White Sox 7, Twins 1
Gavin Floyd struck out four and allowed one unearned run in 8 1/3 innings. (AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
After a 7 1/3-innings close call on April 12, Gavin Floyd again put himself on the precipice of a no-hitter on Tuesday, entering the ninth without having allowed a hit. But with one out, the Twins' Joe Mauer hit a double, ending Floyd's bid, though the White Sox won the contest.
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Chi White Sox 7, Minnesota 1
Today's Boxes 5/6/08
ATL 5, SD 3
BOS 5, DET 0
CLE 5, NYY 3
PIT 12, SF 6
TB 5, TOR 4
CHC 3, CIN 0
FLA 3, MIL 0
HOU 6, WSH 5
LAA 5, KC 3
STL 6, COL 5
ARI 6, PHI 4
OAK 4, BAL 2
LAD 5, NYM 4
TEX 10, SEA 1
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Standings thru 5/6/08 | Recap: MIN | CWS | Gameday | Twins stats | White Sox stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
Harris , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262
Mauer , C2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .337
Morneau , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274
Cuddyer , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .259
Kubel , DH2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .241
Young , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
Lamb , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Everett , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162
Totals 28 1 1 1 3 5 9
BATTING 2B : Mauer (9, Floyd).TB : Mauer 2.RBI : Kubel (18).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cuddyer 2.SF : Kubel.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING E : Gomez (2, throw), Lamb (3, throw).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .214
Quentin , LF4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .280
Thome , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .209
Konerko , 1B3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .220
Dye , RF3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .265
Pierzynski , C4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .282
Swisher , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .196
Crede , 3B4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .257
Uribe , 2B4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .195
Totals 33 7 11 6 4 2 17
BATTING 2B : Pierzynski (8, Korecky), Crede (6, Korecky).HR : Dye (4, 6th inning off Blackburn, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Cabrera; Quentin 2; Dye 5; Pierzynski 3; Crede 3; Uribe 2.RBI : Dye 2 (12), Uribe (10), Quentin 2 (24), Crede (23).2-out RBI : Dye; Uribe.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pierzynski; Cabrera 2.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Quentin (2, 2nd base by Crain/Mauer), Crede (1, 2nd base by Blackburn/Mauer).FIELDING E : Quentin (2, fielding).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd (W, 3-1)8.1 1 1 0 3 4 0 2.50
Jenks 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.19
Pitches-strikes : Blackburn 92-59, Crain 32-17, Korecky 20-13, Floyd 105-62, Jenks 7-5.Ground outs-fly outs : Blackburn 5-11, Crain 1-1, Korecky 1-1, Floyd 10-11, Jenks 1-0.Batters faced : Blackburn 26, Crain 6, Korecky 5, Floyd 30, Jenks 2.Inherited runners-scored : Jenks 1-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 76 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, L to R.T : 2:27.Att : 23,480.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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