Cleveland (37-46) at Chi White Sox (47-36)

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Tribe trying to change fortunes

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Eric Wedge didn't call a meeting to discuss the importance of this road trip with his players. "It's pretty evident," he said. As the Tribe resumes this set with the White Sox, Wedge is hoping the trip isn't going the way its first game indicated.
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Indians probable pitcher

Cliff Lee

  • #31 LHP
  • (11-1) 2.34 ERA
Indians: Lee continued his campaign to be the American League's starting pitcher for the All-Star Game with another impressive start Thursday against the Giants. And this time he was actually awarded for it. The left-hander went eight innings, striking out a career-high 11 and, thanks mostly to his precisely located fastball, never really had to escape trouble to pick up his 11th win of the season. He continues to be bright spot for the Indians in 2008, especially after a rough 2007, where he was sent to Triple-A Buffalo to work out of a season-long funk. Lee has yet to face the White Sox this season, but he has faced them the most out of any opponent for his career. In 17 appearances -- 15 starts -- Lee is 4-5 with a 6.61 ERA against the White Sox.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 65-37 4.35 845.1 271 639 .261
Season 11-1 2.34 103.2 16 90 .237

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/01/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cleveland Indians (AL Central) 37 46 .446 10.0 22-22 15-24
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 47 36 .566 - 28-12 19-24
Stats - 07/01/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CLE .248 368 75 355 43 594 4.10 736.0 769 237 518
CWS .263 405 112 395 32 497 3.39 739.2 691 231 574
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After break, Thome starting to heat up

David Just / MLB.com
For the past several days, Jermaine Dye and Nick Swisher have been at the center of attention in the White Sox lineup. But Jim Thome is doing his best to stay in the conversation. Thome is 4-for-8 in the last two games, with two home runs.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • #50 LHP
  • (5-4) 2.62 ERA
White Sox: Danks closed out the month of June with another quality start, hurling six scoreless innings against the Dodgers during Thursday afternoon's series finale. Danks now has thrown 11 straight scoreless innings and ranks third in the American League for lowest ERA. He struck out three and walked four against the Dodgers, throwing 106 pitches overall, and worked out of two jams with a runner on third and less than two outs. Danks has no record in one start against Cleveland this season and has a 1-2 mark with a 4.44 ERA lifetime against the Indians. Danks also picked up his first career Interleague victory and first big league hit on Thursday.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 11-17 4.35 231.2 82 178 .272
Season 5-4 2.62 92.2 28 69 .244
Vs. Cleveland 0-0 1.35 6.2 2 2 .091

Indians hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Brantley, Michael - - - - - - - -
Brown, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Asdrubal .000 3 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Choo, Shin-Soo - - - - .333 6 0 2
Crowe, Trevor - - - - - - - -
Donald, Jason - - - - - - - -
Gimenez, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hafner, Travis .000 2 0 0 .250 12 0 2
Hodges, Wes - - - - - - - -
LaPorta, Matt - - - - - - - -
Marson, Lou - - - - - - - -
Marte, Andy - - - - .667 3 0 0
Peralta, Jhonny .000 3 0 0 .176 17 0 0
Rivero, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Santana, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Shoppach, Kelly .000 1 0 0 .200 10 1 1
Sizemore, Grady .000 3 0 0 .143 21 0 2
Toregas, Wyatt - - - - - - - -
Valbuena, Luis - - - - - - - -
Weglarz, Nick - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Cliff Lee

  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 - - - - .357 42 5 14
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .250 8 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .344 32 1 3
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .143 7 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 5 0 1
Rios, Alex .000 4 0 0 .316 19 0 2
Teahen, Mark .333 6 0 0 .382 34 2 11
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

White Sox click in extras (37-47) (48-35)

White Sox 3, Indians 2 (10)

Tough one to lose

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Casey Blake's 10th-inning solo homer gave the Tribe hope of evening the series, but the White Sox got to Joe Borowski for two runs in the bottom of the frame to win. Cliff Lee tangled with John Danks for eight innings, allowing one run. Kelly Shoppach hit a solo homer in the sixth inning.

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'Extra' special win

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Forced to extras after John Danks dueled Cliff Lee to a 1-all tie after eight innings, the Sox fell behind when Matt Thornton allowed a solo homer in the 10th. No matter, though, as Alexei Ramirez homered and Orlando Cabrera singled in another run to run Chicago's win streak to six.
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White Sox 3, Indians 2

ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF3000110.261
Carroll, 2B4000010.287
Francisco, LF4000010.280
Peralta, SS4000030.253
Blake, 3B4131000.287
Choo, DH4010022.278
Garko, 1B4010002.242
Shoppach, C4121010.255
Gutierrez, F, RF4000022.222
Totals352721116 

BATTING
2B: Blake (20, Danks).
HR: Shoppach (6, 6th inning off Danks, 0 on, 0 out), Blake (8, 10th inning off Thornton, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Blake 7; Choo; Garko; Shoppach 5.
RBI: Shoppach (18), Blake (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garko; Gutierrez, F.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Sizemore (3, 2nd base by Danks/Pierzynski), Choo (1, 2nd base by Danks/Pierzynski).
PO: Choo (1st base by Danks), Sizemore (1st base by Danks).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Blake-Carroll-Garko 2).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5011001.272
Pierzynski, C4020000.297
Quentin, LF4010011.285
Dye, RF4000012.297
Thome, DH4110011.231
Crede, 3B4010000.266
Swisher, 1B3000120.236
Ramirez, 2B3112000.295
Anderson, B, CF3010012.230
  a-Wise, PH1110000.323
Totals35393167 

a-Singled for Anderson, B in the 10th.

BATTING
HR: Ramirez (6, 10th inning off Borowski, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera; Pierzynski 2; Quentin; Thome; Crede; Ramirez 4; Anderson, B; Wise.
RBI: Ramirez 2 (26), Cabrera (33).
2-out RBI: Ramirez; Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, B; Thome.
SF: Ramirez.
GIDP: Quentin; Dye.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wise (4, 2nd base off Borowski/Shoppach).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Danks 2 (Choo at 1st base, Sizemore at 1st base).
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lee 8.06111302.26
Betancourt 0.20000106.03
Perez, R 0.10000103.44
Borowski (BS, 4)(L, 1-3)0.23220117.56
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks 8.04111812.50
Linebrink 1.00000001.32
Thornton 0.23110212.51
Russell (W, 1-0)0.10000102.08

Pitches-strikes: Lee 106-70, Betancourt 10-7, Perez, R 6-3, Borowski 20-12, Danks 98-63, Linebrink 12-7, Thornton 24-17, Russell 6-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lee 11-10, Betancourt 0-1, Perez, R 0-0, Borowski 1-0, Danks 6-8, Linebrink 0-3, Thornton 0-0, Russell 0-0.
Batters faced: Lee 29, Betancourt 2, Perez, R 1, Borowski 5, Danks 27, Linebrink 3, Thornton 5, Russell 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Russell 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:44.
Att: 25,502.
July 1, 2008

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