Chi White Sox (10-6) at Tampa Bay (7-10)

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Guillen happy with Sox play so far

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is happy that his team was able to bounce back from a touch extra-inning loss to the Orioles the night before, defeating the Rays, 9-2, on Friday.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • LHP
  • (1-1) 5.74 ERA
White Sox: Buehrle pitched OK in his previous start, allowing two runs and nine hits over seven innings against Oakland, but he was beaten by rookie lefty Greg Smith. Buehrle?s dense ERA comes mostly from a blowup against the Indians in his first start. He is 6-1 with a 4.13 ERA in his career against Tampa, including 5-1 at Tropicana Field. The loss came in 2002.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 108-76 3.82 1644.2 377 949 .269
Season 1-1 5.74 15.2 4 6 .354
April 1-1 1.93 14.0 3 5 .302

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/19/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 10 6 .625 - 4-3 6-3
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 7 10 .412 3.5 3-6 4-4
Stats - 04/19/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .246 92 24 91 3 97 3.54 142.1 131 55 104
TB .257 87 22 84 16 112 4.29 149.0 149 53 101
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Sonnanstine looks to regroup vs. Sox

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Andy Sonnanstine will try to regroup against the White Sox on Saturday after experiencing an un-characteristic outing Monday night against the Yankees. The Rays right-hander surrendered three solo homers during his 3 1/3 innings.
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Rays probable pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine

  • RHP
  • (1-1) 8.80 ERA
Rays: Sonnanstine is coming off a rocky outing on April 14 in which he was charged with nine hits and seven runs over 3 1/3 innings. The Rays went on to lose to the Yankees, 8-7. A usually reliable pitcher, Sonnanstine will look to bounce back after equaling career highs for runs (seven) and home runs (three) allowed in a game.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 7-11 6.16 146.0 29 106 .297
Season 1-1 8.80 15.1 3 9 .328
April 1-1 8.80 15.1 3 9 .328

White Sox hitters vs Andy Sonnanstine

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - .000 3 0 0
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - .667 3 0 0
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .125 8 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .000 5 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .667 9 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .200 5 1 2
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .222 9 0 2
Rios, Alex - - - - .222 18 1 3
Teahen, Mark - - - - .167 6 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Rays hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .000 6 0 1
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .222 27 0 1
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .000 3 0 1
Crawford, Carl - - - - .556 18 0 4
Gross, Gabe - - - - .200 5 0 2
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - .222 18 0 1
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - .000 6 0 0
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .000 2 0 0
Pena, Carlos - - - - .292 24 0 3
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - .429 7 0 1
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - .400 5 0 0
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. - - - - .385 13 0 1
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .333 3 0 0

Effort by Andy comes in handy (10-7) (8-10)

Rays 5, White Sox 0

Offense shut down

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Mark Buehrle appeared to pick off his second baserunner of the game, but after Jonny Gomes escaped in the second, Buehrle allowed three runs in the frame. The White Sox were held to three singles and didn't have a runner reach third base.

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Series at a Glance

 
Andy Sonnanstine earned his second win in convincing fashion. (AP)

Sonnanstine cruises

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Andy Sonnanstine made quick work of the White Sox, allowing just one walk in a three-hit shutout. Sonnanstine benefited from early support, especially from Jonny Gomes, who survived a rundown to spark a three-run second inning.
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Rays 5, White Sox 0

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Swisher, RF4000011.259
Cabrera, SS4010010.242
Thome, DH3000001.172
Konerko, 1B3000011.172
Crede, 3B3010000.305
Quentin, LF2000101.235
Ramirez, CF3000002.150
Uribe, 2B3000001.161
Hall, C3010010.154
Totals28030147 

BATTING
TB: Cabrera; Crede; Hall.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko.
GIDP: Ramirez; Swisher.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Crede-Uribe-Konerko 2, Uribe-Cabrera-Konerko).
Pickoffs: Buehrle (Crawford at 1st base).
 
Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B4011000.214
Crawford, LF4120012.266
Upton, CF4031010.343
Pena, C, DH3020111.203
Longoria, 3B4000004.259
Gomes, RF2210000.300
  Haynes, RF1000000.250
Hinske, 1B3111121.311
Riggans, C2111001.257
Bartlett, SS3011010.210
Totals305125269 

BATTING
2B: Upton (4, Buehrle).
3B: Gomes (1, Buehrle).
TB: Iwamura; Crawford 2; Upton 4; Pena, C 2; Gomes 3; Hinske; Riggans; Bartlett.
RBI: Hinske (8), Bartlett (5), Iwamura (3), Riggans (8), Upton (16).
2-out RBI: Hinske; Bartlett; Iwamura; Upton.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crawford; Longoria.
SF: Riggans.
GIDP: Longoria 2; Riggans.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gomes (2, 2nd base off Buehrle/Hall).
CS: Crawford (1, 2nd base by Buehrle/Hall).
PO: Crawford (1st base by Buehrle).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Bartlett-Iwamura-Hinske, Iwamura-Bartlett-Hinske).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle (L, 1-2)7.012552505.96
MacDougal 1.00000102.57
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sonnanstine (W, 2-1)9.03001405.55

HBP: Gomes (by Buehrle).
Pitches-strikes: Buehrle 109-68, MacDougal 10-5, Sonnanstine 106-77.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buehrle 9-5, MacDougal 1-1, Sonnanstine 15-8.
Batters faced: Buehrle 31, MacDougal 3, Sonnanstine 29.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:02.
Att: 17,613.
April 19, 2008

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