Texas (52-48) at Chi White Sox (55-44)

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Blalock starting to produce for Rangers

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Rangers manager Ron Washington believes third baseman Hank Blalock, returning from injury and a surgery, just needs time to become his old power-hitting self. Blalock started on that trail Monday night with a two-run homer against the White Sox.
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Rangers probable pitcher

Luis Mendoza

  • #46 RHP
  • (2-3) 6.28 ERA 18 SO
Rangers: Mendoza will come right back and face the Chicago White Sox after allowing only a run in six innings in a 7-2 victory over the Sox on July 11. The Rangers want to see more of the pitcher that challenged hitters in that game. Mendoza had eight strikeouts after not recording any in his previous start against the Angels, a game in which he allowed eight runs in 1 1/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-3 4.84 44.2 16 25 .285
Season 2-3 6.28 28.2 12 18 .309
July 1-1 7.50 12.0 5 8 .314
Vs. Chi White Sox 1-0 1.50 6.0 1 8 .158

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/22/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Texas Rangers (AL West) 52 48 .520 8.5 25-21 27-27
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 55 44 .556 - 33-17 22-27
Stats - 07/22/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TEX .279 547 121 526 55 740 5.12 897.0 1007 407 562
CWS .264 483 133 472 42 614 3.66 886.2 848 283 709
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Buehrle to make start with heavy heart

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle will start on three days' rest on Tuesday against the Rangers, so he won't miss a turn while attending his grandfather's funeral Wednesday in Missouri.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • #56 LHP
  • (7-8) 3.69 ERA 78 SO
White Sox: Buehrle made one mistake in his start on Friday night against the Royals. His 1-0 offering to Billy Butler in the sixth inning traveled 431 feet over the left-field wall for a three-run homer. Fortunately for Buehrle, the White Sox still had a three-run lead. The left-hander allowed just four hits and four runs, three of which were earned, in seven innings of work. It was his first win in his past three starts, and one that moved him past Joel Horlen into seventh place on the White Sox all-time victories list. Buehrle has not faced the Rangers this season, but is 9-3 with a 2.97 ERA lifetime against them. He will be working on three days' rest, moving up one day because he will return to Missouri on Wednesday for his grandfather's funeral. The White Sox did not want Buehrle to miss his turn in the rotation.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 114-83 3.79 1760.2 407 1021 .268
Season 7-8 3.69 131.2 34 78 .270
July 1-2 3.15 20.0 5 16 .250

Rangers hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andrus, Elvis - - - - - - - -
Arias, Joaquin - - - - - - - -
Boggs, Brandon - - - - .000 3 0 0
Borbon, Julio - - - - - - - -
Cruz, Nelson - - - - .000 3 0 0
Davis, Chris - - - - .667 3 1 1
Gentry, Craig - - - - - - - -
German, Esteban .000 2 0 0 .158 19 0 1
Golson, Greg - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Josh - - - - .000 3 0 0
Kinsler, Ian - - - - .182 11 0 0
Murphy, David - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Max - - - - - - - -
Saltalamacchia, Jarrod - - - - .000 3 0 0
Teagarden, Taylor - - - - - - - -
Young, Michael - - - - .143 35 1 5

White Sox hitters vs Luis Mendoza

  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 0 .000 4 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - - - - -
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 1
Quentin, Carlos .500 2 0 1 .250 4 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Rios, Alex .500 2 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Buehrle bullies Rangers (52-49) (56-43)

White Sox 10, Rangers 2

Mendoza falters early

David Just / MLB.com
Luis Mendoza, who beat the White Sox 11 days ago, couldn't duplicate the feat, allowing six runs on nine hits in four-plus innings. The Rangers couldn't score against Sox starter Mark Buehrle until Chris Davis' homer in the eighth inning.

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Series at a Glance

 
Nick Swisher is congratulated after his three-run shot. (M. Spencer Green/AP)

Sox swat two homers

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Mark Buehrle allowed just one run on six hits in 7 1/3 strong innings to push his career mark to 10-3 against Texas. Nick Swisher hit a three-run homer, and Alexei Ramirez added a grand slam in Ozzie Guillen's 400th win as Sox skipper.
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White Sox 10, Rangers 2

TexasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Kinsler, 2B4110011.324
  Vazquez, R, 2B1000001.309
Young, SS4010011.293
Hamilton, CF4010001.308
Bradley, DH4020010.309
Byrd, RF3011102.246
Blalock, 3B4010004.279
Boggs, LF4000021.245
Davis, C, 1B4131001.267
Saltalamacchia, C4000003.222
Totals3621021515 

BATTING
3B: Blalock (1, Buehrle).
HR: Davis, C (8, 8th inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Kinsler; Young; Hamilton; Bradley 2; Byrd; Blalock 3; Davis, C 6.
RBI: Davis, C (16), Byrd (16).
2-out RBI: Byrd.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Byrd; Saltalamacchia; Kinsler; Blalock 2.
GIDP: Blalock.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Young-Kinsler-Davis, C).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4010111.262
Pierzynski, C5011011.288
Quentin, LF3100112.278
  Wise, LF1000000.311
Dye, RF4231000.311
  Anderson, B, CF1000010.230
Thome, DH2120200.257
Konerko, 1B4210005.218
Swisher, CF-RF3213110.237
Ramirez, 2B4114000.308
Uribe, 3B4120000.224
Totals3510129559 

BATTING
2B: Dye (22, Mendoza), Uribe 2 (10, Mendoza, Nippert).
HR: Swisher (14, 4th inning off Mendoza, 2 on, 1 out), Ramirez (8, 7th inning off Nippert, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera; Pierzynski; Dye 4; Thome 2; Konerko; Swisher 4; Ramirez 4; Uribe 4.
RBI: Dye (58), Swisher 3 (48), Pierzynski (36), Ramirez 4 (34).
2-out RBI: Dye; Pierzynski; Ramirez 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Quentin; Cabrera.
GIDP: Konerko.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Konerko-Cabrera-Buehrle).
 
TexasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Mendoza (L, 2-4)4.09662417.16
Nippert 4.034431110.03
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle (W, 8-8)7.16110313.56
Masset 0.13110104.22
Thornton 0.10001002.50
Linebrink 1.01000102.31

Mendoza pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Mendoza 84-54, Nippert 63-34, Buehrle 91-59, Masset 11-9, Thornton 8-4, Linebrink 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mendoza 5-3, Nippert 5-6, Buehrle 14-5, Masset 0-0, Thornton 1-0, Linebrink 0-2.
Batters faced: Mendoza 23, Nippert 17, Buehrle 27, Masset 4, Thornton 2, Linebrink 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Nippert 2-1, Thornton 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:28.
Att: 32,670.
July 22, 2008

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