White Sox 5, Rays 1
John Danks threw 102 pitches on Thursday, including 73 strikes. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
John Danks tied a career high with eight strikeouts and earned his first win since May 8, slowing down the Rays, who entered Thursday with the best record in the American League. Joe Crede homered in the sixth inning, and Paul Konerko added his first long ball since April 27.
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Chi White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 5/29/08
ATL 8, MIL 1
TOR 12, OAK 0
SD 5, WSH 2
NYM 8, LAD 4
PIT 7, CIN 2
CHC 8, COL 4
MIN 5, KC 1
STL 3, HOU 2
SF 4, ARI 3
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Standings thru 5/29/08 | Recap: CWS | TB | Gameday | White Sox stats | Rays stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .245
Pierzynski , C5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .282
Quentin , LF5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .299
Dye , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288
Thome , DH3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .212
Konerko , 1B4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .213
Anderson, B , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Crede , 3B3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .271
Swisher , CF-1B4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .207
Ramirez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218
Totals 37 5 11 5 2 6 18
BATTING 2B : Quentin (9, Jackson), Thome (7, Jackson), Swisher (6, Jackson), Cabrera (9, Jackson).HR : Crede (9, 6th inning off Jackson, 0 on, 0 out), Konerko (6, 8th inning off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Cabrera 3; Quentin 3; Dye; Thome 3; Konerko 5; Crede 4; Swisher 2.RBI : Quentin (48), Thome (28), Crede (29), Cabrera (14), Konerko (24).2-out RBI : Thome.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dye; Ramirez; Konerko; Pierzynski.GIDP : Konerko.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Crede (11, throw).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .277
Crawford , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .274
Upton , CF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .307
Pena , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .223
Longoria , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252
Navarro , C4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .361
Gomes , RF4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .209
Aybar , DH4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Bartlett , SS3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .251
Totals 35 1 7 1 2 11 21
BATTING 2B : Aybar (3, Danks), Upton (15, Dotel).TB : Iwamura 2; Crawford; Upton 2; Longoria; Aybar 2; Bartlett.RBI : Crawford (30).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Longoria 2; Upton; Crawford; Navarro; Iwamura.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Bartlett 3 (10, 2nd base off Danks/Pierzynski, 3rd base off Danks/Pierzynski, 3rd base off Thornton/Pierzynski), Upton (15, 3rd base off Dotel/Pierzynski).FIELDING E : Longoria (4, throw).Outfield assists : Upton (Cabrera at 3rd base).DP : (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Danks (W, 4-4)6.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 2.86
Thornton (H, 5)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
Dotel 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.18
Logan 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.50
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jackson (L, 3-4)6.0 10 4 4 2 4 1 3.70
Hammel 3.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.82
Pitches-strikes : Danks 102-73, Thornton 16-11, Dotel 18-10, Logan 14-8, Jackson 101-69, Hammel 37-24.Ground outs-fly outs : Danks 3-7, Thornton 1-1, Dotel 0-2, Logan 1-1, Jackson 9-4, Hammel 3-4.Batters faced : Danks 25, Thornton 4, Dotel 4, Logan 4, Jackson 29, Hammel 10.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:46.Att : 12,636.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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