White Sox 3 - 1 Royals
Final
  for this game

Thomson aims to get Royals back in win column

Jul 1, 2007 - 2:38 PM Chi White Sox (34-43) at Kansas City (34-47) 2:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Despite ending the month with a loss, the Kansas City Royals look to start July the way they ended June as they look to get a series win over the Chicago White Sox in the final game of a three-game set on Sunday.

The Royals, who went 15-12 in June, dropped a 3-1 decision in 10 innings to the White Sox on Saturday that snapped a season-high five-game winning streak. It marked their first winning month since going 15-11 in July 2003.

John Thomson (1-0, 2.57 ERA) will attempt to follow up on a successful debut with Kansas City. Signed to a one-year contract on June 22, Thomson yielded three runs - two earned - and six hits over seven innings in a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

Thomson is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two lifetime starts against the White Sox.

Chicago counters with Jon Garland (5-5, 3.36 ERA), who will be looking to add on to his success against Kansas City. Garland is 14-5 with a 3.86 ERA in 27 starts and three relief appearances against the Royals, with the win total marking the highest he has against any team.

In a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday, the righthander Garland allowed one run and five hits over seven frames for his first win in four starts. He has tossed six frames in each of his 14 starts since his season debut on April 4 against Cleveland.

Although they went 10-18 in June, the White Sox have won five of their last six games.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
    KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CHA - JON GARLAND, BOONE LOGAN (8TH), BOBBY JENKS (9TH) AND A.J.
    PIERZYNSKI
    KAN - JOHN THOMSON, JIMMY GOBBLE (4TH), JOEL PERALTA
    (5TH), DAVID RISKE (8TH) AND JOHN

    Jul 1 5:29 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
    CHA: BOONE LOGAN (1-0, 4.09) STARTING THE 8TH
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 1
    DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M TEAHEN (.289, 0-FOR-3)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsJul 1 5:16 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 1
    KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 (TOP 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JON GARLAND
    KAN - JOEL PERALTA

    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.250, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
    A PIERZYNSKI (.250, 0-FOR-2)
    T IGUCHI (.254, 0-FOR-2)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsJul 1 4:25 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (15) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF JIMMY GOBBLE.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 1
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.250, 0-FOR-2)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsJul 1 3:53 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ANDY GONZALEZ SCORED JOSH FIELDS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, L TERRERO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
    KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.270, 1-FOR-2)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsJul 1 3:39 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOSH FIELDS SCORED ROB MACKOWIAK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FIELDS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
    KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A CINTRON (.222, 1-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsJul 1 3:31 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, E GERMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.250, 1 HR, 6 RBI)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsJul 1 2:40 PM

Related News