Indians 9, White Sox 3
John Danks went just four innings as the Sox dropped to 3-5 on this road trip. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Andrew Gribble / MLB.com
One night after being shut out, the Sox were kept off the board until Nick Swisher and Juan Uribe knocked in runs in the fifth. But Chicago's bats went quiet, and John Danks' short start and the Tribe's five-run seventh proved costly. But the Twins also lost, keeping the Sox tied for first.
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Cleveland 9, Chi White Sox 3
Today's Boxes 9/2/08
LAA 5, DET 4
BOS 14, BAL 2
TOR 7, MIN 5
ATL 16, FLA 14
NYY 7, TB 2
PHI 4, WSH 0
PIT 3, CIN 2
HOU 9, CHC 7
NYM 6, MIL 5
TEX 6, SEA 4
KC 5, OAK 2
COL 6, SF 5
STL 8, ARI 2
LAD 8, SD 4
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Standings thru 9/2/08 | Recap: CWS | CLE | Gameday | White Sox stats | Indians stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273
Pierzynski , C4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289
Dye , RF3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .293
Thome , DH5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .251
Konerko , 1B4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .239
Swisher , LF3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .226
Ramirez , 2B3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
Crede , 3B1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .248
a-Uribe , PH-3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241
Owens , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Totals 33 3 7 2 4 5 16
BATTING 2B : Uribe (17, Carmona), Swisher (19, Perez, R).TB : Cabrera; Thome; Konerko 2; Swisher 2; Ramirez; Uribe 2.RBI : Swisher (66), Uribe (29).2-out RBI : Uribe.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crede; Cabrera; Owens 2; Uribe; Thome.SF : Swisher.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Cabrera-Ramirez-Konerko).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 0 2 1 0 1 6 .273
Gutierrez, F , RF4 1 1 2 1 1 6 .235
Francisco , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280
Peralta , SS4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .278
Martinez , DH5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .274
Garko , 1B4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .253
Shoppach , C4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .268
Marte , 3B2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .210
a-Choo , PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .284
Carroll , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Cabrera , 2B4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .223
Totals 36 9 13 9 6 6 25
BATTING 2B : Francisco (27, Danks), Gutierrez, F (23, Danks), Peralta (37, MacDougal).HR : Martinez (1, 2nd inning off Danks, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Sizemore 2; Gutierrez, F 2; Francisco 2; Peralta 3; Martinez 4; Shoppach 2; Marte; Cabrera 3.RBI : Martinez 2 (23), Gutierrez, F 2 (37), Peralta (75), Choo (44), Cabrera 2 (29), Sizemore (84).2-out RBI : Gutierrez, F 2; Choo; Cabrera 2; Sizemore.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gutierrez, F 3; Garko; Francisco; Shoppach.GIDP : Gutierrez, F.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING E : Marte (5, throw).
WP : MacDougal, Carmona, Perez, R.HBP : Francisco (by Carrasco), Pierzynski (by Carmona), Ramirez (by Carmona).Pitches-strikes : Danks 72-42, Carrasco 39-26, Dotel 10-5, Logan 10-4, MacDougal 24-13, Carmona 85-51, Betancourt 14-8, Perez, R 20-11, Donnelly 13-6.Groundouts-flyouts : Danks 4-5, Carrasco 1-3, Dotel 1-1, Logan 0-0, MacDougal 2-1, Carmona 9-6, Betancourt 0-1, Perez, R 3-0, Donnelly 1-2.Batters faced : Danks 21, Carrasco 10, Dotel 3, Logan 3, MacDougal 6, Carmona 26, Betancourt 4, Perez, R 5, Donnelly 5.Inherited runners-scored : Dotel 2-0, Logan 3-3, MacDougal 2-0, Betancourt 2-0, Perez, R 1-0.Umpires : HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Mike DiMuro.Weather : 77 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, In from RF.T : 3:12.Att : 20,980.September 2, 2008
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