White Sox 6, Rays 5
Mark Buehrle gave up five runs, two earned on six hits over 6 2/3 innings. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By David Just / MLB.com
Paul Konerko drilled an RBI single to tie the game in the ninth and A.J. Pierzynski's collision with the Rays' Willy Aybar proved to be a sweet touch for the White Sox as it put Chicago's catcher in position to score Sunday's winning run.
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Tampa Bay
(79-50)
Lost 1
Chi White Sox 6, Tampa Bay 5
Today's Boxes 8/24/08
BOS 6, TOR 5
HOU 6, NYM 4
NYY 8, BAL 7
MIL 4, PIT 3
KC 7, DET 3
STL 6, ATL 3
CHC 6, WSH 1
COL 4, CIN 3
LAA 5, MIN 3
SF 7, SD 4
FLA 5, ARI 2
SEA 8, OAK 4
CLE 4, TEX 3
PHI 5, LAD 2
Chi White Sox
(74-56)
Won 1
August 24, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
5
8
1
Chi White Sox
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
13
2
Standings thru 8/24/08  | Recap: TB | CWS  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | White Sox stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Iwamura , 2B
5
0
2
1
0
0
1
.275
Upton, B , CF
5
0
1
0
0
1
3
.269
Pena, C , 1B
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
.243
Baldelli , DH
5
1
2
2
0
1
4
.308
Aybar, W , 3B
5
0
0
1
0
1
1
.240
Zobrist , LF
5
1
1
0
0
2
2
.236
Riggans , C
4
0
0
0
1
0
3
.229
Gross , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.230
Bartlett , SS
3
1
0
0
1
2
0
.270
Totals
40
5
8
5
3
9
18
BATTING 2B : Baldelli (1, Buehrle), Pena, C (17, Buehrle), Upton, B (30, Jenks).HR : Baldelli
(2, 1st inning off Buehrle, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura 2; Upton, B 2; Pena, C 3; Baldelli 6; Zobrist.RBI :
Baldelli 2 (4), Iwamura (39), Aybar, W (20), Pena, C (78).2-out RBI : Baldelli 2; Iwamura; Pena, C.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Upton, B; Gross; Baldelli 3.GIDP : Gross.Team RISP : 1-for-10.Team
LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Aybar, W (2, interference).DP : 2 (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, C,
Aybar, W-Iwamura-Pena, C).
Chi White Sox
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Cabrera, O , SS
5
0
2
0
0
1
2
.271
Pierzynski , C
5
2
3
0
0
0
2
.298
Quentin , LF
5
1
1
2
0
0
4
.290
Dye , RF
5
1
1
0
0
0
2
.296
Thome , DH
4
1
3
2
1
0
0
.253
Ramirez, Al , 2B-3B
5
0
1
1
0
1
2
.307
Griffey Jr. , CF
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.246
1-Anderson , PR-CF
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.240
Swisher , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.233
Uribe , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.238
a-Konerko , PH
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
.230
2-Getz , PR-2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.286
Totals
40
6
13
6
2
3
16
a-Singled for Uribe in the 9th. 1-Ran for Griffey Jr. in the 9th. 2-Ran for Konerko in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Dye (33, Sonnanstine), Cabrera, O (24, Sonnanstine), Griffey Jr. (22, Wheeler).HR :
Quentin (36, 4th inning off Sonnanstine, 1 on, 0 out), Thome (27, 4th inning off Sonnanstine, 1 on, 0 out).TB :
Cabrera, O 3; Pierzynski 3; Quentin 4; Dye 2; Thome 6; Ramirez, Al; Griffey Jr. 2; Konerko.RBI : Quentin 2 (99),
Thome 2 (75), Konerko (45), Ramirez, Al (58).2-out RBI : Konerko.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Dye; Quentin; Cabrera, O.GIDP : Quentin; Griffey Jr..Team RISP : 3-for-10.Team LOB : 8.
BASERUNNING SB : Getz (1, 2nd base off Wheeler/Riggans). FIELDING E : Swisher
(6, fielding), Cabrera, O (12, fielding).PB : Pierzynski (5).DP : (Ramirez, Al-Cabrera, O-Swisher).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Sonnanstine
6.1
9
4
4
1
1
2
4.42
Howell (H, 13)
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.56
Balfour (H, 10)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.47
Wheeler (BS, 2)
1.0
2
1
1
0
2
0
2.57
Hammel (L, 4-4)
0.1
2
1
1
1
0
0
4.16
Chi White Sox
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Buehrle
6.2
6
5
2
2
5
1
3.86
Carrasco
1.1
0
0
0
0
2
0
2.20
Jenks (W, 3-0)
2.0
2
0
0
1
2
0
1.71
IBB : Thome (by Hammel), Pena, C (by Jenks).Pitches-strikes : Sonnanstine 81-58, Howell 9-6, Balfour 13-6,
Wheeler 23-15, Hammel 11-6, Buehrle 109-67, Carrasco 12-9, Jenks 35-21.Groundouts-flyouts : Sonnanstine 8-4, Howell
1-0, Balfour 0-3, Wheeler 0-0, Hammel 1-1, Buehrle 12-4, Carrasco 2-0, Jenks 4-0.Batters faced : Sonnanstine 27,
Howell 2, Balfour 3, Wheeler 5, Hammel 5, Buehrle 30, Carrasco 4, Jenks 9.Inherited runners-scored : Howell 1-0,
Carrasco 1-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather :
74 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, L to R.T : 3:11.Att : 38,562.August 24, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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