2011 Chicago White Sox: Playing for keeps and a city.

[sirotka33]

Thornton blows save, Sox lose in 11

Seattle - Matt Thornton gave up a 3-2 lead in the 9th, and ultimately the winning run in the 11th as the Sox (23-12) lost 4-3 to the Mariners (24-11).

Seattle RF Ichiro Suzuki had 4 hits and 2 runs scored as the Mariners narrowly squeaked out the win.

Gavin Floyd (4-1 2.98) allowed only 1 run in 7 innings but got the no decision in the defeat.

Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners
May 8, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0  2  7  1
      Mariners (SEA) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1  3 11  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Lastings Milledge (LF)        5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .258
Alex Rios (CF)                4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .267
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .254
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  1  1  2  1  1  0  0    .241
Andre Ethier (RF)             4  1  1  0  0  0  2  0    .305
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           5  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .277
Ramon Castro (C)              4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .152
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .267
Brent Morel (3B)              5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .308
TOTALS                       39  7  6  2  1  2  8  0

   2B:  Brent Morel (6)
   HR:  Paul Konerko (11)
   GDP:  Paul Konerko
   E:  Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Gavin Floyd  7.0  7  1  0  1  1  4  83   2.98
              Chris Sale  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   6   0.54
           Matt Thornton  2.1  3  0  0  2  2  3  35   3.38
              Will Ohman  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   4   1.54
                  TOTALS 10.1 11  1  0  3  3  7 128

SEATTLE                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Franklin Gutierrez (CF)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .292
Adam Kennedy (DH)             5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .250
Ichiro Suzuki (RF)            5  4  0  2  0  0  0  1    .288
Jack Cust (LF)                3  2  0  0  0  2  1  0    .186
Justin Smoak (1B)             5  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .293
Adam Moore (C)                4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .167
Cristian Guzman (2B)          4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .194
Matt Tuiasosopo (3B)          3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .000
Brendan Ryan (SS)             3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .231
TOTALS                       36 11  1  3  0  3  7  1

   2B:  Jack Cust (3)
   CS:  Jack Cust, Ichiro Suzuki, Cristian Guzman

   DP:  Justin Smoak, Brendan Ryan, Cristian Guzman

                 SEATTLE   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Erik Bedard  5.2  5  4  1  2  2  4 101   2.77
           David Aardsma  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  12   1.53
               Chris Ray  3.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  42   0.42
          Brandon League  1.0  0  2  0  0  0  1  20   2.76
                  TOTALS 11.0  7  6  1  2  2  8 175

     WP: Brandon League (3-1)
     LP: Matt Thornton (0-2)

     Temperature: 56F
     Wind: 3 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 40,714
     Time: 3:14

[sirotka33]

White Sox lose to Angels in extras

Anaheim - Derek Holland (2-1 4.33) pitched 7 innings in his White Sox (23-13) debut allowing 4 runs, 2 earned and getting a no decision as the Sox lost in extra innings for the second straight game.

#5 hitter Andre Ethier hit his first home run with the White Sox and Adam Dunn added his 14th of the season as the Sox erased and early 4-1 deficit to pull even at 4-4 before Chris Sale (3-1 1.02) gave up a walk-off HR to Kendrys Morales in the 10th.

Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels
May 9, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0  4  7  2
        Angels (LAA) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1  5  9  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  3  0  0  0  1  0  1    .333
Alex Rios (CF)                5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .258
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  1  1  2  1  1  0  0    .256
Brent Lillibridge (1B)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .125
 Paul Konerko (1B)            3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .236
Andre Ethier (RF)             4  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .304
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .270
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .291
Gordon Beckham (2B)           3  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .261
Brent Morel (3B)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .306
TOTALS                       36  7  2  4  2  4 10  1

   2B:  Juan Pierre (5)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (14), Andre Ethier (5)

   DP:  Alexei Ramirez, Paul Konerko
   E:  Andre Ethier

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Derek Holland  7.0  7  2  0  4  2  6 111   4.33
             Jesse Crain  1.0  1  2  0  0  0  3  23   4.24
              Chris Sale  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  0  12   1.02
                  TOTALS  9.0  9  4  1  5  3  9 146

