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Bay, Red Sox set for battle with White Sox

Aug 8, 2008 - 10:05 AM Boston (66-49) at Chi White Sox (63-50) 8:11 p.m. EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- New acquisition Jason Bay and the Boston Red Sox will be looking to make a statement this weekend when they visit the Chicago White Sox for a four-game series beginning Friday.

The Red Sox are 5-1 since Bay arrived at the July 31 deadline, and the 29-year-old left fielder has fit in quite nicely, batting .423 (11-for-23) with six RBI and 10 runs scored.

Bay had two hits and scored two runs Wednesday at Kansas City as Boston won the rubber match of a three-game series, 8-2.

The Red Sox have had trouble on the road all season, posting a 23-29 record away from Fenway Park, and the American League Central-leading White Sox figure to be a bigger test than the Royals.

Both Chicago and Boston are locked in battles at the tops of their respective divisions, with the White Sox up one-half game on the Minnesota Twins (63-51) and the Red Sox 2 1/2 back of the Tampa Bay Rays (68-46) in the AL East.

Boston will send lefthander Jon Lester (10-3, 3.14 ERA) to the mound. The 24-year-old is quickly becoming one of the top pitchers in the AL, currently ranking sixth in the league in ERA and tying for the league lead with a pair of shutouts.

Lester has not suffered a loss since May 23 at Oakland and is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA over his last three starts.

Chicago will counter with veteran Mark Buehrle (8-10, 4.07). The lefthander has struggled of late, allowing 12 earned runs and 22 hits in 9 1/3 frames while losing his last two starts.








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    FINAL
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    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 x 5 7 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BOS - JON LESTER, MANNY DELCARMEN (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK
    CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, OCTAVIO DOTEL (8TH), MATT THORNTON
    (8TH), D.J. CARRASCO (8TH), BOBBY JENKS (9TH) AND A

    Aug 8 10:37 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS QUENTIN (31) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF MANNY DELCARMEN.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3, CHI WHITE SOX 5
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.302, 0-FOR-3)

    Red Sox 3, White Sox 5  Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 8 10:24 PM
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    Red Sox 3, White Sox 5  Bot 8, 0 OutsAug 8 10:24 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY DUSTIN PEDROIA (10) TO LEFT WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 8TH OFF OCTAVIO DOTEL SCORED JASON VARITEK AND J.D.
    DREW.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3, CHI WHITE SOX 4
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.250, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Red Sox 3, White Sox 4  Top 8, 0 OutsAug 8 10:10 PM
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    Red Sox 3, White Sox 4  Top 8, 0 OutsAug 8 10:10 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 4 END BOTTOM, 7TH

    Red Sox 0, White Sox 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsAug 8 9:58 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED NICK SWISHER AND ALEXEI
    RAMIREZ.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.288, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)

    Red Sox 0, White Sox 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 8 9:23 PM
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    Red Sox 0, White Sox 1  Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 8 9:13 PM


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    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED JUAN URIBE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: C QUENTIN (.287, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Red Sox 0, White Sox 1  Bot 3, 0 OutsAug 8 8:51 PM

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