3 0 3.50
B Logan 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.39
E Wassermann 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
R Bukvich 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 4.50
M MacDougal 2/3 2 3 3 3 2 0 5.85
M Thornton 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.23

R Bukvich pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

WP - M MacDougal 2. IBB - M Ramirez (by M Buehrle). HBP - A Cora (by R
Bukvich); K Cash (by R Bukvich); A Pierzynski (by K Snyder). Pitches-strikes: T
Wakefield 112-74; K Snyder 17-10; M Buehrle 99-64; B Logan 11-4; E Wassermann
10-6; R Bukvich 27-16; M MacDougal 27-11; M Thornton 10-6. Ground balls-fly
balls: T Wakefield 3-12; K Snyder 1-2; M Buehrle 8-7; B Logan 2-0; E Wassermann
1-0; R Bukvich 0-0; M MacDougal 0-0; M Thornton 0-0. Batters faced: T Wakefield
27; K Snyder 5; M Buehrle 28; B Logan 3; E Wassermann 3; R Bukvich 5; M
MacDougal 7; M Thornton 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BOBBY KIELTY SCORED ERIC HINSKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B KIELTY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: A CORA (.256, 0-FOR-4, HBP)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 1 14 15 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - KYLE SNYDER
CHA - MATT THORNTON

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.247, 1-FOR-2, BB)
J URIBE (.221, 0-FOR-3)
D RICHAR (.188, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">BOSTON (14) VS CHI WHITE SOX (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 .321
C Crisp cf 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .273
D Ortiz dh 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .325
a-J Drew ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261
M Ramirez lf 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .290
E Hinske lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208
M Lowell 3b 6 2 4 2 0 1 1 .324
K Youkilis 1b 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .294
B Kielty rf 5 1 3 4 1 0 2 .241
A Cora ss 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .254
K Cash c 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .182

Totals 41 14 15 13 10 6 21

a-struck out swinging for D Ortiz in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (40, M Buehrle); K Youkilis (33, E Wassermann); D Pedroia
(28, R Bukvich); B Kielty (2, M MacDougal). RBI - M Lowell 2 (92), K Youkilis 2
(69), B Kielty 4 (9), D Pedroia 2 (40), D Ortiz 2 (85), C Crisp (48). 2-out RBI
- K Youkilis, D Pedroia, C Crisp, B Kielty. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Kielty 2, M Ramirez 1, J Drew 2, D Pedroia 2. GIDP - D Ortiz, K
Youkilis. Team LOB - 12.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246
J Fields 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
A Pierzynski c 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269
P Konerko dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .266
D Erstad 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272
J Dye rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247
J Uribe ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221
D Richar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
A Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221

Totals 28 2 4 2 3 6 11

BATTING: 2B - J Dye (26, T Wakefield). HR - P Konerko (26, 8th inning off K
Snyder 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Konerko 2 (71). 2-out RBI - P Konerko 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1, D Erstad 1, A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB
- 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (21, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash).

FIELDING: E - D Richar (2, ground ball). DP: 2 (D Richar-J Uribe-D Erstad, M
Thornton-J Uribe-D Erstad).


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BOSTON - 000 004 181 -- 14
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 02 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 7 3 0 0 3 6 0 4.16
K Snyder 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 3.78

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle 6 6 4 4 3 3 0 3.50
B Logan 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.39
E Wassermann 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
R Bukvich 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 4.50
M MacDougal 2/3 2 3 3 3 2 0 5.85
M Thornton 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 5.32

R Bukvich pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

WP - M MacDougal 2, M Thornton. IBB - M Ramirez (by M Buehrle). HBP - A Cora
(by R Bukvich); K Cash (by R Bukvich); A Pierzynski (by K Snyder).
Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 112-74; K Snyder 17-10; M Buehrle 99-64; B Logan
11-4; E Wassermann 10-6; R Bukvich 27-16; M MacDougal 27-11; M Thornton 26-14.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Wakefield 3-12; K Snyder 1-2; M Buehrle 8-7; B Logan
2-0; E Wassermann 1-0; R Bukvich 0-0; M MacDougal 0-0; M Thornton 3-0. Batters
faced: T Wakefield 27; K Snyder 5; M Buehrle 28; B Logan 3; E Wassermann 3; R
Bukvich 5; M MacDougal 7; M Thornton 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JAVIER LOPEZ (2-1, 2.84) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14, CHI WHITE SOX 2

