White Sox 4, Rays 3
Gabe Gross follows through on his two-run homer. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Jesse Temple / MLB.com
James Shields was very good over 6 2/3 innings, but after retiring the first two batters in the seventh, he walked the third and was pulled. Chad Bradford left with lower back stiffness before throwing a pitch, and the bullpen lost the lead to the White Sox.
Complete story >
Tampa Bay
(52-43)
Lost 1
Chi White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 3
Today's Boxes 7/22/09
PIT 8, MIL 7
NYY 6, BAL 4
CHC 10, PHI 5
COL 4, ARI 3
FLA 5, SD 0
OAK 16, MIN 1
ATL 4, SF 2
WSH 3, NYM 1
SEA 2, DET 1
TOR 10, CLE 6
TEX 3, BOS 1
HOU 4, STL 3
LAA 9, KC 6
LAD 6, CIN 2
Chi White Sox
(49-45)
Won 1
July 22, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
3
8
1
Chi White Sox
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
X
4
7
0
Standings thru 7/22/09  | Recap: TB | CWS  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | White Sox stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Upton, B , CF
5
0
1
0
0
1
4
.240
Crawford , LF
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
.313
Longoria , 3B
4
0
0
0
1
0
3
.275
Pena, C , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.224
Zobrist , 2B
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
.304
Burrell , DH
4
1
2
1
0
1
2
.232
Gross , RF
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
.277
a-Kapler , PH-RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.256
Navarro , C
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.223
Bartlett , SS
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.342
Totals
35
3
8
3
4
6
17
a-Grounded out for Gross in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Burrell (6, 4th inning off Torres, C, 0 on, 0 out), Gross (5, 6th inning off Torres, C, 1 on,
1 out).TB : Upton, B; Crawford; Pena, C; Zobrist; Burrell 5; Gross 4; Navarro.RBI : Burrell (34), Gross
2 (28).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Upton, B 2; Pena, C; Longoria.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team
LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Upton, B (32, 2nd base off Torres, C/Pierzynski), Zobrist (12, 2nd
base off Torres, C/Pierzynski). FIELDING E : Bartlett (8, throw).
Chi White Sox
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Podsednik , CF
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
.306
Ramirez, Al , SS
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
.279
Dye , RF
4
0
2
1
0
0
2
.297
Thome , DH
4
0
0
0
0
3
3
.255
Konerko , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
.296
Pierzynski , C
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.298
Quentin , LF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.232
Getz , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.262
Beckham , 3B
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
.299
Totals
31
4
7
4
3
6
8
BATTING 3B : Ramirez, Al (1, Wheeler).HR : Podsednik (4, 6th inning off Shields, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Podsednik 5; Ramirez, Al 4; Dye 2; Quentin.RBI : Podsednik (26), Ramirez, Al 2 (46), Dye (60).2-out RBI :
Ramirez, Al 2; Dye.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pierzynski.Team RISP : 2-for-3.Team
LOB : 6.
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Shields
6.2
4
2
2
3
4
1
3.70
Choate
0.0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2.30
Wheeler (BS, 4)(L, 3-3)
0.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
3.63
Nelson, J
1.1
0
0
0
0
2
0
4.21
Chi White Sox
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Torres, C
6.0
6
3
3
3
3
2
4.50
Carrasco (W, 3-0)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.49
Thornton (S, 1)
2.0
2
0
0
1
3
0
2.88
Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Wheeler pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.WP : Shields.Pitches-strikes :
Shields 111-69, Choate 5-3, Wheeler 10-6, Nelson, J 13-9, Torres, C 95-53, Carrasco 10-6, Thornton 34-20.Groundouts-flyouts :
Shields 8-3, Choate 0-0, Wheeler 0-0, Nelson, J 0-1, Torres, C 7-5, Carrasco 1-2, Thornton 1-2.Batters faced :
Shields 27, Choate 1, Wheeler 2, Nelson, J 4, Torres, C 27, Carrasco 3, Thornton 9.Inherited runners-scored : Choate
1-0, Wheeler 2-2, Nelson, J 1-0.Umpires : HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.Weather :
67 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:46.Att : 26,257.July 22, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
Below is an advertisement.