White Sox 5, Rays 0
Mark Buehrle hugs manager Ozzie Guillen after his perfect game. (Jim Prisching/AP)
By David Just / Special to MLB.com
Twenty-seven up, 27 down. Mark Buehrle mowed through the Rays for the first perfect game since Randy Johnson in 2004, striking out six along the way. Dewayne Wise made an amazing catch in the ninth as the White Sox tied Detroit for first place in the AL Central.
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Chi White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 7/23/09
CLE 5, TOR 4
SF 5, ATL 1
SEA 2, DET 1
NYY 6, OAK 3
PHI 9, SD 4
STL 4, WSH 1
ARI 11, PIT 4
LAA 6, MIN 5
July 23, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
Chi White Sox
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
X
5 6
0
Standings thru 7/23/09 | Recap: TB | CWS | Gameday | Rays stats | White Sox stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B , CF
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.238
Crawford , LF
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.310
Longoria , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.273
Pena, C , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.222
Zobrist , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.300
Burrell , DH
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.229
Kapler , RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.250
Hernandez, M , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.247
Bartlett , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.338
Totals 27 0 0 0 0 6 0
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , CF-LF
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.305
Ramirez, Al , SS
3
0
2
1
1
0
0
.283
Dye , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.293
Konerko , DH
4
1
1
0
0
0
3
.295
Quentin , LF
3
1
0
0
1
0
2
.228
Wise , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.196
Beckham , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.291
Nix, J , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
.220
Castro, R , C
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
.225
Fields , 1B
3
1
1
4
0
0
2
.223
Totals 30 5 6 5 3 6 15
BATTING 2B : Podsednik (12, Kazmir), Ramirez, Al (11, Kazmir).HR : Fields (7, 2nd inning off Kazmir,
3 on, 2 out).TB : Podsednik 2; Ramirez, Al 3; Konerko; Castro, R; Fields 4.RBI : Fields 4 (30), Ramirez,
Al (47).2-out RBI : Fields 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Quentin; Konerko.Team
RISP : 3-for-9.Team LOB : 5.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir (L, 4-6)
6.0
5
5
5
3
5
1
6.69
Cormier
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.65
Thayer
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.26
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 11-3)
9.0
0
0
0
0
6
0
3.28
HBP : Nix, J (by Kazmir).Pitches-strikes : Kazmir 98-65, Cormier 20-11, Thayer 10-7, Buehrle 116-76.Groundouts-flyouts :
Kazmir 2-10, Cormier 3-0, Thayer 0-2, Buehrle 11-6.Batters faced : Kazmir 27, Cormier 4, Thayer 3, Buehrle 27.Umpires :
HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Laz Diaz.Weather : 69 degrees, sunny.Wind :
7 mph, L to R.T : 2:03.Att : 28,036.July 23, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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