White Sox 12, Royals 2
Jim Thome celebrates with Tadahito Iguchi after hitting a two-run homer. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Leslie Parker / MLB.com
The White Sox continued to roll, slamming out 12 runs on 16 hits, to beat the Royals for their fifth straight win. John Garland went seven strong innings, giving up just one run, while striking out five. Jim Thome and Brian Anderson homered in the win.
Complete story >
TODAY'S WRAPS: August 14, 2006
Kansas City
(41-78)
Lost 5
Chi White Sox 12, Kansas City 2
Today's Boxes 8/14/06
NYY 7, LAA 2
ATL 10, WSH 4
DET 7, BOS 4
PIT 4, MIL 2
PHI 13, NYM 0
CHC 3, HOU 0
COL 4, ARI 3
OAK 5, SEA 4
SF 1, SD 0
LAD 4, FLA 2
Chi White Sox
(71-46)
Won 5
August 14, 2006
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Kansas City
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
10
0
Chi White Sox
0
0
0
8
0
1
3
0
X
12
16
1
Standings thru 8/14/06  | Gameday  | Royals Stats  | White Sox Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
Grudzielanek , 2B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287
German , 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
Sweeney , DH4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .221
Teahen , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282
Brown , RF3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .283
Shealy , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .250
Buck , C4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .242
Berroa , SS4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .236
Gathright , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .215
Totals 36 2 10 2 1 6 19
BATTING 2B : Grudzielanek (26, Garland), Berroa (17, Garland).HR : Buck (9, 9th inning off McCarthy, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Grudzielanek 2; German; Sweeney 2; Brown; Shealy 2; Buck 4; Berroa 2; Gathright.RBI : Berroa (45), Buck (40).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sweeney; Buck; DeJesus 2; Shealy.GIDP : DeJesus.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Brown (6, 2nd base off Garland/Pierzynski). FIELDING DP : (Grudzielanek-Berroa-Shealy).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ozuna , LF-3B5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .325
Iguchi , 2B5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .290
Thome , DH4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .299
a-Alomar , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Konerko , 1B5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301
Dye , RF1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
Gload , RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297
Pierzynski , C4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .310
Crede , 3B3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .304
Mackowiak , LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303
Uribe , SS4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .247
Anderson , CF3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .225
Totals 39 12 16 12 1 2 15
a-Popped out for Thome in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Konerko (19, Redman), Crede (26, Redman), Gload (5, Peralta).HR : Thome (36, 4th inning off Redman, 1 on, 2 out), Anderson (7, 6th inning off Peralta, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iguchi; Thome 5; Konerko 3; Dye; Gload 3; Pierzynski 2; Crede 2; Mackowiak; Uribe; Anderson 6.RBI : Pierzynski 2 (45), Crede 2 (80), Anderson 2 (31), Iguchi (51), Thome 2 (89), Mackowiak (16), Uribe (55), Ozuna (15).2-out RBI : Iguchi; Thome 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Uribe; Iguchi 2.GIDP : Crede.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Iguchi (6, missed catch).DP : (Garland-Uribe-Konerko).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Redman (L, 7-7)3.2 10 8 8 0 0 1 5.93
Peralta 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.17
Sisco 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 7.38
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garland (W, 13-4)7.0 7 1 1 1 5 0 4.98
Riske 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.09
McCarthy 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.12
HBP : Dye (by Redman).Pitches-strikes : Redman 60-37, Peralta 30-22, Sisco 29-20, Garland 93-66, Riske 15-11, McCarthy 10-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Redman 6-5, Peralta 1-5, Sisco 3-2, Garland 7-9, Riske 1-2, McCarthy 0-2.Batters faced : Redman 21, Peralta 9, Sisco 11, Garland 28, Riske 5, McCarthy 4.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jerry Crawford.Weather : 79 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, L to R.T : 2:37.Att : 39,398.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
Below is an advertisement.