Tampa Bay (77-49) at Chi White Sox (73-54)

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Rays keep grinding their way to wins

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
As the Rays head to Chicago, many of the questions surrounding the team in May's series vs. the White Sox are long gone. Those who questioned whether the young squad could handle the grind should note that the club hasn't lost a series since the season's midway marker.
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Rays probable pitcher

Edwin Jackson

  • #36 RHP
  • (9-8) 3.97 ERA 83 SO
Rays: Jackson pitched well on Saturday night against the Rangers, but he came away with his eighth loss of the season. The 24-year-old right-hander allowed just one run on five hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings. If Jackson is locating his 97-mph fastball, his other pitches can work well, particularly his slider. Jackson is 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in three career starts against the White Sox.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 20-27 5.07 415.2 214 286 .280
Season 9-8 3.97 143.0 62 83 .260
August 2-1 2.41 18.2 9 12 .264
Vs. Chi White Sox 0-2 8.71 10.1 5 8 .370

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/22/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 77 49 .611 - 47-18 30-31
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 73 54 .575 - 45-20 28-34
Stats - 08/22/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .259 578 138 547 122 924 3.69 1130.2 1037 403 886
CWS .268 659 188 642 54 802 3.82 1137.0 1116 355 906
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Sox remember last meeting with Rays

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The last series against Tampa Bay was a source of great frustration for White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. This time around, the White Sox will be playing at U.S. Cellular Field with a skip in their step after going 8-1 during their previous three series.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • #50 LHP
  • (10-5) 3.11 ERA 126 SO
White Sox: In his last start, Danks truly battled to pick up victory No. 7 over his last eight decisions. The left-hander threw 108 pitches in six innings, including an efficient eight-pitch sixth to end his afternoon in Oakland with a flourish. Danks gave up one run on six hits, but he also walked a career-high five and had to pitch out of two bases-loaded jams to avoid a setback. He has found great success in 2008 against Friday's opponent, posting a 2-0 record and a 0.69 ERA. Over 13 innings against the Rays, Danks has fanned 16 and walked one. He has a 4-4 record with a 3.67 ERA at home this year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 16-18 4.26 289.1 97 235 .266
Season 10-5 3.11 150.1 43 126 .243
August 2-1 1.83 19.2 8 20 .179
Vs. Tampa Bay 2-0 0.69 13.0 1 16 .188

Rays hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy .500 2 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Bartlett, Jason .500 2 0 0 .300 10 0 1
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .000 1 0 0
Crawford, Carl .333 6 0 1 .222 9 0 1
Gross, Gabe - - - - .333 3 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan .167 6 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Navarro, Dioner .000 3 0 0 .500 8 0 0
Pena, Carlos .167 6 0 0 .200 10 1 1
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Rodriguez, Sean .000 3 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. .200 5 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .125 8 0 1

White Sox hitters vs Edwin Jackson

  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 .333 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .333 3 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .167 6 0 0 .308 13 1 1
Quentin, Carlos .600 5 0 1 .500 6 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Rios, Alex .400 10 1 2 .250 24 2 4
Teahen, Mark .333 3 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Rays knock Sox off (78-49) (73-55)

Rays 9, White Sox 4

Rays chip away

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Edwin Jackson went six strong innings, and Akinori Iwamura's fifth-inning RBI triple, Carlos Pena's sixth-inning homer and Jason Bartlett's seventh-inning RBI double erased Jackson's one blemish, a two-run, fourth-inning homer. Rocco Baldelli and Ben Zobrist homered in the eighth.

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Series at a Glance

 
A home run by Ben Zobrist (right) scored Willy Aybar in the eighth inning. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Irreparable damage

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer in the fourth, but John Danks gave up a run in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to lose the lead. After the Sox 'pen coughed up three runs in the eighth, Alexei Ramirez's two-run homer in the bottom of the inning couldn't reverse the damage.
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Rays 9, White Sox 4

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B5011013.274
Upton, CF2100311.267
Pena, C, 1B5222034.240
Baldelli, DH4221110.300
Aybar, W, 3B5120012.250
Zobrist, LF5123002.238
Navarro, C4220102.293
Gross, RF5021004.237
Bartlett, SS5011005.267
Totals4091495723 

BATTING
2B: Aybar, W 2 (14, Danks, Dotel), Navarro (20, Danks), Bartlett (16, Danks), Pena, C (16, Ramirez, H).
3B: Iwamura (5, Danks).
HR: Pena, C (26, 6th inning off Danks, 0 on, 0 out), Baldelli (1, 8th inning off Dotel, 0 on, 0 out), Zobrist (6, 8th inning off Dotel, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Iwamura 3; Pena, C 6; Baldelli 5; Aybar, W 4; Zobrist 5; Navarro 3; Gross 2; Bartlett 2.
RBI: Iwamura (36), Pena, C 2 (75), Bartlett (23), Baldelli (2), Zobrist 3 (12), Gross (32).
2-out RBI: Iwamura.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena, C 2; Upton; Bartlett.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Upton (37, 2nd base off Ramirez, H/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Navarro (3, pickoff), Aybar, W (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Aybar, W-Iwamura-Pena, C, Bartlett-Iwamura-Pena, C).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4020101.272
Pierzynski, C5020012.294
Quentin, LF3000224.293
Dye, RF4000016.295
Thome, DH1100310.250
Ramirez, 2B4112005.309
Griffey Jr., CF4120010.247
Swisher, 1B4112021.237
Uribe, 3B4020011.243
Totals3341046920 

BATTING
2B: Griffey Jr. (21, Jackson).
HR: Swisher (21, 4th inning off Jackson, 1 on, 0 out), Ramirez (15, 8th inning off Howell, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 2; Pierzynski 2; Ramirez 4; Griffey Jr. 3; Swisher 4; Uribe 2.
RBI: Swisher 2 (63), Ramirez 2 (57).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez 2; Pierzynski; Dye.
GIDP: Ramirez; Dye.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Uribe (2, 2nd base by Jackson/Navarro), Cabrera (4, 2nd base by Jackson/Navarro).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Quentin (Aybar, W at home).
DP: (Quentin-Pierzynski).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Jackson (W, 10-8)6.07225513.93
Bradford (H, 18)0.12000002.14
Balfour (H, 9)0.20000201.54
Howell 1.01221212.58
Hammel 1.00000004.05
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks (L, 10-6)6.17332413.16
Thornton 0.20001202.73
Dotel 0.03330023.88
Ramirez, H 1.03331003.41
Russell 1.01001104.64

Dotel pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.
Ramirez, H pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

IBB: Upton (by Thornton).
Pitches-strikes: Jackson 97-56, Bradford 7-6, Balfour 13-7, Howell 23-13, Hammel 14-11, Danks 99-63, Thornton 14-6, Dotel 9-6, Ramirez, H 27-15, Russell 28-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson 4-7, Bradford 1-0, Balfour 0-0, Howell 0-1, Hammel 1-2, Danks 6-8, Thornton 0-0, Dotel 0-0, Ramirez, H 1-2, Russell 1-1.
Batters faced: Jackson 26, Bradford 3, Balfour 2, Howell 5, Hammel 3, Danks 27, Thornton 3, Dotel 3, Ramirez, H 7, Russell 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Balfour 2-0, Thornton 1-0, Russell 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:20.
Att: 38,747.
August 22, 2008

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