GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (41-50) at CLEVELAND (54-38)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (41-50) at CLEVELAND (54-38)

<h3>Garland, White Sox face Indians</h3>

Chi White Sox (41-50) at Cleveland (54-38) 7:05 pm EDT

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Jon Garland takes the mound Tuesday as theChicago White Sox look to carry some momentum from a wildvictory when they take on the Cleveland Indians in the middlecontest of a three-game set at Jacobs Field.


The White Sox scored a season-high nine runs in the sixth inningand then barely hung on to defeat the Indians, 11-10, inMonday's series opener.


Chicago, which has struggled offensively for most of the season,has scored 83 runs in the month of July - the second-highesttotal in the majors - and has hit 22 home runs in the month,most in the majors.


The White Sox will look to give similar support to Garland (7-6,3.85 ERA), who is 4-1 with a 2.95 ERA in eight road starts thiscampaign and 15-3 in his last 22 contests away from homeoverall.


In his last outing, the righthander allowed two runs and eighthits while striking out three and walking two in seven inningsof a 9-7 win at Baltimore last Thursday.


Garland will be opposed by Paul Byrd (7-4, 4.41), who was atough-luck loser in his last start, yielding just one run andfour hits while striking out two without walking a batter in 81/3 frames of a 1-0 loss at Toronto on July 8.


The righthanded Byrd is 6-2 with a 4.61 ERA in 10 career startsvs. the White Sox, including a 4-0 win on April 14. Byrd tossedsix strong innings, allowing five hits in the victory.

The Indians, who are one game behind the Detroit Tigers (54-36)and 12 1/2 games ahead of the White Sox in the American LeagueCentral, have alternated wins and losses in their last sixgames.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CHI WHITE SOX CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .237 0 3 Grady Sizemore CF .275 15 46
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .253 5 27 Casey Blake 3B .268 14 49
Jim Thome DH .284 15 46 Victor Martinez 1B .321 17 73
Paul Konerko 1B .270 19 54 Travis Hafner DH .269 15 62
A.J. Pierzynski C .256 8 28 Jhonny Peralta SS .285 14 50
Jermaine Dye RF .229 15 44 Franklin Gutierrez LF .325 5 13
Rob Mackowiak LF .271 5 30 Trot Nixon RF .237 3 27
Josh Fields 3B .248 5 20 Kelly Shoppach C .330 4 17
Juan Uribe SS .222 8 32 Mike Rouse 2B .125 0 3

Jon Garland RHP (7-6, 3.85) Paul Byrd RHP (7-4, 4.41)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: CHA - JON GARLAND (7-6, 3.85)
CLE - PAUL BYRD (7-4, 4.41)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA
1B - JIM JOYCE
2B - JIM WOLF
3B - ROB DRAKE

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 8 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 25 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: CHA - JON GARLAND AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
CLE - PAUL BYRD AND KELLY SHOPPACH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.237, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.253, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
J THOME (.284, 15 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 15 HR, 46 RBI)
C BLAKE (.268, 14 HR, 49 RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.321, 17 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 2. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
M Rouse 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.85

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.37

HBP - A Pierzynski (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 19-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Byrd 0-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

(Plus rain delay totaling 25 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 67 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
CLE - PAUL BYRD</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.269, 15 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ SCORED VICTOR MARTINEZ.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J PERALTA ON FIRST, T HAFNER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.237, 3 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: R MACKOWIAK (.271, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
J FIELDS (.248, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
J URIBE (.222, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
R Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 2. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
M Rouse 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (25, J Garland). SF - F Gutierrez. RBI - V Martinez
(74), F Gutierrez (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1.
Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 2 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.96

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.37

HBP - A Pierzynski (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: J Garland 32-20; P Byrd
19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Garland 1-2; P Byrd 0-1. Batters faced: J
Garland 7; P Byrd 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

(Plus rain delay totaling 25 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 67 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.330, 4 HR, 17 RBI)
M ROUSE (.125, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 2. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
M Rouse 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (25, J Garland). SF - F Gutierrez. RBI - V Martinez
(74), F Gutierrez (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1.
Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 2 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.96

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.33

HBP - A Pierzynski (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: J Garland 32-20; P Byrd
28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Garland 1-2; P Byrd 1-2. Batters faced: J
Garland 7; P Byrd 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

(Plus rain delay totaling 25 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 67 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.234, 0-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.252, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.287, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 2. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
C Blake 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
M Rouse 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .123

Totals 7 2 3 2 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (25, J Garland). SF - F Gutierrez. RBI - V Martinez
(74), F Gutierrez (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Rouse (1, 2nd base by J Garland/A Pierzynski).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 20 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 3.93

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.33

HBP - A Pierzynski (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: J Garland 57-34; P Byrd
28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Garland 2-3; P Byrd 1-2. Batters faced: J
Garland 10; P Byrd 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

(Plus rain delay totaling 25 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 67 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.270, 1-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.323, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
T HAFNER (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
T Iguchi 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
J Thome dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
R Mackowiak lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221

Totals 10 0 1 0 1 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 2. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
C Blake 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
V Martinez 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .325
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
M Rouse 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .123

Totals 7 2 3 2 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (25, J Garland). SF - F Gutierrez. RBI - V Martinez
(74), F Gutierrez (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 1.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Rouse (1, 2nd base by J Garland/A Pierzynski).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 000 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 20 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Garland 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 3.93

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.29

HBP - A Pierzynski (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: J Garland 57-34; P Byrd
38-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Garland 2-3; P Byrd 2-4. Batters faced: J
Garland 10; P Byrd 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.

(Plus rain delay totaling 25 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 67 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.270, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A PIERZYNSKI (.256, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
J DYE (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>