Cleveland (22-23) at Chi White Sox (24-21)

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Tribe looks to Peralta to break slump

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Slumping shortstop Jhonny Peralta was benched for two games because of poor play at the plate. Manager Eric Wedge hopes Peralta -- Wedge considers him one of the club's leaders -- can focus better at the plate in his return on Wednesday.
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Indians probable pitcher

Paul Byrd

  • RHP
  • (2-3) 3.61 ERA
Indians: Byrd has had trouble keeping the ball in the yard this season, but he rebounded from a three-homer loss against the Yankees with a tremendous outing against the A's on May 13. Byrd went 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. He had a lot of help from his defense, but he didn't let the A's burn him with any dingers, either. Byrd is 8-2 with a 4.22 ERA in 13 career starts against the White Sox and 4-0 with a 3.67 ERA in five starts at U.S. Cellular Field.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 99-84 4.33 1530.1 361 852 .274
Season 2-3 3.61 47.1 5 22 .262
May 1-1 2.11 21.1 1 11 .224

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/21/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cleveland Indians (AL Central) 22 23 .489 2.0 14-12 8-11
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 24 21 .533 - 10-8 14-13
Stats - 05/21/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CLE .234 184 36 180 23 312 3.38 399.0 383 129 277
CWS .246 207 54 202 13 281 3.55 398.1 377 134 299
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Vazquez focusing on wins, not whiffs

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Javier Vazquez needs eight strikeouts to regain the AL lead -- though he does not consider himself a strikeout pitcher. He does, though, possess the commanding fastball -- as well as a strong changeup -- needed to succeed in U.S. Cellular Field, a hitter's park.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Javier Vazquez

  • RHP
  • (4-3) 3.53 ERA
White Sox: Vazquez finished with a tough no-decision during Thursday night's series finale in Anaheim, despite the White Sox emerging with a 4-3 victory. Vazquez allowed two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and not issuing a walk, but it was an unearned run produced by a Joe Crede fielding error that removed the right-hander as the pitcher of record. As of the start of the weekend, Vazquez led the American League with 58 strikeouts. Vazquez is 0-1 in his only start against the Indians this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 119-116 4.26 2121.0 555 1873 .259
Season 4-3 3.53 58.2 12 58 .263
May 1-1 3.15 20.0 2 21 .291
Vs. Cleveland 0-1 7.20 5.0 4 6 .250

Indians hitters vs Javier Vazquez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Brantley, Michael - - - - - - - -
Brown, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Asdrubal .667 3 0 1 .467 15 0 4
Choo, Shin-Soo - - - - .286 7 1 1
Crowe, Trevor - - - - - - - -
Donald, Jason - - - - - - - -
Gimenez, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hafner, Travis .333 3 0 0 .182 22 0 6
Hodges, Wes - - - - - - - -
LaPorta, Matt - - - - - - - -
Marson, Lou - - - - - - - -
Marte, Andy - - - - .143 7 0 1
Peralta, Jhonny .000 3 0 0 .161 31 1 3
Rivero, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Santana, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Shoppach, Kelly .000 1 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Sizemore, Grady .667 3 0 2 .205 39 0 3
Toregas, Wyatt - - - - - - - -
Valbuena, Luis - - - - - - - -
Weglarz, Nick - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Paul Byrd

  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 21 0 2
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .400 20 1 2
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .190 21 0 1
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .333 6 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .200 5 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - .167 24 2 5
Teahen, Mark - - - - .400 15 0 3
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Dye job: Sox keep winning (22-24) (25-20)

White Sox 7, Indians 2

Byrd grounded

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Paul Byrd didn't allow a hit until Nick Swisher singled with two outs in the fifth, but his outing unraveled in the sixth when he was charged with five runs. Michael Aubrey hit his second homer in as many Major League games to give Byrd and the Tribe a lead in the second inning.

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Series at a Glance

 
Javier Vazquez allowed two runs over seven innings to win. (AP)

Streak reaches seven

David Just / MLB.com
For a second straight game, homers helped the White Sox keep their win streak alive. No-hit by Paul Byrd for 4 2/3 innings, Chicago broke out for five runs in the sixth as Jermaine Dye hit a three-run shot for the first of his two homers. Dye homered again, along with Jim Thome, in the seventh.
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White Sox 7, Indians 2

ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF4000012.254
Francisco, RF3110112.340
Hafner, DH4011023.222
Martinez, C4010002.304
Dellucci, LF3010010.230
  a-Gutierrez, F, PH1000001.230
Peralta, SS4000022.219
Aubrey, 1B3111010.250
  b-Garko, PH1010000.248
Blake, 3B4010002.229
Cabrera, 2B2000110.175
Totals332722914 

a-Grounded into a forceout for Dellucci in the 9th. b-Singled for Aubrey in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Francisco (7, Vazquez, J), Hafner (9, Vazquez, J).
HR: Aubrey (2, 2nd inning off Vazquez, J, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Francisco 2; Hafner 2; Martinez; Dellucci; Aubrey 4; Garko; Blake.
RBI: Aubrey (2), Hafner (21).
2-out RBI: Aubrey; Hafner.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez; Hafner; Blake.
GIDP: Peralta.
Team LOB: 6.
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5110003.217
Pierzynski, C3000110.299
Quentin, LF4100022.297
Dye, RF2224100.305
Thome, DH4221002.212
Konerko, 1B4110001.216
Crede, 3B4021001.277
Swisher, CF3010111.209
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.260
Ramirez, 2B3001002.197
Totals327973412 

BATTING
2B: Crede (10, Julio).
HR: Dye 2 (8, 6th inning off Byrd, 2 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Julio, 0 on, 2 out), Thome (9, 7th inning off Breslow, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera; Dye 8; Thome 5; Konerko; Crede 3; Swisher.
RBI: Dye 4 (20), Crede (28), Ramirez (6), Thome (25).
2-out RBI: Dye; Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crede; Cabrera.
SF: Ramirez.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Crede-Ramirez-Konerko).
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Byrd (L, 2-4)5.15552114.10
Julio 1.12111213.38
Breslow 0.11110013.24
Betancourt 1.01000106.88
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vazquez, J (W, 5-3)7.04221713.43
Logan 0.11001002.93
Linebrink 0.20000101.35
Thornton 1.02000103.63

IBB: Swisher (by Julio).
HBP: Dye (by Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: Byrd 81-50, Julio 20-13, Breslow 10-5, Betancourt 20-12, Vazquez, J 101-67, Logan 9-4, Linebrink 5-4, Thornton 19-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Byrd 7-8, Julio 1-1, Breslow 0-1, Betancourt 0-2, Vazquez, J 7-7, Logan 1-0, Linebrink 0-1, Thornton 2-0.
Batters faced: Byrd 24, Julio 7, Breslow 2, Betancourt 4, Vazquez, J 25, Logan 3, Linebrink 2, Thornton 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Julio 2-2, Linebrink 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Wally Bell.
Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:45.
Att: 38,518.
May 21, 2008

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