Final
Silva, Vazquez hook up again as Twins face White Sox
Apr 7, 2007 - 3:36 PM Minnesota (3-0) at Chi White Sox (1-2) 8:10 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- Carlos Silva and Javier Vazquez will face off in a rematch of the final game of the 2006 regular season when the Minnesota Twins meet the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
The Twins are looking for their first 4-0 start in 20 years.
The last time these pitchers faced off, Silva allowed one run and five hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 5-1 victory. The win, along with a loss by Detroit later in the day, gave the Twins their fourth Central Division title in five years.
Silva was 11-15 with an inflated 5.94 ERA in 36 games, including 31 starts, last season. He did not fare well at U.S. Cellular Field, posting a 1-2 record with a 8.10 ERA in three starts here.
Vazquez was 11-12 with a 4.84 ERA in 2006, including an 0-4 record with a 6.83 ERA in five starts against Minnesota in 2006.
The Twins started the season with a three-game sweep of Baltimore, including a 7-2 victory on Wednesday. Ramon Ortiz pitched seven strong innings and Michael Cuddyer had three hits and two RBI.
Chicago avoided getting swept by Cleveland with a 4-3 win on Thursday. A.J. Pierzynski was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Chicago the victory.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 3 8 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: MIN - CARLOS SILVA, MATT GUERRIER (6TH), DENNYS REYES (8TH), PAT
NESHEK (8TH) AND JOE MAUER
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, ANDREW SISCO (7TH), MIKE
MACDOUGAL (8TH), MATT TH
Apr 7 6:47 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY DENNYS REYES ALLOWED SCOTT PODSEDNIK TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.143, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Twins vs. White SoxApr 7 6:24 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JUAN URIBE (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF DENNYS REYES.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, CHI WHITE SOX 2
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.300, 1-FOR-3)
Twins vs. White SoxApr 7 6:20 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (BOT 7)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - MATT GUERRIER
CHA - ANDREW SISCO
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J CREDE (.250, 0-FOR-2)
A PIERZYNSKI (.167, 0-FOR-2)
T IGUCHI (.182, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 7 5:53 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.167, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J TYNER (.250, 0-FOR-1)
J BARTLETT (.100, 0-FOR-1)
Apr 7 5:11 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 0 0 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - CARLOS SILVA
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J CREDE (.300, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
A PIERZYNSKI (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.222,
Apr 7 4:28 PM
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