Chi White Sox (29-24) at Tampa Bay (32-21)

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Sox to face talented Rays

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
On Thursday night, the first-place White Sox and the league-leading Rays will match up in the first of four games to be played at Tropicana Field. Chicago took two of three from the club in Florida in their last visit, but is aware of Tampa Bay's talent.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • LHP
  • (3-4) 3.00 ERA
White Sox: Danks picked up his first loss in his last four trips to the mound Saturday against the Angels. He lasted only five innings, but allowed just two runs on five hits and two walks. Danks has been a victim of his offense for much of the year, receiving only seven runs of support in his last six starts. He faced Tampa Bay on April 20 in what was arguably his best start of the season. He allowed no runs over seven innings and struck out eight to pick up his second 'W' of the season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 9-17 4.78 196.0 71 151 .275
Season 3-4 3.00 57.0 17 42 .240
May 1-2 3.00 27.0 10 22 .282
Vs. Tampa Bay 1-0 0.00 7.0 0 8 .125

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/29/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 29 24 .547 - 13-10 16-14
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 32 21 .604 - 21-9 11-12
Stats - 05/29/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .246 235 61 230 19 326 3.43 472.1 431 160 359
TB .266 248 51 239 54 375 3.76 478.2 433 176 345
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Jackson opens series vs. hot White Sox

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays will begin a four-game series with the White Sox on Thursday, sending right-hander Edwin Jackson to the mound against John Danks.
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Rays probable pitcher

Edwin Jackson

  • RHP
  • (3-3) 3.47 ERA
Rays: Jackson finally got some run support from the Rays' offense Saturday night against the Orioles, and the right-hander nailed down his first win since April 10. He allowed three runs on four hits and five walks while striking out two. The 24-year-old right-hander has electric stuff, which brings the expectations of future greatness, and just lately he has shown signs of finding the consistency that he has not been able to harness. He is 0-1 with an 8.71 ERA in two career starts against the White Sox.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 14-22 5.25 332.1 182 246 .282
Season 3-3 3.47 59.2 30 43 .239
May 1-1 3.07 29.1 14 21 .265
Vs. Chi White Sox 0-1 12.46 4.1 3 4 .368

White Sox hitters vs Edwin Jackson

  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 - - - - .167 6 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .333 3 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .500 2 0 0 .308 13 1 1
Quentin, Carlos .500 2 0 0 .500 6 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 6 0 0
Rios, Alex .000 4 0 0 .250 24 2 4
Teahen, Mark - - - - .200 5 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Rays hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .400 5 0 0
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .300 10 0 1
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .000 1 0 0
Crawford, Carl .333 3 0 0 .222 9 0 1
Gross, Gabe - - - - .333 3 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan .000 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .500 8 0 0
Pena, Carlos .333 3 0 0 .200 10 1 1
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Rodriguez, Sean .000 3 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. .333 3 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Zobrist, Ben - - - - .125 8 0 1

Sox snap Rays' home run (30-23) (32-22)

White Sox 5, Rays 1

Homers back Danks

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
John Danks tied a career high with eight strikeouts and earned his first win since May 8, slowing down the Rays, who entered Thursday with the best record in the American League. Joe Crede homered in the sixth inning, and Paul Konerko added his first long ball since April 27.

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Series at a Glance

 

Rare loss at Trop

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Edwin Jackson surrendered a season-high 10 hits in a series-opening defeat to the White Sox, as the Rays took just their third loss in a span of 20 home games. Shortstop Jason Bartlett showed off his speed on the basepaths, stealing three bases in the losing effort.
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White Sox 5, Rays 1

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5121002.244
Pierzynski, C5000033.280
Quentin, LF5121000.301
Dye, RF4010012.286
Thome, DH3021100.211
Konerko, 1B4121003.213
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.234
Crede, 3B3111102.267
Swisher, CF-1B4110013.206
Ramirez, 2B4000013.218
Totals3751152618 

BATTING
2B: Quentin (9, Jackson), Thome (7, Jackson), Swisher (6, Jackson), Cabrera (9, Jackson).
HR: Crede (9, 6th inning off Jackson, 0 on, 0 out), Konerko (6, 8th inning off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 3; Quentin 3; Dye; Thome 3; Konerko 5; Crede 4; Swisher 2.
RBI: Quentin (48), Thome (28), Crede (29), Cabrera (14), Konerko (24).
2-out RBI: Thome.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dye; Ramirez; Konerko; Pierzynski.
GIDP: Konerko.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Crede (11, throw).
 
Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B5020013.277
Crawford, LF4011013.274
Upton, CF3010112.307
Pena, C, 1B4000025.223
Longoria, 3B4010014.252
Navarro, C4000002.361
Gomes, RF4000041.209
Aybar, W, DH4110000.286
Bartlett, SS3010111.251
Totals3517121121 

BATTING
2B: Aybar, W (3, Danks), Upton (15, Dotel).
TB: Iwamura 2; Crawford; Upton 2; Longoria; Aybar, W 2; Bartlett.
RBI: Crawford (30).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Longoria 2; Upton; Crawford; Navarro; Iwamura.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bartlett 3 (10, 2nd base off Danks/Pierzynski, 3rd base off Thornton/Pierzynski, 3rd base off Danks/Pierzynski), Upton (15, 3rd base off Dotel/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Longoria (4, throw).
Outfield assists: Upton (Cabrera at 3rd base).
DP: (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena, C).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks (W, 4-4)6.06111802.86
Thornton (H, 5)1.00000103.38
Dotel 1.01000103.18
Logan 1.00001102.50
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Jackson (L, 3-4)6.010442413.70
Hammel 3.01110214.82

Pitches-strikes: Danks 102-73, Thornton 16-11, Dotel 18-10, Logan 14-8, Jackson 101-69, Hammel 37-24.
Groundouts-flyouts: Danks 3-7, Thornton 1-1, Dotel 0-2, Logan 1-1, Jackson 9-4, Hammel 3-4.
Batters faced: Danks 25, Thornton 4, Dotel 4, Logan 4, Jackson 29, Hammel 10.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:46.
Att: 12,636.
May 29, 2008

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