LOS ANGELES                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Mike Trout (CF)               4  0  1  0  0  0  3  0    .191
Reggie Willits (RF)           4  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .438
Vernon Wells (LF)             5  1  0  0  0  0  1  1    .288
Kendrys Morales (1B)          5  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .354
Howie Kendrick (2B)           3  2  1  1  0  1  1  0    .282
Alberto Callaspo (3B)         4  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .189
Hank Conger (DH)              3  1  1  1  0  2  1  0    .302
Brandon Wood (C)              4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .375
Andrew Romine (SS)            2  0  0  0  0  1  1  0    .200
 Jeremy Moore (P)             1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 Maicer Izturis (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
TOTALS                       35  9  4  5  1  5  9  1

   2B:  Brandon Wood 2 (2)
   HR:  Kendrys Morales (6)
   GDP:  Vernon Wells
   CS:  Reggie Willits

   DP:  Alberto Callaspo, Reggie Willits

             LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Ervin Santana  7.0  5  2  2  4  4  6  99   4.65
             Scott Downs  1.2  2  0  0  0  0  3  27   5.14
         Fernando Rodney  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  10   5.02
                  TOTALS 10.0  7  2  2  4  4 10 136

     WP: Fernando Rodney (3-1)
     LP: Chris Sale (3-1)

     Temperature: 60F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 45,281
     Time: 3:01

[sirotka33]

Sox skid hits 3

Kendrys Morales watches a home run, his 7th of the season

Anaheim - The White Sox (23-14) lost for their third consecutive game as Kendrys Morales powered the Angels for the 2nd time in as many nights. Losing their second straight game to the Angels by a score of 5-4.

Angel starter Joel Piniero (1-5 5.64) picked up his first win of the season going 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 11 base runners. Even though the Sox could get men on base, they had no extra base hits of which to speak.

Catcher A.J. Pierzynski was 3-4 with a run scored and an RBI raising his season average to .307 in the loss.

Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels
May 10, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0    4 10  0
        Angels (LAA) 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 x    5 11  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  2  1  0  0  1  0  0    .338
Alex Rios (CF)                5  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .256
Adam Dunn (DH)                5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .254
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  1  1  1  0  0  2  0    .236
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .269
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  3  0  1  0  1  0  1    .307
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .254
Mark Teahen (RF)              2  0  2  0  0  0  2  0    .200
Brent Morel (3B)              4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .305
TOTALS                       36 10  4  4  0  4  9  1

   CS:  Juan Pierre

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              David Bush  5.1  9  1  1  4  4  3  86   6.03
           Sergio Santos  1.0  2  1  0  1  1  0  18   7.71
               Tony Pena  1.2  0  0  0  0  0  0  17   2.42
                  TOTALS  8.0 11  2  1  5  5  3 121

LOS ANGELES                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Mike Trout (CF)               4  3  0  2  0  0  0  1    .235
Erick Aybar (SS)              3  3  0  0  0  2  0  2    .273
Vernon Wells (LF)             3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .281
Kendrys Morales (1B)          4  3  0  2  1  2  1  0    .373
Howie Kendrick (2B)           3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
Alberto Callaspo (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
Hank Conger (DH)              4  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .319
Jeff Mathis (C)               3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .171
Reggie Willits (RF)           3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .368
TOTALS                       31 11  2  5  1  5  3  3

   2B:  Erick Aybar (6), Hank Conger 2 (5)
   HR:  Kendrys Morales (7)
   HBP:  Howie Kendrick
   CS:  Erick Aybar

             LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Joel Pineiro  5.1  7  4  0  3  3  2  89   5.64
           Rich Thompson  1.2  1  0  0  0  0  3  23   5.91
             Scott Downs  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  2  18   5.63
         Fernando Rodney  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  13   4.70
                  TOTALS  9.0 10  4  0  4  4  9 143

     WP: Joel Pineiro (1-5)
     LP: David Bush (2-3)
     SV: Fernando Rodney (7)

     Temperature: 59F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 45,281
     Time: 2:53

[sirotka33]

Sox road woes continue, Angels sweep; Twins take first in AL Central

Anaheim - The White Sox (23-15) were swept for the second time this season. Jered Weaver (5-2 4.39) pitched 7 innings of 1 run baseball for the Angels. Fernando Rodney naile down the save with a scoreless 9th as they won 3-1.

Even though Mark Buehrle (5-2 3.63) pitched 7 innings of 3 run ball, good enough for a quality start, he was the hard luck loser.

