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Left-hander John Danks walked one and struck out three on Sunday. (Ed Zurga/AP)
Southpaw John Danks extended his scoreless-innings streak to 13 on Sunday, holding Kansas City back across seven innings of four-hit ball, while Jim Thome's sacrifice fly and Paul Konerko's homer provided Chicago's offensive push.
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Series at a glance:
CWS
Chi White Sox (86-69)
Won 1
Chi White Sox 3, Kansas City 0   KC
Kansas City (70-86)
Lost 1
September 21, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi White Sox
1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   3 6 0
Kansas City
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 4 2
Standings thru 9/21/08  |  Recap: CWS | KC  |  Gameday  |  White Sox stats  |  Royals stats
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4000001.281
Wise, CF-LF4110001.288
Dye, RF4020001.290
Thome, DH2101111.245
Konerko, 1B4112012.243
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.237
Ramirez, 2B4000001.294
Swisher, LF-1B3010020.221
Uribe, 3B3000000.247
Hall, C3010000.260
Totals31363147 

BATTING
2B: Dye (41, Peralta).
HR: Konerko (18, 7th inning off Duckworth, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Wise; Dye 3; Konerko 4; Swisher; Hall.
RBI: Thome (88), Konerko 2 (55).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Dye; Ramirez.
SF: Thome.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wise (7, 2nd base off Duckworth/Buck).
CS: Swisher (3, 2nd base by Duckworth/Buck).

 
Kansas CityABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
DeJesus, D, LF3010101.302
Aviles, M, SS4000003.318
Guillen, DH4000013.267
Shealy, 1B4010001.302
Teahen, RF4000032.256
Gordon, 3B4010010.257
Buck, C2000001.222
German, 2B3000002.251
Maier, CF2000001.289
  a-Callaspo, PH1010000.313
  1-Gathright, PR-CF0000000.251
Totals310401514 

a-Singled for Maier in the 8th.
1-Ran for Callaspo in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Gordon (33, Danks).
TB: DeJesus, D; Shealy; Gordon 2; Callaspo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen; Maier; Shealy; German; Guillen.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Aviles, M (8, 2nd base off Danks/Hall).

FIELDING
E: Aviles, M (10, throw), Buck (7, throw).

 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks (W, 11-8)7.04001303.20
Thornton (H, 19)0.20000002.67
Jenks (S, 29)1.10000202.51
 
Kansas CityIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Duckworth (L, 3-2)6.05331315.06
Nunez 2.00000103.22
Peralta 1.01000005.98

Danks pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Duckworth pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Danks, Jenks.
HBP: Buck (by Danks).
Pitches-strikes: Danks 94-65, Thornton 4-3, Jenks 16-12, Duckworth 90-56, Nunez 31-23, Peralta 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Danks 11-7, Thornton 1-1, Jenks 2-0, Duckworth 5-9, Nunez 1-4, Peralta 1-2.
Batters faced: Danks 27, Thornton 2, Jenks 4, Duckworth 23, Nunez 6, Peralta 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Thornton 1-0, Jenks 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:28.
Att: 16,920.
September 21, 2008

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