White Sox 3, Rays 2
Jim Thome greets Jermaine Dye after scoring on Dye's homer in the second. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
John Danks enjoyed another strong start vs. the Rays at Tropicana Field, and he was rewarded for his efforts as Bobby Jenks closed out the win after an eventful ninth. Jermaine Dye hit a two-run homer in the second, and the White Sox overcame leaving 11 men on base.
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Chi White Sox 3, Tampa Bay 2
Today's Boxes 4/16/09
FLA 6, ATL 2
HOU 6, PIT 3
CLE 10, NYY 2
STL 7, CHC 4
WSH 8, PHI 2
SD 6, NYM 5
TOR 9, MIN 2
LAA 5, SEA 1
LAD 7, SF 2
April 16, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Chi White Sox
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3 14
1
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2 5
0
Standings thru 4/16/09 | Recap: CWS | TB | Gameday | White Sox stats | Rays stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Getz , 2B
5
0
2
0
0
1
2
.227
Fields , 3B
5
0
3
1
0
1
0
.355
Quentin , LF
4
0
0
0
1
1
3
.258
Thome , DH
4
1
0
0
1
1
4
.167
Dye , RF
5
1
3
2
0
2
3
.400
Konerko , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.344
Pierzynski , C
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
.276
Ramirez, Al , SS
4
0
1
0
0
0
4
.156
Anderson , CF
4
1
1
0
0
0
5
.167
Totals 39 3 14 3 2 6 21
BATTING 2B : Getz (2, Niemann).3B : Fields (2, Cormier).HR : Dye (3, 2nd inning off
Niemann, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Getz 3; Fields 5; Dye 6; Konerko; Pierzynski 3; Ramirez, Al; Anderson.RBI :
Dye 2 (6), Fields (5).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Getz 2; Ramirez, Al; Anderson 2; Thome; Dye 2.GIDP :
Quentin.Team RISP : 3-for-13.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB : Pierzynski (1,
2nd base off Niemann/Navarro).FIELDING E : Getz (1, fielding).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B , CF
3
0
0
0
2
1
1
.143
Crawford , LF
5
0
0
1
0
2
3
.244
Burrell , DH
3
0
1
0
1
2
0
.212
1-Gross , PR-DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.188
Pena, C , 1B
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
.289
Aybar, W , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.143
Navarro , C
4
0
1
0
0
1
4
.212
Zobrist , 2B
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.200
Bartlett , SS
4
1
2
0
0
0
2
.389
Kapler , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.125
a-Iwamura , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.333
Totals 33 2 5 2 6 10 20
BATTING HR : Pena, C (5, 6th inning off Danks, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Burrell; Pena, C 4; Navarro;
Bartlett 2.RBI : Pena, C (12), Crawford (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett; Zobrist
2; Upton, B; Navarro; Gross 2.Team RISP : 0-for-11.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB :
Iwamura (4, 2nd base off Jenks/Pierzynski), Bartlett 2 (4, 2nd base off Dotel/Pierzynski, 2nd base off Jenks/Pierzynski),
Crawford (3, 2nd base off Jenks/Pierzynski).FIELDING Outfield assists : Kapler (Dye at 2nd base).DP :
(Bartlett-Zobrist-Pena, C).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Danks (W, 1-0)
6.0
2
1
1
4
8
1
0.75
Dotel (H, 2)
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Thornton (H, 2)
1.0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0.00
Jenks (S, 3)
1.0
1
1
0
1
0
0
4.50
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Niemann (L, 0-2)
6.0
9
2
2
1
3
1
6.35
Cormier
2.1
5
1
1
0
1
0
3.52
Balfour
0.2
0
0
0
1
2
0
15.43
WP : Niemann.Pitches-strikes : Danks 101-59, Dotel 14-9, Thornton 22-15, Jenks 21-11, Niemann 97-63, Cormier
55-32, Balfour 15-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Danks 5-2, Dotel 0-1, Thornton 1-0, Jenks 3-1, Niemann 6-4, Cormier 3-1,
Balfour 0-0.Batters faced : Danks 24, Dotel 4, Thornton 5, Jenks 6, Niemann 27, Cormier 11, Balfour 3.Inherited
runners-scored : Balfour 2-0.Ejections : Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon ejected by HP umpire Brian Gorman
(6th).Umpires : HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Gerry Davis.Weather : 72 degrees,
dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:11.Att : 13,803.April 16, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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