Chi White Sox (19-21) at LA Angels (24-18)

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White Sox to face old friend Garland

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox will face ex-teammate Jon Garland for the first time in the regular season when they take on the Angels in the finale of a four-game series. Javier Vazquez takes the mound for the White Sox.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Javier Vazquez

  • RHP
  • (4-3) 3.63 ERA
White Sox: In his last start, Vazquez held Seattle to just two hits and one run over the first five innings, but tired in the sixth. He gave up three runs and four hits before leaving with two outs. But he was still the winner. Entering the game, he had allowed just two runs in 15 2/3 innings. He is 0-1 with a 2.95 ERA in his his career against the Angels.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 119-116 4.27 2114.1 555 1867 .258
Season 4-3 3.63 52.0 12 52 .255
May 1-1 3.38 13.1 2 15 .275

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/15/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 19 21 .475 2.0 9-8 10-13
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 24 18 .571 - 12-9 12-9
Stats - 05/15/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .240 181 47 176 12 247 3.69 353.1 341 120 267
LAA .267 191 39 183 37 249 4.44 369.1 395 127 221
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Garland goes to mound vs. old team

Mike Scarr / MLB.com
Halos right-hander Jon Garland goes to the mound against his old team when the Angels take on the White Sox in the finale of a four-game series. The Angels have won two of the first three.
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Angels probable pitcher

Jon Garland

  • RHP
  • (4-3) 4.30 ERA
Angels: Despite earning a no-decision in Friday's loss to the Rays, Garland had one of his strongest outings to date. The right-hander said he focused on keeping the ball low, and his hard work paid dividends as he held the Rays to four hits and tossed eight shutout innings, throwing 119 total pitches. Garland will look to continue that streak as he faces the White Sox for the first time this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 96-84 4.41 1481.0 489 773 .271
Season 4-3 4.30 52.1 16 12 .289
May 1-0 0.56 16.0 4 3 .137

White Sox hitters vs Jon Garland

  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 - - - - .333 3 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .231 26 0 1
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .444 18 2 4
Quentin, Carlos - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - - - - -
Rios, Alex - - - - .250 20 0 1
Teahen, Mark .333 3 0 0 .185 27 1 1
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Angels hitters vs Javier Vazquez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby .000 3 0 0 .320 25 5 9
Aybar, Erick - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - .000 3 0 0
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii - - - - .205 39 2 7
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .500 4 0 0
Kendrick, Howard - - - - - - - -
Mathis, Jeff - - - - .000 2 0 0
Matthews, Gary - - - - .556 9 1 1
Morales, Kendry - - - - - - - -
Napoli, Mike - - - - .000 1 0 0
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan - - - - - - - -
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .250 4 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - - - - -

Thome clubs K-Rod (20-20) (24-19)

White Sox 4, Angels 3

Sox snare split

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Jim Thome's RBI single off Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth helped ensure a split with the Angels. Javier Vazquez started opposite former teammate Jon Garland, allowing three runs (two earned) over 6 2/3 innings. Bobby Jenks got his eighth save.

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Series at a Glance

 

Halos come up short

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Francisco Rodriguez allowed the go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning to Jim Thome as the Angels lost for the second straight game to the White Sox. Jon Garland started against his former team and received a no-decision, allowing three runs over six innings.
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White Sox 4, Angels 3

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4001021.222
Pierzynski, C5131000.313
Quentin, LF3010201.297
Dye, RF5020004.291
Thome, DH4011105.203
Konerko, 1B5110003.215
Crede, 3B3110100.267
Swisher, CF2010201.210
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.244
Uribe, 2B3101003.197
  Ramirez, 2B1000001.143
Totals3541046219 

BATTING
2B: Pierzynski 2 (14, Garland, Rodriguez, F).
TB: Pierzynski 5; Quentin; Dye 2; Thome; Konerko; Crede; Swisher.
RBI: Uribe (15), Cabrera (7), Pierzynski (16), Thome (23).
2-out RBI: Pierzynski; Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thome 3.
SF: Cabrera.
GIDP: Konerko.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Crede (8, fielding).
 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Willits, CF5010020.286
Izturis, M, 2B5220001.200
Guerrero, RF5120000.269
Anderson, LF4021000.272
Hunter, DH3000113.292
Kotchman, 1B3021003.308
Aybar, E, SS3000014.284
Brown, M, 3B4000021.077
Mathis, C2000010.231
  a-Napoli, PH-C2000010.247
Totals363921812 

a-Struck out for Mathis in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Kotchman (8, Vazquez, J), Willits (2, Vazquez, J), Guerrero (9, Vazquez, J).
TB: Willits 2; Izturis, M 2; Guerrero 3; Anderson 2; Kotchman 3.
RBI: Anderson (23), Kotchman (24).
2-out RBI: Kotchman.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aybar, E 4; Izturis, M; Brown, M; Kotchman 2.
S: Aybar, E.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Aybar, E-Izturis, M-Kotchman).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vazquez, J 6.29320603.53
Thornton (BS, 1)0.00000003.60
Dotel (W, 2-2)1.10001103.12
Jenks (S, 8)1.00000102.20
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Garland 6.07334104.32
Oliver 1.21002002.79
Arredondo 0.10000106.75
Rodriguez, F (L, 0-1)1.02110003.12

Thornton pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Vazquez, J.
HBP: Kotchman (by Vazquez, J).
Pitches-strikes: Vazquez, J 111-76, Thornton 1-1, Dotel 20-11, Jenks 16-12, Garland 109-64, Oliver 28-13, Arredondo 4-3, Rodriguez, F 19-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Vazquez, J 6-8, Thornton 0-0, Dotel 1-2, Jenks 2-0, Garland 8-9, Oliver 4-1, Arredondo 0-0, Rodriguez, F 0-3.
Batters faced: Vazquez, J 30, Thornton 1, Dotel 5, Jenks 3, Garland 29, Oliver 7, Arredondo 1, Rodriguez, F 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Thornton 2-1, Dotel 2-0, Arredondo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 77 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:14.
Att: 41,444.
May 15, 2008

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