Chi White Sox (85-69) at Kansas City (70-85)

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Danks is well-rested for rubber game

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
After six days' rest, John Danks looks to take the final game of the White Sox three-game series against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • #50 LHP
  • (10-8) 3.32 ERA 147 SO
White Sox: The left-hander was terrific in six shutout innings of four-hit ball against the Tigers in Game 2 of a doubleheader Sunday. He struck out six and walked only one batter. The bullpen blew a seven-run lead, so Danks did not factor in the decision. He has faced the Royals twice this year with mixed success. The latest outing against the division-rival Royals is one he might like to have back. He surrendered six runs on nine hits over four innings back on July 20. Danks will be pitching on six days' rest, but he will be available out of the bullpen in the interim.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 16-21 4.29 315.0 106 256 .269
Season 10-8 3.32 176.0 52 147 .252
September 0-1 3.52 15.1 4 16 .279
Vs. Kansas City 0-0 7.45 9.2 4 4 .366

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/21/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 85 69 .552 - 51-26 34-43
Kansas City Royals (AL Central) 70 85 .452 15.5 38-42 32-43
Stats - 09/21/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .264 769 222 748 62 973 4.01 1378.0 1389 435 1084
KC .268 658 115 619 76 949 4.58 1383.2 1427 493 1036
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Royals close home schedule on Sunday

Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
The Royals will play their 81st and final home game of the 2008 season on Sunday and would like to leave one final positive impression on the fans who have supported them this season.
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Royals probable pitcher

Brandon Duckworth

  • #31 RHP
  • (3-1) 5.19 ERA 12 SO
Royals: Duckworth won for the third time in five starts on Tuesday night since being called up from Triple-A Omaha. He went six innings against the Mariners, holding them to two runs on six hits. Duckworth spent most of the summer in Triple-A, going 5-11 with a 4.75 ERA for Omaha. Prior to his promotion, he was 2-0 in four August games, so he's been sharp for a while. Duckworth has faced the White Sox six times in his career, compiling a 1-1 record and 7.27 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 23-32 5.34 499.0 223 368 .280
Season 3-1 5.19 26.0 14 12 .310
September 1-1 5.40 15.0 8 8 .304

White Sox hitters vs Brandon Duckworth

  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 - - - - .143 7 1 2
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .333 3 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .000 1 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 2 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - - - - -
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Royals hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Josh - - - - .444 9 0 2
Aviles, Mike 1.000 3 0 1 .563 16 1 6
Betancourt, Yuniesky - - - - .333 6 1 1
Bianchi, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Bloomquist, Willie - - - - - - - -
Buck, John .000 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Butler, Billy .500 2 0 0 .273 11 0 0
Callaspo, Alberto - - - - .333 3 0 0
DeJesus, David .333 6 0 3 .364 11 0 3
Dyson, Jarrod - - - - - - - -
Fields, Josh - - - - - - - -
Getz, Chris - - - - - - - -
Gordon, Alex .000 4 0 0 .100 10 0 0
Guillen, Jose .333 3 0 0 .333 15 2 5
Hernandez, Luis .500 2 0 0 .500 2 0 0
Jacobs, Mike - - - - - - - -
Ka'aihue, Kila - - - - .500 4 0 0
Lisson, Mario - - - - - - - -
Maier, Mitch - - - - .300 10 0 0
Parraz, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Pena, Brayan - - - - - - - -
Pina, Manuel - - - - - - - -

White Sox stump Royals in finale (86-69) (70-86)

White Sox 3, Royals 0

Danks delivers

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Southpaw John Danks extended his scoreless-innings streak to 13 on Sunday, holding Kansas City back across seven innings of four-hit ball, while Jim Thome's sacrifice fly and Paul Konerko's homer provided Chicago's offensive push.

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Series at a Glance

 
Jim Thome (right) congratulates Paul Konerko on his home run. (Ed Zurga/AP)

Royals flounder at K

Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
Kansas City's offense couldn't come up with an answer to Chicago's pitching on Sunday, as the Royals were held scoreless in the three-game series finale and dropped their final home game of the season at Kauffman Stadium.
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White Sox 3, Royals 0

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4000001.281
Wise, CF-LF4110001.288
Dye, RF4020001.290
Thome, DH2101111.245
Konerko, 1B4112012.243
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.237
Ramirez, 2B4000001.294
Swisher, LF-1B3010020.221
Uribe, 3B3000000.247
Hall, C3010000.260
Totals31363147 

BATTING
2B: Dye (41, Peralta).
HR: Konerko (18, 7th inning off Duckworth, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Wise; Dye 3; Konerko 4; Swisher; Hall.
RBI: Thome (88), Konerko 2 (55).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Dye; Ramirez.
SF: Thome.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wise (7, 2nd base off Duckworth/Buck).
CS: Swisher (3, 2nd base by Duckworth/Buck).
 
Kansas CityABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
DeJesus, D, LF3010101.302
Aviles, M, SS4000003.318
Guillen, DH4000013.267
Shealy, 1B4010001.302
Teahen, RF4000032.256
Gordon, 3B4010010.257
Buck, C2000001.222
German, 2B3000002.251
Maier, CF2000001.289
  a-Callaspo, PH1010000.313
  1-Gathright, PR-CF0000000.251
Totals310401514 

a-Singled for Maier in the 8th.
1-Ran for Callaspo in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Gordon (33, Danks).
TB: DeJesus, D; Shealy; Gordon 2; Callaspo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen; Maier; Shealy; German; Guillen.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Aviles, M (8, 2nd base off Danks/Hall).

FIELDING
E: Aviles, M (10, throw), Buck (7, throw).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks (W, 11-8)7.04001303.20
Thornton (H, 19)0.20000002.67
Jenks (S, 29)1.10000202.51
 
Kansas CityIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Duckworth (L, 3-2)6.05331315.06
Nunez 2.00000103.22
Peralta 1.01000005.98

Danks pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Duckworth pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Danks, Jenks.
HBP: Buck (by Danks).
Pitches-strikes: Danks 94-65, Thornton 4-3, Jenks 16-12, Duckworth 90-56, Nunez 31-23, Peralta 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Danks 11-7, Thornton 1-1, Jenks 2-0, Duckworth 5-9, Nunez 1-4, Peralta 1-2.
Batters faced: Danks 27, Thornton 2, Jenks 4, Duckworth 23, Nunez 6, Peralta 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Thornton 1-0, Jenks 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:28.
Att: 16,920.
September 21, 2008

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