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Floyd, White Sox eye sweep of Pirates
Jun 19, 2008 - 12:58 PM Pittsburgh (34-38) at Chi White Sox (40-31) 2:05 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago White Sox have relied on their ability to hit home runs to cruise to a pair of easy wins over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gavin Floyd wouldn't mind seeing that trend continue at least one more game.
Floyd targets his fourth straight win on Thursday when the Chicago White Sox hope to complete a three-game interleague series sweep of the Pirates.
Once considered a bust for failing to capitalize on his vast talent, Floyd (7-3, 3.30 ERA) has put it all together this season for the White Sox. A win on Thursday would allow the righthander to double his previous season high for wins.
Floyd narrowly missed winning his fourth straight start Friday, coming away with a no-decision after allowing four runs - all on homers - and four hits over 6 1/3 innings in a 5-4 home win over Colorado.
He stands a pretty fair chance of posting his eighth win of the season so long as the White Sox continue their power-hitting display. The White Sox, who have homered seven times to record a pair of blowout wins in the first two games of this series, lead the American League with 94 blasts this season.
Standing in Chicago's way of a sweep will be Phil Dumatrait (3-3, 3.84), who will hope to rebound from an uneven performance in his last turn. The lefthander did not receive a decision in Friday's 9-6 loss at Baltimore after surrendering five runs and five hits with five walks over five innings.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 6 1 0 1 1 4 0 x 13 15 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: PIT - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT, JOHN GRABOW (6TH), DAMASO MARTE (7TH), SEAN
BURNETT (8TH) AND RAUL CHAVEZ
CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, MATT THORNTON (6TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL
(7TH), SCO
Jun 19 5:02 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON BAY SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 8
CHI WHITE SOX 13 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.220, 1-FOR-3, BB)
Pirates 8, White Sox 13 Top 9, 0 OutsJun 19 4:59 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY JERMAINE DYE (14) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
7TH OFF JOHN GRABOW SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI, CARLOS QUENTIN AND JIM
THOME.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7, CHI WHITE SOX 13
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: N SWISHER (.231, 1-FOR-3)
Pirates 7, White Sox 13 Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 19 4:28 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED ALEXEI RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P OZUNA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
CHI WHITE SOX 9 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.307, 1-FOR-3)
Pirates 7, White Sox 9 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 19 4:10 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIM THOME SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J THOME ON FIRST, C QUENTIN ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
CHI WHITE SOX 8 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.291, 2-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Pirates 7, White Sox 8 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 19 3:45 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
CHI WHITE SOX 7 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.286, 1-FOR-2)
Pirates 7, White Sox 7 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 19 3:19 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (13) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6, CHI WHITE SOX 7
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: N SWISHER (.233, 1-FOR-1)
Pirates 6, White Sox 7 Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 19 3:07 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ORLANDO CABRERA (6) TO LEFT CENTER
WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT SCORED ALEXEI RAMIREZ AND
PABLO OZUNA.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6, CHI WHITE SOX 6
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.305, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates 6, White Sox 6 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 19 2:47 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PABLO OZUNA SCORED NICK SWISHER.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, P OZUNA ON FIRST, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: O CABRERA (.272, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates 6, White Sox 3 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 19 2:46 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEXEI RAMIREZ SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON FIRST, N SWISHER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: B ANDERSON (.247, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
Pirates 6, White Sox 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 19 2:40 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED JIM THOME.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DYE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6
CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: N SWISHER (.230, 8 HR, 27 RBI)
Pirates 6, White Sox 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 19 2:34 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY FREDDY SANCHEZ (4) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF GAVIN FLOYD SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6, CHI WHITE SOX 0
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.283, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates 6, White Sox 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJun 19 2:28 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ, JACK
WILSON AND RAUL CHAVEZ.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.228, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates 4, White Sox 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJun 19 2:26 PM - ML
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY RAUL CHAVEZ SCORED ADAM LAROCHE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CHAVEZ ON FIRST, J WILSON ON SECOND, D
MIENTKIEWICZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
CHI WHITE SOX 0 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.291, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates 1, White Sox 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJun 19 2:25 PM
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