DH Adam Dunn went 0-4 with 3 strikeouts watching his batting average dip under .250 for the first time this season. He is currently sitting at .246.

The White Sox now close out their 9 game road trip with 3 games at Oakland, where they are historically bad. The Sox are in the midst of their longest losing streak of the season and the Minnesota Twins have capitalized. While the Sox have lost 4 straight, the Twins have won 3 straight and have retaken the AL Central lead by .5 games.

Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels
May 11, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0    1  8  0
        Angels (LAA) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x    3  9  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
Alex Rios (CF)                3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .252
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .246
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  2  0  0  0  0  2  0    .243
Andre Ethier (RF)             3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .304
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .268
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .305
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .254
Brent Morel (3B)              3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .305
TOTALS                       34  8  3  1  0  1 10  0

   2B:  A.J. Pierzynski (8)
   GDP:  Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Mark Buehrle  7.0  9  0  0  3  3  2  93   3.63
             Jesse Crain  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  14   4.00
                  TOTALS  8.0  9  0  0  3  3  2 107

LOS ANGELES                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Mike Trout (CF)               4  2  0  1  0  1  0  1    .255
Erick Aybar (SS)              4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .280
Vernon Wells (LF)             4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
Kendrys Morales (1B)          4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .368
Howie Kendrick (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .267
Alberto Callaspo (3B)         3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .186
Hank Conger (DH)              3  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .340
Jeff Mathis (C)               2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .168
Reggie Willits (RF)           3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .364
TOTALS                       31  9  0  3  0  3  2  1

   2B:  Kendrys Morales (7), Hank Conger (6), Mike Trout (2)

   DP:  Kendrys Morales, Howie Kendrick, Erick Aybar

             LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jered Weaver  7.0  5  3  0  1  1  9 109   4.39
            Michael Kohn  0.2  3  0  0  0  0  1  25   3.45
         Fernando Rodney  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  0  10   4.32
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  3  0  1  1 10 144

     WP: Jered Weaver (5-2)
     LP: Mark Buehrle (5-2)
     SV: Fernando Rodney (8)

     Temperature: 72F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 45,281
     Time: 2:28

[sirotka33]

Danks chased early; Sox lose 5th in a row

John Danks was confused by the A's hitters, lasting only 4.1IP

Oakland - The Colossieum's 20,374 fans watched the 26 year old lefty Josh Outman (1-1 2.67) pick up his 1st victory on the season. He went 7 and 2/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and 1 run. For the 5th straight game, the White Sox (23-16) tasted defeat.

"It's becoming disheartening, we hate every trip out west every year. I think it's mental at this point, they're no better than us," quipped Ozzie Guillen. "We need to right the ship, and do it soon. Losing is contagious like a cough, or disease."

Josh Willingham hit his 7th HR of the season for the A's, as they cruised to victory, never trailing. Lastings Milledge, starting in place of Juan Pierre, had 3 hits on the day, bringing his season average to .314. He was the lone bright spot for the Sox.

Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
May 13, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0    1  8  0
     Athletics (OAK) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 x    5  8  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Lastings Milledge (LF)        4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0    .314
Alex Rios (CF)                4  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .252
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .248
Omar Vizquel (1B)             3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 Paul Konerko (1B)            1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .242
Andre Ethier (RF)             4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .303
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .261
Ramon Castro (C)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .162
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .247
Brent Morel (3B)              3  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .306
TOTALS                       34  8  1  1  0  1  6  0

   2B:  Alex Rios (8)
   GDP:  Alexei Ramirez

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Brent Morel, Alexei Ramirez 2, Andre Ethier, Omar Vizquel 3

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              John Danks  4.1  8  4  1  5  5  0  91   3.09
               Tony Pena  3.2  0  0  0  0  0  4  43   2.08
                  TOTALS  8.0  8  4  1  5  5  4 134

OAKLAND                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Cliff Pennington (SS)         3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .292
Ryan Sweeney (RF)             3  0  1  0  0  1  0  0    .242
Steve Parker (DH)             3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .150
Josh Willingham (LF)          4  2  0  2  1  2  1  0    .252
Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B)         3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .208
Kurt Suzuki (C)               4  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .264
Daric Barton (1B)             3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .292
Mark Ellis (2B)               3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .244
Jai Miller (CF)               3  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .156
TOTALS                       29  8  4  5  1  4  4  0

