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Major League Baseball

June 08, 2008  U.S. Cellular Field-Attendance: 30,565 (40,615)  Time: 2:25
 
Minnesota 2 Chicago White Sox 12
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Twins  1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
 White Sox  0 3 5 0 4 0 0 0 X 12 15 0
W: G. Floyd (W, 7-3); L: K. Slowey (L, 2-6)
HR: MIN: J. Kubel (7). CWS: A. Ramirez (4), N. Swisher (6).

Batting
Minnesota
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
C Gomez CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .279
B Harris SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .249
J Mauer C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .328
J Morneau DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .293
M Cuddyer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .246
J Kubel RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .242
D Young LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269
M Lamb 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
M Macri 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .429
Team totals: 33 2 7 2 1 10 6  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: B Harris (9), D Young (11)
Home runs: J Kubel (7, 7th inning off G Floyd with 0 on, 0 outs)
RBI: J Morneau (44), J Kubel (30)
Sacrifice bunts: C Gomez (1)
Left in scoring position: M Lamb (1), J Mauer (3), C Gomez (1), B Harris (2), M Macri (1), M Cuddyer (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 6
Left in scoring position: 4
Hits with runners in scoring position: 9 at-bats, 0 hits

Fielding:
Double plays: 1: (#1: M Lamb, M Macri, M Cuddyer)

Batting
Chicago White Sox
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
O Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253
   P Ozuna 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Pierzynski C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .297
C Quentin LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .282
   B Anderson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
P Konerko 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .216
J Thome DH 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .209
   T Hall PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
J Dye RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .295
N Swisher CF-LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .221
J Crede 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .295
A Ramirez 2B-SS 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .295
Team totals: 38 12 15 12 1 6 3  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: J Crede (12), C Quentin (10), P Konerko 2 (8), J Dye (13), N Swisher (8)
Home runs: A Ramirez (4, 5th inning off J Rincon with 1 on, 0 outs) , N Swisher (6, 2nd inning off K Slowey with 2 on, 1 outs)
RBI: J Crede 2 (41), P Konerko 2 (28), A Ramirez 3 (16), J Dye (25), N Swisher 4 (21)
Grounded into double play: C Quentin (1)
Left in scoring position: A Pierzynski (1), J Thome (1), J Dye (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 3
Left in scoring position: 1
Hits with runners in scoring position: 10 at-bats, 7 hits

Base Running:
Stolen bases: J Dye (1)

Pitching:
Wild pitches: G Floyd (1)

Pitching
Minnesota
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
K Slowey (L, 2-6) 3 10 8 8 1 4 5.15
J Rincon 2 5 4 4 0 2 6.11
C Breslow 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93
J Crain 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
D Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.33

Pitching
Chicago White Sox
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
G Floyd (W, 7-3) 7 6 2 2 1 9 3.10
B Logan 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.96
E Loaiza 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

Individual Pitching
Minnesota
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
K Slowey 20 68 47 4 6
J Rincon 10 33 23 5 0
C Breslow 3 7 5 0 2
J Crain 3 14 9 2 1
D Reyes 3 11 8 2 1

Chicago White Sox
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
G Floyd 28 90 65 7 6
B Logan 4 10 8 2 1
E Loaiza 3 11 8 2 1

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Gerry Davis HP
Bruce Dreckman 1B
Sam Holbrook 2B
Brian Gorman 3B

Game Highlights
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Due to heavy rain, there will be at least a 90-minute delay to the start of the Twins-White Sox game in Chicago this afternoon.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox Projected start time for today's Twins-White Sox game is 2:35pm CDT, the game is currently in a rain delay.
AL Minnesota at Chicago White Sox White Sox starting pitcher Gavin Floyd struck out a career-best nine batters in this afternoon's game versus the Twins.

