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Sox never quit in loss
Cubs 15, White Sox 11
Mark Buehrle allowed seven runs in the first inning and couldn't recover. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
Mark Buehrle allowed 10 earned runs in five innings and although they certainly tried, the Sox couldn't catch up. Juan Uribe's three-run homer was one of four blasts for the South Siders, who missed a sweep of the Cubs.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: July 02, 2006
CWS
Chi White Sox (53-28)
Lost 1
Chi Cubs 15, Chi White Sox 11   CHC
Chi Cubs (30-51)
Won 1
July 2, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi White Sox
2 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 1   11 14 2
Chi Cubs
7 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 X   15 20 0
Standings thru 7/2/06  |  Gameday  |  White Sox Stats  |  Cubs Stats
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Podsednik, LF5220020.265
Iguchi, 2B4121111.293
Konerko, 1B5011022.314
Dye, RF5221013.311
Pierzynski, C4111103.326
Cintron, 3B3100003.289
  Politte, P0000000.000
  b-Gload, PH1010000.291
Mackowiak, CF4120112.289
Uribe, SS4114022.238
Buehrle, P2000000.000
  Riske, P0000000.000
  a-Thome, PH1111000.292
  Crede, 3B2112002.303
Totals401114113918 

a-Homered for Riske in the 7th. b-Singled for Politte in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Dye (12, Zambrano), Podsednik (17, Zambrano).
3B: Mackowiak (1, Williamson).
HR: Uribe (10, 4th inning off Zambrano, 2 on, 2 out), Thome (27, 7th inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 0 out), Crede (16, 8th inning off Williamson, 1 on, 1 out), Iguchi (9, 8th inning off Eyre, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Podsednik 3; Iguchi 5; Konerko; Dye 3; Pierzynski; Gload; Mackowiak 4; Uribe 4; Thome 4; Crede 4.
RBI: Dye (57), Pierzynski (27), Uribe 4 (41), Thome (68), Konerko (63), Crede 2 (57), Iguchi (38).
2-out RBI: Dye; Pierzynski; Uribe 3; Iguchi.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cintron 2; Crede.
SF: Uribe.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Mackowiak (1, throw), Cintron (4, fielding).

 
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pierre, CF5120011.260
Cedeno, SS5120011.273
  Howry, P00000001.000
Lee, 1B5121021.303
Ramirez, 3B4101011.255
Barrett, C5341011.312
Pagan, RF-LF5233001.320
Murton, LF4321003.268
  Williamson, P0000000.000
  Eyre, P0000000.000
  Walker, 2B1010000.293
Perez, 2B-SS5224003.243
Zambrano, P3112010.171
  Novoa, P0000000.250
  a-Jones, PH-RF1011000.308
Totals431520140712 

a-Doubled for Novoa in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Lee (6, Buehrle), Murton (9, Buehrle), Perez (8, Buehrle), Jones (17, Politte).
HR: Barrett (9, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 1 out), Zambrano (3, 1st inning off Buehrle, 1 on, 2 out), Perez (2, 5th inning off Buehrle, 2 on, 1 out), Pagan 2 (2, 7th inning off Politte, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Politte, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Pierre 2; Cedeno 2; Lee 3; Barrett 7; Pagan 9; Murton 3; Walker; Perez 6; Zambrano 4; Jones 2.
RBI: Lee (13), Ramirez (49), Barrett (31), Perez 4 (20), Zambrano 2 (8), Murton (22), Pagan 3 (4), Jones (43).
2-out RBI: Perez; Zambrano 2; Pagan 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cedeno.
SF: Ramirez.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Murton (4, 2nd base off Politte/Pierzynski).
CS: Pierre (9, 2nd base by Buehrle/Pierzynski).

 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle (L, 9-5)5.01311100433.86
Riske 1.01000202.60
Politte 2.06440128.37
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Zambrano (W, 7-3)6.07773623.33
Novoa 1.01000104.93
Williamson 0.12220114.56
Eyre 0.11110112.52
Howry (S, 2)1.13110003.38

Zambrano pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP: Zambrano.
HBP: Cintron (by Zambrano).
Pitches-strikes: Buehrle 76-58, Riske 19-14, Politte 39-25, Zambrano 112-63, Novoa 13-10, Williamson 7-6, Eyre 7-5, Howry 25-19.
Ground outs-fly outs: Buehrle 4-6, Riske 0-1, Politte 3-2, Zambrano 7-5, Novoa 1-1, Williamson 0-0, Eyre 0-0, Howry 1-3.
Batters faced: Buehrle 28, Riske 4, Politte 12, Zambrano 29, Novoa 4, Williamson 3, Eyre 2, Howry 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Novoa 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 40,919.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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