GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (79-51) at CHI WHITE SOX (56-73)

AL: BOSTON (79-51) at CHI WHITE SOX (56-73)

<h3>Ortiz, Red Sox look to hand White Sox fifth straight loss</h3>

<div class="pre">Boston (79-51) at Chi White Sox (56-73) 2:05 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - David Ortiz hopes his hot bat can guide theBoston Red Sox to a sweep when they face the Chicago White Soxon Sunday in the finale of a four-game series.


Ortiz is 17-for-35 (.486) with four home runs and 14 RBI overhis last nine games. The 11-year veteran is hitting .325 with23 homers and 85 RBI this season.


The Red Sox will Julian Tavarez (6-9, 5.01 ERA) to the mound.Taking the rotation spot of Jon Lester, who was optioned to theminors, Tavarez gave up two runs and two hits over six inningsin losing to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last Sunday. Therighthander is 0-1 in his last eight appearances.


Boston holds a 6 1/2-game lead over the New York Yankees (72-57)in the American League East. The teams start a three-game seriesat Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.


The White Sox will counter with Javier Vazquez (11-6, 3.66), whohas won eight of his last nine decisions. The Peurto Ricanrighthander is 3-0 with a 3.81 ERA and 15 strikeouts over fourstarts this month.


Chicago has yielded 42 runs during its current four-game losingskid.

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BOSTON CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Julio Lugo SS .240 6 62 Jerry Owens CF .245 1 9
Dustin Pedroia 2B .321 6 40 Josh Fields LF .238 16 48
David Ortiz DH .325 23 85 Jim Thome DH .265 21 66
Mike Lowell 3B .324 17 92 Paul Konerko 1B .266 26 71
J.D. Drew RF .261 6 45 A.J. Pierzynski C .269 12 41
Kevin Youkilis 1B .294 13 69 Jermaine Dye RF .249 24 64
Jason Varitek C .264 11 56 Juan Uribe SS .221 14 51
Bobby Kielty LF .241 0 9 Danny Richar 2B .200 3 9
Coco Crisp CF .273 5 48 Andy Gonzalez 3B .220 2 11

Julian Tavarez RHP (6-9, 5.01) Javier Vazquez RHP (11-6, 3.66)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ (6-9, 5.01)
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (11-6, 3.66)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN GORMAN
1B - PAUL NAUERT
2B - ROB DRAKE
3B - GERRY DAVIS

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 5 mph, in from center</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ AND JASON VARITEK
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.240, 6 HR, 62 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.321, 6 HR, 40 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.325, 23 HR, 85 RBI)</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
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.245, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
J FIELDS (.238, 16 HR, 48 RBI)
J THOME (.265, 21 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B Kielty lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Fields lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.64

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 0-1.
Batters faced: J Vazquez 3.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ</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
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.324, 17 HR, 92 RBI)
J DREW (.261, 6 HR, 45 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.294, 13 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B Kielty lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.97

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.64

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 22-14; J Vazquez 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 0-1; J Vazquez 0-1. Batters faced: J Tavarez 4; J Vazquez 3.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY J.D. DREW (7) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF JAVIER VAZQUEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.294, 13 HR, 69 RBI)</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 1 1 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.269, 12 HR, 41 RBI)
J DYE (.249, 24 HR, 64 RBI)
J URIBE (.221, 14 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
J Drew rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
B Kielty lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - J Drew (7, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Drew
(46). Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 01 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.97

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

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 22-14; J Vazquez 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 0-1; J Vazquez 0-4. Batters faced: J Tavarez 4; J Vazquez 7.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (25) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JULIAN TAVAREZ.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, CHI WHITE SOX 1

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.221, 14 HR, 51 RBI)</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 1 1 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: B KIELTY (.241, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
C CRISP (.273, 5 HR, 48 RBI)
J LUGO (.240, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
J Drew rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
B Kielty lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - J Drew (7, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Drew
(46). Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
J Dye rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 3 1

BATTING: HR - J Dye (25, 2nd inning off J Tavarez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Dye
(65). Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 01 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 5.01

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

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 39-24; J Vazquez 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 0-3; J Vazquez 0-4. Batters faced: J Tavarez 8; J Vazquez 7.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</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 1 0 1 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.220, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
J OWENS (.244, 0-FOR-1)
J FIELDS (.237, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
J Drew rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
B Kielty lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272

Totals 10 1 1 1 0 4 0

BATTING: HR - J Drew (7, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Drew
(46). Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
J Dye rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 3 1

BATTING: HR - J Dye (25, 2nd inning off J Tavarez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Dye
(65). Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 010 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 5.01

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 3.65

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 39-24; J Vazquez 36-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 0-3; J Vazquez 0-5. Batters faced: J Tavarez 8; J Vazquez 10.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</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 1 0 1 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 1 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.320, 0-FOR-1)
D ORTIZ (.324, 0-FOR-1)
M LOWELL (.323, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">BOSTON (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
J Drew rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
B Kielty lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272

Totals 10 1 1 1 0 4 0

BATTING: HR - J Drew (7, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Drew
(46). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
J Fields lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
J Dye rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220

Totals 9 1 1 1 2 3 3

BATTING: HR - J Dye (25, 2nd inning off J Tavarez 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Dye
(65). GIDP - J Fields. Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 010 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 4.96

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 3.65

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 48-28; J Vazquez 36-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 3-3; J Vazquez 0-5. Batters faced: J Tavarez 11; J Vazquez 10.

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

Weather: 76 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</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 1 0 0 1 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 1 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P KONERKO (.265, 0-FOR-1)
A PIERZYNSKI (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>