GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (64-50) at CHI WHITE SOX (54-62)

AL: SEATTLE (64-50) at CHI WHITE SOX (54-62)

<h3>Mariners look to win first series in Chicago since 2003</h3>



<div class="pre">Seattle (64-50) at Chi White Sox (54-62) 2:05 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Seattle Mariners are making a seriouspush to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2001.

On Sunday, the Mariners look to win their first series inChicago in over four years as they meet the White Sox in therubber game of a three-game series.


Seattle, which last won a series against the White Sox on May2-4, 2003, remains in a virtual tie with the New York Yankees(65-51) in the American League wild card race.


A big reason the Mariners have been able to keep pace with thesurging Yankees is their 38-25 record since June 2, thesecond-best mark in the majors during that span to New York(42-22).


Jeff Weaver (3-10, 6.20 ERA), who is targeting his first winagainst Chicago since 2001, will look to continue the Mariners'winning ways. He snapped a personal four-game losing andsix-game winless streak on Tuesday, getting the win by allowingthree runs and 11 hits over six innings in a 10-3 win atBaltimore.


During that stretch, the righthander was 0-4 with a 4.58 ERA. In15 lifetime appearances - 13 starts - against the White Sox,Weaver is 5-6 with a 4.23 ERA.


Rookie John Danks (6-9, 4.96), who will be making just hissecond start in his career against Seattle, gets the call forthe White Sox. In his only start against the Mariners on May 2,Danks permitted three runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings in a3-2 loss.


The lefthander will be hoping to recover from a hard-luck lossafter suffering a 2-1 setback against Cleveland on Tuesdaydespite allowing just two runs and four hits to the Indians,striking out a career-high eight over six frames.


Chicago has won six of its last nine games.

 

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

SEATTLE CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .348 5 48 Jerry Owens CF .249 1 7
Jose Lopez 2B .258 8 50 Josh Fields 3B .251 12 39
Jose Guillen RF .288 15 68 Jim Thome DH .261 18 59
Adrian Beltre 3B .273 17 67 Paul Konerko 1B .266 23 65
Raul Ibanez DH .271 11 73 A.J. Pierzynski C .268 11 40
Richie Sexson 1B .203 17 54 Jermaine Dye RF .244 24 62
Adam Jones LF .417 0 0 Scott Podsednik LF .273 1 7
Jamie Burke C .316 0 7 Juan Uribe SS .223 13 48
Yuniesky Betancour SS .293 8 49 Alex Cintron 2B .223 0 14

Jeff Weaver RHP (3-10, 6.20) John Danks LHP (6-9, 4.96)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER (3-10, 6.20)
CHA - JOHN DANKS (6-9, 4.96)

UMPIRES: HP - ANDY FLETCHER
1B - MIKE REILLY
2B - JEFF KELLOGG
3B - ERIC COOPER

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 5 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER AND JAMIE BURKE
CHA - JOHN DANKS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.348, 5 HR, 48 RBI)
J LOPEZ (.258, 8 HR, 50 RBI)
J GUILLEN (.288, 15 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GUILLEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.273, 17 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY ADRIAN BELTRE SCORED JOSE GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.271, 11 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
CHA - JOHN DANKS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.249, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
J FIELDS (.251, 12 HR, 39 RBI)
J THOME (.261, 18 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349
J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 5 2 3 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (18, J Danks). RBI - J Guillen (69), A Beltre (68).
Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
A Cintron 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - S Podsednik (J Lopez at Home).


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SEATTLE - 2 -- 2
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.07

Pitches-strikes: J Danks 21-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Danks 1-0. Batters
faced: J Danks 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 83 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
CHA - JOHN DANKS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
CHA - JOHN DANKS

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.203, 17 HR, 54 RBI)
A JONES (.417, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J BURKE (.316, 0 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .349
J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
A Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 5 2 3 2 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (18, J Danks). RBI - J Guillen (69), A Beltre (68).
Team LOB - 0.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
A Cintron 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (14, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - S Podsednik (J Lopez at Home).


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SEATTLE - 2 -- 2
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.13

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.07

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 14-10; J Danks 21-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 0-2; J Danks 1-0. Batters faced: J Weaver 5; J Danks 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 83 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RICHIE SEXSON (18) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JOHN DANKS.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3, CHI WHITE SOX 0

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A JONES (.417, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
CHA - JOHN DANKS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.244, 24 HR, 62 RBI)
S PODSEDNIK (.273, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
J URIBE (.223, 13 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .349
J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Sexson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
J Burke c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 10 3 5 3 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (18, J Danks); J Burke (7, J Danks). HR - R Sexson (18,
2nd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Guillen (69), A Beltre (68), R
Sexson (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Suzuki 1. Team LOB -
1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
A Cintron 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (14, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - S Podsednik (J Lopez at Home).


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SEATTLE - 21 -- 3
CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.13

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 5.10

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 14-10; J Danks 41-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 0-2; J Danks 3-1. Batters faced: J Weaver 5; J Danks 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 83 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
CHA - JOHN DANKS

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.260, 1-FOR-1)
J GUILLEN (.290, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A BELTRE (.272, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .349
J Lopez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
R Sexson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
J Burke c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 10 3 5 3 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (18, J Danks); J Burke (7, J Danks). HR - R Sexson (18,
2nd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Guillen (69), A Beltre (68), R
Sexson (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Suzuki 1. Team LOB -
1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
A Cintron 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (14, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - S Podsednik (J Lopez at Home).


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SEATTLE - 21 -- 3
CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.07

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 5.10

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 27-19; J Danks 41-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 1-3; J Danks 3-1. Batters faced: J Weaver 8; J Danks 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 83 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADRIAN BELTRE (18) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JOHN DANKS SCORED JOSE LOPEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 5, CHI WHITE SOX 0

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
CHA - JOHN DANKS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A CINTRON (.223, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
J OWENS (.253, 1-FOR-1)
J FIELDS (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE (5) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .349
J Lopez 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262
J Guillen rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .289
A Beltre 3b 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .274
R Ibanez dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270
R Sexson 1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .205
A Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
J Burke c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 15 5 7 5 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - J Guillen (18, J Danks); J Burke (7, J Danks). HR - R Sexson (18,
2nd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out), A Beltre (18, 3rd inning off J Danks 1 on,
1 Out). RBI - J Guillen (69), A Beltre 3 (70), R Sexson (55). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - I Suzuki 1. Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
J Fields 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Thome dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
A Pierzynski c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
J Dye rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
A Cintron 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Thome (14, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Pierzynski 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - S Podsednik (J Lopez at Home).


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SEATTLE - 212 -- 5
CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.07

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Danks 3 7 5 5 0 3 2 5.21

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 27-19; J Danks 66-44. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Weaver 1-3; J Danks 3-2. Batters faced: J Weaver 8; J Danks 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 83 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JEFF WEAVER
CHA - JOHN DANKS

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A JONES (.385, 0-FOR-1)
J BURKE (.325, 1-FOR-1)
Y BETANCOURT (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>