White Sox 4, Rangers 3
Ian Kinsler is greeted by Marlon Byrd after his leadoff homer. (AP)
By Todd Wills / Special to MLB.com
Rangers starter Scott Feldman retired 17 of the first 18 batters he faced before the White Sox broke through and knocked the young right-hander out of the game. Young lefty Derek Holland suffered his first loss as a balk led to the deciding run. Ian Kinsler led off the game with his eighth homer.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 05/01:
CWS 4, TEX 3
Sat. 05/02:
TEX 9, CWS 6
Sun. 05/03:
TEX 5, CWS 1
Chi White Sox 4, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 5/1/09
CHC 8, FLA 6
NYY 10, LAA 9
CIN 4, PIT 0
CLE 6, DET 5
NYM 7, PHI 4
STL 6, WSH 2
TOR 8, BAL 4
ATL 7, HOU 2
TB 6, BOS 2
ARI 5, MIL 2
MIN 7, KC 5
SEA 8, OAK 7
LAD 1, SD 0
SF 3, COL 2
May 1, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Chi White Sox
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
4 9
0
Texas
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 8
0
Standings thru 5/1/09 | Recap: CWS | TEX | Gameday | White Sox stats | Rangers stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Getz , 2B
5
1
2
1
0
0
2
.346
Fields , 3B
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.256
Quentin , LF
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
.256
Thome , DH
4
0
1
3
0
2
1
.220
Dye , RF
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.296
Konerko , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.317
Pierzynski , C
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.254
Ramirez, Al , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.203
Podsednik , CF
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
.500
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 4 8
BATTING 2B : Thome (2, Holland, D).3B : Getz (1, Holland, D).TB : Getz 4; Fields; Quentin;
Thome 2; Dye; Pierzynski; Podsednik 2.RBI : Thome 3 (13), Getz (6).2-out RBI : Thome 3; Getz.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Thome; Konerko; Fields.Team RISP : 2-for-6.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP :
(Getz-Ramirez, Al-Konerko).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
.323
Byrd , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.314
Young, M , 3B
4
1
3
0
0
0
0
.315
Jones, An , LF
4
0
1
1
0
1
2
.333
Blalock , DH
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.256
Cruz, N , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.263
Davis, C , 1B
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.205
Teagarden , C
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.160
Andrus , SS
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
.254
a-Murphy, Dv , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.094
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 4 9
BATTING 2B : Jones, An (6, Buehrle), Young, M (9, Linebrink).3B : Andrus (2, Buehrle).HR :
Kinsler (8, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Kinsler 4; Young, M 4; Jones, An 2; Davis, C; Teagarden;
Andrus 3.RBI : Kinsler 2 (22), Jones, An (7).2-out RBI : Jones, An.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Blalock 2.SF : Kinsler.GIDP : Cruz, N.Team RISP : 0-for-3.Team LOB :
6.FIELDING DP : (Wilson, C-Andrus-Teagarden-Young, M).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 4-0)
6.0
7
3
3
0
2
1
3.30
Dotel (H, 3)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Linebrink (H, 2)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1.00
Jenks (S, 6)
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2.00
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Feldman
5.2
3
3
3
1
3
0
6.75
Holland, D (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)
1.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
2.84
O'Day
1.1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
Wilson, C
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5.91
WP : Feldman.Balk : Feldman, Holland, D.HBP : Blalock (by Buehrle).Pitches-strikes :
Buehrle 81-53, Dotel 10-7, Linebrink 11-7, Jenks 19-11, Feldman 77-51, Holland, D 29-19, O'Day 22-13, Wilson, C 11-7.Groundouts-flyouts :
Buehrle 5-8, Dotel 1-1, Linebrink 1-1, Jenks 1-0, Feldman 10-3, Holland, D 1-0, O'Day 2-0, Wilson, C 1-0.Batters faced :
Buehrle 25, Dotel 3, Linebrink 4, Jenks 4, Feldman 21, Holland, D 7, O'Day 5, Wilson, C 4.Inherited runners-scored :
Holland, D 3-3, O'Day 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Tim McClelland.Weather :
78 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, In from RF.T : 2:28.Att : 23,836.May 1, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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