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: J DYE (.247, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Lopez relieved K Snyder.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 14
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J Dye (.247, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 1 14 15 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, KYLE SNYDER (8TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (9TH) AND KEVIN
CASH

CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, BOONE LOGAN (7TH), EHREN WASSERMANN
(7TH), RYAN BUKVICH (8TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (8TH), MATT THORNTON
(8TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE

CHA - PAUL KONERKO (26) OFF KYLE SNYDER IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 1 14 15 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, KYLE SNYDER (8TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (9TH) AND KEVIN
CASH

CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, BOONE LOGAN (7TH), EHREN WASSERMANN
(7TH), RYAN BUKVICH (8TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (8TH), MATT THORNTON
(8TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI


WP - TIM WAKEFIELD (16-10)
LP - MARK BUEHRLE (9-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE

CHA - PAUL KONERKO (26) OFF KYLE SNYDER IN THE 8TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:10 ATT: 38,874

PROBABLES: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ (6-9, 5.01)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (11-6, 3.66)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">BOSTON (14) VS CHI WHITE SOX (2) - FINAL

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 .321
C Crisp cf 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .273
D Ortiz dh 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .325
a-J Drew ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261
M Ramirez lf 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .290
E Hinske lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208
M Lowell 3b 6 2 4 2 0 1 1 .324
K Youkilis 1b 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .294
B Kielty rf 5 1 3 4 1 0 2 .241
A Cora ss 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .254
K Cash c 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .182

Totals 41 14 15 13 10 6 21

a-struck out swinging for D Ortiz in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (40, M Buehrle); K Youkilis (33, E Wassermann); D Pedroia
(28, R Bukvich); B Kielty (2, M MacDougal). RBI - M Lowell 2 (92), K Youkilis 2
(69), B Kielty 4 (9), D Pedroia 2 (40), D Ortiz 2 (85), C Crisp (48). 2-out RBI
- K Youkilis, D Pedroia, C Crisp, B Kielty. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Kielty 2, M Ramirez 1, J Drew 2, D Pedroia 2. GIDP - D Ortiz, K
Youkilis. Team LOB - 12.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245
J Fields 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
A Pierzynski c 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269
P Konerko dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .266
D Erstad 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272
J Dye rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .221
D Richar 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
A Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220

Totals 33 2 6 2 3 6 15

BATTING: 2B - J Dye 2 (27, J Lopez, T Wakefield). HR - P Konerko (26, 8th
inning off K Snyder 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Konerko 2 (71). 2-out RBI - P Konerko
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 1, D Erstad 1, A Gonzalez
1, J Owens 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Owens (21, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash).

FIELDING: E - D Richar (2, ground ball). DP: 2 (D Richar-J Uribe-D Erstad, M
Thornton-J Uribe-D Erstad).


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 000 004 181 -- 14
CHI WHITE SOX - 000 000 020 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (W, 16-10) 7 3 0 0 3 6 0 4.16
K Snyder 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 3.78
J Lopez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.76

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
M Buehrle (L, 9-9) 6 6 4 4 3 3 0 3.50
B Logan 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.39
E Wassermann 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
R Bukvich 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 4.50
M MacDougal 2/3 2 3 3 3 2 0 5.85
M Thornton 1 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 5.32

R Bukvich pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

WP - M MacDougal 2, M Thornton. IBB - M Ramirez (by M Buehrle). HBP - A Cora
(by R Bukvich); K Cash (by R Bukvich); A Pierzynski (by K Snyder).
Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 112-74; K Snyder 17-10; J Lopez 14-9; M Buehrle
99-64; B Logan 11-4; E Wassermann 10-6; R Bukvich 27-16; M MacDougal 27-11; M
Thornton 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wakefield 3-12; K Snyder 1-2; J Lopez
2-1; M Buehrle 8-7; B Logan 2-0; E Wassermann 1-0; R Bukvich 0-0; M MacDougal
0-0; M Thornton 3-0. Batters faced: T Wakefield 27; K Snyder 5; J Lopez 5; M
Buehrle 28; B Logan 3; E Wassermann 3; R Bukvich 5; M MacDougal 7; M Thornton
7.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Rob Drake.

