Chi White Sox (51-38) at Kansas City (40-50)

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Jenks may not be available for trip

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
As the White Sox embark on their final road trip of the first half of the season, they do so knowing closer Bobby Jenks might not be available. Jenks, who continues to be bothered by soreness just below his left scapula, has missed seven straight games.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Jose Contreras

  • #52 RHP
  • (7-6) 4.02 ERA 65 SO
White Sox: Contreras hasn't looked anything like the pitcher he was in April and May. His season-low 2.76 ERA on June 5 has swelled above four over his last five starts. He managed a quality start against the Indians on Wednesday, but the outcome was better than the performance would indicate. He surrendered four runs, three of which were earned, over six innings. He allowed six hits and tied a season high by issuing four free passes. He loaded the bases twice but got out of each inning with minimal damage. He did not factor in the decision and is 1-3 in his last five starts. He has faced Kansas City once this season, allowing one run in seven innings
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 65-50 4.51 940.2 338 688 .256
Season 7-6 4.02 109.2 32 65 .255
July 0-0 4.50 6.0 4 6 .240
Vs. Kansas City 1-0 1.29 7.0 2 3 .160

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/08/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 51 38 .573 - 32-14 19-24
Kansas City Royals (AL Central) 40 50 .444 11.5 19-21 21-29
Stats - 07/08/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .261 427 120 417 33 532 3.38 795.2 739 249 633
KC .262 369 66 344 43 550 4.57 798.0 826 279 584
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Royals take hope from Rays' turnaround

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Despite a series loss that the Royals will likely want to forget, manager Trey Hillman acknowledged there was some silver lining in the wraparound series against the Rays at Tropicana Field.
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Royals probable pitcher

Kyle Davies

  • #28 RHP
  • (3-1) 4.71 ERA 19 SO
Royals: After breezing through three innings on Thursday at Baltimore, Davies ran into a wall. He was pummeled for seven runs on seven hits -- including Aubrey Huff's two homers -- in the next inning-plus. The Royals rallied to take him off the hook but this was the third straight start in which Davies was roughed up. Before that, he'd had four superb outings since being recalled from Triple-A. Davies has pitched just once against the White Sox, losing, 6-1, last Aug. 19 when he lasted just 4 1/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 20-29 6.07 323.1 169 231 .295
Season 3-1 4.71 36.1 17 19 .303
July 0-0 15.75 4.0 1 4 .400

White Sox hitters vs Kyle Davies

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
Castro, Ramon - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .500 10 1 2
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .000 3 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .125 8 0 0
Podsednik, Scott - - - -
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .250 8 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .300 10 1 2
Rios, Alex - - - - - - - -
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Royals hitters vs Jose Contreras

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI

Cabrera lifts Sox in 13th (52-37) (40-51)

White Sox 8, Royals 7 (13)

Sox take opener

Mark Dent / MLB.com
Jim Thome reached base five times and Joe Crede went deep for his 16th home run of the season, but it was Orlando Cabrera's 13th-inning double that put the White Sox over the top. Jose Contreras started and allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings.

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Series at a Glance

 
Jose Contreras started for Chicago, but didn't factor into the decision. (AP)

Royals fall in extras

Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Alex Gordon doubled in the tying run in the 11th inning, but the Royals couldn't pull it out in the series opener against the White Sox. Mike Aviles and Esteban German each tallied four hits as part of a 17-hit night for the Royals' offense.
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White Sox 8, Royals 7

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS6021101.266
Pierzynski, C6012014.292
Quentin, LF7010016.271
Dye, RF6000023.298
Thome, DH5340100.239
  2-Wise, PR-DH0000000.350
Konerko, 1B3011101.216
  1-Anderson, B, PR-CF2100001.229
Swisher, CF-1B6012003.234
Crede, 3B5222012.261
Ramirez, 2B6240001.310
Totals5281683522 


1-Ran for Konerko in the 8th. 2-Ran for Thome in the 12th.

BATTING
2B: Thome 2 (17, Davies, Davies), Cabrera (18, Tejeda).
HR: Crede (16, 6th inning off Davies, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera 3; Pierzynski; Quentin; Thome 6; Konerko; Swisher; Crede 5; Ramirez 4.
RBI: Swisher 2 (41), Konerko (31), Crede 2 (49), Pierzynski 2 (35), Cabrera (36).
2-out RBI: Crede.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crede; Dye; Quentin 2; Swisher.
SF: Crede; Pierzynski.
GIDP: Pierzynski; Quentin.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wise (5, 2nd base off Tejeda/Olivo).

FIELDING
PB: Pierzynski (3).
DP: 2 (Masset-Cabrera-Swisher, Cabrera-Swisher).
 
Kansas CityABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
DeJesus, D, CF-LF-CF7012013.311
Aviles, M, SS-2B7142011.303
Gordon, 3B5011112.252
Guillen, LF4020002.274
  Gathright, CF1000000.250
  a-Buck, PH1000001.246
  Pena, T, SS0000000.155
  b-Grudzielanek, PH1000003.312
Teahen, RF5110113.252
Butler, DH6010003.260
Gload, 1B6120003.269
Olivo, C5111101.260
German, 2B-LF6341001.212
Totals5471773423 

a-Flied out for Gathright in the 11th. b-Grounded into a double play for Pena, T in the 13th.

BATTING
2B: Teahen (14, Contreras), German (3, Contreras), DeJesus, D (13, Contreras), Gordon (22, Linebrink).
3B: Guillen (1, Contreras).
TB: DeJesus, D 2; Aviles, M 4; Gordon 2; Guillen 4; Teahen 2; Butler; Gload 2; Olivo; German 5.
RBI: German (9), DeJesus, D 2 (47), Aviles, M 2 (18), Olivo (29), Gordon (43).
2-out RBI: Aviles, M 2; Olivo; Gordon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen; Guillen; Gload; Gordon; Buck.
GIDP: Butler; Grudzielanek.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: German (3, 2nd base off Linebrink/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Olivo (3, fielding), German (4, fielding).
DP: 2 (Gload-Aviles, M-Gload, Gordon-German-Gload).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Contreras 5.210551104.21
Logan 1.11000002.01
Dotel 1.10000102.85
Thornton 1.20000102.27
Linebrink (BS, 3)1.03220002.37
Masset (W, 1-0)2.03002103.49
 
Kansas CityIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Davies 5.29332214.71
Ramirez, R (H, 12)1.21221202.93
Mahay (BS, 1)0.21000001.91
Soria 1.00000001.57
Ramirez, H 2.02200002.25
Tejeda (L, 0-1)2.03110104.61

WP: Contreras 2, Davies.
HBP: Gordon (by Contreras).
Pitches-strikes: Contreras 99-65, Logan 17-9, Dotel 15-12, Thornton 18-14, Linebrink 28-18, Masset 28-16, Davies 102-58, Ramirez, R 26-16, Mahay 9-6, Soria 13-9, Ramirez, H 30-21, Tejeda 24-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Contreras 7-9, Logan 3-1, Dotel 2-1, Thornton 4-0, Linebrink 0-3, Masset 5-0, Davies 10-5, Ramirez, R 2-1, Mahay 0-2, Soria 0-3, Ramirez, H 2-4, Tejeda 3-2.
Batters faced: Contreras 29, Logan 5, Dotel 4, Thornton 5, Linebrink 6, Masset 9, Davies 26, Ramirez, R 7, Mahay 3, Soria 3, Ramirez, H 9, Tejeda 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Logan 1-0, Mahay 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 72 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 4:20.
Att: 13,614.
July 8, 2008

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