Chi White Sox (84-66) at NY Yankees (80-71)

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White Sox go with Richard vs. Yankees

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The news was as closely guarded as the selection of a new Pope. But there was no white smoke that came from Ozzie Guillen's office when Clayton Richard was selected as Wednesday's starting pitcher against the Yankees following Tuesday's 6-2 victory at Yankee Stadium.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Clayton Richard

  • #54 LHP
  • (2-4) 6.94 ERA 23 SO
White Sox: It's hard to pass up a player with the last name of Broadway to start in New York, but Ozzie Guillen and his coaching staff opted for Richard in Wednesday night's contest. Richard has never faced the Yankees previously, although he did pitch in the Futures Game during All-Star Festivities this year at Yankee Stadium. The southpaw was called upon to neutralize the powerful left-handed bats in the Yankees lineup, with New York featuring a 21-22 record against southpaws in 2008.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 2-4 6.94 35.0 10 23 .323
Season 2-4 6.94 35.0 10 23 .323
September 0-2 9.00 8.0 3 3 .333

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/17/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 84 66 .560 - 51-26 33-40
New York Yankees (AL East) 80 71 .530 10.0 43-33 37-38
Stats - 09/17/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .266 755 216 735 62 948 3.96 1345.0 1352 425 1062
NYY .271 725 167 700 107 944 4.38 1342.0 1392 454 1059
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Hughes makes return to Yankees

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
High expectations accompanied right-hander Phil Hughes as he entered the 2008 season. After he posted a 3-0 record with a 2.73 ERA last September, Yankees fans, management and Hughes himself all held the pitcher to a tall standard.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Phil Hughes

  • #65 RHP
  • (0-4) 9.00 ERA 13 SO
Yankees: Hughes is likely to get the call on Wednesday as the Yankees play the third of four games with the White Sox. The right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday after helping to pitch his club to an International League championship, going 1-0 with an 0.69 ERA in postseason play. Hughes has not pitched in the big leagues since April 29 in Detroit, where he suffered a stress fracture in his ninth rib on the right side. He started against the White Sox on April 24 in Chicago but left after two innings due to rain.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-7 5.51 94.2 42 71 .268
Season 0-4 9.00 22.0 13 13 .362
Vs. Chi White Sox 0-0 0.00 2.0 0 1 .167

White Sox hitters vs Phil Hughes

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - .000 2 0 0
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - 0 0 0
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul 1.000 1 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .000 1 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 2 0 0
Rios, Alex .333 3 0 1 .429 14 0 3
Teahen, Mark .500 2 0 1 .600 5 0 2
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Yankees hitters vs Clayton Richard

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

Vintage Stadium magic for Yanks (84-67) (81-71)

Yankees 5, White Sox 1

Richard does his part

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Clayton Richard performed well on the big stage in a huge spot for the White Sox on Wednesday night, holding the tough Yankees offense at bay for most of the game, but the young lefty didn't get much support from the offense and took the loss.

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Series at a Glance

 

Offense comes alive

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees were handcuffed for most of the night, but they woke up in the seventh, when Xavier Nady tied the game with an RBI single and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez each went deep in the eighth.
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Yankees 5, White Sox 1

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4120001.281
Wise, LF3010001.300
Dye, RF4001012.292
Thome, DH3000110.245
Konerko, 1B4000022.244
Pierzynski, C4010000.283
Griffey Jr., CF3020110.248
Ramirez, 2B3000004.298
Uribe, 3B3000024.255
Totals311612714 

BATTING
2B: Cabrera 2 (31, Hughes, P, Hughes, P), Griffey Jr. (28, Coke).
TB: Cabrera 4; Wise; Pierzynski; Griffey Jr. 3.
RBI: Dye (89).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Uribe; Cabrera.
S: Wise.
GIDP: Dye.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Cabrera-Ramirez-Konerko, Uribe-Ramirez-Konerko).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF3112112.308
  Gardner, CF0000000.185
Jeter, SS4000013.304
Abreu, RF4000020.296
Rodriguez, A, 3B3211120.305
Giambi, 1B3000001.250
  Ransom, 1B1000000.348
Nady, DH3111000.311
Cano, 2B3030000.262
Rodriguez, I, C3010002.279
Cabrera, M, CF-LF3110003.243
Totals305842611 

BATTING
2B: Cano (31, Richard).
HR: Damon (15, 8th inning off Linebrink, 1 on, 0 out), Rodriguez, A (35, 8th inning off Linebrink, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Damon 4; Rodriguez, A 4; Nady; Cano 4; Rodriguez, I; Cabrera, M.
RBI: Nady (91), Damon 2 (66), Rodriguez, A (101).
2-out RBI: Nady; Rodriguez, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter; Rodriguez, I.
GIDP: Jeter; Cabrera, M.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: (Jeter-Ransom).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Richard (L, 2-5)6.25222506.26
MacDougal 0.10000001.84
Linebrink 1.03330123.14
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hughes, P 4.04112407.96
Coke 2.01000000.00
Bruney (W, 3-0)1.00000002.03
Chamberlain (H, 16)1.01000102.53
Ramirez, E 1.00000203.98

Coke pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: MacDougal.
Pitches-strikes: Richard 88-56, MacDougal 7-5, Linebrink 24-15, Hughes, P 89-57, Coke 28-19, Bruney 6-5, Chamberlain 10-8, Ramirez, E 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Richard 10-5, MacDougal 1-0, Linebrink 0-2, Hughes, P 3-5, Coke 2-4, Bruney 2-1, Chamberlain 2-0, Ramirez, E 1-0.
Batters faced: Richard 25, MacDougal 1, Linebrink 6, Hughes, P 18, Coke 7, Bruney 3, Chamberlain 3, Ramirez, E 3.
Inherited runners-scored: MacDougal 2-1, Bruney 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Brian Runge. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 0 mph, R to L.
T: 2:40.
Att: 52,671.
September 17, 2008

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