TODAY'S WRAPS: September 21, 2007
Sox solve Santana in opener
Thome's blast boosts Sox By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Josh Fields homered twice off Johan Santana, and Jim Thome sealed the White Sox win over the Twins with a three-run shot off the southpaw in the fifth inning. Mark Buehrle held Minnesota to four runs in six innings.
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White Sox 6, Twins 4
Jim Thome hit a three-run shot and Josh Fields (right) homered twice on Friday. (Paul Battaglia/AP)
Santana hit hard at Dome By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Johan Santana gave up two homers, including a three-run shot to Jim Thome. Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer produced a three-run third inning, and Nick Punto added an RBI double in the sixth.
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Chi White Sox
(67-87)
Won 1
Chi White Sox 6, Minnesota 4
Today's Boxes 9/21/07
CHC 13, PIT 8
DET 5, KC 4
MIL 4, ATL 1
NYM 9, FLA 6
CLE 4, OAK 3
PHI 6, WSH 3
TOR 5, NYY 4
BOS 8, TB 1
TEX 3, BAL 2
HOU 6, STL 3
ARI 12, LAD 3
COL 2, SD 1
SEA 6, LAA 0
CIN 9, SF 8
Minnesota
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Lost 1
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Standings thru 9/21/07  | Recap: CWS |MIN  | Gameday  | White Sox Stats  | Twins Stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Owens , CF5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .256
Fields , LF3 3 2 2 1 1 1 .245
Erstad , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Thome , DH4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .273
Konerko , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260
Dye , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Uribe , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229
Richar , 2B4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .231
Gonzalez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .189
Hall , C4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .198
Totals 36 6 9 6 1 12 8
BATTING 2B : Owens (9, Santana), Thome (19, Santana), Dye (32, Santana), Uribe (17, Santana).HR : Fields 2 (22, 1st inning off Santana, 0 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Santana, 0 on, 2 out), Thome (31, 5th inning off Santana, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Owens 3; Fields 8; Thome 6; Dye 2; Uribe 2; Gonzalez.RBI : Fields 2 (65), Dye (75), Thome 3 (90).2-out RBI : Thome 3; Fields.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fields; Richar; Gonzalez; Owens.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Gonzalez (9, fielding).DP : (Gonzalez-Richar-Konerko).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bartlett , SS3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .266
Casilla , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236
b-Kubel , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Mauer , C5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .291
Hunter , CF5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .290
Morneau , 1B2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .273
Cuddyer , RF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .275
LeCroy , DH3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333
a-Tyner , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Ford , LF3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235
Punto , 3B4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .214
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 4 17
a-Grounded out for LeCroy in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Casilla in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Hunter (44, Buehrle), Cuddyer (27, Buehrle).3B : Punto (4, Buehrle).TB : Mauer 3; Hunter 2; Cuddyer 2; LeCroy; Ford; Punto 4.RBI : Mauer (57), Morneau (109), Cuddyer (76), Punto (24).2-out RBI : Cuddyer; Punto.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Punto; LeCroy; Casilla; Cuddyer; Bartlett.SF : Morneau.GIDP : Bartlett.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Hunter (18, 2nd base off MacDougal/Hall). FIELDING PB : Mauer (4).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 10-9)6.0 9 4 4 3 3 0 3.63
Myers (H, 6)0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74
MacDougal (H, 19)1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.15
Jenks (S, 39)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.86
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (L, 15-13)7.0 8 6 6 1 11 3 3.29
Blackburn 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
WP : MacDougal.HBP : Ford (by MacDougal).Pitches-strikes : Buehrle 97-59, Myers 11-8, MacDougal 21-12, Jenks 6-6, Santana 106-72, Blackburn 25-20.Ground outs-fly outs : Buehrle 8-7, Myers 1-1, MacDougal 2-1, Jenks 2-1, Santana 6-4, Blackburn 3-2.Batters faced : Buehrle 29, Myers 3, MacDougal 5, Jenks 3, Santana 30, Blackburn 7.Inherited runners-scored : MacDougal 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Lance Barksdale.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:29.Att : 27,982.
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