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Griffey, White Sox hope to maintain AL Central lead
Aug 2, 2008 - 10:26 AM Chi White Sox (61-47) at Kansas City Royals (50-60), 3:55 pm EDTKANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Ken Griffey Jr. is hoping his second game in a Chicago White Sox uniform goes as well as the first.
Griffey and the White Sox try to hold onto their lead in the American League Central when they face the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
In his first game with Chicago after being acquired Thursday from the Cincinnati Reds for righthander Nick Masset and minor league infielder Danny Richar, Griffey collected a pair of RBI singles to lead his new club to a 4-2 triumph over the Royals on Friday.
The win allowed the White Sox to maintain a one-half-game lead over the Minnesota Twins.
Success against Kansas City is nothing new for the 38-year-old Griffey, who extended his hitting streak against the Royals to 17 games.
Kansas City starter Kyle Davies (4-2, 4.34 ERA) will attempt to end that trend. The righthander tossed five solid frames in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing a run and six hits.
Chicago will counter with lefthander Mark Beuhrle (8-9, 3.69), who surrendered five runs - four earned - over five innings during Monday's 7-0 setback to the Twins. Beuhrle has five win in his last eight starts.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CHI WHITE SOX 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 10 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 x 9 19 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, EHREN WASSERMANN (5TH), MATT THORNTON (8TH) AND
TOBY HALL, A.J. PIERZYNSKI (8TH)
KAN - KYLE DAVIES, HORACIO RAMIREZ (6TH), RON MAHAY
(8TH), RAM
Aug 2 6:57 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL OLIVO (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF MATT THORNTON.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 7, KANSAS CITY 9
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.270, 2-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
White Sox 7, Royals 9 Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 2 6:46 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED PAUL KONERKO.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 7
KANSAS CITY 8 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.230, 1-FOR-3)
White Sox 7, Royals 8 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 2 6:36 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEXEI RAMIREZ SCORED JIM THOME.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A RAMIREZ ON SECOND, P KONERKO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 6
KANSAS CITY 8 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T HALL (.282, 1-FOR-3)
White Sox 6, Royals 8 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 2 6:33 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (26) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF RON MAHAY.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5, KANSAS CITY 8
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.257, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
White Sox 5, Royals 8 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 2 6:24 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN ANDERSON (7) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF RON MAHAY.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 4, KANSAS CITY 8
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.306, 0-FOR-2, BB)
White Sox 4, Royals 8 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 2 6:22 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY ESTEBAN GERMAN SCORED ROSS GLOAD AND MITCH MAIER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E GERMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
KANSAS CITY 8 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.243, 0-FOR-2, HBP)
White Sox 3, Royals 8 Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 2 5:26 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSE GUILLEN (15) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF MARK BUEHRLE.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 6
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.264, 2-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
White Sox 3, Royals 6 Bot 4, 0 OutsAug 2 5:07 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ESTEBAN GERMAN SCORED MIKE AVILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E GERMAN ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.244, 0-FOR-1, HBP)
White Sox 3, Royals 5 Bot 4, 0 OutsAug 2 5:05 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BILLY BUTLER (7) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF MARK BUEHRLE SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 4
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.253, 1-FOR-1)
White Sox 3, Royals 4 Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 2 4:45 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MITCH MAIER SCORED ALEX GORDON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M MAIER ON FIRST, M OLIVO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M AVILES (.318, 0-FOR-1)
White Sox 3, Royals 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 2 4:29 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M OLIVO ON FIRST, A GORDON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M MAIER (.188, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
White Sox 3, Royals 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 2 4:27 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAUL KONERKO (10) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF KYLE DAVIES.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, KANSAS CITY 0
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A RAMIREZ (.312, 9 HR, 38 RBI)
White Sox 3, Royals 0 Top 2, 0 OutsAug 2 4:15 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (21) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF KYLE DAVIES.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2, KANSAS CITY 0
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.214, 9 HR, 35 RBI)
White Sox 2, Royals 0 Top 2, 0 OutsAug 2 4:14 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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CHI WHITE SOX 1 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - MARK BUEHRLE
KAN - KYLE DAVIES
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M AVILES (.320, 6 HR, 28 RBI)
E GERMAN (.236, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.245, 10 HR, 34 RBI)
White Sox 1, Royals 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 2 4:05 PM
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