White Sox 4, Indians 2
Javier Vazquez fanned five and walked one on Wednesday. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Andrew Gribble / MLB.com
Staked to an early lead, Javier Vazquez tossed six solid frames to make it stand up, as the White Sox took the finale and ensured they'd stay atop the AL Central. Nick Swisher and Alexei Ramirez provided the firepower, each connecting on homers.
Complete story >
Chi White Sox 4, Cleveland 2
Today's Boxes 9/3/08
FLA 5, ATL 3
BOS 5, BAL 4
NYM 9, MIL 2
TEX 1, SEA 0
SF 9, COL 2
ARI 4, STL 3
DET 9, LAA 6
TOR 5, MIN 4
NYY 8, TB 4
WSH 9, PHI 7
PIT 6, CIN 5
HOU 4, CHC 0
LAD 6, SD 4
September 3, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Chi White Sox
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
4 7
0
Cleveland
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2 9
0
Standings thru 9/3/08 | Recap: CWS | CLE | Gameday | White Sox stats | Indians stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .274
Anderson, B , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .236
Dye , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .292
Konerko , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .239
1-Owens , PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez , 2B4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .306
Swisher , LF-1B4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .226
Uribe , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
Fields , DH3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200
a-Thome , PH-DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
2-Getz , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Hall , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Totals 33 4 7 4 2 8 10
BATTING 2B : Cabrera (27, Sowers).HR : Swisher (23, 5th inning off Sowers, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez (16, 6th inning off Sowers, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Cabrera 2; Anderson, B; Dye; Konerko; Ramirez 4; Swisher 4; Fields.RBI : Swisher (67), Cabrera (53), Ramirez 2 (62).2-out RBI : Cabrera.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez; Anderson, B.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING CS : Getz (1, 2nd base by Lewis, J/Shoppach).FIELDING DP : 2 (Uribe-Ramirez-Swisher, Ramirez-Cabrera-Swisher).Pickoffs : Vazquez, J (Cabrera at 1st base).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .273
Dellucci , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
b-Gutierrez, F , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235
Francisco , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .279
Peralta , SS4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .278
Choo , RF4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .287
Garko , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253
Fasano , C2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
1-Carroll , PR-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Marte , 3B2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208
a-Martinez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
Shoppach , C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Cabrera , 2B3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .228
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 6 17
BATTING 2B : Sizemore (32, Vazquez, J), Peralta (38, Vazquez, J).TB : Sizemore 2; Francisco; Peralta 2; Choo 2; Garko; Carroll; Cabrera 2.RBI : Peralta 2 (77).2-out RBI : Peralta 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Marte; Choo; Gutierrez, F 2.GIDP : Garko; Shoppach.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING CS : Cabrera (3, 2nd base by Vazquez, J/Hall).PO : Cabrera (1st base by Vazquez, J).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vazquez, J (W, 11-12)6.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 4.34
Dotel (H, 21)0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.75
Thornton (H, 17)0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.75
Jenks (S, 28)1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.76
Pitches-strikes : Vazquez, J 108-74, Dotel 14-8, Thornton 16-8, Jenks 10-8, Sowers 92-60, Rincon 35-24, Betancourt 10-9, Rundles 4-0, Lewis, J 5-3.Groundouts-flyouts : Vazquez, J 8-4, Dotel 1-1, Thornton 0-2, Jenks 4-0, Sowers 6-5, Rincon 2-3, Betancourt 2-0, Rundles 0-0, Lewis, J 0-0.Batters faced : Vazquez, J 23, Dotel 4, Thornton 5, Jenks 4, Sowers 23, Rincon 8, Betancourt 3, Rundles 1, Lewis, J 0.Inherited runners-scored : Thornton 2-0, Jenks 2-0, Betancourt 1-0, Lewis, J 1-0.Umpires : HP: James Hoye. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather : 84 degrees, sunny.Wind : 1 mph, L to R.T : 3:12.Att : 20,328.September 3, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
