GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (24-25) at TORONTO (25-28)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

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CHI WHITE SOX (3) AT TORONTO (0) - EVENT LOG
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Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, T Iguchi 2B, J Thome DH, J Dye RF,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, A Cintron 3B, R Mackowiak LF, J Uribe SS,
J Vazquez RHP.

Toronto Starting Lineups -- A Rios RF, L Overbay 1B, V Wells CF, T Glaus 3B,
F Thomas DH, M Stairs LF, A Hill 2B, J Phillips C, J McDonald SS, A Burnett RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 9 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens struck out swinging. T Iguchi grounded out
to third. J Thome struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 1ST: A Rios flied out to right. L Overbay struck out swinging.
V Wells flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye grounded out to shortstop. P Konerko walked.
A Pierzynski struck out swinging. A Cintron grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 2ND: T Glaus walked. F Thomas lined out to right. M Stairs
grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, T Glaus out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: R Mackowiak struck out swinging. J Uribe singled to
right. J Owens doubled to left, J Uribe to third. J Uribe scored, J Owens to
third on passed ball by J Phillips. T Iguchi singled to center, J Owens scored.
T Iguchi stole second. J Thome lined out to right, T Iguchi to third. J Dye
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 3RD: A Hill grounded out to first. J Phillips singled to deep
right, J Phillips thrown out at second. J McDonald singled to right. A Rios
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J McDonald out at second. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: P Konerko struck out swinging. A Pierzynski struck out
swinging. A Cintron doubled to deep right. R Mackowiak lined out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 4TH: L Overbay struck out looking. V Wells grounded out to first.
T Glaus singled to left. F Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
T Glaus out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Uribe flied out to right. J Owens struck out
swinging. T Iguchi struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 5TH: M Stairs struck out swinging. A Hill walked. J Phillips
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Hill out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J Thome grounded out to shortstop. J Dye grounded out
to second. P Konerko grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 6TH: J McDonald grounded out to second. A Rios popped out to
shortstop. L Overbay grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Pierzynski struck out swinging. A Cintron struck
out looking. R Mackowiak flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 7TH: V Wells struck out swinging. T Glaus struck out swinging.
F Thomas singled to left. M Stairs grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Uribe struck out swinging. J Owens reached on infield
single to shortstop. J Owens stole second. T Iguchi singled to right center,
J Owens scored, T Iguchi to second advancing on throw. S Downs relieved
A Burnett. J Thome struck out swinging. B Wolfe relieved S Downs. J Dye
flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 8TH: J Crede at third base. A Hill lined out to right. J Phillips
grounded out to shortstop. H Clark hit for J McDonald. H Clark doubled to
right. A Rios reached on infield single to shortstop, H Clark to third.
L Overbay flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TORONTO 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: H Clark at shortstop. P Konerko flied out to left.
A Pierzynski grounded out to second. J Crede struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 0.

TORONTO 9TH: B Jenks relieved J Vazquez. L Terrero in center field. J Owens
in left field. V Wells flied out to center. T Glaus grounded out to pitcher.
F Thomas flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3,
TORONTO 0.</div>

 

Vazquez shuts down Blue Jays, White Sox end slide

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 0</h3><div class="pre">TORONTO (Ticker) -- Looking for a little good luck, the</div>Chicago White Sox turned to Javier Vazquez to quiet myriadproblems.

Vazquez pitched eight outstanding innings as the White Soxdefeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-0 on Friday, ending a seasonhigh-tying five-game losing streak.

Tadahito Iguchi had two hits and two RBI and Juan Uribe alsoscored a run for Chicago, which also has been hit with a seriesof injuries.

Vazquez (3-3) yielded six hits - five singles and a double - andtwo walks to get his first win since April 13. Therighthander, who struck out five, snapped a personal eight-gamewinless streak and earned the first win by a starter in the lasteight games.

It was also the fourth shutout for Chicago in 2007.

Closer Bobby Jenks pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 15th save in 16opportunities.

The White Sox needed good things to them after a troubling weekthat saw manager Ozzie Guillen say the team might be better offif he was the first manager fired this season.