   2B:  Mark Ellis (5)
   HR:  Josh Willingham (7)
   GDP:  Daric Barton, Steve Parker

   DP:  Daric Barton, Mark Ellis, Cliff Pennington

                 OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Josh Outman  7.2  6  0  0  1  1  6 110   2.67
           Andrew Bailey  1.1  2  1  0  0  0  0  22   1.88
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  1  0  1  1  6 132

     WP: Josh Outman (1-1)
     LP: John Danks (5-3)
     SV: Andrew Bailey (9)

     Temperature: 63F
     Wind: 4 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 20,374
     Time: 2:49

[sirotka33]

Dunn powers White Sox out of slump

Adam Dunn's 1st inning HR was his 15th in a Sox uniform

Oakland - For the White Sox (24-16), the saying could be, 'As goes Dunn, so goes the Sox'. The big left-handed slugger was 1-3 with 2 walks, a homer (15), 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. The Sox beat the A's 7-3.

The Sox chased Trevor Cahill (1-5 5.79) before the young pitcher even recorded an out. Pouring on 5 runs in the 1st inning without recording an out, Cahill allowed 6 straight batters to reach base.

Gavin Floyd (5-1 2.76) righted the ship for the Sox pitching a string 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run on 7 hits. Juan Pierre added 3 hits, 2 runs and a stolen base increasing his season average to .343.

Rookie 3B Brent Morel's batting average dipped under .300 for the first time this season, going 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. He is currently batting .299

Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
May 14, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0    7  9  1
     Athletics (OAK) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2    3  9  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  3  0  2  0  0  0  1    .343
Alex Rios (CF)                5  2  0  1  0  1  2  0    .256
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  1  2  2  1  2  0  0    .250
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .235
Andre Ethier (RF)             3  1  1  1  0  1  0  0    .303
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           3  1  1  0  0  2  1  0    .263
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .303
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .240
Brent Morel (3B)              3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .299
TOTALS                       34  9  6  7  1  6  8  1

   2B:  Juan Pierre (6)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (15)
   GDP:  A.J. Pierzynski, Juan Pierre

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez
   E:  Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Gavin Floyd  7.1  7  0  1  1  1  5 104   2.76
           Sergio Santos  1.0  2  1  0  2  2  2  23   8.40
              Chris Sale  0.2  0  1  0  0  0  2  16   0.98
                  TOTALS  9.0  9  2  1  3  3  9 143

OAKLAND                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Coco Crisp (CF)               5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .252
Cliff Pennington (SS)         4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .290
Steve Parker (DH)             5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .160
Josh Willingham (LF)          5  2  0  0  0  0  2  0    .258
Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .204
Kurt Suzuki (C)               3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .265
Daric Barton (1B)             4  2  0  2  1  1  0  0    .297
Ryan Sweeney (RF)             3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .250
Adam Rosales (2B)             4  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .250
TOTALS                       36  9  2  3  1  3  9  0

   2B:  Daric Barton (11), Steve Parker (1)
   HR:  Daric Barton (5)
   HBP:  Kurt Suzuki, Kevin Kouzmanoff
   GDP:  Coco Crisp

   DP:  Daric Barton 2, Kevin Kouzmanoff 2, Adam Rosales 2

                 OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Trevor Cahill  0.0  3  3  0  5  5  0  22   5.79
            Brad Ziegler  2.0  1  2  0  0  0  0  27   6.94
           Jerry Blevins  2.0  3  0  1  2  2  2  29   8.53
           Brian Fuentes  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  31   2.11
           Grant Balfour  3.0  0  1  0  0  0  4  37   5.04
                  TOTALS  9.0  9  6  1  7  7  8 146

     WP: Gavin Floyd (5-1)
     LP: Trevor Cahill (1-5)

     Temperature: 76F
     Wind: 3 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 20,644
     Time: 2:57

[sirotka33]

Sox finish west coast swing 3-6; Lose to A's in 10

Oakland - For the 3rd time of this West Coast trip, the Sox (24-17) played more baseball than required. For the 3rd time they lost. Chris Sale (3-2 1.31) is the hard luck loser after pitching 2 perfect innings in relief of Derek Holland (2-1 4.25). In the 10th, he got Mark Ellis to fly out to center before allowing Coco Crisp to single. The Sox then brought in Matt Thornton (0-2 3.38) and after Crisp stole second, Cliff Pennington drove him home with a single down the first baseline.

