Final
White Sox after sixth straight win
Apr 9, 2008 - 1:27 PM Minnesota (3-5) at Chi White Sox (5-2) 8:11 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) - Joe Crede has the Chicago White Sox off to a strong start.
Crede and the White Sox look to continue their success on Wednesday when they resume a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins.
The 29-year-old Crede blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the the seventh inning on Monday as the White Sox claimed a 7-4 victory over the Twins, extending their winning streak to five games - their longest since August 2006.
Crede, who endured offseason back surgery and training camp trade rumors, finished with two hits on Monday, raising his batting average to .393 (11-for-28) with two home runs and 10 RBI this season.
John Danks (1-0, 1.35 ERA) helped Chicago pick up its first win of the season and will try to duplicate that performance when he takes the mound on Wednesday.
The lefthander allowed just one run and two hits in 6 2/3 innings while walking two and striking out two en route to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
Scott Baker (1-0, 4.05) toes the rubber for the Twins on Wednesday and also pitched well during his season debut.
The 26-year-old righthander surrendered three runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings as the Twins claimed a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MINNESOTA 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 12 13 3
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 8 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER, BRIAN BASS (6TH) AND JOE MAUER
CHA - JOHN DANKS, NICK MASSET (3RD), MATT THORNTON
(7TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
HOME RUNS: MI
Apr 9 11:27 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PABLO OZUNA SCORED JOE CREDE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P OZUNA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 12
CHI WHITE SOX 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A RAMIREZ (.100, 0-FOR-1)
Twins 12, White Sox 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 9 11:27 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CARLOS QUENTIN SCORED BRIAN ANDERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C QUENTIN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 12
CHI WHITE SOX 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J CREDE (.400, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
Twins 12, White Sox 4 Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 9 10:30 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY MIKE LAMB SCORED CRAIG MONROE.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 12
CHI WHITE SOX 3 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A EVERETT (.105, 0-FOR-3)
Twins 12, White Sox 3 Top 6, 0 OutsApr 9 10:21 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY JASON KUBEL (2) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF NICK MASSET SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS, JUSTIN MORNEAU AND DELMON
YOUNG.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 11, CHI WHITE SOX 3
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: C MONROE (.077, 0-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
Twins 11, White Sox 3 Top 6, 0 OutsApr 9 10:19 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOE CREDE (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
5TH OFF SCOTT BAKER.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 3
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.208, 0-FOR-1)
Twins 7, White Sox 3 Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 9 9:50 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF SCOTT BAKER.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 2
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.414, 0-FOR-1)
Twins 7, White Sox 2 Bot 4, 0 OutsApr 9 9:33 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NICK SWISHER (2) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF SCOTT BAKER.
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, CHI WHITE SOX 1
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: O CABRERA (.172, 0-FOR-1)
Twins 7, White Sox 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 9 9:20 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CARLOS GOMEZ SCORED CRAIG MONROE AND MIKE LAMB.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, C GOMEZ ON SECOND, A EVERETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B HARRIS (.333, 2-FOR-2)
Twins 7, White Sox 0 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 9 9:12 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE LAMB SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, C MONROE ON SECOND, J KUBEL
ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A EVERETT (.118, 0-FOR-1)
Twins 5, White Sox 0 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 9 9:10 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO CRAIG MONROE SCORED JOE MAUER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C MONROE ON FIRST, J KUBEL ON SECOND, J
MORNEAU ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M LAMB (.160, 0-FOR-1)
Twins 4, White Sox 0 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 9 9:06 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON KUBEL SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KUBEL ON FIRST, J MORNEAU ON SECOND, J
MAUER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: C MONROE (.083, 0-FOR-1)
Twins 3, White Sox 0 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 9 9:03 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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MINNESOTA 2 2 3 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
CHA - JOHN DANKS
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: N SWISHER (.261, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
O CABRERA (.179, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
J THOME (.179, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
Twins 2, White Sox 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 9 8:26 PM
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