Game Wrapup


	Sox miss chances

Rays 2, White Sox 1

Jose Contreras couldn't pick up his sixth win on Friday. (Steve Nesius/AP)

By Scott Merkin / MLB.com

It was a night of chances not taken by the White Sox, as the South Siders couldn't take advantage of the opportunities presented to them. Chicago left eight men on base, spoiling a terrific start from Jose Contreras. Contreras had five strikeouts in seven innings, allowing one run.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 05/29: CWS 5, TB 1
Fri. 05/30: TB 2, CWS 1
Sat. 05/31: TB 2, CWS 0
Sun. 06/01: TB 4, CWS 3

Chi White Sox (30-24)
Lost 1

Tampa Bay 2, Chi White Sox 1

Tampa Bay (33-22)
Won 1

May 30, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chi White Sox	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
Tampa Bay	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Cabrera, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.245
Pierzynski, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.281
Quentin, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.298
Dye, RF	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	.294
Thome, DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.208
Konerko, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.209
Crede, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.270
Swisher, CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	4	.203
1-Wise, PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ramirez, 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.231
Totals	32	1	8	1	4	10	18
1-Ran for Swisher in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Dye (10, Shields). HR: Ramirez (2, 5th inning off Shields, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Cabrera; Pierzynski; Quentin; Dye 3; Crede; Ramirez 5. RBI: Ramirez (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crede; Thome. GIDP: Swisher; Quentin. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING DP: 2 (Ramirez-Cabrera-Konerko, Cabrera-Ramirez-Konerko).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.281
Crawford, LF	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.272
Upton, CF	2	0	1	1	2	0	2	.309
Pena, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	4	.219
Longoria, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.252
Floyd, DH	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.279
Navarro, C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.361
Hinske, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.252
Gross, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
Bartlett, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.247
Totals	28	2	6	2	5	7	12
BATTING HR: Floyd (4, 9th inning off Linebrink, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Iwamura 2; Upton; Longoria; Floyd 4; Navarro. RBI: Upton (33), Floyd (13). 2-out RBI: Upton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena 2; Longoria 2; Bartlett. GIDP: Upton; Floyd. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Iwamura (3, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski), Upton 2 (17, 2nd base off Thornton/Pierzynski, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski). FIELDING Outfield assists: Upton (Pierzynski at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena 2).

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Contreras	7.0	5	1	1	3	5	0	2.89
Thornton	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3.20
Linebrink (L, 2-1)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1.50

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Shields	6.0	7	1	1	1	6	1	3.24
Reyes	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	3.97
Howell	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.63
Wheeler (W, 1-3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.10

Linebrink pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Pitches-strikes: Contreras 101-62, Thornton 22-12, Linebrink 2-2, Shields 99-64, Reyes 16-10, Howell 18-11, Wheeler 20-12.
Ground outs-fly outs: Contreras 12-4, Thornton 0-1, Linebrink 0-0, Shields 9-2, Reyes 0-0, Howell 2-0, Wheeler 1-2.
Batters faced: Contreras 27, Thornton 5, Linebrink 1, Shields 23, Reyes 4, Howell 5, Wheeler 4.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:50.
Att: 14,679.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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