Kansas City (23-35) at Chi White Sox (31-27)

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Hochevar trying to perfect nasty sinker

Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Rookie right-hander Luke Hochevar has been having a problem with his best pitch, the sinker. The pitch will be crucial for him against the White Sox. He needs to keep his sinkers in the strike zone.
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Royals probable pitcher

Luke Hochevar

  • #44 RHP
  • (3-5) 4.98 ERA 33 SO
Hochevar got out of trouble for a while in his last outing, Thursday against Minnesota, but it didn't last. He loaded the bases in the fourth and escaped by allowing just one run. In the sixth, he loaded them again and got replaced by Ron Mahay. Hochevar got charged with two more runs and finished with 5 1/3 innings pitched and five runs. It was the second straight rough outing for the rookie. In his other most recent start, he allowed a grand slam in the first inning. Hochevar has lost his last three starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-6 4.37 59.2 31 38 .257
Season 3-5 4.98 47.0 27 33 .261

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/04/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Kansas City Royals (AL Central) 23 35 .397 8.0 12-16 11-19
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 31 27 .534 - 14-10 17-17
Stats - 06/04/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
KC .259 212 30 201 30 355 4.58 509.0 519 175 380
CWS .248 253 68 248 21 363 3.35 515.1 465 172 401
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White Sox looking for lineup consistency

David Just / MLB.com
Wednesday's matchup with the Royals will have John Danks squaring off against rookie Luke Hochevar. Another nine-run performance would go a long way toward curing the White Sox offensive woes.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • #50 LHP
  • (4-4) 2.86 ERA 50 SO
Danks set the tone in the first inning of Thursday's 5-1 win at Tropicana Field, giving up a leadoff single but then striking out the side. He matched a career-high with eight strikeouts over six innings, allowing six hits and one walk. Danks also pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the third against the Rays without allowing a run. Danks has made one previous career start against the Royals, allowing one run over eight innings, while striking out six. He has struggled in the past against Jose Guillen, allowing four hits in nine at-bats, including two home runs and five RBIs. Danks has a 2-3 record with a 4.44 ERA over five starts at U.S. Cellular Field this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-17 4.68 202.0 72 159 .275
Season 4-4 2.86 63.0 18 50 .241

Royals hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Josh - - - - .444 9 0 2
Aviles, Mike - - - - .563 16 1 6
Betancourt, Yuniesky - - - - .333 6 1 1
Bianchi, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Bloomquist, Willie - - - - - - - -
Buck, John - - - - .000 3 0 0
Butler, Billy - - - - .273 11 0 0
Callaspo, Alberto - - - - .333 3 0 0
DeJesus, David - - - - .364 11 0 3
Dyson, Jarrod - - - - - - - -
Fields, Josh - - - - - - - -
Getz, Chris - - - - - - - -
Gordon, Alex - - - - .100 10 0 0
Guillen, Jose - - - - .333 15 2 5
Hernandez, Luis .500 2 0 0 .500 2 0 0
Jacobs, Mike - - - - - - - -
Ka'aihue, Kila - - - - .500 4 0 0
Lisson, Mario - - - - - - - -
Maier, Mitch - - - - .300 10 0 0
Parraz, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Pena, Brayan - - - - - - - -
Pina, Manuel - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Luke Hochevar

  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 4 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - .000 2 0 0
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .222 9 0 1
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .167 6 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .500 4 0 0
Rios, Alex .167 6 0 1 .167 6 0 1
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Konerko KO's KC (23-36) (32-26)

White Sox 6, Royals 4 (15)

Royals fall in 15

Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Down by two in the top of the ninth, John Buck and Alberto Callaspo singled and David DeJesus hit a two-run single to tie the game at 4 and force extra innings. In the six extra frames, the Royals were unable to get a hit off White Sox relievers, as they fell in 15 innings.

