Chi White Sox (18-19) at LA Angels (22-17)

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Pitching keeping White Sox afloat

Bob Sherwin / Special to MLB.com
While White Sox hitters have struggled, the pitching staff, starters and relievers, is keeping the team in contention in the very tight American League Central race.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • LHP
  • (1-4) 5.31 ERA
White Sox: It was a rough night for the White Sox southpaw at U.S. Cellular Field, as well as a rough night for a space heater in the White Sox dugout, which Buehrle took apart with one of Juan Uribe's bats after exiting Wednesday's game against the Twins with two outs in the sixth. Buehrle allowed seven runs on nine hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking three, as he remained winless since Apr. 6 in Detroit. Buehrle has a 1-4 career record against the Angels and is 1-1 lifetime at Angel Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 108-79 3.84 1671.1 384 970 .269
Season 1-4 5.31 42.1 11 27 .311
May 0-2 4.61 13.2 3 11 .264

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/12/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 18 19 .486 1.5 9-8 9-11
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 22 17 .564 1.0 10-8 12-9
Stats - 05/12/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .238 168 45 163 11 229 3.73 328.1 312 114 248
LAA .265 178 38 170 32 230 4.44 342.1 368 117 203
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Angels hoping bats happy to be home

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
After a series sweep by Tampa Bay, the wounded and weary Angels will travel back to Anaheim for a seven-game homestand to host the White Sox.
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Angels probable pitcher

Nick Adenhart

  • RHP
  • (0-0) 11.37 ERA
Angels: Adenhart, the 21-year-old right-hander, made strides in his second start in Kansas City on Tuesday night but was hurt by two-out uprisings producing all three runs he allowed in 4 1/3 innings. He walked five men, including two in a row to keep him from getting the two outs he needed to secure his first Major League win. His stuff was alive early, with two strikeouts in a perfect first inning. He's making his second home start and first appearance against the White Sox.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-0 11.37 6.1 10 3 .333
Season 0-0 11.37 6.1 10 3 .333
May 0-0 11.37 6.1 10 3 .333

White Sox hitters vs Nick Adenhart

  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 - - - - .000 3 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - .300 10 2 3
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .500 2 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - - - - -
Rios, Alex - - - - - - - -
Teahen, Mark .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Angels hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .700 10 0 2
Aybar, Erick - - - - .500 6 0 2
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - .000 3 0 0
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - .000 3 0 0
Hunter, Torii - - - - .237 59 2 11
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .364 11 1 2
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .222 9 0 0
Mathis, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Matthews, Gary - - - - .375 24 0 2
Morales, Kendry - - - - - - - -
Napoli, Mike - - - - .222 9 0 1
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan - - - - .231 26 2 5
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .273 11 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - .000 3 0 0

Guerrero's bat comes alive (18-19) (23-17)

Angels 10, White Sox 7

Sox waste lead

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Left-hander Mark Buehrle had a rough outing, allowing eight runs (six earned) on 10 hits to suffer the loss. The White Sox led by two runs until the fifth inning, when the Halos struck for four runs. Juan Uribe had a two-run single, and Joe Crede added a sac fly and an RBI single.

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Series at a Glance

 
Casey Kotchman heads to first base after his two-run single. (Mark Avery/AP)

Adenhart earns win

John Klima / Special to MLB.com
Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run shot, his first homer in 15 games, and added an RBI single to key a 14-hit attack, as the Angels ended a four-game losing streak. Five Angels had at least two hits. Nick Adenhart picked up his first big league win, going 5 2/3 innings and allowing four runs.
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Angels 10, White Sox 7

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5110017.228
Quentin, LF4000000.291
  Ozuna, 3B1001000.194
Thome, DH3000210.213
Konerko, 1B5000002.218
Dye, RF5240010.295
Pierzynski, C4221113.300
Swisher, CF-LF4220002.209
Crede, 3B2022100.262
  Ramirez, CF1011000.146
Uribe, 2B3022101.206
Totals3771475415 

BATTING
2B: Swisher (4, Adenhart), Pierzynski 2 (12, Adenhart, Bootcheck), Dye (8, Bootcheck).
TB: Cabrera; Dye 5; Pierzynski 4; Swisher 3; Crede 2; Ramirez; Uribe 2.
RBI: Crede 2 (25), Uribe 2 (14), Pierzynski (15), Ramirez (3), Ozuna (3).
2-out RBI: Crede.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera 3; Pierzynski.
GIDP: Cabrera; Pierzynski; Konerko; Uribe.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Crede (7, throw).
 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Matthews, LF5221000.219
Aybar, E, SS4121002.298
Guerrero, RF5224001.273
Hunter, CF5110001.299
Quinlan, 1B2210110.200
  a-Kotchman, PH-1B1012000.311
Anderson, DH4131000.260
Napoli, C3001023.240
Brown, M, 3B4000041.111
Rodriguez, S, 2B4120010.241
Totals37101410188 

a-Singled for Quinlan in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Aybar, E (8, Buehrle).
3B: Anderson (2, Buehrle).
HR: Guerrero (4, 5th inning off Buehrle, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Matthews 2; Aybar, E 3; Guerrero 5; Hunter; Quinlan; Kotchman; Anderson 5; Rodriguez, S 2.
RBI: Napoli (16), Matthews (24), Guerrero 4 (20), Anderson (22), Aybar, E (14), Kotchman 2 (23).
2-out RBI: Matthews; Anderson; Aybar, E; Guerrero; Kotchman 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hunter; Aybar, E; Napoli 2.
S: Aybar, E.
SF: Napoli.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Aybar, E (5, throw).
PB: Napoli (1).
DP: 4 (Rodriguez, S-Aybar, E-Quinlan, Quinlan-Aybar, E-Quinlan, Brown, M-Rodriguez, S-Quinlan, Brown, M-Rodriguez, S-Kotchman).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle (L, 1-5)5.210861615.81
Wassermann 0.022200030.38
Logan 0.12000103.14
Dotel 1.00000102.93
Thornton 1.00000003.14
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Adenhart (W, 1-0)5.29443109.00
Bootcheck (H, 1)1.232212010.61
Shields 1.01111002.30
Rodriguez, F (S, 15)0.21000102.93

Wassermann pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP: Logan, Adenhart, Shields.
Pitches-strikes: Buehrle 102-63, Wassermann 4-3, Logan 11-7, Dotel 13-7, Thornton 9-7, Adenhart 98-57, Bootcheck 30-19, Shields 17-8, Rodriguez, F 20-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buehrle 7-4, Wassermann 0-0, Logan 0-0, Dotel 0-2, Thornton 3-0, Adenhart 11-5, Bootcheck 1-2, Shields 3-0, Rodriguez, F 1-0.
Batters faced: Buehrle 29, Wassermann 2, Logan 3, Dotel 3, Thornton 3, Adenhart 26, Bootcheck 9, Shields 4, Rodriguez, F 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Wassermann 1-1, Logan 2-2, Bootcheck 2-0, Shields 1-0, Rodriguez, F 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
Weather: 60 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Varies.
T: 2:49.
Att: 38,720.
May 12, 2008

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