GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (68-90) at CHI WHITE SOX (69-89)

AL: KANSAS CITY (68-90) at CHI WHITE SOX (69-89)

<h3>Rookie pitchers square off for White Sox, Royals</h3>

Kansas City (69-89) at Chi White Sox (68-90), 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- A pair of rookie starting pitchers willsquare off as the Kansas City Royals take on the Chicago WhiteSox in the rubber game of a three-game series on Thursday.

With four games to play, the Royals are also trying to avoidfinishing in last place of the American League Central for thefourth consecutive season. They are currently in fourth, onegame ahead of the White Sox.


Billy Buckner (1-1, 4.50 ERA) will be making his fifth careerstart for Kansas City. In his last start, the 24-year-oldrighthander gave up three runs over five innings against Detroiton Friday. He earned his only major league win againstCleveland on September 16.


The White Sox will counter with Lance Broadway (0-1, 2.08), whois making his first career start. The 24-year-old righthanderhas made three relief appearances this year, the last coming onSeptember 11. He has given up one run in 4 1/3 innings pitched.

Chicago is currently 12-11 in September as it tracks its firstwinning month since going 12-11 in April. Kansas City has lostthree of their past four games.

 

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

KANSAS CITY CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Dejesus CF .264 7 58 Jerry Owens CF .268 1 17
Esteban German 2B .268 3 35 Josh Fields 3B .246 22 65
Mark Teahen RF .286 7 59 Jim Thome DH .274 33 93
Billy Butler DH .292 8 52 Paul Konerko 1B .257 29 84
Ross Gload 1B .285 7 51 Jermaine Dye RF .253 28 77
Alex Gordon 3B .247 15 59 A.J. Pierzynski C .263 14 48
Jason Smith SS .203 6 18 Scott Podsednik LF .246 2 11
John Buck C .228 18 48 Juan Uribe SS .231 20 66
Joey Gathright LF .309 0 17 Danny Richar 2B .224 6 14

Billy Buckner RHP (1-1, 4.50) Lance Broadway RHP (0-1, 2.08)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER (1-1, 4.50)
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY (0-1, 2.08)

UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - MARK CARLSON
3B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, clear
WIND: 12 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER AND JOHN BUCK
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.264, 7 HR, 58 RBI)
E GERMAN (.268, 3 HR, 35 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.286, 7 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.268, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
J FIELDS (.246, 22 HR, 65 RBI)
J THOME (.274, 33 HR, 93 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
L Broadway 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.69

Pitches-strikes: L Broadway 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L Broadway 1-2.
Batters faced: L Broadway 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (30) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF BILLY BUCKNER SCORED JOSH FIELDS AND JIM THOME.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.253, 28 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.285, 7 HR, 51 RBI)
A GORDON (.247, 15 HR, 59 RBI)
J SMITH (.203, 6 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .259
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 1 0

BATTING: HR - P Konerko (30, 1st inning off B Buckner 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - P
Konerko 3 (87). Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 3 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 5.28

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
L Broadway 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.69

Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 26-15; L Broadway 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Buckner 1-1; L Broadway 1-2. Batters faced: B Buckner 6; L Broadway 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.246, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
J URIBE (.231, 20 HR, 66 RBI)
D RICHAR (.224, 6 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Smith ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 3 9

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright 1. Team LOB - 3.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .259
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 1 0

BATTING: HR - P Konerko (30, 1st inning off B Buckner 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - P
Konerko 3 (87). Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 3 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 5.28

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
L Broadway 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 1.42

Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 26-15; L Broadway 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Buckner 1-1; L Broadway 1-2. Batters faced: B Buckner 6; L Broadway 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DANNY RICHAR SCORED SCOTT PODSEDNIK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CHI WHITE SOX 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.264, 0-FOR-0, BB)
E GERMAN (.267, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Smith ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 3 9

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright 1. Team LOB - 3.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .259
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .224

Totals 8 4 3 4 1 2 0

BATTING: 2B - S Podsednik (13, B Buckner). HR - P Konerko (30, 1st inning off B
Buckner 2 on, 1 Out). SF - D Richar. RBI - P Konerko 3 (87), D Richar (15).
Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 31 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 5.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
L Broadway 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 1.42

Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 40-24; L Broadway 41-25. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Buckner 2-2; L Broadway 1-2. Batters faced: B Buckner 10; L Broadway 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.248, 1-FOR-1)
J THOME (.274, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P KONERKO (.259, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
E German 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Smith ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 4 11

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright 1. Team LOB - 3.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
J Fields 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .259
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .224

Totals 8 4 3 4 1 2 0

BATTING: 2B - S Podsednik (13, B Buckner). HR - P Konerko (30, 1st inning off B
Buckner 2 on, 1 Out). SF - D Richar. RBI - P Konerko 3 (87), D Richar (15).
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Uribe (17, throw). DP: 1 (J Uribe).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 31 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 5.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
L Broadway 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 1.23

Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 40-24; L Broadway 59-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Buckner 2-2; L Broadway 1-3. Batters faced: B Buckner 10; L Broadway 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.292, 0-FOR-1)
R GLOAD (.285, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A GORDON (.249, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
E German 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Smith ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 4 11

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright 1. Team LOB - 3.



CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
J Fields 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
J Thome dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
P Konerko 1b 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .258
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
S Podsednik lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .224

Totals 11 4 3 4 1 3 0

BATTING: 2B - S Podsednik (13, B Buckner). HR - P Konerko (30, 1st inning off B
Buckner 2 on, 1 Out). SF - D Richar. RBI - P Konerko 3 (87), D Richar (15).
Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Uribe (17, throw). DP: 1 (J Uribe).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 310 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 3 3 4 4 1 3 1 5.23

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
L Broadway 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 1.23

Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 49-30; L Broadway 59-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Buckner 2-4; L Broadway 1-3. Batters faced: B Buckner 13; L Broadway 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Angel
Hernandez.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
CHA - LANCE BROADWAY

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.252, 0-FOR-1)
A PIERZYNSKI (.262, 0-FOR-1)
S PODSEDNIK (.250, 1-FOR-1)</div>