Chi White Sox (40-38) at Kansas City (33-44)

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Offense making things easier for Sox

Matt ODonnell / MLB.com
Ozzie Guillen was confused about his team's direction more than a week ago. But thanks to a resurgent offense, things may be getting a bit clearer for the White Sox manager.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • #56 LHP
  • (7-2) 3.26 ERA 61 SO
Buehrle did not have his best stuff on Saturday against the Cubs. The White Sox ace tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits, while striking out three and walking three. He left after throwing 108 pitches, 65 for strikes, and he did not last at least six innings for the first time since his first start of the season on April 7. Buehrle has faced the Royals 40 times with 38 starts in his career, more than any other team. Lifetime against Kansas City, he is 19-8 with a 3.48 ERA. He last pitched against the Royals on May 30, going 7 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out six and walking none in a no-decision.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 129-89 3.77 1947.0 449 1144 .269
Season 7-2 3.26 99.1 24 61 .249
Vs. Kansas City 0-0 3.65 12.1 3 9 .271

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/02/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 40 38 .513 3.0 20-20 20-18
Kansas City Royals (AL Central) 33 44 .429 9.5 20-22 13-22
Stats - 07/02/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .259 349 92 337 53 505 4.00 689.1 675 257 554
KC .252 306 67 291 40 511 4.30 678.0 674 252 524
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Chen trying to make a name for himself

Rustin Dodd / MLB.com
Bruce Chen wasn't sure the day would come. The day when he could walk into a Major League clubhouse, walk to his locker and see a jersey with the last name "Chen." It finally came last Saturday.
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Royals probable pitcher

Bruce Chen

  • #52 LHP
  • (0-1) 5.68 ERA 2 SO
In his first Major League start since Aug. 4, 2006, Chen gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings in a 6-2 loss to the Pirates on Saturday. He threw just 76 pitches and did twice pick off the Pirates' speedy left fielder, Nyjer Morgan. Chen has faced the White Sox six times in his career, including two starts. He's 0-1 with a 5.66 ERA, giving up 26 hits in 20 2/3 innings. Chen will be making his first home start as a Royal.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 35-38 4.64 813.1 314 644 .260
Season 0-1 5.68 6.1 0 2 .292

White Sox hitters vs Bruce Chen

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - .000 2 0 0
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .400 10 2 4
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .400 10 1 1
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - .667 3 1 1
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .600 10 1 2
Quentin, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 1 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - .133 15 0 1
Teahen, Mark - - - - .000 4 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Royals hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Josh - - - - .000 2 0 0
Aviles, Mike .000 1 0 0 .313 16 0 1
Betancourt, Yuniesky - - - - .231 13 2 3
Bianchi, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Bloomquist, Willie .667 3 0 0 .429 28 0 0
Buck, John - - - - .146 48 2 4
Butler, Billy .167 6 0 0 .333 33 2 7
Callaspo, Alberto .000 3 0 0 .071 14 0 0
DeJesus, David .000 6 0 0 .164 67 1 3
Dyson, Jarrod - - - - - - - -
Fields, Josh - - - - - - - -
Getz, Chris - - - - - - - -
Gordon, Alex .333 3 1 2 .261 23 1 2
Guillen, Jose .200 5 0 0 .200 20 1 1
Hernandez, Luis .333 3 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Jacobs, Mike .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Ka'aihue, Kila - - - - - - - -
Lisson, Mario - - - - - - - -
Maier, Mitch .333 3 0 2 .438 16 0 4
Parraz, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Pena, Brayan - - - - .333 3 0 0
Pina, Manuel - - - - - - - -

Buehrle brilliant for White Sox (41-38) (33-45)

White Sox 4, Royals 1

Sox win sixth straight

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Mark Buehrle allowed one run on six hits and no walks in 8 1/3 innings, sending the White Sox to the win. Jayson Nix hit a solo home run, and Scott Podsednik and Gordon Beckham each added an RBI.

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KC can't back Chen

Rustin Dodd / MLB.com
Making his second start for the Royals, Bruce Chen gave up two runs in six-plus solid innings, but it wasn't enough. David DeJesus knocked in Kansas City's run in the ninth. Mark Teahen had two hits.
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White Sox 4, Royals 1

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .309
Nix, J, SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .244
Dye, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .291
Thome, DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .253
  1-Fields, PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Konerko, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .293
Pierzynski, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .293
Beckham, 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .265
Getz, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
Anderson, Br, CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .234
Totals 34 4 9 3 2 6 11  


1-Ran for Thome in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Thome (9, Chen, B).
HR: Nix, J (6, 4th inning off Chen, B, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Podsednik; Nix, J 5; Thome 3; Konerko 2; Pierzynski; Getz.
RBI: Nix, J (11), Podsednik (21), Beckham (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dye; Anderson, Br 2.
GIDP: Pierzynski.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Anderson, Br (Bloomquist at 1st base), Dye (Teahen at 1st base).
DP: 3 (Dye-Konerko, Getz-Nix, J-Konerko, Anderson, Br-Konerko).
 
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus, D, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .245
Bloomquist, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266
Butler, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
Guillen, J, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Teahen, 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289
Olivo, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
Jacobs, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
Callaspo, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
Maier, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237
Totals 30 1 6 1 0 1 8  

BATTING
2B: Maier (7, Buehrle), Callaspo (21, Buehrle), DeJesus, D (16, Buehrle).
TB: DeJesus, D 2; Bloomquist; Teahen 2; Callaspo 2; Maier 2.
RBI: DeJesus, D (35).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeJesus, D; Butler.
GIDP: Jacobs.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
PB: Olivo (7).
Outfield assists: Maier (Pierzynski at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Maier-Callaspo, Bloomquist-Callaspo-Butler).
 
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 8-2) 8.1 6 1 1 0 1 0 3.09
Jenks (S, 19) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.14
 
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chen, B (L, 0-2) 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 4.38
Mahay 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.50
Wright, J 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.17

Chen, B pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Mahay.
Pitches-strikes: Buehrle 100-68, Jenks 10-5, Chen, B 100-62, Mahay 23-12, Wright, J 27-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buehrle 11-11, Jenks 1-1, Chen, B 4-8, Mahay 2-1, Wright, J 3-2.
Batters faced: Buehrle 28, Jenks 2, Chen, B 23, Mahay 5, Wright, J 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Jenks 1-0, Mahay 2-1, Wright, J 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Andy Fletcher.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:25.
Att: 17,964.
July 2, 2009

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