T--3:10. Att--38,874.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in
from left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BOSTON 14
CHI WHITE SOX 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (14) AT CHI WHITE SOX (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOSTON 6TH: D Pedroia reached on infield single to shortstop. C Crisp
lined out to pitcher. D Ortiz doubled to deep left, D Pedroia to third.
M Ramirez intentionally walked. M Lowell singled to left, D Pedroia scored,
D Ortiz to third, M Ramirez to second. K Youkilis singled to left, D Ortiz
scored, M Ramirez to third, M Lowell to second. B Kielty singled to left,
M Ramirez and M Lowell scored, K Youkilis to second. A Cora grounded out to
second, K Youkilis to third, B Kielty to second. K Cash walked. D Pedroia
grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Cash out at second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 7TH: B Logan relieved M Buehrle. C Crisp reached on infield single
to shortstop. D Ortiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
C Crisp out at second. M Ramirez walked. E Wassermann relieved B Logan.
M Lowell singled to left, M Ramirez to second. K Youkilis doubled to deep left,
M Ramirez scored, M Lowell to third. B Kielty grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 8TH: R Bukvich relieved E Wassermann. A Cora hit by pitch. K Cash
hit by pitch, A Cora to second. D Pedroia doubled to deep left, A Cora scored,
K Cash to third. C Crisp walked. D Ortiz singled to right, K Cash and
D Pedroia scored, C Crisp to third. M MacDougal relieved R Bukvich. D Ortiz to
second on wild pitch by M MacDougal. M Ramirez struck out swinging. C Crisp
scored, D Ortiz to third on wild pitch by M MacDougal. M Lowell singled to
left, D Ortiz scored. K Youkilis walked, M Lowell to second. B Kielty doubled
to deep center, M Lowell scored, K Youkilis to third. A Cora struck out
swinging. K Cash walked. D Pedroia walked, K Youkilis scored, B Kielty to
third, K Cash to second. M Thornton relieved M MacDougal. C Crisp walked,
B Kielty scored, K Cash to third, D Pedroia to second. J Drew hit for D Ortiz.
J Drew struck out swinging. (8 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 13, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: E Hinske in left field. K Snyder relieved T Wakefield.
J Owens flied out to left. J Fields grounded out to shortstop. A Pierzynski hit
by pitch. P Konerko homered to left, A Pierzynski scored. D Erstad lined out
to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 13, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BOSTON 9TH: E Hinske walked. E Hinske to second on wild pitch by
M Thornton. M Lowell singled to left, E Hinske to third. K Youkilis grounded
into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, M Lowell out at second.
B Kielty singled to right, E Hinske scored. A Cora grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CHI WHITE SOX 2.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BOSTON (14) AT CHI WHITE SOX (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Boston Starting Lineups -- D Pedroia 2B, C Crisp CF, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF,
M Lowell 3B, K Youkilis 1B, B Kielty RF, A Cora SS, K Cash C, T Wakefield RHP.

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

Umpires -- Gerry Davis (HP), Brian Gorman (1B), Paul Nauert (2B), Rob Drake (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 13 mph.


BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia fouled out to catcher. C Crisp singled to right.
D Ortiz grounded out to pitcher, C Crisp to second. M Ramirez lined out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens singled to center. J Fields flied out to
center. J Owens stole second. A Pierzynski walked. P Konerko flied out to
center. D Erstad flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 2ND: M Lowell grounded out to third. K Youkilis lined out to left.
B Kielty walked. A Cora fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye lined out to center. J Uribe popped out to first.
D Richar lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 3RD: K Cash struck out swinging. D Pedroia flied out to left.
C Crisp struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: A Gonzalez grounded out to third. J Owens grounded out
to first. J Fields struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 4TH: D Ortiz grounded out to pitcher. M Ramirez safe at first on
error by second baseman D Richar. M Lowell struck out swinging. K Youkilis
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Ramirez out at second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: A Pierzynski lined out to right. P Konerko walked.
D Erstad struck out swinging. J Dye walked, P Konerko to second. J Uribe
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 5TH: B Kielty grounded out to shortstop. A Cora flied out to
center. K Cash grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: D Richar flied out to center. A Gonzalez bunt popped
out foul to pitcher. J Owens struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 0, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 6TH: D Pedroia reached on infield single to shortstop. C Crisp
lined out to pitcher. D Ortiz doubled to deep left, D Pedroia to third.
M Ramirez intentionally walked. M Lowell singled to left, D Pedroia scored,
D Ortiz to third, M Ramirez to second. K Youkilis singled to left, D Ortiz
scored, M Ramirez to third, M Lowell to second. B Kielty singled to left,
M Ramirez and M Lowell scored, K Youkilis to second. A Cora grounded out to
second, K Youkilis to third, B Kielty to second. K Cash walked. D Pedroia
grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Cash out at second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 4, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Fields grounded out to pitcher. A Pierzynski struck
out swinging. P Konerko flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 4,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 7TH: B Logan relieved M Buehrle. C Crisp reached on infield single
to shortstop. D Ortiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
C Crisp out at second. M Ramirez walked. E Wassermann relieved B Logan.
M Lowell singled to left, M Ramirez to second. K Youkilis doubled to deep left,
M Ramirez scored, M Lowell to third. B Kielty grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: D Erstad popped out to first. J Dye doubled to deep
left. J Uribe flied out to left. D Richar singled to left, J Dye to third.
A Gonzalez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 5,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

