GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (43-53) at BOSTON (58-39)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at BOSTON

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CHI WHITE SOX (5) AT BOSTON (8) - EVENT LOG
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Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, A Cintron 2B, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, J Dye RF, R Mackowiak LF, J Fields 3B, J Uribe SS,
J Garland RHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- J Lugo SS, A Cora 2B, K Youkilis 1B, M Ramirez DH,
J Drew RF, M Lowell 3B, C Crisp CF, E Hinske LF, D Mirabelli C, T Wakefield RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Tim Mcclelland (1B), Marty Foster (2B),
Fieldin Culbreth (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from right at 12 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens grounded out to shortstop. A Cintron flied out
to left. J Thome grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo walked. A Cora grounded into fielder's choice to
second, J Lugo out at second. K Youkilis walked, A Cora to second. M Ramirez
homered to right center, A Cora and K Youkilis scored. J Drew grounded out to
first. M Lowell struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
BOSTON 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: P Konerko grounded out to shortstop. A Pierzynski
grounded out to first. J Dye flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 2ND: C Crisp flied out to center. E Hinske struck out looking.
D Mirabelli grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, BOSTON 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: R Mackowiak struck out swinging. J Fields walked.
J Fields stole second. J Uribe singled to center, J Fields to third. J Owens
flied out to center. A Cintron grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 3RD: J Lugo popped out to shortstop. A Cora popped out to
shortstop. K Youkilis doubled to left. M Ramirez intentionally walked.
J Drew flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, BOSTON 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Thome walked. P Konerko grounded into double play,
pitcher to second to first, J Thome out at second. A Pierzynski flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 4TH: M Lowell flied out to center. C Crisp singled to center.
E Hinske hit a ground rule double to deep right, C Crisp to third. D Mirabelli
struck out swinging. J Lugo popped out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 0, BOSTON 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Dye doubled to left. R Mackowiak grounded out to
second, J Dye to third. J Fields singled to center, J Dye scored. J Uribe
flied out to left. J Fields to second on wild pitch by T Wakefield. J Owens
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 5TH: A Cora grounded out to third. K Youkilis grounded out to
third. M Ramirez walked. J Drew walked, M Ramirez to second. M Lowell
homered to left, M Ramirez and J Drew scored. C Crisp singled to center.
C Haeger relieved J Garland. C Crisp to second on passed ball by A Pierzynski.
E Hinske grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1,
BOSTON 6.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: A Cintron grounded out to second. J Thome struck out
swinging. P Konerko flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, BOSTON 6.

BOSTON 6TH: D Mirabelli walked. J Lugo walked, D Mirabelli to second.
A Cora grounded out to first, D Mirabelli to third, J Lugo to second. K Youkilis
hit sacrifice fly to right, D Mirabelli scored, J Lugo to third. M Ramirez
singled to left center, J Lugo scored. J Drew lined out to left. (2 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, BOSTON 8.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: A Pierzynski singled to center. J Dye doubled to left,
A Pierzynski to third. R Mackowiak hit sacrifice fly to right, A Pierzynski
scored, J Dye to third. J Fields singled to left, J Dye scored. M Delcarmen
relieved T Wakefield. J Uribe singled to center, J Fields to second. J Owens
walked, J Fields to third, J Uribe to second. A Cintron singled to left,
J Fields scored, J Uribe to third, J Owens to second. J Thome walked, J Uribe
scored, J Owens to third, A Cintron to second. P Konerko fouled out to first.
H Okajima relieved M Delcarmen. A Pierzynski struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
5 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, BOSTON 8.

BOSTON 7TH: M Lowell singled to left. C Crisp singled to center, M Lowell
to second. E Hinske flied out to left. D Mirabelli grounded into double play,
third to first, M Lowell out at third, C Crisp to second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, BOSTON 8.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Dye flied out to center. R Mackowiak struck out
looking. J Fields flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5,
BOSTON 8.

BOSTON 8TH: J Lugo singled to center. J Lugo to second on wild pitch by
C Haeger. A Cora fouled out to third. K Youkilis flied out to center, J Lugo to
third on error by center fielder J Owens. M Ramirez intentionally walked.
J Drew grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CHI WHITE SOX 5,
BOSTON 8.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: J Papelbon relieved H Okajima. J Uribe singled to left.
J Owens singled to center, J Uribe to second. A Cintron walked, J Uribe to
third, J Owens to second. J Thome struck out swinging. P Konerko grounded
into double play, third to second to first, A Cintron out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, BOSTON 8.</div>

 

Ramirez, Lowell power Red Sox past White Sox

<h3>BOSTON 8, CHI WHITE SOX 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox's offense is firing on allcylinders.


Manny Ramirez and Mike Lowell each hit a three-run home run asthe Red Sox held off a late rally to defeat the Chicago WhiteSox, 8-5, on Sunday.


Kevin Youkilis also drove in a run for Boston, which outscoredthe White Sox ,31-14, en route to winning three of four games inthe series.


After falling behind 8-1, the White Sox made things interestingwhen they scored four runs in the seventh before loading thebases with no outs in the ninth against Boston closer JonathanPapelbon.


Chicago slugger Jim Thome struck out on high fastball for thefirst out of the inning before Papelbon nailed down his 22ndsave of the season by inducing a 5-4-3 double play off the batof Paul Konerko.


