Chi White Sox (21-21) at San Francisco (17-26)

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Buehrle seeks end to winless stretch

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Mark Buehrle, who hasn't won since April 6, is able to joke about his matchup against another high-paid but underachieving southpaw in Barry Zito, but he knows in order to help the White Sox win, he needs to concentrate more after bloop singles or broken-bat hits to avoid big innings.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • LHP
  • (1-5) 5.81 ERA
White Sox: The projected ace for the White Sox 2008 staff continues to struggle. He lost his fifth straight decision on Monday, falling to the Angels in a 10-7 final, and has not won since April 6 in Detroit. Buehrle allowed six earned runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings, but he deserved a better fate, as a couple of borderline plays in the field resulted in infield hits. Buehrle struck out six and walked one, also giving up a three-run blast to Vladimir Guerrero. Buehrle is 0-1 with a 16.62 ERA lifetime against the Giants.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 108-80 3.86 1677.0 385 976 .270
Season 1-5 5.81 48.0 12 33 .321
May 0-3 6.05 19.1 4 17 .304

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/17/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 21 21 .500 1.0 9-8 12-13
San Francisco Giants (NL West) 17 26 .395 10.5 11-13 6-13
Stats - 05/17/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .240 187 48 182 13 258 3.56 371.1 355 124 282
SF .257 150 26 143 42 291 4.30 385.0 385 175 321
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Zito faces familiar foe in quest for win

Chris Haft / MLB.com
If Barry Zito can come close to duplicating his body of work against the White Sox, he should have a chance to emerge with his maiden victory of 2008. He has an 8-2 record with a 3.22 ERA against them in 12 starts, with the eight wins his fourth-most against any opponent.
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Giants probable pitcher

Barry Zito

  • LHP
  • (0-7) 6.58 ERA
Giants: Zito continued his march back toward respectability last Monday by allowing the hot-hitting Houston Astros three runs in six innings. He blanked Houston for five innings until Miguel Tejada's sacrifice fly and Lance Berkman's two-run homer tied the score. Zito exited the game after the sixth for a no-decision. In Zito's two starts since being sent to the bullpen to clear his head and work on some aspects of pitching, he has improved his aggressiveness in challenging hitters and has sharpened his location.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 113-83 3.74 1666.2 661 1245 .236
Season 0-7 6.58 39.2 18 18 .327
May 0-1 4.09 11.0 3 7 .300

White Sox hitters vs Barry Zito

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - .000 3 0 0
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .083 24 0 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .250 4 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .000 9 0 0
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .250 4 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .333 3 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - .000 7 0 0
Teahen, Mark - - - - .143 7 0 1
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Giants hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bocock, Brian - - - - - - - -
Bowker, John - - - - - - - -
Burriss, Emmanuel - - - - - - - -
Downs, Matt - - - - - - - -
Ford, Darren - - - - - - - -
Frandsen, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Garko, Ryan 1.000 1 0 0 .526 19 0 3
Gillaspie, Conor - - - - - - - -
Guzman, Jesus - - - - - - - -
Ishikawa, Travis - - - - - - - -
Lewis, Fred - - - - - - - -
Peguero, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Pill, Brett - - - - - - - -
Posey, Buster - - - - - - - -
Renteria, Edgar .333 3 0 0 .429 14 0 1
Rohlinger, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Rowand, Aaron - - - - .333 3 0 0
Sanchez, Freddy - - - - .333 6 0 0
Sandoval, Pablo - - - - - - - -
Schierholtz, Nate - - - - - - - -
Torres, Andres - - - - .250 4 0 0
Velez, Eugenio - - - - .000 1 0 1
Whiteside, Eli - - - - - - - -

Buehrle wins southpaw skirmish (22-20) (17-27)

White Sox 3, Giants 1

Sac flies carry Sox

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Left-hander Mark Buehrle allowed one run in 6 2/3 strong innings in winning his second game of the season. The White Sox got sac flies from Carlos Quentin and Orlando Cabrera in the first two innings and then added an RBI single by Paul Konerko in the sixth that scored Jermaine Dye.

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Series at a Glance

 
Alexei Ramirez throws to first to complete a double play. (Ben Margot/AP)

Zito suffers defeat

Chris Haft / MLB.com
Lefty Barry Zito allowed two runs on eight hits in five innings to suffer another loss. Zito walked six on the evening in falling to 0-8 on the season. He struck out four. The Giants' only run came in the fifth inning, an RBI groundout by Eugenio Velez that scored Jose Castillo, who had doubled.
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White Sox 3, Giants 1

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS3111103.219
Ozuna, 3B4010101.200
  Crede, 3B0000000.268
Quentin, LF3011100.301
Dye, RF5130005.294
Konerko, 1B4011113.211
Swisher, CF3000223.207
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.244
Ramirez, 2B5110022.160
Hall, C5030000.294
Buehrle, P3010014.333
  Dotel, P0000000.000
  Linebrink, P0000000.000
  Jenks, P0000000.000
Totals3531236621 

BATTING
2B: Dye (9, Chulk).
TB: Cabrera; Ozuna; Quentin; Dye 4; Konerko; Ramirez; Hall 3; Buehrle.
RBI: Quentin (35), Cabrera (8), Konerko (23).
2-out RBI: Konerko.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swisher; Dye 2; Buehrle; Konerko 2; Cabrera.
S: Buehrle.
SF: Quentin; Cabrera.
Team LOB: 14.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Ozuna-Ramirez-Konerko 2, Ozuna-Konerko).
 
San FranciscoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Winn, RF4010013.293
Vizquel, SS3010101.360
Durham, 2B4000012.281
Molina, B, C4020000.273
Rowand, CF4010012.326
Aurilia, 1B4010011.241
Castillo, 3B3120100.262
Ortmeier, LF3000015.275
  c-Lewis, PH1000000.285
Zito, P1000000.111
  a-Velez, PH1001000.208
  Yabu, P0000000.000
  b-Holm, PH0000100.275
  Chulk, P0000000.000
Totals321813514 

a-Grounded out for Zito in the 5th. b-Walked for Yabu in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Ortmeier in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Castillo (14, Buehrle), Rowand (13, Buehrle).
TB: Winn; Vizquel; Molina, B 2; Rowand 2; Aurilia; Castillo 3.
RBI: Velez (9).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ortmeier; Winn 2.
GIDP: Rowand; Durham.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Yabu (2, pickoff).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle (W, 2-5)6.27113105.27
Dotel (H, 5)0.10000103.06
Linebrink (H, 11)1.01000201.47
Jenks (S, 10)1.00000101.96
 
San FranciscoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Zito (L, 0-8)5.08226406.25
Yabu 2.03100102.02
Chulk 2.01000102.50

Pitches-strikes: Buehrle 102-62, Dotel 4-3, Linebrink 15-9, Jenks 10-9, Zito 116-65, Yabu 27-18, Chulk 24-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buehrle 13-5, Dotel 0-0, Linebrink 0-1, Jenks 2-0, Zito 5-5, Yabu 2-3, Chulk 3-2.
Batters faced: Buehrle 27, Dotel 1, Linebrink 4, Jenks 3, Zito 28, Yabu 9, Chulk 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Dotel 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:52.
Att: 37,006.
May 17, 2008

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