WHITE SOX 9, DODGERS 4
at Phoenix, Ariz.
March 8, 20O9
Dodgers at the plate: Mark Loretta had two hits, including a double, and Rafael Furcal drove in one run with a single in the fifth. Andre Either reached base twice with a pair of walks.
White Sox at the plate: Gordon Beckham continued to make a head-turning Spring Training impression with three doubles, two runs scored and one RBI as Sunday's starting second baseman. Donny Lucy contributed his first home run this spring during a four-run sixth inning, while Alexei Ramirez had a triple among his two hits, along with two RBIs.
Dodgers on the mound: Clayton Kershaw worked 2 2/3 innings, giving up two hits, striking out two and walking one. He struck out Ramirez with runners on second and third and one out in the third, before James McDonald came in to end the threat on Carlos Quentin's ground ball to Furcal.
White Sox on the mound: The White Sox held the Dodgers hitless for 4 2/3 innings on Sunday, before Brad Ausmus doubled to left-center. Starter Gavin Floyd accounted for four of those hitless innings, striking out two and walking two.
Cactus League records: Dodgers 5-6, White Sox 6-6
Up next: John Danks gets the start for the White Sox against the Indians at 3:05 p.m. CT, looking to extend his workload after a strong three-inning showing against the Cubs in Las Vegas. Beckham gets another start at second in the morning "B" game against the Dodgers, while Chris Getz starts at second against the Indians. Jayson Nix has been sidelined with a sore right quad and Brent Lillibridge is out with the flu.