Seattle (46-79) at Chi White Sox (72-54)

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Great atmosphere following Mariners

Jesse Baumgartner / MLB.com
The Mariners might not be contending for the playoffs this season, but they're getting a chance to experience the pennant-race atmosphere. They finish up their eight-game road trip on Wednesday with a game against the White Sox.
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Mariners probable pitcher

R.A. Dickey

  • #41 RHP
  • (3-7) 4.92 ERA 55 SO
Mariners: The knuckleball specialist returns to the rotation just three days after being sent to the bullpen, replacing the injured Carlos Silva (elbow tendinitis) for the time being. Dickey, 2-7 as a starter this season, tied a Major League record during a relief appearance against the Twins on Sunday by throwing four wild pitches in the fifth inning. For whatever reason, his knuckler was moving more than usual inside the Metrodome, compared to the movement it has outside. He figures to get at least two more starts before leaving the rotation again.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 19-26 5.50 363.0 142 226 .295
Season 3-7 4.92 97.0 46 55 .285
August 0-1 7.63 15.1 10 10 .317

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/20/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Seattle Mariners (AL West) 46 79 .368 30.5 24-38 22-41
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 72 54 .571 - 44-20 28-34
Stats - 08/20/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
SEA .266 521 98 486 78 655 4.68 1112.1 1194 476 798
CWS .267 644 184 628 54 798 3.82 1128.0 1109 353 895
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White Sox won't allow a letdown

David Just / MLB.com
A letdown at U.S. Cellular Field? For this White Sox team, which owns a 44-19 record at home, that's not likely. And playing a team like the Mariners, owners of the worst record in the American League, it certainly isn't probable.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Gavin Floyd

  • #34 RHP
  • (12-6) 3.75 ERA 103 SO
White Sox: It wasn't Floyd at his best during Friday's 6-4 loss to the A's in Oakland, but the right-hander certainly pitched well enough to win. He allowed one earned run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking two. Floyd also threw 110 pitches against an extremely patient Oakland offense. Floyd has one start against the Mariners this season, and it was not a good one, as he allowed five runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings during a loss at Safeco Park. Floyd has a career 0-2 record with a 10.13 ERA against Seattle, but he has an 8-2 record at U.S. Cellular Field this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 20-16 5.15 325.0 142 227 .266
Season 12-6 3.75 146.1 59 103 .230
August 1-0 6.60 15.0 5 14 .328
Vs. Seattle 0-1 12.27 3.2 2 0 .529

Mariners hitters vs Gavin Floyd

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Ackley, Dustin - - - - - - - -
Carp, Mike - - - - - - - -
Griffey Jr., Ken - - - - - - - -
Gutierrez, Franklin - - - - - - - -
Hall, Bill - - - - .400 5 0 4
Halman, Greg - - - - - - - -
Hannahan, Jack .250 4 0 0 .182 11 0 0
Johnson, Rob - - - - - - - -
Langerhans, Ryan - - - - .333 3 0 0
Lopez, Jose 1.000 2 0 0 .429 7 0 0
Moore, Adam - - - - - - - -
Saunders, Michael - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Ichiro 1.000 2 0 0 .500 8 0 0
Tuiasosopo, Matt - - - - - - - -
Wilson, Jack .333 3 0 0 .333 6 1 1
Wilson, Josh - - - - - 0 0 0

White Sox hitters vs R.A. Dickey

  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 - - - - .200 5 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .444 9 2 3
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .667 6 1 2
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .000 2 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - 1.000 1 1 3
Rios, Alex .400 5 2 2 .375 8 2 3
Teahen, Mark .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Griffey, Sox plead the fifth (46-80) (73-54)

White Sox 15, Mariners 3

Short day for Dickey

Jim Street / MLB.com
After a couple relief outings, R.A. Dickey struggled in his return to the Mariners' rotation. The knuckleballer lasted only two innings and allowed eight runs in a lopsided loss to the White Sox. Hot-hitting Raul Ibanez was the bright spot for Seattle, driving in all three runs with an RBI single and his 20th home run.

