Chi White Sox (42-36) at LA Dodgers (36-41)

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Danks to take his cuts at Interleague win

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
John Danks has pitched well in Interleague Play, but he is still seeking his first win. He gets another shot on Thursday afternoon against the Dodgers.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • #50 LHP
  • (4-4) 2.80 ERA
White Sox: Danks' debut performance in the Crosstown Showdown was one to remember, holding the Cubs to one run on five hits over six innings in a no-decision. The left-hander struck out five, but more importantly, didn't issue a walk in throwing 56 of his 85 pitches for strikes. From the last out in the second to Kosuke Fukudome's one-out single in the sixth, Danks retired 11 straight. The southpaw, who has never faced the Dodgers, has allowed two earned runs or less this year in 12 of his 15 starts. Danks also has worked seven innings or more in just two of his trips to the mound but has gone at last six innings on 10 occasions.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-17 4.47 225.2 78 175 .274
Season 4-4 2.80 86.2 24 66 .248
June 0-0 2.66 23.2 6 16 .267

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/26/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 42 36 .538 - 24-12 18-24
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 36 41 .468 3.0 20-18 16-23
Stats - 06/26/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .262 373 102 364 27 463 3.46 694.2 643 216 535
LAD .261 324 51 296 67 454 3.89 680.1 671 253 562
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Kershaw's first win still on the docket

Michael Schwartz / MLB.com
Clayton Kershaw has pitched well over six starts this season, but he'll still be looking for his first win on Thursday, when he takes on the White Sox in a matinee.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Clayton Kershaw

  • #22 LHP
  • (0-1) 4.34 ERA
Dodgers: Against the Indians, Kershaw couldn't duplicate the four scoreless innings he threw against the Tigers in his previous start. He allowed a two-run homer to Kelly Shoppach and was removed after walking the first two batters in the sixth inning. He remained winless for the season and the Dodgers have scored eight runs while he was in the game during his six starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-1 4.34 29.0 18 26 .255
Season 0-1 4.34 29.0 18 26 .255
June 0-1 3.72 19.1 13 17 .246

White Sox hitters vs Clayton Kershaw

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Konerko, Paul - - - - - - - -
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .500 2 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - 1.000 2 0 1
Rios, Alex - - - - - - - -
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Dodgers hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey .500 2 0 0 .333 15 0 0
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre - - - - .375 8 1 3
Furcal, Rafael - - - - - - - -
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Loney, James - - - - .000 3 0 0
Martin, Russell - - - - .000 3 0 0
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan - - - - .333 3 0 0
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .200 5 0 0
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Danksters' paradise (43-35) (36-42)

White Sox 2, Dodgers 0

Sox take series

Michael Schwartz / MLB.com
John Danks earned his first victory after four straight no-decisions by twisting his way through six shutout innings. Alexei Ramirez and Carlos Quentin hit RBI singles in the second and third innings, which was all the offense that Danks would need for the win.

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Series at a Glance

 

Dodgers fall

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Clayton Kershaw entered the game looking for his first Major League victory, but he struggled through four-plus innings, allowing two runs on six hits and walking four. His offense also struggled, as it was unable to score any runs off White Sox pitching.
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White Sox 2, Dodgers 0

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS3110212.272
Anderson, B, CF4000012.221
Quentin, LF3011102.281
Dye, RF3110213.295
Swisher, 1B2000104.231
Crede, 3B4000018.268
Ramirez, 2B4021010.295
Hall, C3010120.317
Danks, P3010014.167
  Thornton, P0000000.000
  Dotel, P0000000.000
  a-Thome, PH1000000.227
  Linebrink, P0000000.000
  Jenks, P0000000.000
Totals302727825 

a-Grounded out for Dotel in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez (11, Kershaw).
TB: Cabrera; Quentin; Dye; Ramirez 3; Hall; Danks.
RBI: Ramirez (23), Quentin (57).
2-out RBI: Ramirez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Danks; Crede 3; Cabrera; Dye.
S: Swisher; Anderson, B.
GIDP: Quentin; Danks; Crede.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Quentin (5, 2nd base off Wade/Ardoin), Cabrera (12, 3rd base off Troncoso/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Hall (1, fielding), Cabrera (5, fielding).
DP: 3 (Ramirez-Cabrera-Swisher 2, Danks-Swisher).
 
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pierre, LF-CF4010001.279
Kemp, CF2010211.292
  Troncoso, P0000000.000
Martin, 3B-C4000015.309
Loney, 1B4000004.306
LaRoche, An, 2B-3B4010002.273
Young, RF-LF2000201.278
Berroa, SS3000013.180
  d-DeWitt, PH1000000.268
Ardoin, C2010002.188
  b-Maza, PH-2B2010000.236
Kershaw, P1000011.000
  Falkenborg, P0000000.000
  a-Sweeney, PH1000000.102
  Wade, P0000000.000
  c-Ethier, PH-RF1000001.276
Totals310504421 

a-Lined out for Falkenborg in the 5th. b-Singled for Ardoin in the 7th. c-Flied out for Wade in the 7th. d-Grounded out for Berroa in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: LaRoche, An (1, Danks).
TB: Pierre; Kemp; LaRoche, An 2; Ardoin; Maza.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, An 2; Berroa.
GIDP: Berroa; Loney.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kemp (15, 2nd base off Danks/Hall), Pierre 2 (32, 2nd base off Danks/Hall, 3rd base off Danks/Hall).

FIELDING
E: Berroa (2, fielding).
DP: 3 (LaRoche, An-Berroa-Loney, Ardoin-Berroa-LaRoche, An, Falkenborg-Ardoin-Loney).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks (W, 5-4)6.04004302.62
Thornton (H, 8)0.21000002.43
Dotel (H, 10)0.10000103.28
Linebrink (H, 17)1.00000001.45
Jenks (S, 17)1.00000002.08
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kershaw (L, 0-2)4.06224304.36
Falkenborg 1.00001000.00
Wade 2.01001202.48
Troncoso 2.00001305.23

Kershaw pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

WP: Danks, Kershaw 2.
IBB: Hall (by Kershaw), Swisher (by Falkenborg).
HBP: Quentin (by Wade).
Pitches-strikes: Danks 107-67, Thornton 19-14, Dotel 5-3, Linebrink 11-6, Jenks 15-10, Kershaw 69-40, Falkenborg 12-5, Wade 38-22, Troncoso 24-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Danks 5-9, Thornton 0-2, Dotel 0-0, Linebrink 2-1, Jenks 2-1, Kershaw 8-1, Falkenborg 3-0, Wade 0-4, Troncoso 3-0.
Batters faced: Danks 25, Thornton 3, Dotel 1, Linebrink 3, Jenks 3, Kershaw 21, Falkenborg 3, Wade 9, Troncoso 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Dotel 1-0, Falkenborg 2-0.
EjectionsChicago White Sox Pitching Coach Don Cooper ejected by 1B umpire Lance Barksdale. (7th).
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:58.
Att: 37,956.
June 26, 2008

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