White Sox 7 - 0 Royals
Final
  for this game

White Sox look to climb out of cellar again

Sep 19, 2007 - 2:02 PM Chi White Sox (65-86) at Kansas City (65-85) 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Kansas City Royals stay at the bottom of the American League Central standings did not last long.

The Royals will hope to avoid falling into last place again when the club hosts the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in the third of a four-game series.

After rookie second baseman Danny Richar's two-run homer helped lead Chicago to an 11-3 victory on Monday, Kansas City responded Tuesday behind seven stellar innings from Gil Meche in a 3-2 triumph.

Rookie of the Year canidate Brian Bannister (12-8, 3.39 ERA) will take the mound for the Royals, who have lost 10 of their last 13 contests. The 26-year-old righthander has won seven of his previous nine decisions and is the only Royal pitcher to reach double-digit wins this season.

The White Sox will counter with righthander Jose Contreras (9-16, 5.81), who has won his last three decisions. Despite the recent success, the 35-year-old Cuban has not looked like an All-Star Game starter, which he was last season.

Chicago, which has not lost 87 games in a season since 1989, has won four of its last six contests.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 13 0
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
    KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JORGE DE LA ROSA (6TH), BRANDON
    DUCKWORTH (9TH) AND JASON LARUE

    HOME RUNS: CHA - JIM THOME (29) OFF

    Sep 19 10:26 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED JOSH FIELDS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DYE ON FIRST, P KONERKO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 7
    KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.260, 1-FOR-3)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsSep 19 9:54 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (30) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    5TH OFF BRIAN BANNISTER.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 6, KANSAS CITY 0
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.264, 0-FOR-2, RBI)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsSep 19 9:17 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JUAN URIBE (20) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF BRIAN BANNISTER SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 0
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.240, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsSep 19 9:01 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (29) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF BRIAN BANNISTER.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 0
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.264, 0-FOR-1, RBI)

    White Sox vs. RoyalsSep 19 8:42 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS
    KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.269, 7 HR, 58 RBI)
    M GRUDZIELANEK (.298, 5 HR, 48 RBI)
    R GLOAD (.

    White Sox vs. RoyalsSep 19 8:18 PM

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