BOSTON 8TH: R Bukvich relieved E Wassermann. A Cora hit by pitch. K Cash
hit by pitch, A Cora to second. D Pedroia doubled to deep left, A Cora scored,
K Cash to third. C Crisp walked. D Ortiz singled to right, K Cash and
D Pedroia scored, C Crisp to third. M MacDougal relieved R Bukvich. D Ortiz to
second on wild pitch by M MacDougal. M Ramirez struck out swinging. C Crisp
scored, D Ortiz to third on wild pitch by M MacDougal. M Lowell singled to
left, D Ortiz scored. K Youkilis walked, M Lowell to second. B Kielty doubled
to deep center, M Lowell scored, K Youkilis to third. A Cora struck out
swinging. K Cash walked. D Pedroia walked, K Youkilis scored, B Kielty to
third, K Cash to second. M Thornton relieved M MacDougal. C Crisp walked,
B Kielty scored, K Cash to third, D Pedroia to second. J Drew hit for D Ortiz.
J Drew struck out swinging. (8 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 13, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: E Hinske in left field. K Snyder relieved T Wakefield.
J Owens flied out to left. J Fields grounded out to shortstop. A Pierzynski
hit by pitch. P Konerko homered to left, A Pierzynski scored. D Erstad lined
out to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 13, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

BOSTON 9TH: E Hinske walked. E Hinske to second on wild pitch by
M Thornton. M Lowell singled to left, E Hinske to third. K Youkilis grounded
into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, M Lowell out at second.
B Kielty singled to right, E Hinske scored. A Cora grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CHI WHITE SOX 2.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Lopez relieved K Snyder. J Dye doubled to deep center.
J Uribe grounded out to pitcher. D Richar singled to center, J Dye to third.
A Gonzalez grounded out to third, D Richar to second. J Owens lined out to
left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 14, CHI WHITE SOX 2.</div>

 

Wakefield helps Red Sox roll past White Sox again

<h3>BOSTON 14, CHI WHITE SOX 2</h3>By Brian Salgado
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Tim Wakefield pitched seven scoreless inningsand the Boston Red Sox's bats stayed hot as they rolled to a14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Boston has outscored Chicago, 35-6, over the first three gamesof their four-game series and has won all six meetings betweenthe clubs this year.


Wakefield (16-10) had the White Sox flailing helplessly for mostof the game, yielding just three hits en route to matchingteammate Josh Beckett for the major league lead in wins. Theveteran knuckleballer has won nine of his last 11 outings.

Wakefield's dominance included a string of five hitless inningsbeginning with the second before Jermaine Dye's one-out doublein the seventh.


Chicago starter Mark Buehrle and Wakefield traded scorelessframes until the top of the sixth. After a leadoff single byDustin Pedroia and one-out double by David Ortiz, the White Soxelected to intentionally walk Manny Ramirez, loading the bases.

Mike Lowell, Kevin Youkilis and Bobby Kielty followed withsingles, with Kielty's bringing home two runs with the help ofChicago left fielder Andy Gonzalez. Lowell scored on the playwhen Gonzalez inexplicably held the ball instead of immediatelythrowing it back into the infield, giving the Red Sox a 4-0lead.


Buehrle (9-9) lasted six innings, allowing four runs, six hitsand three walks with three strikeouts.


The Red Sox tacked on a run in the seventh, when Ramirez scoredon a two-out double by Youkilis off White Sox reliever EhrenWasserman.


Boston erupted for eight runs in the eighth, which saw 14hitters come to the plate as Chicago's bullpen struggled.

After Ryan Bukvich started the inning by hitting the first twobatters, Pedroia delivered an RBI double. A walk later, Ortizhit a two-run single for an 8-0 bulge.


