Opening Day 2007 | Chicago White Sox

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Darin Erstad became the sixth White Sox player to homer in his first at-bat with the club. (Getty Images)

Team

INDIANS 12, WHITE SOX 3 Team

Team

Short day for Contreras as Sox drop opener
Jose Contreras lasted only three batters into the second inning, giving up eight runs, seven of those earned, on seven hits as the White Sox fell to the Indians, 12-5. Darin Erstad homered in his first at-bat, and Paul Konerko also went deep. Wrap >

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Lineups

1. CF Grady Sizemore

2. RF Trot Nixon

3. DH Travis Hafner

4. C Victor Martinez

5. 1B Casey Blake

6. LF David Dellucci

7. SS Jhonny Peralta

8. 3B Andy Marte

9. 2B Josh Barfield

1. LF Pablo Ozuna

2. CF Darin Erstad

3. DH Jim Thome

4. 1B Paul Konerko

5. RF Jermaine Dye

6. 3B Joe Crede

7. 2B Tadahito Iguchi

8. C A.J. Pierzynski

9. SS Juan Uribe

Multimedia

Don Cooper

Ozuna's crashing catch
Left fielder Pablo Ozuna lunges the running grab before crashing into the wall.

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• Cooper breaks down staff:

• Guillen on final pitching cuts:

• Masset on making club:

• Danks on winning starter job:

• Guillen on Hall's injury: