White Sox 8, Orioles 3
Gavin Floyd delivers in the first inning on Tuesday night. (Gail Burton/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Gavin Floyd limited the Orioles to four hits over eight innings for his 14th victory, backed by a 16-hit attack that included Orlando Cabrera's 4-for-5 performance, Nick Swisher's 22nd homer and Carlos Quentin's 100th RBI.
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Chi White Sox
(76-56)
Won 3
Chi White Sox 8, Baltimore 3
Today's Boxes 8/26/08
ATL 10, FLA 9
BOS 7, NYY 3
CHC 14, PIT 9
CLE 10, DET 4
PHI 8, NYM 7
WSH 2, LAD 1
TOR 6, TB 2
CIN 2, HOU 1
TEX 2, KC 1
MIL 12, STL 0
SD 9, ARI 2
LAA 5, OAK 1
SEA 3, MIN 2
COL 7, SF 2
Baltimore
(62-70)
Lost 5
August 26, 2008
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Standings thru 8/26/08  | Recap: CWS | BAL  | Gameday  | White Sox stats  | Orioles stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .276
Swisher , CF2 1 1 2 1 1 1 .234
Anderson, B , CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235
Quentin , LF5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .292
Dye , RF5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .296
Griffey Jr. , DH4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .249
Konerko , 1B4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .231
Ramirez , 2B4 0 0 1 0 0 6 .311
Crede , 3B5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249
Hall , C5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283
Totals 42 8 16 8 2 5 22
BATTING 2B : Cabrera 2 (26, Burres, Bierd), Konerko 2 (15, Burres, Burres), Quentin 2 (25, Burres, Bierd), Dye (34, Bierd).3B : Cabrera (1, Burres).HR : Swisher (22, 1st inning off Burres, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Cabrera 8; Swisher 4; Quentin 5; Dye 3; Griffey Jr. 2; Konerko 4; Crede; Hall.RBI : Swisher 2 (65), Cabrera 2 (52), Ramirez (59), Quentin (100), Dye (82), Griffey Jr. (62).2-out RBI : Dye.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Konerko; Quentin; Crede; Griffey Jr.; Hall; Ramirez 3.SF : Cabrera; Ramirez.Team LOB : 12. FIELDING E : Crede (20, fielding).
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299
Montanez, L , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
Markakis , RF3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .304
Huff , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .303
Hernandez, Ra , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256
Quiroz , C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .195
Scott , DH4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .271
Millar , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247
Payton , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
Castro, J , SS2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .181
Cintron , SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .272
Totals 34 3 6 3 2 5 16
BATTING 2B : Markakis (40, Floyd).TB : Roberts; Markakis 3; Scott 2; Payton.RBI : Markakis (78), Scott 2 (54).2-out RBI : Scott.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hernandez, Ra; Cintron 2.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Burres (1, throw).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd (W, 14-6)8.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 3.70
Russell 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.84
WP : Burres.HBP : Konerko (by Bierd).Pitches-strikes : Floyd 98-68, Russell 26-17, Burres 102-61, Bierd 48-29, Cabrera, F 21-15.Groundouts-flyouts : Floyd 6-14, Russell 1-1, Burres 5-9, Bierd 1-5, Cabrera, F 0-2.Batters faced : Floyd 29, Russell 7, Burres 27, Bierd 16, Cabrera, F 4.Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Bill Welke.Weather : 77 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, In from RF.T : 2:44.Att : 15,398.August 26, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner