Chi White Sox (83-66) at NY Yankees (80-70)

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Young White Sox taking in the Cathedral

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
With just six games left at Yankee Stadium, young White Sox players such as Josh Fields, Lance Broadway, Jerry Owens, Jason Bourgeois and John Danks didn't want to miss a chance to explore before the start of the South Siders' final four games at the House that Ruth Built.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Gavin Floyd

  • #34 RHP
  • (15-7) 3.77 ERA 125 SO
White Sox: Through seven innings on Thursday against the Blue Jays, Floyd put up zeros against one of baseball's hottest teams. But Toronto got to Floyd for four in the eighth, as part of a six-run rally, ending Floyd's five-game winning streak and a stretch of nine straight starts without a loss. Floyd struck out two and walked one over 7 1/3 innings, giving him 125 strikeouts and 67 walks over 181 1/3 innings this season. Floyd received a no-decision against the Yankees this season, having allowed five runs in six innings during his lone start, and has no lifetime mark against New York either. Tuesday marks his second appearance and first start at Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 23-17 5.03 360.0 150 249 .263
Season 15-7 3.77 181.1 67 125 .230
September 0-1 5.65 14.1 3 6 .250
Vs. NY Yankees 0-0 7.50 6.0 4 4 .227

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/16/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 83 66 .557 - 51-26 32-40
New York Yankees (AL East) 80 70 .533 9.0 43-32 37-38
Stats - 09/16/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .265 749 215 729 62 940 3.97 1336.0 1343 424 1056
NYY .271 723 166 698 105 938 4.37 1333.0 1380 449 1051
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Coke impressing Yanks out of bullpen

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
Left-hander Phil Coke knew who he was in line to face when he was called out of the bullpen Monday night with the score tied. After he retired the first White Sox batter he faced, Coke stood on the mound and watched Ken Griffey Jr. walk to the plate.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Andy Pettitte

  • #46 LHP
  • (13-13) 4.52 ERA 151 SO
Yankees: Pettitte's struggles on the mound continued on Wednesday as he gave up four runs (three earned) on nine hits to make an early exit after just 4 2/3 innings. He delivered a solid performance until the fifth inning, when he got into trouble and found himself in a bases-loaded jam. It marked Pettitte's fourth straight losing decision. While he is traditionally successful in the second half of the season, the veteran has posted a 3-6 record with a 5.43 ERA since the All-Star break. He has not faced the White Sox this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 214-126 3.88 2720.2 841 1995 .271
Season 13-13 4.52 193.0 51 151 .290
September 0-2 4.63 11.2 2 14 .314

White Sox hitters vs Andy Pettitte

  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 - - - - .286 7 0 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .313 16 0 1
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .333 3 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .500 2 1 1
Rios, Alex .333 6 0 1 .316 19 0 1
Teahen, Mark .400 10 0 2 .308 13 0 2
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Yankees hitters vs Gavin Floyd

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky 1.000 2 1 2 .500 4 1 2
Cano, Robinson .000 3 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Duncan, Shelley - - - - .333 3 1 1
Gardner, Brett - - - - .667 3 0 0
Jeter, Derek .000 2 0 1 .286 7 0 1
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .200 5 0 0
Swisher, Nick - - - - - - - -
Teixeira, Mark .333 3 0 1 .333 3 0 1

Jeter makes history, White Sox get 'W' (84-66) (80-71)

White Sox 6, Yankees 2

Sox even series

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Gavin Floyd tossed seven solid innings for his 16th win, and the White Sox used a balanced offensive attack to even their series with the Yankees. Alexei Ramirez homered, Juan Uribe drove in two runs and Paul Konerko notched two hits.

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Jeter stands alone

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Derek Jeter laced a single to left field in the first inning to move past Lou Gehrig for the most hits in Yankee Stadium history, but the Bombers couldn't get going offensively and Andy Pettitte struggled in a loss to the White Sox.
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White Sox 6, Yankees 2

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5110014.279
Anderson, B, CF4111110.234
Dye, RF3110200.294
Griffey Jr., DH5121032.245
  1-Bourgeois, PR-DH0000000.000
Konerko, 1B4021000.247
  Swisher, 1B1000012.219
Pierzynski, C4110003.284
Ramirez, 2B3111101.300
Uribe, 3B3032100.258
Owens, LF4000026.214
Totals3661265818 


1-Ran for Griffey Jr. in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Konerko (18, Pettitte), Cabrera (29, Veras), Anderson, B (12, Veras), Pierzynski (29, Giese), Uribe (21, Giese).
HR: Ramirez (18, 3rd inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 2; Anderson, B 2; Dye; Griffey Jr. 2; Konerko 3; Pierzynski 2; Ramirez 4; Uribe 4.
RBI: Ramirez (66), Griffey Jr. (67), Konerko (51), Uribe 2 (38), Anderson, B (25).
2-out RBI: Anderson, B; Uribe.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera 2; Griffey Jr.; Owens; Swisher.
GIDP: Pierzynski; Cabrera.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Owens (1, 2nd base by Veras/Molina, J).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, DH5031001.308
Jeter, SS3020001.306
Abreu, RF4000016.298
Rodriguez, A, 3B4010013.304
Giambi, 1B3111115.252
Nady, LF4000001.311
Cano, 2B4000011.258
Molina, J, C3000010.216
  a-Betemit, PH1000010.263
Gardner, CF4120000.185
Totals352921618 

a-Struck out for Molina, J in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Damon (27, Floyd), Gardner (3, Floyd).
HR: Giambi (31, 4th inning off Floyd, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Damon 4; Jeter 2; Rodriguez, A; Giambi 4; Gardner 3.
RBI: Damon (64), Giambi (93).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Giambi 3; Rodriguez, A; Abreu.
S: Jeter.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gardner 2 (10, 2nd base off Floyd/Pierzynski, 3rd base off Floyd/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Jeter-Cano-Giambi, Cano-Jeter-Giambi).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Floyd (W, 16-7)7.09220413.73
Thornton 1.00001102.60
Jenks 1.00000102.57
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pettitte (L, 13-14)6.06443414.57
Veras 1.03111103.64
Giese 1.02110003.16
Robertson 1.01001306.08

WP: Robertson.
IBB: Ramirez (by Pettitte).
Pitches-strikes: Floyd 116-83, Thornton 32-20, Jenks 10-7, Pettitte 77-46, Veras 22-11, Giese 26-19, Robertson 29-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Floyd 9-8, Thornton 2-0, Jenks 0-2, Pettitte 11-3, Veras 1-0, Giese 2-1, Robertson 0-0.
Batters faced: Floyd 30, Thornton 4, Jenks 3, Pettitte 25, Veras 6, Giese 5, Robertson 5.
Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:02.
Att: 52,558.
September 16, 2008

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