Though enduring a rocky seventh, Tim Wakefield (11-9) picked upthe win after allowing four runs, six hits and two walks whilestriking out two in 6 1/3 innings.


Chicago starter Jon Garland (7-7) created problems for himselfin the first inning by walking leadoff hitter Julio Lugo and,after one out was recorded, issuing a free pass to KevinYoukilis. That set the table for Ramirez who blasted his 15thhome run of the season into the bullpen beyond the right fieldwall.


Josh Fields' RBI single in the fifth cut the deficit to 3-1, butLowell provided a five run cushion with his 15th home run ofthe year in the bottom of the frame.


Garland allowed six runs, six hits and five walks while strikingout three in 4 2/3 innings.


The Red Sox appeared to be well on their way to victory aninning later as Ramirez and Youkilis made it 8-1 with RBIsingles, but the White Sox responded with a four-run outburst inthe seventh.


Wakefield allowed a single to A.J. Pierzynski and a double toJermaine Dye to open the seventh. Following a sacrifice fly byRob Mackowiak, Fields plated Dye with a single. Manny Delcarmenreplaced Wakefield at that point but did not fare much better,allowing a single to Juan Uribe before walking Jerry Owens toload the bases.


Alex Cintron delivered an RBI single and Thome forced home a runwith a walk before Delcarmen got Konerko to popout for thesecond out of the frame. Rookie reliever Hideki Okajima enteredthe game and struck out Pierzynski to end the threat.

Uribe finished with three hits for the White Sox, who lost forthe seventh time in 10 games.

 

Ramirez, Lowell power Red Sox past White Sox

<h3>BOSTON 8, CHI WHITE SOX 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox's offense is firing onall cylinders.


Manny Ramirez and Mike Lowell each hit a three-run home run asthe Red Sox held off a late rally to defeat the Chicago WhiteSox, 8-5, on Sunday.


Kevin Youkilis also drove in a run for Boston, which outscoredthe White Sox, 31-14, en route to winning three of four games inthe series.


After falling behind 8-1, the White Sox made things interestingwhen they scored four runs in the seventh before loading thebases with no outs in the ninth against Boston closer JonathanPapelbon.


"It got a little louder than we wanted it to in the ninth," RedSox manager Terry Francona said.


Chicago slugger Jim Thome struck out on high fastball for thefirst out of the inning before Papelbon nailed down his 22ndsave of the season by inducing a 5-4-3 double play off the batof Paul Konerko.


"He got me 2-0 then he started throwing fastballs but he's gotplus stuff, every pitch he throws is plus stuff," Thome said."He's going to have a great career, you can see that. He's gota great approach and great mentality. It's just frustrating forus because we had our guys up there."


Francona said the the ninth-inning threat was difficult toendure.


"That was agonizing but it's a heck of a lot better than losingor being behind," he said. "We finished the day like we setout to do. It wasn't very easy, but sometimes it's not."

Though enduring a rocky seventh, Tim Wakefield (11-9) picked upthe win after allowing four runs, six hits and two walks whilestriking out two in 6 1/3 innings.


"I felt good, probably the best I've felt in three or fourstarts," said Wakefield, who earned his fourth win in his lastfive starts.


Chicago starter Jon Garland (7-7) created problems for himselfin the first inning by walking leadoff hitter Julio Lugo and,after one out was recorded, issuing a free pass to KevinYoukilis. That set the table for Ramirez who blasted his 15thhome run of the season into the bullpen beyond the right fieldwall.


Josh Fields' RBI single in the fifth cut the deficit to 3-1, butLowell provided a five run cushion with his 15th home run ofthe year in the bottom of the frame.


Lowell also started the game-ending double play in the ninth.

"Two-oh (count), bases loaded and Thome up, you don't feel toogood right there but 'Pap' made some quality pitches and wasable to put him away right there," Lowell said. "You didn't wantThome to hit a double and make the wheels start spinning so'Pap' did a good job to regroup and get the outs he needed toget."


Garland allowed six runs, six hits and five walks while strikingout three in 4 2/3 innings.


"(Garland) just didn't throw the way that he would like to bethrowing," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "He couldn'tfind the plate today and had a tough time doing that. But afterthe first inning and the last inning he pitched, he had a lot ofpitches. He had almost 100 pitches in five innings."

Three of Garland's five walks came around to score.

"We all know that he is better than that and that this kid hasdone a tremendous job for us the last couple of years and todaythe only thing I can say is that he couldn't find the plate,"Guillen said.


The Red Sox appeared to be well on their way to victory aninning later as Ramirez and Youkilis made it 8-1 with RBIsingles, but the White Sox responded with a four-run outburst inthe seventh.


Wakefield allowed a single to A.J. Pierzynski and a double toJermaine Dye to open the seventh. Following a sacrifice fly byRob Mackowiak, Fields plated Dye with a single. Manny Delcarmenreplaced Wakefield at that point but did not fare much better,allowing a single to Juan Uribe before walking Jerry Owens toload the bases.


Alex Cintron delivered an RBI single and Thome forced home a runwith a walk, before Delcarmen got Konerko to popout for thesecond out of the frame. Rookie reliever Hideki Okajima enteredthe game and struck out Pierzynski to end the threat.

Uribe finished with three hits for the White Sox, who lost forthe seventh time in 10 games.