Seattle (46-78) at Chi White Sox (71-54)

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Mariners seeking consistent DH

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Consistency is not the word that would define the designated-hitter situation for the Mariners this season. Seattle has used 14 DHs this season. The club record for designated hitters is 18 in 1993.
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Mariners probable pitcher

Felix Hernandez

  • #34 RHP
  • (7-7) 3.04 ERA 140 SO
Mariners: The right-hander had another quality start in his most recent outing, holding the Angels to three runs over six innings and four over seven, but had to settle for his ninth no-decision of the season. His ERA climbed over the 3.00 mark, but is still an impressive 3.04 after 23 starts, much better than his 7-7 record. He had gone four starts without surrendering a home run before Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer to left-center. Hernandez has a career record of 1-1 against the White Sox with a 5.01 ERA in four starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 37-32 3.72 616.2 194 558 .256
Season 7-7 3.04 151.0 58 140 .244
August 0-1 3.15 20.0 8 19 .263

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/19/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Seattle Mariners (AL West) 46 78 .371 30.5 24-38 22-40
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 71 54 .568 - 43-20 28-34
Stats - 08/19/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SEA .266 521 98 486 78 650 4.68 1104.1 1180 473 797
CWS .266 639 182 623 53 797 3.85 1119.0 1101 351 890
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Richard returns to White Sox

David Just / MLB.com
Because White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen still wanted someone to work in relief between starts, the team recalled Clayton Richard, who will get the nod on Tuesday against the Mariners.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Clayton Richard

  • #54 LHP
  • (0-2) 9.64 ERA 13 SO
White Sox: Ozzie Guillen chose to go with Richard for Tuesday's start against the Mariners. The left-handed rookie worked a perfect ninth inning on Sunday against the A's and struck out two batters. He struggled in each of his three starts during his first stint with the big league club, throwing just 13 innings and surrendering 19 runs. Richard has struggled particularly at adjusting to hitters late in the game. Batters are hitting .286 when facing him the first time, but that number goes up to .346 the second time around and .667 when he sees a batter a third time.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-2 9.64 14.0 4 13 .379
Season 0-2 9.64 14.0 4 13 .379
August 0-1 10.13 5.1 1 3 .423

Mariners hitters vs Clayton Richard

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Ackley, Dustin - - - - - - - -
Carp, Mike - - - - - - - -
Carrera, Ezequiel - - - - - - - -
Griffey Jr., Ken - - - - - - - -
Gutierrez, Franklin - - - - .500 2 0 0
Hall, Bill - - - - - - - -
Halman, Greg - - - - - - - -
Hannahan, Jack - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Rob - - - - - - - -
Langerhans, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Lopez, Jose - - - - .000 3 0 0
Moore, Adam .167 6 0 1 .167 6 0 1
Saunders, Michael .400 5 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Suzuki, Ichiro - - - - .000 3 0 0
Tuiasosopo, Matt - - - - - - - -
Wilson, Jack - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Felix Hernandez

  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 - - - - .250 8 0 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .455 11 0 1
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .273 11 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .333 3 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .667 3 0 1
Rios, Alex - - - - .667 3 0 2
Teahen, Mark .000 2 0 0 .200 10 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Richard rolls to win No. 1 (46-79) (72-54)

White Sox 5, Mariners 0

Mariners fall to Sox

Jim Street / MLB.com
Right-hander Felix Hernandez gave up five runs on 11 hits and three walks while throwing 100 pitches over five innings in the Mariners' loss. Miguel Cairo, Raul Ibanez and Adrian Beltre each had a pair of hits for Seattle.

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Series at a Glance

 

Sox blank Seattle

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Rookie left-hander Clayton Richard allowed five hits in six strong innings and notched his first Major League win as the White Sox shut out the Mariners. Nick Swisher and Jim Thome each hit a solo home run for Chicago.
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White Sox 5, Mariners 0

SeattleABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Suzuki, RF5010001.308
Cairo, 1B4020001.243
  b-Clement, PH1000012.229
Ibanez, LF4020013.303
Beltre, 3B3020101.249
Lopez, J, 2B4000006.296
Balentien, CF4010023.217
Johjima, DH4000003.215
Burke, C3000000.260
  a-Reed, PH1000000.282
Betancourt, SS3000110.267
Totals360802520 

a-Popped out for Burke in the 9th. b-Struck out for Cairo in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Cairo (7, Richard), Beltre (22, Richard), Ibanez (39, Richard).
TB: Suzuki; Cairo 3; Ibanez 3; Beltre 3; Balentien.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez, J; Ibanez; Johjima 2; Balentien; Clement.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Lopez, J-Betancourt-Cairo 2, Betancourt-Lopez, J-Cairo).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5020002.270
Pierzynski, C5130003.289
Quentin, LF3121102.297
Dye, RF4000007.297
Thome, DH3221100.251
Ramirez, 2B4021000.310
Griffey Jr., CF3001002.241
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.236
Swisher, 1B3121100.235
Uribe, 3B4010013.233
Totals3451453119 

BATTING
2B: Thome (25, Hernandez, F), Pierzynski (25, Hernandez, F), Quentin (23, Hernandez, F), Cabrera (23, Hernandez, F).
HR: Swisher (19, 4th inning off Hernandez, F, 0 on, 0 out), Thome (26, 5th inning off Hernandez, F, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 3; Pierzynski 4; Quentin 3; Thome 6; Ramirez 2; Swisher 5; Uribe.
RBI: Griffey Jr. (57), Quentin (97), Ramirez (52), Swisher (59), Thome (73).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera; Dye 2.
SF: Griffey Jr..
GIDP: Dye 2; Griffey Jr..
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Quentin (6, 3rd base off Hernandez, F/Burke).

FIELDING
E: Richard (2, throw), Uribe (7, fielding).
DP: (Swisher-Pierzynski).
 
SeattleIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hernandez, F (L, 7-8)5.011553023.23
Lowe 1.02000005.47
Jimenez, C 1.00000003.98
Green, S 1.01000103.16
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Richard (W, 1-2)6.05001206.75
Thornton 1.00000102.77
Dotel 1.02000103.40
Jenks 1.01001101.79

IBB: Thome (by Hernandez, F).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, F 100-61, Lowe 15-9, Jimenez, C 18-11, Green, S 16-9, Richard 88-54, Thornton 13-12, Dotel 18-12, Jenks 22-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, F 11-4, Lowe 3-0, Jimenez, C 2-1, Green, S 1-1, Richard 9-6, Thornton 2-0, Dotel 0-2, Jenks 1-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, F 27, Lowe 4, Jimenez, C 3, Green, S 4, Richard 25, Thornton 3, Dotel 5, Jenks 5.
Umpires: HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Paul Schrieber.
Weather: 75 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
T: 2:36.
Att: 26,414.
August 19, 2008

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