Cleveland (37-47) at Chi White Sox (48-36)

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Garko trying to make most of chance

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
If it's any consolation, Ryan Garko feels better about his current 2-for-24 funk, which he'll take into Wednesday's series finale with the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field, than he did about his 0-for-25 skid in late April. And not just because this stretch includes the two hits.
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Indians probable pitcher

C.C. Sabathia

  • #52 LHP
  • (6-8) 3.78 ERA
Indians: Sabathia continued his hot streak since late April with another strong start. His latest victim, the Reds on Friday, managed just four hits while striking out 11 times over eight innings. The big left-hander was nearly unhittable after the second inning, retiring 15 batters in a row at one point. He's had mixed results against the White Sox this season, though, allowing five runs in 5 1/3 innings of work in an Opening Day no-decision. He pitched much better the second time around, but this time picked up the loss after a seven-inning, two-run effort. Lifetime against the White Sox, Sabathia has been much better, as he carries a 14-4 record and 3.61 ERA in 25 starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 106-71 3.82 1520.2 496 1260 .250
Season 6-8 3.78 114.1 32 118 .255
Vs. Chi White Sox 0-1 5.11 12.1 4 15 .260

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/02/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Cleveland Indians (AL Central) 37 47 .440 11.0 22-22 15-25
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 48 36 .571 - 29-12 19-24
Stats - 07/02/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CLE .247 370 77 357 43 605 4.08 745.2 778 238 524
CWS .263 408 113 398 33 503 3.37 749.2 698 232 585
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Guillen not counting out Tribe just yet

David Just / MLB.com
The Indians may be 11 1/2 games behind the first-place White Sox in the American League Central, but that doesn't mean Ozzie Guillen hasn't taken them seriously. On the contrary, the White Sox manager is making sure to devote even more attention to his division rival.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Jose Contreras

  • #52 RHP
  • (7-6) 3.99 ERA
White Sox: Contreras gave up three runs in six-plus innings in his second start against the Cubs on Friday. The performance was good enough for the right-hander to pick up his seventh win, though manager Ozzie Guillen knew how much his pitcher struggled throughout the start. The win snapped a three-game losing streak during which he'd allowed 18 runs in 16 innings. His ERA has gone from a season-low 2.76 before the losing streak to just under four. Contreras has faced Cleveland once this year, giving up just one run over six innings at U.S. Cellular Field on May 20.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 65-50 4.51 934.2 334 682 .257
Season 7-6 3.99 103.2 28 59 .256
Vs. Cleveland 1-0 1.50 6.0 0 4 .182

Indians hitters vs Jose Contreras

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Brantley, Michael - - - - - - - -
Brown, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Asdrubal .000 1 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Choo, Shin-Soo - - - - .000 3 0 0
Crowe, Trevor - - - - - - - -
Donald, Jason - - - - - - - -
Gimenez, Chris - - - - - - - -
Hafner, Travis .000 3 0 0 .125 24 0 1
Hodges, Wes - - - - - - - -
LaPorta, Matt - - - - - - - -
Marson, Lou - - - - - - - -
Marte, Andy - - - - .000 1 0 0
Peralta, Jhonny - - - - .273 22 0 3
Rivero, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Santana, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Shoppach, Kelly - - - - .000 4 0 0
Sizemore, Grady .000 3 0 1 .310 29 3 5
Toregas, Wyatt - - - - - - - -
Valbuena, Luis - - - - - - - -
Weglarz, Nick - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs C.C. Sabathia

  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 .200 5 0 0 .178 45 1 3
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .286 14 0 1
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - .000 3 0 0
Pierzynski, A.J. .286 7 0 1 .143 21 1 2
Quentin, Carlos .333 3 1 1 .143 7 1 1
Ramirez, Alexei .400 5 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Rios, Alex .000 4 0 0 .250 20 2 3
Teahen, Mark .333 9 0 0 .265 34 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Catch this: A.J. lifts White Sox (37-48) (49-35)

White Sox 6, Indians 5 (10)

Tribe falls in extras

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
After Grady Sizemore's home run in the ninth inning -- his second of the game -- tied the score, the Indians fell to the White Sox in 10 frames. C.C. Sabathia gave up five runs -- four earned -- over eight innings.

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White Sox walk off

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A.J. Pierzynski went deep for the second time in the game in the 10th inning to give the White Sox a sweep of the Indians and their seventh straight win. Jermaine Dye hit his 19th homer of the season.
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White Sox 6, Indians 5

ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF4432102.267
Carroll, 2B5012002.285
Francisco, LF5010032.278
Peralta, SS4011110.253
Choo, RF4000134.265
Blake, 3B3000201.284
Dellucci, DH5010016.222
Garko, 1B5110001.242
Shoppach, C4000030.248
Totals3958551118 

BATTING
3B: Carroll (4, Contreras).
HR: Sizemore 2 (21, 6th inning off Contreras, 0 on, 2 out; 9th inning off Linebrink, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Sizemore 9; Carroll 3; Francisco; Peralta; Dellucci; Garko.
RBI: Peralta (36), Carroll 2 (18), Sizemore 2 (47).
2-out RBI: Sizemore.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dellucci 4; Francisco; Blake.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Sizemore (20, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski), Choo (2, 2nd base off Masset/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Blake (13, throw).
PB: Shoppach (6).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5000012.269
Pierzynski, C5222011.299
Quentin, LF4000010.281
Dye, RF3111100.297
Thome, DH4000011.227
Ozuna, 3B3210000.281
  Crede, 3B0000100.266
Swisher, 1B4021003.239
Ramirez, 2B4110002.294
Anderson, B, CF3012011.232
  a-Wise, PH-CF1000000.313
Totals366862510 

a-Flied out for Anderson, B in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ozuna (3, Sabathia), Anderson, B (9, Sabathia).
HR: Pierzynski 2 (7, 1st inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 1 out; 10th inning off Kobayashi, 0 on, 0 out), Dye (19, 1st inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Pierzynski 8; Dye 4; Ozuna 2; Swisher 2; Ramirez; Anderson, B 2.
RBI: Pierzynski 2 (32), Dye (50), Swisher (38), Anderson, B 2 (15).
2-out RBI: Dye.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pierzynski; Swisher.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Ozuna (5, fielding).
 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sabathia 8.07542523.83
Kobayashi (L, 4-4)1.01110013.29
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Contreras 6.06434614.02
Masset 1.00001103.22
Dotel (H, 11)1.00000103.03
Linebrink (BS, 2)1.01110211.54
Russell (W, 2-0)1.01000101.69

Kobayashi pitched to 1 batter in the 10th.

Pitches-strikes: Sabathia 123-80, Kobayashi 15-10, Contreras 115-67, Masset 15-9, Dotel 11-8, Linebrink 15-11, Russell 18-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sabathia 10-9, Kobayashi 1-2, Contreras 5-7, Masset 2-0, Dotel 2-0, Linebrink 1-0, Russell 0-2.
Batters faced: Sabathia 34, Kobayashi 4, Contreras 29, Masset 4, Dotel 3, Linebrink 4, Russell 4.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Marty Foster.
Weather: 77 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:11 (:24 delay).
Att: 23,522.
July 2, 2008

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