Chicago also had to overcome an injury to Darin Erstad theprevious night in a 2-0 loss to Toronto. Erstad sprained hisankle swinging at a pitch in the sixth inning and was placed onthe 15-day disabled list Friday.

Chicago already has two outfielders on the DL. Scott Podsednikhas been out since April 16 with a strained right abductor andPablo Ozuna suffered a fractured right fibula on Monday.

The White Sox scored twice in the third when Uribe singled withone out and went to third on a double by Jerry Owens, who wascalled up from Class AAA Charlotte to replace the injuredErstad. After a passed ball by catcher Jason Phillips platedUribe, Iguchi hit a base hit up the middle to score Owens,making it 2-0.

Chicago scored its final run in the eighth when Owens hit aone-out single, stole second and came home on Iguchi's single toright field.

That was the final batter for Blue Jays starter A.J. Burnett(5-5), who allowed three runs, six hits and a walk in 7 1/3innings. The righthander did strike out a team-high 12 battersbut lost for the first time at home and fell to 1-2 all-time vs.Chicago.

 

Vazquez shuts down Blue Jays, White Sox end slide

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 0</h3><div class="pre">TORONTO (Ticker) -- Looking for a little good luck, the</div>Chicago White Sox turned to Javier Vazquez to quiet myriadproblems.

Vazquez pitched eight outstanding innings as the White Soxdefeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-0 on Friday, ending a seasonhigh-tying five-game losing streak.

Tadahito Iguchi had two hits and two RBI and Juan Uribe alsoscored a run for Chicago, which also has been hit with a seriesof injuries.

Vazquez (3-3) yielded six hits - five singles and a double - andtwo walks to get his first win since April 13. Therighthander, who struck out five, snapped a personal eight-gamewinless streak and earned the first win by a starter in the lasteight games.

It was also the fourth shutout for Chicago in 2007.

Closer Bobby Jenks pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 15th save in 16opportunities.

The White Sox needed good things to happen to them after atroubling week that saw manager Ozzie Guillen say the teammight be better off if he was the first manager fired thisseason.

Chicago also had to overcome an injury to Darin Erstad theprevious night in a 2-0 loss to Toronto. Erstad sprained hisankle swinging at a pitch in the sixth inning and was placed onthe 15-day disabled list Friday.

Chicago already has two outfielders on the DL. Scott Podsednikhas been out since April 16 with a strained right abductor andPablo Ozuna suffered a fractured right fibula on Monday.

The White Sox scored twice in the third when Uribe singled withone out and went to third on a double by Jerry Owens, who wascalled up from Class AAA Charlotte to replace the injuredErstad. After a passed ball by catcher Jason Phillips platedUribe, Iguchi hit a base hit up the middle to score Owens,making it 2-0.

Chicago scored its final run in the eighth when Owens hit aone-out single, stole second and came home on Iguchi's single toright field.

That was the final batter for Blue Jays starter A.J. Burnett(5-5), who allowed three runs, six hits and a walk in 7 1/3innings. The righthander did strike out a team-high 12 battersbut lost for the first time at home and fell to 1-2 all-time vs.Chicago.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TORONTO

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (3) VS TORONTO (0) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf-lf 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .500
T Iguchi 2b 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .229
J Thome dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
J Dye rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
P Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .225
A Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .248
A Cintron 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230
J Crede 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
R Mackowiak lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
L Terrero cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Uribe ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .213

Totals 33 3 6 2 1 14 6

BATTING: 2B - J Owens (1, A Burnett); A Cintron (3, A Burnett). RBI - T Iguchi
2 (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak 1, J Dye 2. Team
LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Iguchi (4, 2nd base off A Burnett/J Phillips), J Owens
(1, 2nd base off A Burnett/J Phillips).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Dye (J Phillips at 2nd base). DP: 2 (P
Konerko-J Uribe-J Vazquez, T Iguchi-J Uribe-P Konerko).


