GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (65-86) at KANSAS CITY (65-85)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (7) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
J Fields lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .239
J Thome dh 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 .273
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
J Dye rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .252
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260
J Uribe ss 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229
D Richar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
A Cintron 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .246

Totals 32 7 12 7 1 4 9

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (18, B Bannister); P Konerko (33, J De La Rosa). HR - J
Thome 2 (30, 3rd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off B Bannister
0 on, 0 Out), J Uribe (20, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - P
Konerko (82), J Dye 2 (74), J Thome 2 (87), J Uribe 2 (63). 2-out RBI - J Dye.
GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko, A Cintron-D Richar-P Konerko).



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
J Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J LaRue c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .148

Totals 23 0 4 0 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (9, J Contreras); A Gordon (36, J Contreras). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, R Gload 1. GIDP - M Grudzielanek,
M Teahen. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Smith-M Grudzielanek-R Gload).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 201 210 1 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 7 4 0 0 1 5 0 5.58

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 5 8 6 6 1 1 3 3.61
J De La Rosa 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 5.44

HBP - D DeJesus (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 87-60; B
Bannister 76-49; J De La Rosa 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 11-5;
B Bannister 8-6; J De La Rosa 3-0. Batters faced: J Contreras 25; B Bannister
24; J De La Rosa 9.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Bruce Dreckman.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 7 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.305, 0-FOR-2)
J LARUE (.148, 1-FOR-1, BB)
D DEJESUS (.270, 1-FOR-2, HBP)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (7) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
J Fields lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .239
J Thome dh 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 .273
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
J Dye rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .252
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229
D Richar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
A Cintron 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245

Totals 35 7 12 7 1 4 9

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (18, B Bannister); P Konerko (33, J De La Rosa). HR - J
Thome 2 (30, 3rd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off B Bannister
0 on, 0 Out), J Uribe (20, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - P
Konerko (82), J Dye 2 (74), J Thome 2 (87), J Uribe 2 (63). 2-out RBI - J Dye.
GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko, A Cintron-D Richar-P Konerko).



KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
J Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
J LaRue c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .148

Totals 23 0 4 0 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (9, J Contreras); A Gordon (36, J Contreras). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, R Gload 1. GIDP - M Grudzielanek,
M Teahen. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Smith-M Grudzielanek-R Gload).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 201 210 10 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 7 4 0 0 1 5 0 5.58

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 5 8 6 6 1 1 3 3.61
J De La Rosa 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 5.40

HBP - D DeJesus (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 87-60; B
Bannister 76-49; J De La Rosa 43-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 11-5;
B Bannister 8-6; J De La Rosa 4-2. Batters faced: J Contreras 25; B Bannister
24; J De La Rosa 12.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Bruce Dreckman.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Terrero in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 7
KANSAS CITY 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Gathright (.305, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 7 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.249, 0-FOR-4)
J FIELDS (.239, 1-FOR-3, BB)
J THOME (.273, 3-FOR-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (7) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
J Fields lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .239
J Thome dh 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 .273
P Konerko 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
J Dye rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .252
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229
D Richar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
A Cintron 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245

Totals 35 7 12 7 1 4 9

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (18, B Bannister); P Konerko (33, J De La Rosa). HR - J
Thome 2 (30, 3rd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off B Bannister
0 on, 0 Out), J Uribe (20, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - P
Konerko (82), J Dye 2 (74), J Thome 2 (87), J Uribe 2 (63). 2-out RBI - J Dye.
GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko, A Cintron-D Richar-P Konerko, D
Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
J Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
J Gathright lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
J LaRue c 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .153

Totals 26 0 5 0 1 5 9

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (9, J Contreras); A Gordon (36, J Contreras). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, R Gload 1. GIDP - M Grudzielanek,
M Teahen, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Smith-M Grudzielanek-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 201 210 10 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 8 5 0 0 1 5 0 5.54

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 5 8 6 6 1 1 3 3.61
J De La Rosa 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 5.40

HBP - D DeJesus (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 93-64; B
Bannister 76-49; J De La Rosa 43-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 14-5;
B Bannister 8-6; J De La Rosa 4-2. Batters faced: J Contreras 28; B Bannister
24; J De La Rosa 12.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Bruce Dreckman.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: BRANDON DUCKWORTH (2-5, 5.22) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0

