P.K, J.D. spell doom for NY
White Sox 6, Yankees 5
Jermaine Dye celebrates after hitting the game-winning single Tuesday. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Paul Konerko launched a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, then Jermaine Dye came through in the 11th with a walk-off single to lead the White Sox to victory. Joe Crede also homered, hitting his 24th of the season in the fourth.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 08, 2006
NY Yankees
(66-43)
Lost 1
Chi White Sox 6, NY Yankees 5
Today's Boxes 8/8/06
LAA 5, CLE 4
FLA 4, WSH 2
MIN 4, DET 2
BAL 8, TOR 4
NYM 3, SD 2
CIN 10, STL 3
ATL 3, PHI 1
CHC 6, MIL 3
HOU 3, PIT 1
KC 6, BOS 4
ARI 5, SF 1
SEA 5, TB 1
OAK 7, TEX 6
LAD 4, COL 2
Chi White Sox
(66-45)
Won 1
August 8, 2006
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Standings thru 8/8/06  | Gameday  | Yankees Stats  | White Sox Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .287
Jeter , SS5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .346
Abreu , RF4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .288
Rodriguez , 3B3 1 3 2 2 0 0 .283
Giambi , DH3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .254
a-Williams , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
Posada , C5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283
Cano , 2B5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .330
Wilson, C , 1B5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .268
Cabrera , LF5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .278
Totals 41 5 10 5 3 10 15
a-Struck out for Giambi in the 10th.
BATTING 2B : Cano (18, Cotts).HR : Wilson, C (14, 2nd inning off Garcia, 0 on, 2 out), Rodriguez (23, 3rd inning off Garcia, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Jeter; Abreu 2; Rodriguez 6; Cano 4; Wilson, C 4.RBI : Abreu (67), Wilson, C (45), Rodriguez 2 (80), Giambi (88).2-out RBI : Wilson, C; Rodriguez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon; Williams; Cabrera.GIDP : Giambi; Wilson, C; Posada.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Abreu (23, 2nd base off Garcia/Pierzynski), Rodriguez (11, 2nd base off Jenks/Alomar), Damon (20, 2nd base off Garcia/Pierzynski). FIELDING Outfield assists : Abreu (Podsednik at 3rd base).DP : 2 (Wang-Posada-Wilson, C, Jeter-Cano-Wilson, C).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik , LF5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263
Iguchi , 2B4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282
Thome , DH4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .303
Konerko , 1B4 2 2 1 1 0 4 .306
Dye , RF5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .322
Pierzynski , C3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .313
1-Ozuna , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
Alomar , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Crede , 3B4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .304
Mackowiak , CF2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299
a-Anderson , PH-CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .213
Cintron , SS4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .274
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 7 11
a-Walked for Mackowiak in the 7th. 1-Ran for Pierzynski in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Podsednik (24, Wang), Konerko (17, Wang), Dye (21, Wang).HR : Crede (24, 4th inning off Wang, 0 on, 2 out), Konerko (27, 9th inning off Rivera, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Podsednik 2; Iguchi; Thome; Konerko 6; Dye 4; Crede 5; Cintron.RBI : Dye 2 (86), Cintron 2 (25), Crede (75), Konerko (81).2-out RBI : Cintron 2; Crede.GIDP : Mackowiak; Konerko.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING CS : Cintron (3, 2nd base by Wang/Posada), Anderson (4, 2nd base by Myers/Posada), Ozuna (6, 2nd base by Rivera/Posada). FIELDING E : Mackowiak (2, fielding), Jenks (1, pickoff).DP : 3 (Crede-Iguchi-Konerko, Garcia-Cintron-Konerko, Iguchi-Cintron-Konerko).
MacDougal pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBP : Giambi (by Cotts).Pitches-strikes : Wang 95-53, Villone 23-14, Veras 8-2, Myers 2-2, Farnsworth 16-9, Rivera 15-11, Proctor 31-21, Garcia 83-51, Thornton 13-7, MacDougal 3-3, Cotts 20-12, Jenks 38-25.Ground outs-fly outs : Wang 12-0, Villone 0-2, Veras 0-1, Myers 0-0, Farnsworth 0-2, Rivera 1-1, Proctor 0-1, Garcia 7-8, Thornton 1-0, MacDougal 0-0, Cotts 3-0, Jenks 3-1.Batters faced : Wang 20, Villone 5, Veras 2, Myers 0, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 4, Proctor 7, Garcia 27, Thornton 3, MacDougal 1, Cotts 4, Jenks 10.Inherited runners-scored : Myers 1-0, MacDougal 2-0, Cotts 3-1, Jenks 1-0.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Eric Cooper.Weather : 73 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, L to R.T : 3:47.Att : 39,872.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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