White Sox 13, Cardinals 5
Paul Konerko watches his 18th home run of the season. (Brian Kersey/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox continued their offensive barrage with 16 hits, including four home runs, in a lopsided win over the Cardinals. Jim Thome went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and Paul Konerko went 2-for-3 with four RBIs to back a seven-inning effort by starter Mark Buehrle as the White Sox win streak hit six games.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 21, 2006
St. Louis
(42-28)
Lost 2
Chi White Sox 13, St. Louis 5
Today's Boxes 6/21/06
MIL 4, DET 3
LAA 6, SF 3
CHC 9, CLE 2
BAL 4, FLA 0
NYY 5, PHI 0
BOS 9, WSH 3
CIN 6, NYM 5
TB 3, ARI 2
TOR 6, ATL 3
HOU 5, MIN 3
SD 3, TEX 2
KC 6, PIT 4
OAK 3, COL 2
SEA 8, LAD 5
Chi White Sox
(46-25)
Won 6
June 21, 2006
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Standings thru 6/21/06  | Gameday  | Cardinals Stats  | White Sox Stats
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .318
a-Rodriguez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Taguchi , LF-CF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286
Rolen , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336
Spiezio , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Encarnacion , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
Thompson , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Edmonds , CF2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .265
Perez , LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333
Luna , DH-RF4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .318
Molina , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .211
Duncan , 1B4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .275
Miles , 2B4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .274
Totals 37 5 11 5 0 7 14
a-Grounded out for Eckstein in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Encarnacion (14, Buehrle).HR : Taguchi (2, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 1 out), Edmonds (7, 2nd inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out), Perez (1, 8th inning off Thornton, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Eckstein; Taguchi 4; Encarnacion 3; Edmonds 4; Perez 5; Luna 3; Miles.RBI : Taguchi (25), Edmonds (38), Miles (11), Luna (14), Perez (2).2-out RBI : Miles.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Miles.GIDP : Duncan.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Encarnacion (3, fielding).PB : Molina (5).DP : 2 (Eckstein-Miles-Duncan, Spiezio-Miles-Duncan).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , LF5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .252
Iguchi , 2B4 3 2 3 1 0 0 .296
Thome , DH5 3 4 2 0 1 0 .288
Konerko , 1B3 1 2 4 1 0 0 .324
1-Gload , PR-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
Dye , RF5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .305
Pierzynski , C4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .326
Crede , 3B3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .307
Cintron , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Mackowiak , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285
Uribe , SS4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .227
Totals 39 13 16 13 2 7 11
1-Ran for Konerko in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Podsednik (14, Marquis), Thome (9, Marquis), Iguchi (13, Marquis), Pierzynski (16, Marquis).HR : Konerko (18, 1st inning off Marquis, 2 on, 0 out), Thome (23, 2nd inning off Marquis, 1 on, 0 out), Crede (13, 3rd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out), Uribe (8, 5th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Podsednik 3; Iguchi 3; Thome 8; Konerko 5; Gload; Pierzynski 2; Crede 4; Mackowiak; Uribe 5.RBI : Iguchi 3 (30), Konerko 4 (59), Podsednik (24), Thome 2 (59), Crede (49), Pierzynski (22), Uribe (28).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mackowiak 2; Dye.GIDP : Pierzynski; Uribe.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING DP : (Konerko-Uribe-Buehrle).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buehrle (W, 8-4)7.0 10 4 4 0 5 2 3.27
Thornton 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.30
Jenks 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.93
Pitches-strikes : Marquis 92-60, Looper 12-7, Wainwright 10-8, Thompson 16-11, Buehrle 100-72, Thornton 10-7, Jenks 11-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Marquis 5-7, Looper 2-1, Wainwright 2-0, Thompson 0-1, Buehrle 9-7, Thornton 2-1, Jenks 1-0.Batters faced : Marquis 30, Looper 3, Wainwright 3, Thompson 5, Buehrle 30, Thornton 4, Jenks 3.Umpires : HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Larry Young. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 81 degrees, clear.Wind : 11 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:20.Att : 37,897.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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