This resulted in a 4-3 win for the A's (16-25) and continued dominance over the White Sox in their home park dating back for the past few seasons. C A.J. Pierzynski hit his 2nd HR of the season for the Sox as they now turn their attention to 7 home games in 7 days.

First up for the Sox is AL Champion Texas Rangers (23-18) who are on a 3 game winning streak. The Sox get them for two games before the Indians (14-26) come to town for a 2 game set of their and finally the Dodgers (19-23) stop by for a 3 game weekend set.

The White Sox are 2nd place in the AL Central, sitting 2 games behind the Minnesota Twins (26-14).

Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
May 15, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0  3 11  0
     Athletics (OAK) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1  4 10  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  1  0  0  0  0  0  1    .338
Alex Rios (CF)                5  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .260
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  1  1  0  0  0  2  0    .250
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  1  1  1  0  0  2  0    .236
 Brent Lillibridge (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1    .125
 Ramon Castro (P)             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .162
Andre Ethier (RF)             5  1  0  1  0  0  4  0    .300
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .255
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  3  1  1  1  1  1  0    .317
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  2  0  0  0  2  1  0    .247
Omar Vizquel (3B)             3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .167
 Lastings Milledge (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .306
 Brent Morel (3B)             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .299
TOTALS                       40 11  3  3  1  3 12  2

   2B:  A.J. Pierzynski (9), Gordon Beckham (6)
   HR:  A.J. Pierzynski (2)

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez, Paul Konerko

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Derek Holland  7.0  8  0  1  3  3  6 109   4.25
              Chris Sale  2.1  1  1  0  1  1  3  35   1.31
           Matt Thornton  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   3   3.38
                  TOTALS  9.1 10  1  1  4  4  9 147

OAKLAND                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Coco Crisp (CF)               5  3  0  2  0  0  1  3    .263
Cliff Pennington (SS)         5  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .286
Steve Parker (DH)             3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .179
Josh Willingham (LF)          4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .258
Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B)         4  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .205
Kurt Suzuki (C)               4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .265
Daric Barton (1B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .289
Ryan Sweeney (RF)             4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .225
Mark Ellis (2B)               4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .252
TOTALS                       37 10  1  4  1  4  9  3

   HR:  Kevin Kouzmanoff (7)
   GDP:  Daric Barton

   DP:  Kurt Suzuki, Josh Willingham

                 OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Rich Harden  7.0  8  1  1  1  1  9 102   4.30
          Michael Wuertz  0.1  2  2  0  2  2  1  20   1.71
           Craig Breslow  2.2  1  0  0  0  0  2  26   3.26
                  TOTALS 10.0 11  3  1  3  3 12 148

     WP: Craig Breslow (1-2)
     LP: Chris Sale (3-2)

     Temperature: 67F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 19,936
     Time: 3:12

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Late inning losses becoming trendy

Chicago - Thought to be safe and secure from their recent woes, the White Sox (24-18) started their 7 game home stand today against the Texas Rangers (24-18). Adrian Beltre, however, had different plans. With the score tied at 2, the 3B, in his first season with Texas, blasted a solo home run off Jesse Crain (2-2 4.19) for what proved to be the deciding run.

Rangers closer Neftali Feliz (9sv 4.41) struck out the side in the bottom of the 9th to secure the win for the Rangers, who pulled even with the White Sox in the wild card standings.

Dave Bush (2-2 5.49) pitched well for 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, but it wasn't enough for the Sox, whose offense is proving to be aenemic.

The Sox 3-4-5 hitters combined to go 1-9 with 2 walks and no runs or RBI. Highlighting the troubles the offense has had lately are these facts.

Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox
May 16, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Rangers (TEX) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1    3  6  2
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0    2  5  1

TEXAS                        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Elvis Andrus (SS)             3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .244
Julio Borbon (CF)             4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .298
Nelson Cruz (RF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .230
Josh Hamilton (DH)            4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .329
Mitch Moreland (1B)           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .246
Adrian Beltre (3B)            4  2  0  1  1  1  0  0    .311
Mike Napoli (C)               4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .239
Ian Kinsler (2B)              2  1  1  0  0  1  0  1    .253
David Murphy (LF)             3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .348
TOTALS                       32  6  2  3  2  3  4  1

   HR:  Adrian Beltre (7), Josh Hamilton (6)
   GDP:  Josh Hamilton

   DP:  Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus
   E:  Mitch Moreland, Nelson Cruz

                   TEXAS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Tommy Hunter  7.0  4  2  1  2  2  3  95   5.98
           Darren Oliver  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  15   1.48
           Neftali Feliz  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  11   4.41
                  TOTALS  9.0  5  2  1  2  2  7 121

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .329
Alex Rios (CF)                4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .254
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .245
Paul Konerko (1B)             2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .239
Andre Ethier (RF)             4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .292
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  1    .255
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .315
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .241
Brent Morel (3B)              4  2  0  0  0  1  2  0    .305
TOTALS                       33  5  2  2  1  2  7  1

   HR:  A.J. Pierzynski (3)
   HBP:  Paul Konerko
   GDP:  Andre Ethier

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Brent Morel, Paul Konerko
   E:  Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              David Bush  6.2  4  1  1  2  2  3  88   5.49
              Will Ohman  0.1  1  1  0  0  0  0  10   1.50
             Jesse Crain  1.1  1  0  1  1  1  0  16   4.19
           Matt Thornton  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  1   9   3.26
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  2  2  3  3  4 123

     WP: Darren Oliver (4-0)
     LP: Jesse Crain (2-2)
     SV: Neftali Feliz (9)

     Temperature: 52F
     Wind: 2 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 32,084
     Time: 2:21

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Sox split with Rangers; Just 1 back of Twins

Ramon Castro is congratulated after his 6th inning 3 run HR

Chicago - Mark Buehrle (6-2 3.34) pitched for 8 innings, allowing 2 runs, 1 earned against the Rangers (24-19). The Sox (25-18) handed Ranger pitcher C.J. Wilson (4-1 3.97) his first loss of the season, roughing him up for 6 runs over 5 and 2/3 innings.

Adam Dunn hit his 16th HR of the season, and backup catcher Ramon Castro added his 1st with a 3 run shot in the 6th off Wilson.

The Sox now welcome the Indians (15-27) as they send John Danks (5-3 3.09) for his 10th start against Josh Tomlin (0-4 5.25)

Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox
May 17, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Rangers (TEX) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0    2  5  0
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 x    6 10  2

TEXAS                        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Elvis Andrus (SS)             3  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .246
Julio Borbon (CF)             4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .297
Nelson Cruz (RF)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .230
Josh Hamilton (DH)            3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .323
Mitch Moreland (1B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .239
Adrian Beltre (3B)            4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .304
Mike Napoli (C)               3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .241
Ian Kinsler (2B)              4  1  0  1  0  0  0  1    .253
David Murphy (LF)             3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    .327
TOTALS                       32  5  2  2  0  1  5  1

   CS:  Ian Kinsler

                   TEXAS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             C.J. Wilson  5.2  7  1  2  6  6  4  98   3.97
            Alexi Ogando  1.0  3  0  0  0  0  0  21   5.88
           Darren Oliver  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  2  14   1.40
                  TOTALS  8.0 10  1  2  6  6  6 133

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Lastings Milledge (LF)        4  0  0  0  0  1  1  0    .275
Alex Rios (CF)                4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .254
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .247
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  3  0  1  0  0  0  0    .252
Andre Ethier (RF)             3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .293
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  0  0  1  0  0  0  1    .249
Ramon Castro (C)              4  1  0  1  1  3  2  0    .171
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .241
Brent Morel (3B)              3  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .313
TOTALS                       33 10  1  6  2  6  6  1

   HR:  Adam Dunn (16), Ramon Castro (1)
   HBP:  Adam Dunn
   CS:  Brent Morel
   E:  Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Mark Buehrle  8.0  5  1  0  2  1  4 111   3.34
              Will Ohman  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   2   1.46
           Sergio Santos  0.2  0  1  0  0  0  1  11   8.04
                  TOTALS  9.0  5  2  0  2  1  5 124

     WP: Mark Buehrle (6-2)
     LP: C.J. Wilson (4-1)

     Temperature: 51F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 31,537
     Time: 2:34