NY Yankees (10-10) at Chi White Sox (11-7)

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nyy

Yanks beginning to see offense click

Pete Kerzel / Special to MLB.com
Instead of taking a sense of panic and urgency into a three-game series in Chicago, the Yankees bring to U.S. Cellular Field a renewed faith that their offense will come around against the American League Central-leading White Sox.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Chien-Ming Wang

  • RHP
  • (3-0) 3.81 ERA
Yankees: It wasn't pretty for Wang on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, where he was unable to make it through the fifth inning during a home game for the first time in his big league career. Facing the Red Sox for the second time this season, Wang couldn't command the strike zone and tied a career high with eight runs allowed in a no-decision. It was just the fifth time in 84 career starts that Wang did not go at least five innings. He is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in three career starts at U.S. Cellular Field.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 49-18 3.75 559.2 150 240 .266
Season 3-0 3.81 26.0 7 13 .214
April 3-0 3.81 26.0 7 13 .214

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/22/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 10 10 .500 3.5 5-4 5-6
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 11 7 .611 - 4-3 7-4
Stats - 04/22/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .265 85 20 79 8 113 4.60 174.0 181 62 125
CWS .242 98 25 97 3 110 3.45 159.1 147 57 119
cws

Slugfests likely when Sox meet Yanks

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Although Tuesday's storyline will undoubtedly mention White Sox starter Jose Contreras, who spent two seasons in New York with the Yankees, the matchup of two offense-heavy clubs should make for interesting fodder as well.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Jose Contreras

  • RHP
  • (1-1) 4.34 ERA
White Sox: Contreras picked up his first victory in '08 with a show of resounding dominance on the mound and not much offensive support behind him. The big right-hander made Jim Thome's three-run home run in the first inning stand up over seven, as he allowed one run, before giving way to Scott Linebrink and Bobby Jenks after 91 pitches. Contreras struck out six and yielded four hits, but most importantly, he did not issue a single walk. Contreras, who pitched for the Yankees during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, has a 2-4 record against his original big-league employer.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 59-45 4.57 849.2 313 633 .257
Season 1-1 4.34 18.2 7 10 .278
April 1-1 4.34 18.2 7 10 .278

Yankees hitters vs Jose Contreras

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .167 12 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .278 18 1 4
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .250 20 0 1
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .333 12 0 1
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .353 17 0 0
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .375 8 0 3
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .286 7 0 1

White Sox hitters vs Chien-Ming Wang

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .300 10 0 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .333 6 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .000 8 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .167 6 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - - - - -
Rios, Alex .500 2 0 0 .200 20 0 1
Teahen, Mark - - - - .250 12 0 4
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

South Side slammed (11-10) (11-8)

Yankees 9, White Sox 5

Abreu delivers KO

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Bobby Abreu lifted a two-out grand slam to the seats in left field in the seventh inning to give the Yankees the series opener. Chien-Ming Wang had to battle but picked up his fourth win against no losses. Johnny Damon added a three-run homer and Jason Giambi hit solo shot.

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Series at a Glance

 

Dotel victimized

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Octavio Dotel nearly escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh but was unable to completely shut the door. Jose Contreras was effective for 6 1/3 innings but was saddled with the loss. Juan Uribe and Paul Konerko had run-scoring doubles for the White Sox.
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Yankees 9, White Sox 5

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF5333000.243
Jeter, SS5000014.283
Abreu, RF5124000.312
Matsui, DH2011201.328
Posada, C5010004.255
Cano, 2B4110113.173
Giambi, 1B4111012.120
  Gonzalez, A, 3B0000000.333
Ensberg, 3B-1B3110111.333
Cabrera, M, CF4210013.279
Totals3791194518 

BATTING
2B: Damon (5, Contreras), Cano (3, Contreras).
HR: Giambi (3, 2nd inning off Contreras, 0 on, 0 out), Abreu (3, 7th inning off Dotel, 3 on, 2 out), Damon (3, 8th inning off Thornton, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Damon 7; Abreu 5; Matsui; Posada; Cano 2; Giambi 4; Ensberg; Cabrera, M.
RBI: Matsui (10), Giambi (7), Abreu 4 (14), Damon 3 (10).
2-out RBI: Abreu 4; Damon 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano; Cabrera, M.
GIDP: Posada.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Cabrera, M (1, throw).
DP: (Ensberg-Cano-Giambi).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Swisher, CF5010023.242
Cabrera, SS5120004.250
Thome, DH2100311.215
Konerko, 1B4021101.194
Dye, RF5010026.333
Pierzynski, C5121013.344
Quentin, LF4110113.241
Crede, 3B4121101.299
Uribe, 2B5022004.172
Totals3951356726 

BATTING
2B: Crede (4, Wang), Uribe (4, Wang), Dye (7, Wang), Konerko (3, Wang).
HR: Pierzynski (3, 9th inning off Farnsworth, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Swisher; Cabrera 2; Konerko 3; Dye 2; Pierzynski 5; Quentin; Crede 3; Uribe 3.
RBI: Uribe 2 (8), Konerko (14), Crede (19), Pierzynski (11).
2-out RBI: Crede.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dye 2; Cabrera 2; Pierzynski 3; Uribe 3.
GIDP: Cabrera.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
DP: (Konerko-Cabrera-Konerko).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wang (W, 4-0)6.010332503.94
Traber 0.00111003.86
Bruney (H, 3)0.11001101.59
Chamberlain (H, 4)1.21001101.13
Farnsworth 1.01111014.82
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Contreras (L, 1-2)6.17441314.68
Logan 0.01110004.05
Dotel (BS, 1)0.11111116.75
Thornton 1.02331115.14
MacDougal 1.10001002.16

Traber pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Logan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Farnsworth.
HBP: Matsui (by Contreras).
Pitches-strikes: Wang 105-66, Traber 6-2, Bruney 15-8, Chamberlain 24-14, Farnsworth 24-14, Contreras 97-56, Logan 5-3, Dotel 14-6, Thornton 31-17, MacDougal 20-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wang 8-5, Traber 0-0, Bruney 0-0, Chamberlain 0-4, Farnsworth 2-1, Contreras 8-8, Logan 0-0, Dotel 0-0, Thornton 2-0, MacDougal 2-2.
Batters faced: Wang 29, Traber 1, Bruney 3, Chamberlain 7, Farnsworth 5, Contreras 27, Logan 1, Dotel 3, Thornton 6, MacDougal 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Bruney 1-0, Chamberlain 3-1, Logan 2-0, Dotel 3-3, Thornton 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 3:44.
Att: 25,012.
April 22, 2008

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