Chi White Sox (54-40) at Texas (49-46)

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White Sox staying focused before break

Shawn Shroyer / MLB.com
After 93 games, only one remains before the White Sox will get their first extended break since February. According to manager Ozzie Guillen, one of the hardest things for a player to do is maintain focus for the last games before the break.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Jose Contreras

  • #52 RHP
  • (7-6) 4.21 ERA 66 SO
White Sox: A no-decision was no doubt fine with Contreras in his last outing, which came on Tuesday against Kansas City. He gave up five runs in six-plus innings and never seemed in control. By the third inning, he had thrown nearly 70 pitches. In two July starts, he has two no-decisions. It's been better than his June, when he went 2-3 with a 6.83 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 65-50 4.53 946.1 339 689 .257
Season 7-6 4.21 115.1 33 66 .262
July 0-0 6.17 11.2 5 7 .308

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/13/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 54 40 .574 - 32-14 22-26
Texas Rangers (AL West) 49 46 .516 7.5 24-21 25-25
Stats - 07/13/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .261 454 127 443 39 576 3.48 842.2 797 262 670
TEX .282 526 116 505 53 705 5.04 854.0 946 390 539
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Battered Rangers need All-Star break

T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The Rangers finish up the first half of the season on Sunday when left-hander Matt Harrison pitches against the White Sox at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. According to manager Ron Washington, the All-Star break comes at a good time for Texas.
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Rangers probable pitcher

Matt Harrison

  • #54 LHP
  • (1-0) 2.57 ERA 1 SO
Rangers: Harrison's numbers weren't astounding in his Major League debut, but he gave the Rangers just what they needed. Called up from Triple-A Oklahoma to start in place of Eric Hurley, who was placed on the DL with a strained left hamstring, Harrison went seven innings and allowed just two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out one. He faced the minimum in five different innings. It was the longest outing for a Rangers pitcher in his Major League debut since August, 2000. Harrison will try to put together another solid start in his first meeting with the White Sox Sunday.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-0 2.57 7.0 1 1 .200
Season 1-0 2.57 7.0 1 1 .200
July 1-0 2.57 7.0 1 1 .200

White Sox hitters vs Matt Harrison

  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 2 0 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .000 3 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .500 2 1 2
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .500 2 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - - - - -
Teahen, Mark - - - - .500 2 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Rangers hitters vs Jose Contreras

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andrus, Elvis - - - - - - - -
Arias, Joaquin - - - - - - - -
Boggs, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Borbon, Julio - - - - - - - -
Cruz, Nelson - - - - - - - -
Davis, Chris - - - - .500 2 0 0
Gentry, Craig - - - - - - - -
German, Esteban .333 6 0 1 .308 13 0 4
Golson, Greg - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Josh - - - - .000 3 0 0
Kinsler, Ian - - - - .667 6 0 3
Murphy, David - - - - .250 4 0 0
Ramirez, Max - - - - 1.000 2 0 2
Saltalamacchia, Jarrod - - - - - - - -
Teagarden, Taylor - - - - - - - -
Young, Michael - - - - .167 12 0 0

Rangers edge White Sox in slugfest (54-40) (50-46)

Rangers 12, White Sox 11

Contreras struggles

Shawn Shroyer / MLB.com
Jose Contreras lasted just four innings, surrendering seven runs on 10 hits and two walks, while striking out two. Carlos Quentin went deep for his 22nd home run of the season and Jim Thome doubled twice and reached base four times.

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Bats lift Texas

Todd Wills / Special to MLB.com
Ian Kinsler doubled twice to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, and was one of five Rangers with multiple hits. Starter Matt Harrison was shaky, yielding five earned runs in 2 2/3 innings. Milton Bradley smacked his 19th home run.
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Rangers 12, White Sox 11

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS6133002.269
Ramirez, 2B6130005.312
Quentin, LF6122005.277
Dye, RF5343112.302
Thome, DH5031122.252
Konerko, 1B6001019.217
Swisher, CF3210201.235
Hall, C4030100.289
  1-Anderson, B, PR0100000.229
Uribe, 3B5231005.218
Totals461122115431 


1-Ran for Hall in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Thome 2 (20, Harrison, M, Harrison, M), Dye (21, Harrison, M).
3B: Uribe (1, Harrison, M).
HR: Quentin (22, 1st inning off Harrison, M, 1 on, 1 out), Dye (21, 8th inning off Guardado, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 3; Ramirez 3; Quentin 5; Dye 8; Thome 5; Swisher; Hall 3; Uribe 5.
RBI: Quentin 2 (70), Konerko (34), Cabrera 3 (40), Thome (51), Uribe (18), Dye 3 (55).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swisher; Uribe 2; Konerko 3; Quentin 2.
GIDP: Ramirez 2; Konerko.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
E: Uribe (2, fielding), Konerko (7, throw), Ramirez (5, fielding).
 
TexasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kinsler, 2B5133004.337
Young, SS6012026.302
Hamilton, RF-CF4000102.310
Bradley, DH5122023.316
Murphy, LF-RF5330001.276
Byrd, CF4121001.246
  a-Boggs, PH-LF1111000.256
Davis, C, 1B3320201.259
Ramirez, M, C5133004.256
Vazquez, R, 3B4100128.310
Totals421217124630 

a-Singled for Byrd in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Kinsler 2 (34, Contreras, Contreras), Ramirez, M (1, Contreras), Byrd (9, Logan), Murphy (24, Russell).
HR: Bradley (19, 3rd inning off Contreras, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Kinsler 5; Young; Bradley 5; Murphy 4; Byrd 3; Boggs; Davis, C 2; Ramirez, M 4.
RBI: Bradley 2 (57), Ramirez, M 3 (9), Kinsler 3 (58), Byrd (15), Young 2 (52), Boggs (28).
2-out RBI: Bradley; Kinsler; Young 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hamilton; Young 2; Kinsler; Bradley 2.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Murphy (6, 2nd base off Logan/Hall).

FIELDING
E: Byrd (3, throw).
DP: 3 (Vazquez, R-Kinsler-Davis, C 3).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Contreras 4.010772214.60
Masset 2.00000003.32
Logan (L, 2-2)0.02311003.00
Russell 1.03221204.70
Thornton 1.02000202.33
 
TexasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Harrison, M 2.27552016.52
Nippert 2.27112108.84
Wright (BS, 4)(W, 6-4)1.22111004.39
Guardado (H, 19)1.01110112.88
Wilson 1.05330205.01

Contreras pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Logan pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Russell pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Russell.
IBB: Thome (by Nippert).
HBP: Kinsler (by Russell).
Pitches-strikes: Contreras 90-56, Masset 20-11, Logan 18-10, Russell 34-18, Thornton 21-14, Harrison, M 59-32, Nippert 63-34, Wright 28-16, Guardado 17-12, Wilson 33-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Contreras 4-6, Masset 4-2, Logan 0-0, Russell 0-1, Thornton 1-0, Harrison, M 6-2, Nippert 2-5, Wright 4-1, Guardado 1-1, Wilson 0-1.
Batters faced: Contreras 25, Masset 6, Logan 3, Russell 8, Thornton 5, Harrison, M 16, Nippert 16, Wright 7, Guardado 4, Wilson 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Masset 2-0, Russell 2-2, Thornton 1-1, Nippert 2-0, Wright 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 94 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 4:01.
Att: 28,459.
July 13, 2008

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