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White Sox go for fourth straight win
May 12, 2007 - 1:18 PM Kansas City (11-25) at Chi White Sox (17-15) 7:05 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago White Sox haven't figured out how to hit, but they sure can pitch.
The White Sox will be looking for another strong start when they host the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
Chicago ranks last in the major leagues with a .223 team batting average, but has gotten strong starts from Jose Contreras and Jon Garland over the past two games. Garland pitched 8 1/3 innings and allowed one run in a win last Friday against the Royals.
Mark Buehrle (2-1, 3.22 ERA) looks to continue the trend. The veteran lefthander has yet to allow more than three runs in any start this season, but has not earned a win since April 23 at Kansas City.
In that start, Buehrle held the Royals to three runs and five hits in seven innings in a 7-4 win.
Kansas City will counter with righthander Scott Elarton. The 31-year-old is making his first start of the 2007 campaign after beinning the year on the disabled list while recovering from right shoulder surgery.
The former first-round draft pick made 20 starts in 2006, compiling a 4-9 record with a 5.34 ERA. He owns a 2-4 career mark in 13 games - 10 starts - against the White Sox with a 3.73 ERA.
- AL
FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
10 R H E
-- - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 4 10 2
CHI WHITE SOX 1 5 9 1 (FINAL 10)
BATTERIES: KAN
May 12 10:28 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED LUIS TERRERO.
FINAL SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 4
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 10:28 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M MacDougal relieved A Sisco.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CHI WHITE SOX 4 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E Brown (.198, 1-FOR-3)
May 12 10:10 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: MIKE MACDOUGAL (0-0, 5.68) IN THE 10TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CHI WHITE SOX 4
DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: E BROWN (.198, 1-FOR-3)
May 12 10:10 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2
CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 1 (TOP 10)
CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
CHA - ANDREW SISCO
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.281, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
E BROWN (.198, 1-FOR-3, BB)
B BUTLER (.250, 0-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
May 12 10:05 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JUAN URIBE SCORED DARIN ERSTAD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J URIBE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CHI WHITE SOX 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.241, 1-FOR-4)
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 9:58 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN SWEENEY (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF SCOTT ELARTON.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.248, 0-FOR-2)
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 8:31 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOHN BUCK (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF MARK BUEHRLE SCORED EMIL BROWN.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CHI WHITE SOX 2
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.286, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 8:12 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED MIKE SWEENEY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.167, 0-FOR-1)
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 8:10 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE SWEENEY SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.190, 0-FOR-1)
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 8:08 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JOE CREDE SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CREDE ON SECOND, R MACKOWIAK ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T IGUCHI (.223, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 7:37 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JUAN URIBE (5) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF SCOTT ELARTON.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.241, 6 HR, 13 RBI)
Royals vs. White SoxMay 12 7:22 PM
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