GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (57-74) at TEXAS (58-72)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (57-74) at TEXAS (58-72)

<h3>Rangers aim for third straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (57-74) at Texas (58-72) 8:35 pm EDT</div>

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Although they are still saddled withone of the worst records in the American League, the TexasRangers look to take advantage of their recent strong play andthe slumping Chicago White Sox when the teams begin a three-gameseries on Tuesday.


Starting with Kason Gabbard's last start on Wednesday in the firstgame of a doubleheader - a 30-3 whitewashing of the BaltimoreOrioles - the Rangers have won four of six, including afour-game series split with AL Wild Card leader Seattle (73-56).

Despite falling behind early, 3-0, in the Wednesday's rout,Gabbard (6-1, 3.65 ERA) watched his offense tally an AL-recordfor runs in a game with 30, 14 of which came in support of himbefore departing after six frames, allowing three runs and sevenhits.


The lefthander has won both of his lifetime starts againstChicago while maintaining a 0.64 ERA. In the White Sox, he meetsa team that - despite a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay on Monday - hadlost five straight contests by a combined score of 53-13,including being embarrassed in a four-game series against theRed Sox over the weekend.


Chicago will look for Gavin Floyd (1-2, 7.36), who will make hisfirst career start against Texas, to pick it up after fourrelief appearances, the last of which was a four-runs, four-hitouting over 3 2/3 innings in Friday's 10-1 loss to Boston.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX TEXAS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Darin Erstad CF .272 2 27 Frank Catalanotto LF .267 9 37
Josh Fields LF .242 17 50 Ian Kinsler 2B .255 16 48
Jim Thome DH .261 21 66 Michael Young SS .302 7 68
Paul Konerko 1B .261 26 71 Marlon Byrd CF .306 6 54
Jermaine Dye RF .249 26 66 Jason Botts DH .228 1 8
Juan Uribe SS .220 15 52 Nelson Cruz RF .222 6 24
Danny Richar 2B .211 3 9 Gerald Laird C .225 7 40
Andy Gonzalez 3B .227 2 11 Jarrod Saltalamacc 1B .221 5 13
Toby Hall C .216 0 1 Travis Metcalf 3B .248 2 14

Gavin Floyd RHP (1-2, 7.36) Kason Gabbard LHP (6-1, 3.64)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX TEXAS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Darin Erstad CF .272 2 27 Frank Catalanotto LF .267 9 37
Josh Fields LF .242 17 50 Ian Kinsler 2B .255 16 48
Jim Thome DH .261 21 66 Michael Young SS .302 7 68
Paul Konerko 1B .261 26 71 Marlon Byrd CF .306 6 54
Jermaine Dye RF .249 26 66 Jason Botts DH .228 1 8
Juan Uribe SS .220 15 52 Brad Wilkerson 1B .235 18 54
Danny Richar 2B .211 3 9 Nelson Cruz RF .222 6 24
Andy Gonzalez 3B .227 2 11 Gerald Laird C .225 7 40
Toby Hall C .216 0 1 Travis Metcalf 3B .248 2 14

Gavin Floyd RHP (1-2, 7.36) Kason Gabbard LHP (6-1, 3.64)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
WARMUPS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD (1-2, 7.36)
TEX - KASON GABBARD (6-1, 3.64)

UMPIRES: HP - RICK REED
1B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
2B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 92 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
STARTING BATS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD AND TOBY HALL
TEX - KASON GABBARD AND GERALD LAIRD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.272, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
J FIELDS (.242, 17 HR, 50 RBI)
J THOME (.261, 21 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (27) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF KASON GABBARD SCORED JIM THOME.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2, TEXAS 0

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.249, 26 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
TEX - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.267, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
I KINSLER (.255, 16 HR, 48 RBI)
M YOUNG (.302, 7 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 4 2 1 2 2 0 1

BATTING: HR - P Konerko (27, 1st inning off K Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - P
Konerko 2 (73). 2-out RBI - P Konerko 2. Team LOB - 1.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 2 -- 2
TEXAS - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.36

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 3.86

Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 30-19. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 0-3.
Batters faced: K Gabbard 6.

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

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
TEX - KASON GABBARD</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
TEX - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.211, 3 HR, 9 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.227, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
T HALL (.216, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 4 2 1 2 2 0 1

BATTING: HR - P Konerko (27, 1st inning off K Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - P
Konerko 2 (73). 2-out RBI - P Konerko 2. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-D Richar-P Konerko).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - I Kinsler. Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 2 -- 2
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.15

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 3.86

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 17-11; K Gabbard 30-19. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Floyd 2-0; K Gabbard 0-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 3; K Gabbard 6.

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

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
TEX - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.306, 6 HR, 54 RBI)
J BOTTS (.228, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
B WILKERSON (.235, 18 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (5, K Gabbard). HR - P Konerko (27, 1st inning off K
Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Konerko 2 (73). 2-out RBI - P Konerko 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - D Erstad 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-D Richar-P Konerko).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - I Kinsler. Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 20 -- 2
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.15

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 3.80

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 17-11; K Gabbard 47-30. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Floyd 2-0; K Gabbard 3-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 3; K Gabbard 10.

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

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
TEX - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.241, 0-FOR-1)
J THOME (.261, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P KONERKO (.263, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (5, K Gabbard). HR - P Konerko (27, 1st inning off K
Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - P Konerko 2 (73). 2-out RBI - P Konerko 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - D Erstad 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - T Hall. DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-D Richar-P Konerko).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
M Byrd cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
N Cruz rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Laird 2. GIDP - I Kinsler.
Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 20 -- 2
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 6.94

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 3.80

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 38-27; K Gabbard 47-30. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Floyd 3-1; K Gabbard 3-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 8; K Gabbard 10.

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

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (22) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF KASON GABBARD.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 0

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.263, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
TEX - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: T METCALF (.248, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
F CATALANOTTO (.267, 0-FOR-0, BB)
I KINSLER (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Erstad cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
J Fields lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Thome dh 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .263
P Konerko 1b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .249
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 12 3 3 3 2 2 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (5, K Gabbard). HR - P Konerko (27, 1st inning off K
Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out), J Thome (22, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
P Konerko 2 (73), J Thome (67). 2-out RBI - P Konerko 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Erstad 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - T Hall. DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-D Richar-P Konerko).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
M Byrd cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
N Cruz rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Laird 2. GIDP - I Kinsler.
Team LOB - 2.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 201 -- 3
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 6.94

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Gabbard 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3.88

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 38-27; K Gabbard 61-38. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Floyd 3-1; K Gabbard 4-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 8; K Gabbard 14.

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

Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY IAN KINSLER (17) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF GAVIN FLOYD.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 1

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.302, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
TEX - KASON GABBARD

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.219, 0-FOR-1)
D RICHAR (.208, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.233, 1-FOR-1)</div>