White Sox 10, Angels 2
Mark Buehrle allowed no runs on three hits over six innings, fanning seven. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
For one night, at least, the Sox did not miss their leading home run hitter, Carlos Quentin. No. 9 batter Juan Uribe connected twice and Paul Konerko also delivered as Chicago cruised to maintain a 1 1/2-game lead over the Twins in the AL Central.
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LA Angels
(85-55)
Lost 1
Chi White Sox 10, LA Angels 2
Today's Boxes 9/5/08
OAK 11, BAL 2
TOR 6, TB 4
CIN 10, CHC 2
PHI 3, NYM 0
ATL 10, WSH 5
BOS 8, TEX 1
MIL 3, SD 2
CLE 9, KC 3
MIN 10, DET 2
FLA 4, STL 1
COL 5, HOU 3
LAD 7, ARI 0
SEA 3, NYY 1
PIT 7, SF 0
Chi White Sox
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Won 2
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Standings thru 9/5/08  | Recap: LAA | CWS  | Gameday  | Angels stats  | White Sox stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280
Anderson , DH4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281
Teixeira , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304
Budde , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Guerrero , RF1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .295
Willits , LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176
Hunter , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283
Wood , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .165
Quinlan , 3B-1B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278
Matthews , LF-CF4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .236
Napoli , C2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212
a-Morales , PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214
Rodriguez, S , SS3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .186
Totals 32 2 6 1 4 9 15
a-Struck out for Napoli in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Hunter (34, Buehrle).TB : Figgins; Anderson; Guerrero; Hunter 2; Quinlan; Matthews.RBI : Anderson (74).2-out RBI : Anderson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Napoli 2; Matthews 2; Teixeira.GIDP : Quinlan.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING DP : (Rodriguez, S-Teixeira).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .277
a-Fields , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192
Pierzynski , C4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .289
b-Phillips , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dye , RF3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .297
c-Owens , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thome , DH5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .250
1-Getz , PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Konerko , 1B3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .245
Wise , LF-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Griffey Jr. , CF4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .246
Anderson, B , CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .234
Ramirez , 2B-SS5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .305
Swisher , LF-1B2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .225
Uribe , 3B-2B4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .241
Totals 38 10 15 10 4 5 20
a-Struck out for Cabrera in the 7th. b-Lined out for Pierzynski in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Dye in the 8th. 1-Ran for Thome in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Konerko (17, Oliver).HR : Uribe 2 (7, 2nd inning off Moseley, 1 on, 0 out; 3rd inning off Oliver, 1 on, 2 out), Konerko (14, 3rd inning off Oliver, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Cabrera 3; Pierzynski; Dye 3; Thome; Konerko 7; Griffey Jr.; Ramirez; Uribe 8.RBI : Griffey Jr. 2 (64), Uribe 4 (33), Konerko (48), Ramirez 2 (64), Anderson, B (21).2-out RBI : Griffey Jr. 2; Uribe 2; Ramirez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez 3.GIDP : Thome.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Wise (1, fielding).DP : (Ramirez-Uribe-Swisher).
WP : O'Day.HBP : Wise (by O'Day).Pitches-strikes : Moseley 38-23, Oliver 46-32, Speier 20-12, O'Day 52-28, Buehrle 109-68, Carrasco 29-17, Linebrink 15-5, Ramirez, H 7-5.Groundouts-flyouts : Moseley 3-1, Oliver 2-1, Speier 2-2, O'Day 5-3, Buehrle 8-3, Carrasco 0-2, Linebrink 2-1, Ramirez, H 1-1.Batters faced : Moseley 12, Oliver 12, Speier 5, O'Day 14, Buehrle 23, Carrasco 7, Linebrink 3, Ramirez, H 3.Inherited runners-scored : Oliver 2-0, Speier 2-0.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Brian Gorman.Weather : 67 degrees, clear.Wind : 4 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:48.Att : 32,502.September 5, 2008
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