White Sox 2 - 5 Royals
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Homers powering White Sox atop AL Central

Sep 20, 2008 - 10:15 AM Chi White Sox (85-68) at Kansas City (69-85) 7:10 p.m. EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Home runs have helped the Chicago White Sox claim the top spot in the American League Central. So, it's no surprise that the long ball is helping them find breathing room in the playoff race.

The White Sox look to continue their power surge on Saturday when they face the Kansas City Royals.

Chicago ranks first in the majors with 217 home runs, 13 more than the second place Philadelphia Phillies, and padded their homer total during Friday's series opener.

Rookie Alexei Ramirez hit a grand slam, Jim Thome homered and Dewayne Wise went deep twice as the White Sox snapped the Royals seven-game win streak with a 9-4 victory.

Ramirez's grand slam was his third, tying the AL rookie record held by Shane Spencer, who achieved the feat in 1998 while a member of the New York Yankees. The slam, combined with Thome's 33rd blast and Wise's third and fourth extended Chicago's lead atop the AL Central to 2 1/2 games over the Minnesota Twins (83-71).

Gavin Floyd (16-7, 3.73 ERA) tries to increase the White Sox's advantage. Floyd has been unbeatable on the road recently, going 4-0 with a 2.20 ERA in his last six starts away from home.

Kyle Davies (7-7, 4.32) counters for the Royals looking for his career-high eighth win of the season.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 11 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, BOONE LOGAN (7TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (7TH), CLAYTON
    RICHARD (8TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
    KAN - KYLE DAVIES, JOHN BALE (8TH), JOAKIM SORIA (9TH)
    AND MI

    Sep 20 9:42 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEXEI RAMIREZ (20) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
    0 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF KYLE DAVIES SCORED JIM THOME.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2, KANSAS CITY 5
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: K GRIFFEY JR (.250, 0-FOR-2)

    White Sox 2, Royals 5  Top 8, 0 OutsSep 20 9:16 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 (TOP 8)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - MIKE MACDOUGAL
    KAN - KYLE DAVIES

    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.246, 1-FOR-2)
    A RAMIREZ (.295, 0-FOR-2)
    K GRIFFEY JR (.250, 0-FOR-2)

    White Sox 0, Royals 5  Top 8, 0 OutsSep 20 9:11 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J GUILLEN ON FIRST, M AVILES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SHEALY (.313, 0-FOR-3)

    White Sox 0, Royals 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 20 9:05 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MIKE AVILES SCORED JASON SMITH.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M AVILES ON SECOND, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0
    KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GUILLEN (.267, 2-FOR-3)

    White Sox 0, Royals 5  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 20 9:01 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY KILA KAAIHUE (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF GAVIN FLOYD.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 4
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A CALLASPO (.306, 0-FOR-2)

    White Sox 0, Royals 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 20 8:48 PM
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    White Sox 0, Royals 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 20 8:16 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN BY DAVID DEJESUS (12) TO DEEP
    RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF GAVIN FLOYD.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 3
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M AVILES (.321, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox 0, Royals 3  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 20 7:49 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEX GORDON (15) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF GAVIN FLOYD SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 2
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: K KAAIHUE (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    White Sox 0, Royals 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsSep 20 7:35 PM

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