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Series at a Glance

 

White Sox take series

David Just / MLB.com
Paul Konerko belted a two-run, walk-off homer in the 15th inning to give the White Sox their second consecutive victory against the Royals. Bobby Jenks, who blew a save, Boone Logan and Octavio Dotel combined to throw six innings of no-hit ball in extra innings.
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White Sox 6, Royals 4

Kansas CityABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
DeJesus, D, CF-RF7022001.299
Grudzielanek, 2B7020001.295
Gordon, 3B7000033.271
Guillen, LF6020021.253
Olivo, DH6121013.295
Teahen, RF-1B5111113.254
Buck, C4110213.258
Gload, 1B3000011.248
  a-Callaspo, PH1010000.284
  1-Gathright, PR-CF1100000.250
German, SS3000000.167
  Pena, T, SS2000001.156
Totals5241143917 

a-Singled for Gload in the 9th.
1-Ran for Callaspo in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: DeJesus, D (6, Danks).
HR: Olivo (7, 2nd inning off Danks, 0 on, 0 out), Teahen (5, 4th inning off Danks, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: DeJesus, D 3; Grudzielanek 2; Guillen 2; Olivo 5; Teahen 4; Buck; Callaspo.
RBI: Olivo (23), Teahen (19), DeJesus, D 2 (25).
2-out RBI: Teahen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen; Buck 2; Teahen; DeJesus, D; Olivo.
S: German; Gathright.
GIDP: Gload.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guillen (1, 2nd base off Dotel/Pierzynski).
PO: DeJesus, D (1st base by Jenks).

FIELDING
E: German (2, fielding).
Outfield assists: Gathright (Anderson, B at 3rd base).
Pickoffs: Soria (Quentin at 1st base).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS7020002.241
Pierzynski, C7010005.291
Quentin, LF6110110.294
Konerko, 1B5212202.202
Thome, DH6112021.205
Dye, RF6010011.280
Swisher, CF4110001.202
  Anderson, B, CF2010001.243
Crede, 3B3122200.268
  Ozuna, 3B1000000.244
Ramirez, 2B4000212.264
Totals5161167515 

BATTING
2B: Crede (11, Hochevar), Anderson, B (7, Soria), Dye (11, Yabuta).
HR: Thome (11, 4th inning off Hochevar, 1 on, 1 out), Crede (10, 5th inning off Hochevar, 0 on, 0 out), Konerko (7, 15th inning off Gobble, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 2; Pierzynski; Quentin; Konerko 4; Thome 4; Dye 2; Swisher; Anderson, B 2; Crede 6.
RBI: Thome 2 (30), Crede 2 (31), Konerko 2 (26).
2-out RBI: Crede.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko 2; Pierzynski 2; Anderson, B.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
CS: Quentin (3, 2nd base by Soria/Buck).
PO: Quentin (1st base by Soria).

FIELDING
DP: (Crede-Ramirez-Konerko).
Pickoffs: Jenks (DeJesus, D at 1st base).
 
Kansas CityIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hochevar 5.25445225.13
Mahay 1.11000002.30
Tomko 1.00000106.21
Ramirez, R 2.00000002.96
Soria 2.02001001.07
Yabuta 2.02000205.04
Gobble (L, 0-1)0.01221016.19
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks 5.26222122.88
Masset (H, 1)0.10000103.33
Thornton (H, 6)1.00000103.32
Linebrink (H, 14)1.02000201.44
Jenks (BS, 3)2.03220202.13
Logan 2.10000102.05
Dotel (W, 3-2)2.20001102.93

Gobble pitched to 2 batters in the 15th.

HBP: Olivo (by Dotel), Guillen (by Dotel).
Pitches-strikes: Hochevar 108-64, Mahay 24-15, Tomko 12-7, Ramirez, R 22-14, Soria 31-18, Yabuta 28-19, Gobble 7-3, Danks 96-55, Masset 5-3, Thornton 8-6, Linebrink 20-13, Jenks 25-20, Logan 18-14, Dotel 34-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hochevar 7-7, Mahay 0-4, Tomko 1-1, Ramirez, R 4-2, Soria 1-3, Yabuta 3-1, Gobble 0-0, Danks 10-6, Masset 0-0, Thornton 2-0, Linebrink 1-0, Jenks 3-0, Logan 6-0, Dotel 4-3.
Batters faced: Hochevar 27, Mahay 5, Tomko 3, Ramirez, R 6, Soria 7, Yabuta 8, Gobble 2, Danks 24, Masset 1, Thornton 3, Linebrink 5, Jenks 8, Logan 7, Dotel 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Mahay 2-0, Masset 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Chris Tiller. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Jerry Meals.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 4:23.
Att: 23,515.
June 4, 2008

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