DUE UP FOR CHWHITESOX: S PODSEDNIK (.249, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Duckworth relieved J De La Rosa.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 7
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S Podsednik (.249, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Lucy hit for J Thome.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J FIELDS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 7
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D Lucy (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.296, 0-FOR-3)
R GLOAD (.295, 0-FOR-3)
B BUTLER (.295, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (7) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247
J Fields lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .241
J Thome dh 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 .273
a-D Lucy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
P Konerko 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264
J Dye rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .252
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229
D Richar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
A Cintron 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245

Totals 39 7 13 7 1 4 11

a-flied out to center for J Thome in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (18, B Bannister); P Konerko (33, J De La Rosa). HR - J
Thome 2 (30, 3rd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off B Bannister
0 on, 0 Out), J Uribe (20, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - P
Konerko (82), J Dye 2 (74), J Thome 2 (87), J Uribe 2 (63). 2-out RBI - J Dye.
GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko, A Cintron-D Richar-P Konerko, D
Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
J Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
J Gathright lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
J LaRue c 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .153

Totals 26 0 5 0 1 5 9

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (9, J Contreras); A Gordon (36, J Contreras). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, R Gload 1. GIDP - M Grudzielanek,
M Teahen, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Smith-M Grudzielanek-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 201 210 100 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 8 5 0 0 1 5 0 5.54

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 5 8 6 6 1 1 3 3.61
J De La Rosa 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 5.40
B Duckworth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.09

HBP - D DeJesus (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 93-64; B
Bannister 76-49; J De La Rosa 43-26; B Duckworth 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Contreras 14-5; B Bannister 8-6; J De La Rosa 4-2; B Duckworth 0-3. Batters
faced: J Contreras 28; B Bannister 24; J De La Rosa 12; B Duckworth 4.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Bruce Dreckman.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JORGE DE LA ROSA (6TH), BRANDON
DUCKWORTH (9TH) AND JASON LARUE

HOME RUNS: CHA - JIM THOME (29) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JUAN URIBE (20) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
JIM THOME (30) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 13 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JORGE DE LA ROSA (6TH), BRANDON
DUCKWORTH (9TH) AND JASON LARUE


WP - JOSE CONTRERAS (10-16)
LP - BRIAN BANNISTER (12-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CHA - JIM THOME (29) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
JUAN URIBE (20) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
JIM THOME (30) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:16 ATT: 11,857

PROBABLES: CHA - JON GARLAND (9-12, 4.47)
KAN - ZACK GREINKE (6-6, 3.88)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (7) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247
J Fields lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .241
J Thome dh 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 .273
a-D Lucy ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
P Konerko 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264
J Dye rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .252
L Terrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
A Pierzynski c 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260
J Uribe ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229
D Richar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
A Cintron 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245

Totals 39 7 13 7 1 4 11

a-flied out to center for J Thome in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (18, B Bannister); P Konerko (33, J De La Rosa). HR - J
Thome 2 (30, 3rd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out, 5th inning off B Bannister
0 on, 0 Out), J Uribe (20, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - P
Konerko (82), J Dye 2 (74), J Thome 2 (87), J Uribe 2 (63). 2-out RBI - J Dye.
GIDP - A Pierzynski. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Uribe-D Richar-P Konerko, A Cintron-D Richar-P Konerko, D
Richar-J Uribe-P Konerko).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295
R Gload 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294
B Butler dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
J Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
J Gathright lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
J LaRue c 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .153

Totals 29 0 5 0 1 6 9

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (9, J Contreras); A Gordon (36, J Contreras). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, R Gload 1. GIDP - M Grudzielanek,
M Teahen, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Smith-M Grudzielanek-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 201 210 100 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras (W, 10-16) 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 5.51

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister (L, 12-9) 5 8 6 6 1 1 3 3.61
J De La Rosa 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 5.40
B Duckworth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.09

HBP - D DeJesus (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 100-70; B
Bannister 76-49; J De La Rosa 43-26; B Duckworth 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Contreras 15-6; B Bannister 8-6; J De La Rosa 4-2; B Duckworth 0-3. Batters
faced: J Contreras 31; B Bannister 24; J De La Rosa 12; B Duckworth 4.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Bruce Dreckman.