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Rios rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299
L Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249
V Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
T Glaus 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .272
F Thomas dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .223
M Stairs lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300
A Hill 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Phillips c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
J McDonald ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
a-H Clark ph-ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 30 0 6 0 2 5 8

a-doubled to right for J Mcdonald in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - H Clark (1, J Vazquez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
L Overbay 1. GIDP - M Stairs, J Phillips. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: PB - J Phillips.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 002 000 010 -- 3
TORONTO - 000 000 000 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez (W, 3-3) 8 6 0 0 2 5 0 3.95
B Jenks (S, 15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
A Burnett (L, 5-5) 7 1/3 6 3 3 1 12 0 4.02
S Downs 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
B Wolfe 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40

Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 107-74; B Jenks 12-10; A Burnett 117-80; S Downs
5-3; B Wolfe 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 12-6; B Jenks 1-2; A
Burnett 6-4; S Downs 0-0; B Wolfe 1-2. Batters faced: J Vazquez 29; B Jenks 3;
A Burnett 29; S Downs 1; B Wolfe 4.

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

T--2:33. Att--20,051.
Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to
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Vazquez shuts down Blue Jays, White Sox end slide

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 3, TORONTO 0</h3><div class="pre">TORONTO (Ticker) -- Looking for a little good luck, the</div>Chicago White Sox turned to Javier Vazquez to quiet myriadproblems.

Vazquez pitched eight outstanding innings as the White Soxdefeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-0 on Friday, ending a seasonhigh-tying five-game losing streak.

Tadahito Iguchi had two hits and two RBI and Juan Uribe alsoscored a run for Chicago, which also has been hit with a seriesof injuries.

Vazquez (3-3) yielded six hits - five singles and a double - andtwo walks to get his first win since April 13.

"(Vazquez) was very good," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said."He held us in check and did a great job pitching. He hadeverything going tonight and was able to throw his breaking ballwhen he was behind in the count. It was a good pitching duel."

The righthander, who struck out five, snapped a personaleight-game winless streak and earned the first win by a starterin the last eight games.

"We lost a few in a row so it's always nice to get the win,"said Vazquez, who is 7-2 in his last 10 starts in Canada. "Ilove pitching (north of the border) and it's always good whenyou can stop a losing streak. It was great to get some runsupport early on."

It was also the fourth shutout for Chicago in 2007.

Closer Bobby Jenks pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 15th save in 16opportunities.

The White Sox needed good things to happen to them after atroubling week that saw manager Ozzie Guillen say the team mightbe better off if he was the first manager fired this season.

"I just told them I believe in this ballclub," Guillen said. "Iwant them to play hard every day. I believe in what we haveand they have to show themselves they're good enough to win thisthing."

Chicago also had to overcome an injury to Darin Erstad theprevious night in a 2-0 loss to Toronto. Erstad sprained hisankle swinging at a pitch in the sixth inning and was placed onthe 15-day disabled list Friday.

Chicago already has two outfielders on the DL. Scott Podsednikhas been out since April 16 with a strained right abductor andPablo Ozuna suffered a fractured right fibula on Monday.

"It's been a tough stretch, but we all believe in ourselves,"Vazquez said. "We know that we can win and that's the bottomline."

The White Sox scored twice in the third when Uribe singled withone out and went to third on a double by Jerry Owens, who wascalled up from Class AAA Charlotte to replace the injuredErstad. After a passed ball by catcher Jason Phillips platedUribe, Iguchi hit a base hit up the middle to score Owens,making it 2-0.

Chicago scored its final run in the eighth when Owens hit aone-out single, stole second and came home on Iguchi's single toright field.

"I'm just happy to contribute," Owens said. "It was nice to geton base and score a few runs. Hopefully I can keep it up."

That was the final batter for Blue Jays starter A.J. Burnett(5-5), who allowed three runs, six hits and a walk in 7 1/3innings. The righthander did strike out a team-high 12 battersbut lost for the first time at home and fell to 1-2 all-time vs.Chicago.

"I made a bad pitch to Iguchi at the end of the game," saidBurnett, who is 46 strikeouts shy of 1,000 for his career. "I'mjust not content giving up three runs. Vazquez threw a greatballgame and I can't control what he does to our offense."