White Sox 4 - 2 Red Sox
Final
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Vazquez takes center stage as White Sox meet Red Sox

Jul 19, 2007 - 1:35 PM Chi White Sox (42-51) at Boston (56-38) 7:05 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) - With Mark Buehrle now locked into a long-term deal, the Chicago White Sox are likely to trade one of their other high-priced starting pitchers.

Javier Vazquez will take his turn in front of opposing scouts on Thursday when the White Sox visit the Boston Red Sox.

Vazquez (6-5, 3.77 ERA), who signed a three-year extension worth $34.5 million with Chicago in spring training, has a consistent track record and contract stability that will be attractive to a number of clubs as the July 31 trade deadline approaches.

The veteran righthander did not factor in the decision last Saturday at Baltimore, allowing four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. That start snapped a streak of four straight quality outings from Vazquez, during which he compiled a 3-0 record with a 1.69 ERA.

The Red Sox will counter with suddenly-struggling Daisuke Matsuzaka (11-6, 3.94). The Japanese righthander has surrendered 10 runs and 19 hits in his last 11 innings over two starts, going 1-1.

Prior to those two outings, Matsuzaka had reeled off a six start stretch with a 3-2 record and a 1.29 ERA.

He will be trying to get Boston back on track after dropping two straight games to the lowly Kansas City Royals. The Red Sox lost 6-5 on Wednesday, marking their seventh consecutive defeat in one-run games.

The White Sox took two of three from Cleveland to run their record to 3-4 on their current 11-game road trip.








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

    BATTERIES: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, MATT THORNTON (7TH), RYAN BUKVICH (7TH), BOBBY
    JENKS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
    BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, MANNY DELCARMEN (6TH), JAVIER
    LOPEZ (

    Jul 20 12:36 AM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (21) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF HIDEKI OKAJIMA.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 4, BOSTON 2
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.258, 2-FOR-3, 3 RBI)

    White Sox vs. Red SoxJul 20 12:00 AM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI AND JIM
    THOME.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A PIERZYNSKI ON FIRST, P KONERKO ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
    BOSTON 2 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.229, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    White Sox vs. Red SoxJul 19 11:05 PM
  • 15
    roots
    Roadie Added 5 roots

    White Sox vs. Red SoxJul 19 10:53 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED JULIO LUGO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
    BOSTON 2 END BOTTOM, 2ND

    White Sox vs. Red SoxJul 19 9:53 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JULIO LUGO SCORED MIKE LOWELL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LUGO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
    BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.265, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. Red SoxJul 19 9:45 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
    BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.266, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
    D PEDROIA (.316, 4 HR, 28 RBI)
    D ORTIZ (.321, 16 HR, 59 R

    White Sox vs. Red SoxJul 19 9:20 PM

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