White Sox 3, Royals 2
Joe Crede watches his single fall safely for the game-winner. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
By Jon Greenberg / Special to MLB.com
Joe Crede delivered a series win for the White Sox with a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning as the South Siders improved to 21-5 since their 1-4 start. Mark Buehrle earned a no-decision, exiting after six innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 07, 2006
Kansas City
(7-22)
Lost 2
Chi White Sox 3, Kansas City 2
Today's Boxes 5/7/06
WSH 5, PIT 4
STL 9, FLA 1
TOR 3, LAA 1
ATL 13, NYM 3
BOS 10, BAL 3
NYY 8, TEX 5
MIN 4, DET 2
COL 5, HOU 3
SD 6, CHC 3
CLE 2, SEA 0
TB 3, OAK 2
LAD 10, MIL 2
CIN 9, ARI 8
PHI 9, SF 5
Chi White Sox
(22-9)
Won 2
May 7, 2006
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Standings thru 5/7/06  | Gameday  | Royals Stats  | White Sox Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
German , 3B5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .429
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .284
Graffanino , 1B4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .196
Brown , LF4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .227
Berroa , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .240
Guiel , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100
Buck , C3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .193
Huber , DH2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333
a-Stairs , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
Robinson , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242
Totals 35 2 8 2 2 8 14
a-Struck out for Huber in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Berroa (6, Politte).HR : Graffanino (2, 5th inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 2 out), Brown (2, 5th inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Grudzielanek 2; Graffanino 6; Brown 4; Berroa 2; Huber.RBI : Graffanino (6), Brown (12).2-out RBI : Graffanino; Brown.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Berroa 3; Robinson; Buck.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Huber (1, 2nd base off Buehrle/Widger). FIELDING DP : 2 (German-Grudzielanek-Graffanino, Redman, M).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ozuna , LF3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .500
a-Podsednik , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Iguchi , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
Thome , DH4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .307
Konerko , 1B2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333
Crede , 3B3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .324
Mackowiak , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .182
Uribe , SS4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .165
Widger , C3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .227
Anderson , CF3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 30 3 8 3 3 6 11
a-Grounded out for Ozuna in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Crede (8, Redman, M), Thome (5, Dessens).3B : Ozuna (1, Redman, M).TB : Ozuna 3; Thome 3; Crede 3; Uribe; Widger; Anderson.RBI : Ozuna 2 (6), Crede (23).2-out RBI : Crede.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Widger; Mackowiak; Uribe 2.GIDP : Konerko.Team LOB : 7.
Sisco pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP : Redman, M, McCarthy.IBB : Konerko (by Dessens).HBP : Konerko (by Redman, M).Pitches-strikes : Redman, M 100-60, Dessens 24-12, Sisco 4-0, Peralta 4-2, Buehrle 114-71, Politte 24-17, Thornton 5-3, McCarthy 5-3, Jenks 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Redman, M 7-8, Dessens 2-0, Sisco 0-0, Peralta 0-1, Buehrle 8-6, Politte 1-2, Thornton 0-1, McCarthy 0-0, Jenks 1-0.Batters faced : Redman, M 27, Dessens 5, Sisco 1, Peralta 1, Buehrle 27, Politte 5, Thornton 1, McCarthy 1, Jenks 3.Inherited runners-scored : Sisco 2-0, Peralta 3-0, Thornton 1-0, McCarthy 1-0.Ejections Kansas City Royals Manager Buddy Bell ejected by HP umpire Eric Cooper. (5th).Umpires : HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Gorman.Weather : 64 degrees, sunny.Wind : 8 mph, L to R.T : 2:36.Att : 38,870.
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