Pittsburgh (34-36) at Chi White Sox (38-32)

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Bucs forge ahead in uncharted waters

Rich Dubroff / Special to MLB.com
The Pirates visit the South Side of Chicago for the first time since 2001, having hosted the White Sox the past two seasons. Manager John Russell says that it's difficult facing teams who the Pirates don't see often.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Ian Snell

  • RHP
  • (3-6) 5.33 ERA
Pirates: Snell was relieved to have picked up his first win since April 12 in his last start, but more than that, he was pleased with the results. Snell allowed just one run over six innings of work in what has to be categorized as one of his strongest starts this season. His slider was particularly sharp, and his pitch efficiency -- while still leaving a little to be desired -- was much better than in his previous start. Snell faced the White Sox last season and lost the start, allowing three runs on 10 hits in five innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 27-32 4.54 525.2 214 451 .277
Season 3-6 5.33 77.2 39 62 .310
June 1-2 4.80 15.0 8 18 .311

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/17/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 34 36 .486 11.0 21-15 13-21
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 38 32 .543 - 21-12 17-20
Stats - 06/17/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
PIT .260 343 72 329 20 449 4.83 634.0 707 283 411
CWS .256 319 87 312 24 416 3.33 626.2 577 197 490
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White Sox not looking past Pirates

David Just / MLB.com
The White Sox aren't overlooking any of their opponents, and the Rockies gave them good reason not to during their tough weekend series. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen reminded the media what the Pirates did to his club last year.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Javier Vazquez

  • RHP
  • (6-5) 3.90 ERA
White Sox: Vazquez suffered his second straight loss on Wednesday, basically on the strength of one swing of the bat from Detroit's Marcus Thames. That three-run home run from Thames in the second inning did most of the damage against Vazquez during a 5-1 loss to the Tigers. Vazquez allowed five runs on 10 hits over six innings, striking out nine and walking three. In Vazquez's last two starts, he has yielded nine earned runs on 19 hits 11 1/3 innings. Vazquez has a 4-3 career record against the Pirates, with a 4.76 ERA. He also has a 4-1 record at U.S. Cellular Field this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 121-118 4.27 2152.1 565 1905 .259
Season 6-5 3.90 90.0 22 90 .272
June 1-1 7.15 11.1 5 13 .365

Pirates hitters vs Javier Vazquez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian - - - - - - - -
Cedeno, Ronny - - - - .200 5 0 0
Clement, Jeff .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan - - - - .200 5 0 0
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori .143 7 0 0 .231 13 0 1
Jaramillo, Jason - - - - - - - -
Jones, Garrett - - - - .333 3 0 1
LaRoche, Andy - - - - - - - -
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - - - - -
Milledge, Lastings - - - - - - - -
Moss, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Pearce, Steve - - - - - - - -
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon - - - - .333 3 0 0
Walker, Neil - - - - - - - -
Young, Delwyn - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Ian Snell

  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 - - - - - - - -
Kotsay, Mark .167 6 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .500 6 0 1
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .250 4 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .667 3 0 2
Rios, Alex - - - - .500 2 0 1
Teahen, Mark - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

White Sox blow out Bucs (34-37) (39-31)

White Sox 16, Pirates 5

Pirates drop opener

Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Right-hander Ian Snell gave up seven runs on nine hits and six walks over four-plus innings, and the Pirates went to drop the series opener to the White Sox. Jason Michaels knocked in a pair of runs for Pittsburgh.

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Sox cruise to win

David Just / MLB.com
Jermaine Dye, Joe Crede, Orlando Cabrera and Jim Thome each hit a home run and had three RBIs as the White Sox routed the Pirates. Nick Swisher added three hits and three runs. Javier Vazquez picked up the win.
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White Sox 16, Pirates 5

PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
McLouth, CF3001011.293
Wilson, Ja, SS3010101.293
Sanchez, F, DH4000002.229
Doumit, C2100110.341
  Chavez, R, C1000000.244
LaRoche, Ad, 1B4110002.221
Michaels, LF4112020.254
Mientkiewicz, RF4111000.233
Bautista, J, 3B3121110.257
Rivas, L, 2B2000001.247
Totals30565357 

BATTING
2B: LaRoche, Ad (14, Vazquez, J), Michaels (9, Vazquez, J).
HR: Bautista, J (6, 4th inning off Vazquez, J, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Wilson, Ja; LaRoche, Ad 2; Michaels 2; Mientkiewicz; Bautista, J 5.
RBI: Michaels 2 (31), Mientkiewicz (11), McLouth (48), Bautista, J (28).
2-out RBI: Bautista, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilson, Ja.
S: Rivas, L.
SF: McLouth.
GIDP: Sanchez, F; LaRoche, Ad.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Wilson, Ja-LaRoche, Ad, Rivas, L-Wilson, Ja-LaRoche, Ad).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4233100.268
Pierzynski, C6230003.305
Quentin, LF2201310.269
Thome, DH4223103.220
  c-Uribe, PH-DH1000000.197
Dye, RF4123001.288
  a-Anderson, B, PH-CF1000000.247
Swisher, 1B3331200.228
Crede, 3B4223004.282
  b-Ozuna, PH-3B0000000.275
Ramirez, 2B5122012.297
Wise, CF-RF5120003.182
Totals391619167216 

a-Flied out for Dye in the 7th. b-Hit by pitch for Crede in the 7th. c-Flied out for Thome in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pierzynski (18, Snell), Dye (15, Snell), Swisher 2 (11, Snell, Osoria), Crede (13, Snell), Thome (11, Osoria), Cabrera (13, Burnett).
HR: Dye (12, 3rd inning off Snell, 0 on, 0 out), Crede (15, 6th inning off Osoria, 1 on, 2 out), Cabrera (5, 7th inning off Salas, 1 on, 0 out), Thome (14, 7th inning off Salas, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 7; Pierzynski 4; Thome 6; Dye 6; Swisher 5; Crede 6; Ramirez 2; Wise 2.
RBI: Dye 3 (32), Ramirez 2 (20), Cabrera 3 (26), Crede 3 (44), Swisher (25), Thome 3 (36), Quentin (55).
2-out RBI: Swisher; Crede 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thome 2; Pierzynski; Wise.
SF: Cabrera; Quentin.
GIDP: Crede; Wise.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Masset (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Cabrera-Swisher, Swisher-Cabrera-Masset).
 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Snell (L, 3-7)4.09776015.84
Osoria 2.04330215.36
Salas 0.155510211.17
Burnett 1.21110007.31
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vazquez, J (W, 7-5)6.05552314.13
Dotel 1.00001102.78
Masset 1.01000003.34
Russell 1.00000100.00

Snell pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

WP: Salas.
Balk: Snell.
HBP: Ozuna (by Salas).
Pitches-strikes: Snell 106-56, Osoria 39-22, Salas 33-16, Burnett 29-18, Vazquez, J 113-69, Dotel 16-10, Masset 10-8, Russell 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Snell 6-6, Osoria 3-1, Salas 0-1, Burnett 1-4, Vazquez, J 10-5, Dotel 1-1, Masset 2-1, Russell 1-1.
Batters faced: Snell 26, Osoria 9, Salas 8, Burnett 6, Vazquez, J 24, Dotel 4, Masset 4, Russell 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Osoria 1-0, Burnett 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:15.
Att: 28,012.
June 17, 2008

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