T--2:16. Att--11,857.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 7
KANSAS CITY 0 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (7) AT KANSAS CITY (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher. J Fields walked.
J Thome doubled to deep right, J Fields to third. P Konerko grounded out to
shortstop, J Fields scored, J Thome to third. J Dye singled to right, J Thome
scored. A Pierzynski grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Fields popped out to shortstop. J Thome homered to
left. P Konerko flied out to right. J Dye fouled out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: A Pierzynski singled to left. J Uribe homered to left,
A Pierzynski scored. D Richar grounded out to shortstop. A Cintron singled to
right. S Podsednik lined out to shortstop. J Fields struck out looking.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Thome homered to center. P Konerko flied out to left.
J Dye lined out to center. A Pierzynski grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 6, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Fields singled to left. J Thome struck out looking.
P Konerko doubled to deep left, J Fields to third. J Dye singled to left,
J Fields scored, P Konerko to third. A Pierzynski grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, J Dye out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0.</div>

 

Thome homers twice, Contreras shuts down Royals

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0</h3>By Marc Bowman
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Jim Thome hit two home runs andJose Contreras threw eight outstanding innings as the ChicagoWhite Sox posted a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals onWednesday.


Contreras needed little support as he allowed just five hits tohelp the White Sox (66-86) climb out of last place and ahead ofthe Royals (65-86) in the American League Central Division.

Contreras, who was sent to the bullpen after losing sevenstraight in June and July, has gone 4-2 with a 3.64 ERA in sevenstarts since returning to the rotation on August 17.

The 35-year-old righthander walked one and struck out five as hefaced just one more batter than the minimum through the firstfive innings.


Thome provided more than enough run support, recording the 40thmulti-homer game of his career while adding a double and threeruns scored.


Thome's first homer - a 396-foot shot to left-center field -extended Chicago's lead to 3-0 with one out in the third.

Thome took over the team lead with his leadoff blast in thefifth, a 412-foot line drive to center. It was his 30th homerof the season, marking the 11th time in his last 12 seasons hehas reached the mark.


Jose Uribe boosted Chicago's lead to 5-0 in the fourth with atwo-run blast down the left field line, his 20th homer of theseason.


The White Sox jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first. Josh Fieldswalked ahead of Thome's double and scored on a groundout by PaulKonerko. Jermaine Dye's two-out single plated Thome.

Dye added a second RBI single in the seventh to cap the scoring.

Brian Bannister (12-9) allowed eight hits and six runs in fiveinnings while walking one and striking out one for Kansas City.The rookie righthander has lost consecutive decisions for thefirst time since July 4-16.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (7) AT KANSAS CITY (0) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- S Podsednik CF, J Fields LF, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, J Dye RF, A Pierzynski C, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, A Cintron 3B,
J Contreras RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, R Gload 1B,
B Butler DH, M Teahen RF, A Gordon 3B, J Smith SS, J Gathright LF, J LaRue C,
B Bannister RHP.

Umpires -- James Hoye (HP), Phil Cuzzi (1B), Tom Hallion (2B), Bruce Dreckman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 9 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher. J Fields walked.
J Thome doubled to deep right, J Fields to third. P Konerko grounded out to
shortstop, J Fields scored, J Thome to third. J Dye singled to right, J Thome
scored. A Pierzynski grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus hit by pitch. M Grudzielanek grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, D DeJesus out at second. R Gload
popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Uribe grounded out to shortstop. D Richar grounded
out to shortstop. A Cintron singled to center. S Podsednik grounded out to
pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler singled to center. M Teahen grounded into double
play, third to second to first, B Butler out at second. A Gordon grounded out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: J Fields popped out to shortstop. J Thome homered to
left. P Konerko flied out to right. J Dye fouled out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Smith flied out to right. J Gathright grounded out to
second. J LaRue walked. D DeJesus lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: A Pierzynski singled to left. J Uribe homered to left,
A Pierzynski scored. D Richar grounded out to shortstop. A Cintron singled to
right. S Podsednik lined out to shortstop. J Fields struck out looking.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. R Gload
grounded out to first. B Butler grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Thome homered to center. P Konerko flied out to left.
J Dye lined out to center. A Pierzynski grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 6, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: M Teahen grounded out to second. A Gordon popped out to
shortstop. J Smith struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 6,
KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: J De La Rosa relieved B Bannister. J Uribe struck out
swinging. D Richar singled to center. A Cintron struck out swinging.
S Podsednik grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 6,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: J Gathright struck out looking. J LaRue doubled to deep
right. D DeJesus reached on infield single to shortstop. M Grudzielanek
struck out swinging. R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to third, J LaRue
out at third, D DeJesus to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 6,
KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Fields singled to left. J Thome struck out looking.
P Konerko doubled to deep left, J Fields to third. J Dye singled to left,
J Fields scored, P Konerko to third. A Pierzynski grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, J Dye out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: B Butler struck out looking. M Teahen popped out to
shortstop. A Gordon doubled to deep left. J Smith struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: J Uribe flied out to left. D Richar grounded out to
second. A Cintron flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 7,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: L Terrero in right field. J Gathright grounded out to
first. J LaRue singled to right. D DeJesus grounded into double play, second
to shortstop to first, J LaRue out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: B Duckworth relieved J De La Rosa. S Podsednik flied out
to left. J Fields singled to right. D Lucy hit for J Thome. D Lucy flied out
to center. P Konerko flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. R Gload flied out to
right. B Butler grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 7,
KANSAS CITY 0.</div>

