Chi White Sox (16-18) at Seattle (14-22)

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Sox ready to build confidence on road

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Friday night's contest at Safeco Field marks the first of a 10-game, West Coast road trip for the White Sox, starting a stretch in which they will play 16 of 22 games on the road. Chicago will look to make up for a recent string of hard times away from U.S. Cellular Field.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Jose Contreras

  • RHP
  • (2-3) 4.08 ERA
White Sox: Facing the Blue Jays in his last start, Contreras suffered a hard-luck, complete-game loss. He allowed three of his four runs in the third inning, yet was dominant to finish the game. The right-hander retired 16 straight batters from the third inning to the eighth inning. Over his eight innings, Contreras allowed a total of four runs on six hits, walking none and striking out five batters.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 60-47 4.55 870.2 317 644 .257
Season 2-3 4.08 39.2 11 21 .253
May 0-1 4.50 8.0 0 5 .207

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/09/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 16 18 .471 1.5 9-8 7-10
Seattle Mariners (AL West) 14 22 .389 8.0 8-10 6-12
Stats - 05/09/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .232 153 42 148 11 212 3.69 302.1 283 106 234
SEA .244 141 28 135 25 180 4.34 315.1 322 132 237
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Clement trying to catch on at the plate

Jim Street / MLB.com
Jeff Clement figures to be in the Mariners' starting lineup in Friday night's series opener against the White Sox at Safeco Field. He spent Thursday night resting following a tough 10-day stretch.
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Mariners probable pitcher

Carlos Silva

  • RHP
  • (3-1) 4.20 ERA
Mariners: Silva had been the rock of the rotation until his start on Sunday against the Yankees. He went just three innings, allowing 11 hits and eight runs. His ERA went from 2.79 to 4.20. His problem was his sinker was too high in the zone and the hitters were teeing off. He needs to spin it low and inside to right-handers to be effective. Silva has not fared well against the White Sox over the years. He is 4-9 with a 5.55 ERA in 18 appearances. He was 0-3 last year with the Twins.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 58-47 4.31 990.0 180 414 .299
Season 3-1 4.20 45.0 9 19 .291
May 0-1 24.00 3.0 0 1 .579

White Sox hitters vs Carlos Silva

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .286 42 1 7
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .174 23 0 2
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .296 27 2 5
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .333 3 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - - - - -
Rios, Alex - - - - .158 19 0 2
Teahen, Mark - - - - .348 23 0 2
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Mariners hitters vs Jose Contreras

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Ackley, Dustin - - - - - - - -
Carp, Mike - - - - - - - -
Carrera, Ezequiel - - - - - - - -
Griffey Jr., Ken - - - - .000 3 0 0
Gutierrez, Franklin - - - - .000 1 0 0
Hall, Bill - - - - - - - -
Halman, Greg - - - - - - - -
Hannahan, Jack - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Rob - - - - - - - -
Langerhans, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Lopez, Jose - - - - .143 14 0 0
Moore, Adam - - - - - - - -
Saunders, Michael - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Ichiro - - - - .278 18 0 2
Tuiasosopo, Matt - - - - - - - -
Wilson, Jack - - - - .333 3 0 0

Contreras in control for White Sox (17-17) (14-23)

White Sox 4, Mariners 2

Sox seize opener

Bob Sherwin / Special to MLB.com
Jose Contreras allowed one run in seven innings as the White Sox began a 10-game road trip with a win in Seattle. Paul Konerko hit a two-run double and Jermaine Dye added a sacrifice fly. Jim Thome crushed a solo homer in the seventh.

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Series at a Glance

 

Mariners end drought

Chris Hester / Special to MLB.com
Seattle halted a 24-inning scoreless streak when Ichiro Suzuki scored on a wild pitch in the third, but the Mariners went on to fall the White Sox. Carlos Silva allowed four runs over seven innings. Seattle has lost nine of its last 10 games.
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White Sox 4, Mariners 2

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5010011.207
Quentin, LF3110100.283
Thome, DH3211101.217
Konerko, 1B4022000.225
Dye, RF3021002.283
Pierzynski, C4010003.295
Crede, 3B3000010.241
Anderson, B, CF4010002.270
Uribe, 2B4110001.192
Totals3341042210 

BATTING
2B: Konerko (6, Silva).
HR: Thome (7, 7th inning off Silva, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera; Quentin; Thome 4; Konerko 3; Dye 2; Pierzynski; Anderson, B; Uribe.
RBI: Konerko 2 (22), Dye (15), Thome (21).
2-out RBI: Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, B; Pierzynski; Dye.
SF: Dye.
GIDP: Pierzynski.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Cabrera (1, 2nd base by Putz/Clement).
PO: Cabrera (1st base by Putz).

FIELDING
E: Pierzynski (3, throw).
 
SeattleABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Suzuki, CF4110000.281
Lopez, J, 2B4010001.290
Ibanez, LF3010100.292
Beltre, 3B4010003.254
Vidro, DH4010013.194
Sexson, 1B4000002.202
Clement, C3010120.154
Balentien, RF4111014.235
Betancourt, SS4000012.260
Totals342712515 

BATTING
HR: Balentien (3, 9th inning off Jenks, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Suzuki; Lopez, J; Ibanez; Beltre; Vidro; Clement; Balentien 4.
RBI: Balentien (7).
2-out RBI: Balentien.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Balentien; Betancourt; Vidro.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Beltre (5, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski), Suzuki (14, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Balentien (Pierzynski at 2nd base).
DP: (Lopez, J-Betancourt-Sexson).
Pickoffs: Putz (Cabrera at 1st base).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Contreras (W, 3-3)7.06112403.66
Linebrink (H, 8)1.00000001.93
Jenks (S, 7)1.01110112.51
 
SeattleIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Silva (L, 3-2)7.08442114.33
Green, S 1.01000101.45
Putz 1.01000006.43

WP: Contreras.
HBP: Crede (by Silva).
Pitches-strikes: Contreras 98-61, Linebrink 7-5, Jenks 9-9, Silva 108-65, Green, S 11-8, Putz 11-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Contreras 11-6, Linebrink 1-2, Jenks 1-1, Silva 7-12, Green, S 2-0, Putz 0-2.
Batters faced: Contreras 29, Linebrink 3, Jenks 4, Silva 31, Green, S 3, Putz 3.
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:23.
Att: 27,169.
May 9, 2008

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