Royals 9 - 5 White Sox
Final
  for this game

Contreras seeks fifth straight win

Sep 25, 2007 - 2:27 PM Kansas City (67-89) at Chi White Sox (68-88) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Jose Contreras certainly is ending his disappointing season on a high note.

Contreras aims to win his fifth straight decision Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox host the Kansas City Royals.

Contreras (10-16, 5.51 ERA) has gone 4-0 over his past five starts, posting a 2.83 ERA in that span. Those numbers are a far cry from the Cuban's previous 11 outings, when he went 1-9 with an 8.08 ERA.

Contreras recorded his third career shutout in Wednesday's 7-0 victory over the Royals, allowing five hits while striking out six.

Brian Bannister (12-9, 3.61) gets the call for the Royals, who are just one game behind the White Sox in the American League Central Division standings.

The 26-year-old righthander is winless in his last three starts, including a loss to the White Sox last Wednesday.

Chicago slugger Jim Thome is 4-for-8 with two home runs against Bannister, who is 2-1 with a 4.84 ERA all-time in the series.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 9 12 1
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, RYAN BRAUN (1ST), BRANDON DUCKWORTH (5TH),
    JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), JOEL PERALTA (8TH), JOHN BALE (8TH),
    JOAKIM SORIA (9TH) AND JASON LARUE, JOHN

    Sep 25 11:31 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.249, 0-FOR-4)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 11:22 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY MIKE MACDOUGAL ALLOWED TONY PENA JR TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.299, 1-FOR-4)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 11:01 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED EMIL BROWN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA JR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.310, 2-FOR-4)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 10:57 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M SWEENEY ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.250, 0-FOR-3)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 10:31 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.261, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 10:28 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOEY GATHRIGHT SCORED TONY PENA JR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GATHRIGHT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.298, 0-FOR-3)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 10:23 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED EMIL BROWN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA JR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.307, 1-FOR-3)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 10:20 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TONY PENA JR (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    5TH OFF JOSE CONTRERAS.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, CHI WHITE SOX 5
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.308, 1-FOR-2)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 9:45 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JUAN URIBE SCORED SCOTT PODSEDNIK.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J URIBE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    CHI WHITE SOX 5 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.232, 6 HR, 14 RBI)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 8:43 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY SCOTT PODSEDNIK SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S PODSEDNIK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    CHI WHITE SOX 4 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.230, 20 HR, 65 RBI)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 8:41 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED PAUL KONERKO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A PIERZYNSKI ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.244, 2 HR, 10 RBI)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 8:35 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY PAUL KONERKO SCORED JOSH FIELDS AND
    JIM THOME.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P KONERKO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.250, 27 HR, 75 RBI)

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 8:30 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
    CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.266, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
    J FIELDS (.249, 22 HR, 65 RBI)
    J THOME (.275, 32 HR, 92

    Royals vs. White SoxSep 25 8:19 PM

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