 

Thome homers twice, Contreras shuts down Royals

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0</h3>By Marc Bowman
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Jim Thome hit two home runs andJose Contreras threw eight outstanding innings as the ChicagoWhite Sox posted a 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals onWednesday.


Contreras needed little support as he allowed just five hits tohelp the White Sox (66-86) climb out of last place and ahead ofthe Royals (65-86) in the American League Central Division.

Contreras (10-16), who was sent to the bullpen after losingseven straight in June and July, has gone 4-2 with a 3.64 ERA inseven starts since returning to the rotation on August 17.

The 35-year-old righthander walked one and struck out five as hefaced just one more batter than the minimum through the firstfive innings.


Thome provided more than enough run support, recording the 40thmulti-homer game of his career while adding a double and threeruns scored.


Thome's first homer - a 396-foot shot to left-center field -extended Chicago's lead to 3-0 with one out in the third.

Thome took over the team lead with his leadoff blast in thefifth, a 412-foot line drive to center. It was his 30th homerof the season, marking the 11th time in his last 12 seasons hehas reached the mark.


Jose Uribe boosted Chicago's lead to 5-0 in the fourth with atwo-run blast down the left field line, his 20th homer of theseason.


The White Sox jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first. Josh Fieldswalked ahead of Thome's double and scored on a groundout by PaulKonerko. Jermaine Dye's two-out single plated Thome.

Dye added a second RBI single in the seventh to cap the scoring.

Brian Bannister (12-9) allowed eight hits and six runs in fiveinnings while walking one and striking out one for Kansas City.The rookie righthander has lost consecutive decisions for thefirst time since July 4-16.

 

Thome homers twice, Contreras shuts down Royals

<h3>CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 0</h3>By Marc Bowman
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Jim Thome hit two home runs andJose Contreras threw his second shutout of the season as theChicago White Sox posted a 7-0 victory over the Kansas CityRoyals on Wednesday.


Contreras needed little support as he allowed just five hits tohelp the White Sox (66-86) climb out of last place and ahead ofthe Royals (65-86) in the American League Central Division.

Contreras (10-16), who was sent to the bullpen after losingseven straight in June and July, has gone 4-2 with a 3.64 ERA inseven starts since returning to the rotation on August 17.

The 35-year-old righthander walked one and struck out five as hefaced just one more batter than the minimum through the firstfive innings. He went on to record the third shutout of hiscareer, with all three coming in the last two seasons.

Thome provided more than enough run support, recording the 40thmulti-homer game of his career while adding a double and threeruns scored.


Thome's first homer - a 396-foot shot to left-center field -extended Chicago's lead to 3-0 with one out in the third.

Thome took over the team lead with his leadoff blast in thefifth, a 412-foot line drive to center. It was his 30th homerof the season, marking the 11th time in his last 12 seasons hehas reached the mark.


Jose Uribe boosted Chicago's lead to 5-0 in the fourth with atwo-run blast down the left field line, his 20th homer of theseason.


The White Sox jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first. Josh Fieldswalked ahead of Thome's double and scored on a groundout by PaulKonerko. Jermaine Dye's two-out single plated Thome.

Dye added a second RBI single in the seventh to cap the scoring.

Brian Bannister (12-9) allowed eight hits and six runs in fiveinnings while walking one and striking out one for Kansas City.The rookie righthander has lost consecutive decisions for thefirst time since July 4-16.