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Griffey makes history

David Just / MLB.com
Ken Griffey Jr. matched Sammy Sosa for fifth place on MLB's career home run list with No. 609, helping the White Sox secure their fifth straight victory. Junior's two-run shot in the second inning was his first for Chicago. Alexei Ramirez's three-run jack capped a six-run first frame and was the first of four Sox long balls.
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White Sox 15, Mariners 3

SeattleABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Suzuki, RF3230100.312
  Burke, 3B0000000.260
Reed, CF4010013.281
Ibanez, DH4123012.304
Beltre, 3B3000022.247
  Cairo, 3B-RF1000000.242
Lopez, J, 2B3000110.294
Clement, C4000021.224
Balentien, LF4010011.218
LaHair, 1B4000012.282
Betancourt, SS2000010.266
  Hulett, SS1000010.143
Totals3337321111 

BATTING
2B: Balentien (8, Floyd).
HR: Ibanez (20, 5th inning off Floyd, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Suzuki 3; Reed; Ibanez 5; Balentien 2.
RBI: Ibanez 3 (87).
2-out RBI: Ibanez 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beltre; LaHair.
GIDP: Ibanez.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Suzuki (38, 2nd base off Floyd/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
PB: Clement (5).
Outfield assists: Balentien (Konerko at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Lopez, J-LaHair, Cairo-Lopez, J-LaHair).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS3110101.270
  1-Getz, PR-2B1100001.286
Pierzynski, C5233011.293
Quentin, LF3200201.295
Griffey Jr., DH3323210.244
Konerko, 1B4121101.228
Swisher, RF5222013.237
Ramirez, 2B-SS4113001.309
Wise, CF2000001.288
  Anderson, B, CF2110010.240
Uribe, 3B3122100.239
Totals351514147410 


1-Ran for Cabrera in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Pierzynski (26, Dickey), Swisher (18, Woods), Anderson, B (11, Woods), Uribe (16, Woods).
HR: Ramirez (14, 1st inning off Dickey, 2 on, 1 out), Griffey Jr. (16, 2nd inning off Dickey, 1 on, 2 out), Pierzynski (12, 5th inning off Woods, 2 on, 2 out), Swisher (20, 6th inning off Corcoran, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera; Pierzynski 7; Griffey Jr. 5; Konerko 2; Swisher 6; Ramirez 4; Anderson, B 2; Uribe 3.
RBI: Griffey Jr. 3 (60), Swisher 2 (61), Ramirez 3 (55), Uribe 2 (27), Konerko (44), Pierzynski 3 (53).
2-out RBI: Griffey Jr. 2; Uribe 2; Konerko; Pierzynski 3; Swisher.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pierzynski.
GIDP: Quentin; Konerko.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: (Cabrera-Konerko).
 
SeattleIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Dickey (L, 3-8)2.06882025.55
Woods 3.07662116.60
Corcoran 1.01111013.71
Batista 1.00001206.55
Putz 1.00001104.28
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Floyd (W, 13-6)6.06332713.78
Ramirez, H 1.01000102.64
Russell 2.00000304.87

Balk: Woods.
Pitches-strikes: Dickey 53-32, Woods 65-42, Corcoran 14-6, Batista 16-9, Putz 21-10, Floyd 99-64, Ramirez, H 17-14, Russell 23-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Dickey 2-4, Woods 4-3, Corcoran 3-0, Batista 1-0, Putz 2-0, Floyd 6-5, Ramirez, H 1-1, Russell 1-2.
Batters faced: Dickey 14, Woods 16, Corcoran 4, Batista 4, Putz 4, Floyd 25, Ramirez, H 4, Russell 6.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:30.
Att: 27,000.
August 20, 2008

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