White Sox 4, Pirates 0
Alexei Ramirez homered for the second straight game Saturday. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Clayton Richard struck out a career-high eight over six shutout innings, and Alexei Ramirez clubbed his third homer of the season, a two-run shot in the fifth, to pace the White Sox to their second successive win over the Pirates. Paul Konerko contributed an RBI single in the fourth.
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Pittsburgh
(19-24)
Lost 3
Chi White Sox 4, Pittsburgh 0
Today's Boxes 5/23/09
STL 5, KC 0
NYY 5, PHI 4
TEX 6, HOU 3
ATL 4, TOR 3
BAL 2, WSH 1
COL 4, DET 3
CLE 7, CIN 6
MIN 6, MIL 2
NYM 3, BOS 2
TB 10, FLA 3
ARI 8, OAK 7
SD 3, CHC 1
LAD 5, LAA 4
SF 5, SEA 1
Chi White Sox
(19-23)
Won 2
May 23, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Pittsburgh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
Chi White Sox
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
X
4
6
0
Standings thru 5/23/09  | Recap: PIT | CWS  | Gameday  | Pirates stats  | White Sox stats
Pittsburgh
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Morgan , LF
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
.280
Sanchez, F , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
.294
McLouth , CF
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.270
Monroe , DH
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.245
LaRoche, Ad , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
3
3
.222
Young, D , RF
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
.333
LaRoche, An , 3B
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
.288
Jaramillo , C
3
0
1
0
0
0
3
.262
a-Moss , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.267
Wilson, Ja , SS
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.250
Totals
31
0
5
0
4
13
16
a-Struck out for Jaramillo in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Sanchez, F (16, Richard).TB : Sanchez, F 2; Monroe; LaRoche, An 2; Jaramillo.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Jaramillo; Young, D; Morgan; Moss.GIDP : Sanchez, F.Team RISP :
0-for-8.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : LaRoche, An (2, 2nd base off Dotel/Pierzynski).
FIELDING E : Wilson, Ja (5, throw).DP : (Jaramillo-Wilson, Ja).
Chi White Sox
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Podsednik , CF-LF
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.269
Ramirez, Al , SS
4
1
1
2
0
0
2
.224
Dye , RF
4
2
1
1
0
1
0
.266
Thome , DH
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.248
Konerko , 1B
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
.311
Quentin , LF
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.222
Anderson , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.273
Pierzynski , C
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.270
Fields , 3B
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.214
Getz , 2B
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
.243
Totals
30
4
6
4
2
4
10
BATTING 2B : Pierzynski (4, Ohlendorf).HR : Ramirez, Al (3, 5th inning off Ohlendorf, 1 on, 2
out), Dye (11, 8th inning off Ohlendorf, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Ramirez, Al 4; Dye 4; Konerko; Pierzynski 2; Fields;
Getz.RBI : Konerko (28), Ramirez, Al 2 (17), Dye (26).2-out RBI : Ramirez, Al 2; Dye.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez, Al.Team RISP : 1-for-4.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING CS :
Fields (3, 2nd base by Ohlendorf/Jaramillo). FIELDING DP : (Fields-Getz-Konerko).
Pittsburgh
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Ohlendorf (L, 5-4)
7.2
6
4
3
2
4
2
4.20
Meek
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.00
Chi White Sox
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Richard (W, 1-0)
6.0
4
0
0
3
8
0
3.55
Dotel (H, 7)
0.2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0.63
Thornton (H, 8)
1.1
0
0
0
0
3
0
2.12
Linebrink
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1.69
Pitches-strikes : Ohlendorf 114-71, Meek 2-1, Richard 107-63, Dotel 22-13, Thornton 13-10, Linebrink 18-13.Groundouts-flyouts :
Ohlendorf 10-5, Meek 0-1, Richard 5-4, Dotel 0-0, Thornton 0-1, Linebrink 0-0.Batters faced : Ohlendorf 31, Meek
1, Richard 24, Dotel 3, Thornton 4, Linebrink 4.Inherited runners-scored : Meek 1-0, Thornton 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Angel Campos.Weather : 64 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
10 mph, In from LF.T : 2:34.Att : 32,389.May 23, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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