White Sox 3 - 4 Rangers
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Rangers aim for third straight win

Aug 28, 2007 - 2:18 PM Chi White Sox (57-74) at Texas (58-72) 8:35 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Although they are still saddled with one of the worst records in the American League, the Texas Rangers look to take advantage of their recent strong play and the slumping Chicago White Sox when the teams begin a three-game series on Tuesday.

Starting with Kason Gabbard's last start on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader - a 30-3 whitewashing of the Baltimore Orioles - the Rangers have won four of six, including a four-game series split with AL Wild Card leader Seattle (73-56).

Despite falling behind early, 3-0, in the Wednesday's rout, Gabbard (6-1, 3.65 ERA) watched his offense tally an AL-record for runs in a game with 30, 14 of which came in support of him before departing after six frames, allowing three runs and seven hits.

The lefthander has won both of his lifetime starts against Chicago while maintaining a 0.64 ERA. In the White Sox, he meets a team that - despite a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay on Monday - had lost five straight contests by a combined score of 53-13, including being embarrassed in a four-game series against the Red Sox over the weekend.

Chicago will look for Gavin Floyd (1-2, 7.36), who will make his first career start against Texas, to pick it up after four relief appearances, the last of which was a four-runs, four-hit outing over 3 2/3 innings in Friday's 10-1 loss to Boston.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
    TEXAS 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 x 4 10 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, EHREN WASSERMANN (7TH), BOONE LOGAN (7TH), MIKE
    MACDOUGAL (7TH) AND TOBY HALL
    TEX - KASON GABBARD, MIKE WOOD (5TH), JOHN RHEINECKER
    (8TH), WES L

    Aug 28 11:31 PM
  • 35
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    White Sox vs. RangersAug 28 11:24 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
    TEXAS 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BOTTS (.222, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    White Sox vs. RangersAug 28 11:14 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GERALD LAIRD (8) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF GAVIN FLOYD SCORED JASON BOTTS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 3
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: T METCALF (.246, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. RangersAug 28 9:53 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY IAN KINSLER (17) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF GAVIN FLOYD.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 1
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.302, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. RangersAug 28 9:33 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (22) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF KASON GABBARD.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, TEXAS 0
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.263, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)

    White Sox vs. RangersAug 28 9:26 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
    TEX - KASON GABBARD

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.267, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
    I KINSLER (.255, 16 HR, 48 RBI)
    M YOUNG (.302, 7 HR,

    White Sox vs. RangersAug 28 8:50 PM

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