Chi White Sox (18-18) at Seattle (14-24)

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Floyd chooses focus over feel

Bob Sherwin / Special to MLB.com
White Sox left-hander Gavin Floyd has taken a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and -- in his last start -- into the ninth inning this season. He says it's not how he feels before a game, it's how he focuses during the game.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Gavin Floyd

  • RHP
  • (3-1) 2.50 ERA
White Sox: For the second time this season, Floyd came within five outs of hurling a no-hitter. On April 12, at home against Detroit, Floyd lost his no-hitter on Edgar Renteria's one-out single to right-center in the eighth. On Tuesday against the Twins, Floyd carried the no-hitter one inning further, losing the chance for history on Joe Mauer's one-out double to left-center in the ninth. Floyd struck out four and walked three in picking up the 7-1 victory. He has a 0-1 record against the Mariners but has not allowed an earned run over two career appearances at Safeco Field.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 11-11 5.61 218.1 101 143 .271
Season 3-1 2.50 39.2 18 19 .149
May 1-0 0.00 8.1 3 4 .038

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/11/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 18 18 .500 0.5 9-8 9-10
Seattle Mariners (AL West) 14 24 .368 8.0 8-12 6-12
Stats - 05/11/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .236 165 45 160 11 219 3.65 320.1 299 110 246
SEA .244 147 30 140 29 192 4.43 333.1 343 138 244
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Batista looks to right ship for Mariners

Jim Street / MLB.com
Right-hander Miguel Batista bounced back strong the last time he had a poor outing. He'll look to do it again as the Mariners honor moms by using pink bats on Sunday against the White Sox.
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Mariners probable pitcher

Miguel Batista

  • RHP
  • (2-4) 5.66 ERA
Mariners: Batista struggled with his control in his last start, walking a season-high six batters in 2 1/3 innings of work while allowing six runs in a 10-1 loss to the Rangers. The veteran right-hander needed 44 pitches to get out of the first inning and threw a total of 85 pitches to record his seven outs. Batista has walked 24 batters this season in 35 innings, an average of 6.17 free passes every nine innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 86-94 4.47 1609.2 700 1029 .270
Season 2-4 5.66 35.0 24 26 .289
May 0-1 6.75 9.1 9 8 .233

White Sox hitters vs Miguel Batista

  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 - - - - .250 12 1 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .278 18 0 1
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .154 13 0 4
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .400 5 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Rios, Alex - - - - .167 12 0 0
Teahen, Mark .000 3 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Mariners hitters vs Gavin Floyd

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Ackley, Dustin - - - - - - - -
Carp, Mike - - - - - - - -
Carrera, Ezequiel - - - - - - - -
Griffey Jr., Ken - - - - - - - -
Gutierrez, Franklin - - - - - - - -
Hall, Bill - - - - .400 5 0 4
Halman, Greg - - - - - - - -
Hannahan, Jack - - - - .182 11 0 0
Johnson, Rob - - - - - - - -
Langerhans, Ryan - - - - .333 3 0 0
Lopez, Jose - - - - .429 7 0 0
Moore, Adam - - - - - - - -
Saunders, Michael - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Ichiro - - - - .500 8 0 0
Tuiasosopo, Matt - - - - - - - -
Wilson, Jack - - - - .333 6 1 1

Mariners find some offense (18-18) (15-24)

Mariners 6, White Sox 3

Floyd exits in fourth

Bob Sherwin / Special to MLB.com
Gavin Floyd didn't have his no-hit-bid stuff this time out, allowing five runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. The White Sox broke out for two runs in the first inning on RBI hits by Jim Thome and A.J. Pierzynski, but they could only get one more run, on Carlos Quentin's RBI single in the sixth.

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Series at a Glance

 
Miguel Batista allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings Sunday. (John Froschauer/AP)

Batista rebounds

Jim Street / MLB.com
Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer in the third inning to give the Mariners the lead for good, and Yuniesky Betancourt added a two-run double in the fourth inning for insurance. The offense made a winner out of Miguel Batista, who struggled early but settled down to earn the victory.
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Mariners 6, White Sox 3

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5140010.229
Quentin, LF5121023.301
Thome, DH4011123.218
Konerko, 1B4010122.227
Pierzynski, C4011105.293
Crede, 3B4010104.250
Swisher, RF4000125.200
Anderson, B, CF4000013.244
Uribe, 2B3110000.192
Totals37311351025 

BATTING
2B: Pierzynski (10, Batista), Uribe (6, Batista).
TB: Cabrera 4; Quentin 2; Thome; Konerko; Pierzynski 2; Crede; Uribe 2.
RBI: Thome (22), Pierzynski (14), Quentin (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swisher 3; Anderson, B 2; Pierzynski 2.
GIDP: Quentin.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
E: Swisher (3, fielding).
DP: 3 (Floyd-Pierzynski-Konerko, Cabrera-Uribe-Konerko, Konerko-Cabrera-Logan).
 
SeattleABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Suzuki, CF4230010.292
Cairo, 1B3012101.136
Beltre, 3B4000105.254
Ibanez, LF3112100.291
Lopez, J, 2B4030003.303
Clement, DH3000102.125
Johjima, C4120010.208
Balentien, RF4110003.238
Betancourt, SS4122002.267
Totals3361364216 

BATTING
2B: Suzuki (7, Floyd), Lopez, J (8, Floyd), Balentien (2, Floyd), Betancourt (8, Floyd), Cairo (1, Wassermann).
HR: Ibanez (6, 3rd inning off Floyd, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Suzuki 4; Cairo 2; Ibanez 4; Lopez, J 4; Johjima 2; Balentien 2; Betancourt 3.
RBI: Cairo 2 (3), Ibanez 2 (25), Betancourt 2 (11).
2-out RBI: Ibanez 2; Cairo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Betancourt 2; Lopez, J 2; Beltre 2.
S: Suzuki.
GIDP: Balentien; Beltre; Clement.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Suzuki (16, 2nd base off Floyd/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
DP: (Johjima-Betancourt).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Floyd (L, 3-2)3.29552013.32
Masset 2.10002204.26
Logan 1.01000003.21
Wassermann 1.031100023.63
 
SeattleIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Batista (W, 3-4)5.110333605.58
Rhodes (H, 2)0.20001103.52
Green, S (H, 3)1.00000001.69
Morrow (H, 2)1.01000201.23
Putz (S, 3)1.00001105.63

WP: Rhodes.
IBB: Konerko (by Rhodes).
HBP: Cairo (by Floyd), Uribe (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Floyd 74-45, Masset 30-17, Logan 8-5, Wassermann 17-11, Batista 113-71, Rhodes 12-7, Green, S 13-8, Morrow 14-9, Putz 24-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Floyd 9-2, Masset 1-4, Logan 2-1, Wassermann 1-2, Batista 4-6, Rhodes 1-0, Green, S 2-1, Morrow 0-1, Putz 1-1.
Batters faced: Floyd 21, Masset 9, Logan 3, Wassermann 6, Batista 29, Rhodes 3, Green, S 3, Morrow 4, Putz 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Masset 2-0, Rhodes 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 48 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 2 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 30,348.
May 11, 2008

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