Coco Crisp scored on righthander Mike MacDougal's second wildpitch of the frame, and Lowell's third hit of the day - a singleto left - drove in Ortiz to make it 10-0.


Kielty just missed a home run that bounced off the top of thecenter field wall, just out of reach of a leaping Jerry Owensfor an RBI double. Pedroia and Crisp drew bases-loaded walkslater in the inning to cap the rally, giving Boston a commanding13-0 cushion.


Lowell finished with four hits and is 9-14 in the series thusfar.


Chicago pitchers combined to issue 10 walks.


The Red Sox tacked on another run in the ninth on an RBI singleby Kielty, who finished with three hits.


Paul Konerko got the White Sox on the scoreboard in the bottomof the eighth with a two-run homer - his 26th of the season -off reliever Kyle Snyder.

 

Wakefield helps Red Sox roll past White Sox again

<h3>BOSTON 14, CHI WHITE SOX 2</h3>By Brian Salgado
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Tim Wakefield pitched seven scoreless inningsand the Boston Red Sox's bats stayed hot as they rolled to a14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.

Boston has outscored Chicago, 35-6, over the first three gamesof their four-game series and has won all six meetings betweenthe clubs this year.


Wakefield (16-10) had the White Sox flailing helplessly for mostof the game, yielding just three hits en route to matchingteammate Josh Beckett for the major league lead in wins. The41-year-old knuckleballer has won nine of his last 11 outings.

"He can get hot," Boston manager Terry Francona said. "He feelsgood about himself, and he takes care of himself. He's veryconfident, as he should be right now."


Wakefield's dominance included a string of five hitless inningsbeginning with the second before Jermaine Dye's one-out doublein the seventh.


"I just kept trying to tell myself it was 1-0 because that isn'ta team to go to sleep on," Wakefield said. "I just tried toget us back in the dugout as soon as possible."


Chicago starter Mark Buehrle and Wakefield traded scorelessframes until the top of the sixth. After a leadoff single byDustin Pedroia and one-out double by David Ortiz, the White Soxelected to intentionally walk Manny Ramirez, loading the bases.

Mike Lowell, Kevin Youkilis and Bobby Kielty followed withsingles, with Kielty's bringing home two runs with the help ofChicago left fielder Andy Gonzalez. Lowell scored on the playwhen Gonzalez inexplicably held the ball instead of immediatelythrowing it back into the infield, giving the Red Sox a 4-0lead.


"It is something you talk a lot about in spring training,"Francona said. "Good baserunners always know where the ballis."


Buehrle (9-9) lasted six innings, allowing four runs, six hitsand three walks with three strikeouts.


"Wakefield was good, Buehrle was every bit as good," Franconasaid. "We were able to push some runs across. We were able tospread it out and take it easy on our bullpen."


The Red Sox tacked on a run in the seventh, when Ramirez scoredon a two-out double by Youkilis off White Sox reliever EhrenWasserman.


Boston erupted for eight runs in the eighth, which saw 14hitters come to the plate as Chicago's bullpen struggled.

After Ryan Bukvich started the inning by hitting the first twobatters, Pedroia delivered an RBI double. A walk later, Ortizhit a two-run single for an 8-0 bulge.


Coco Crisp scored on righthander Mike MacDougal's second wildpitch of the frame, and Lowell's third hit of the day - a singleto left - drove in Ortiz to make it 10-0.


White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is not concerned with his teamquitting on him for the remainder of the lost season. But hedoesn't want to see them give up on themselves, either.

"They play as hard as they can every day for me," Guillen said."They go by my rules the way they should, but I don't want tosee those guys with their head down quitting on themselves andfeeling sorry for themselves."


Kielty just missed a home run that bounced off the top of thecenter field wall, just out of reach of a leaping Jerry Owensfor an RBI double. Pedroia and Crisp drew bases-loaded walkslater in the inning to cap the rally, giving Boston a commanding13-0 cushion.


"When you're scoring those types of runs, it is definitely a funsituation to be in," Kielty said.


Lowell finished with four hits and is 9-for-14 in the seriesthus far.


Chicago pitchers combined to issue 10 walks.


The Red Sox tacked on another run in the ninth on an RBI singleby Kielty, who finished with three hits.


Paul Konerko got the White Sox on the scoreboard in the bottomof the eighth with a two-run homer - his 26th of the season -off reliever Kyle Snyder.