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Hit: Gomez hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Hit: Harris hits a double to CF.   C Gomez to third.  0 out.
Out: Mauer flies out to SS.  B Harris holds on second.  C Gomez holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Justin Morneau grounds out. Carlos Gomez scores from 3rd.
Out: Cuddyer strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Out: Cabrera grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Pierzynski strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Quentin flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Out: Kubel strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Young strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Lamb grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Hit: Konerko hits a double to RF.   0 out.
Play: Thome walks. P Konerko holds on second.  0 out.
Out: Dye strikes out. J Thome holds on first.  P Konerko holds on second.  1 out.
Run scored: 3 runs, home run by Nick Swisher (6). Paul Konerko scores from 2nd, Jim Thome scores from 1st.
Out: Crede flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Hit: Ramirez hits a single to RF.   2 outs.
Out: Cabrera grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Hit: Macri hits a single to 3B.   0 out.
Play: Gomez sacrifices to P.  M Macri to second.  1 out.
Out: Harris strikes out. M Macri holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Mauer grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Hit: Pierzynski hits a single to RF.   0 out.
Hit: Quentin hits a double to LF.   A Pierzynski to third.  0 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, double by Paul Konerko. A.J. Pierzynski scores from 3rd, Carlos Quentin scores from 2nd.
Out: Thome strikes out. P Konerko holds on second.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Jermaine Dye. Paul Konerko scores from 2nd.
Out: Swisher strikes out. J Dye holds on first.  2 outs.
Stolen base: J Dye steals second. 2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, double by Joe Crede. Jermaine Dye scores from 2nd.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Alexei Ramirez. Joe Crede scores from 2nd.
Hit: Cabrera hits a single to LF.   A Ramirez to second.  2 outs.
Out: Pierzynski flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Out: Morneau strikes out. 1 out.
Hit: Cuddyer hits a single to CF.   1 out.
Out: Kubel flies out to RF.  M Cuddyer holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: Young hits a fielders-choice to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Pitching Change: (P) Slowey replaced by (P) Rincon
Out: Quentin grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Konerko grounds out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Thome strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Out: Lamb flies out to CF. 1 out.
Out: Macri strikes out. 2 outs.
Play: Gomez walks. 2 outs.
wild-pitch:  C Gomez to second.  2 outs.
Out: Harris strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Hit: Dye hits a double to RF.   0 out.
Run scored: 1 run, double by Nick Swisher. Jermaine Dye scores from 2nd.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Joe Crede. Nick Swisher scores from 2nd.
Run scored: 2 runs, home run by Alexei Ramirez (4). Joe Crede scores from 1st.
Out: Cabrera strikes out. 1 out.
Hit: Pierzynski hits a single to CF.   1 out.
Out: Quentin hits into double play. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Defensive Substitution: (SS) Cabrera replaced by (2B) Ozuna
Defensive Substitution: (LF) Quentin replaced by (CF) Anderson
Position Change: Swisher moves to LF
Position Change: Ramirez moves to SS
Out: Mauer grounds out to 2B. 1 out.
Out: Morneau flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Cuddyer strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Pitching Change: (P) Rincon replaced by (P) Breslow
Out: Konerko flies out to 1B. 1 out.
Offensive Substitution: (DH) Thome replaced by (PH) Hall
Out: Hall flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Out: Dye flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Position Change: Hall moves to DH
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Jason Kubel (7).
Hit: Young hits a double to LF.   0 out.
Out: Lamb flies out to 3B.  D Young holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Macri strikes out. D Young holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Gomez flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Pitching Change: (P) Breslow replaced by (P) Crain
Out: Swisher grounds out to 2B. 1 out.
Out: Crede flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Ramirez grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Pitching Change: (P) Floyd replaced by (P) Logan
Out: Harris strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Mauer flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Hit: Morneau hits a single to CF.   2 outs.
Out: Cuddyer grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Pitching Change: (P) Crain replaced by (P) Reyes
Out: Ozuna grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Pierzynski grounds out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Anderson flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Pitching Change: (P) Logan replaced by (P) Loaiza
Out: Kubel flies out to CF. 1 out.
Out: Young grounds out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Lamb grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.

Swisher, Crede lead White Sox over Minnesota

CHICAGO (AP) -Ozzie Guillen took his shots, and now, his hitters are taking theirs.

Nick Swisher and Alexei Ramirez homered, and Joe Crede had another big day at the plate as the Chicago White Sox routed the Minnesota Twins again, 12-2 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.

The latest outburst came exactly one week after Guillen lashed out at his struggling hitters. Since then?

Fifty-four runs during this streak. They've scored 10 or more in three consecutive games for the first time since July 15-17, 2000, against St. Louis and Milwaukee. The 15 hits Sunday gave Chicago at least 15 in three straight games for the first time since July 23-24, 1932, against Cleveland.

The most important number, though, is this: zero. That's how many losses the White Sox have since Guillen's tirade in Tampa Bay, and their lead over second-place Minnesota in the AL Central is now 5 1/2 games.

''You want to pull your own weight, individually or as a unit,'' Chicago's Paul Konerko said. ''You don't have to score 10 runs every game. We should be able to score four to six runs a night on average to give these guys a chance to win. ... We've got to have some easy games, and the offense has to pull their weight on that.''

The hitters did just that, and Guillen was in a much better mood than he was a week earlier.

''I said in spring training I think this team can be special,'' he said. ''I don't know how far we're going to get, but this team has a chance to be special.''

After winning the first two games of this four-game series 10-6 and 11-2, the White Sox quickly jumped on the Twins, who dropped their fourth straight and matched their longest losing streak since Sept. 12-16.

Swisher's three-run homer off Kevin Slowey (2-6) in the second made it 3-1 and Chicago broke it open with five more in the third, with Paul Konerko's two-run double highlighting that rally. Ramirez added a two-run shot in the fifth, giving Chicago 16 homers in this streak.

''Another day of not being able to get through the first part of the ballgame,'' Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. ''Slowey, I think he tried everything. Good pitches, bad pitches, they seemed to be hitting just about everything we threw up there.''

That was more than enough for Gavin Floyd (7-3), who struck out a career-high nine and walked one while allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings.

He had plenty of support from an offense that roughed up Slowey for eight runs in three innings - after the start was delayed 89 minutes by rain.

''They hit just about everything - whether it was a good pitch, medium pitch or a very poor pitch,'' Slowey said. ''It's tough. I'm sure some of the older guys will tell you and they've said it to us young pitchers, that you'll go through stretches and it's sometimes inexplicable.''

Swisher, whose average has hovered around .200, has a seven-game hitting streak. He pumped his fist after rounding first on the homer and had more to celebrate in the fifth when he added an RBI double.

Crede, meanwhile, continued his surge.

He is 10-for-15 with 12 RBIs in his last four games after going 2-for-4 and driving in two runs on Sunday. After hitting homers in three straight games for the first time in his career, including two each on Friday and Saturday, Crede doubled and singled and scored twice.

One week earlier, Guillen unleashed a tirade that seemed to be aimed at general manager Kenny Williams and hitting coach Greg Walker after watching his team go 5-for-39 with runners in scoring position while dropping three of four at Tampa Bay. Guillen called for roster changes while saying his job and Walker's could be in jeopardy.

There were no major roster moves, but there is one noticeable difference. The offense is producing.

That it's doing so on the heels of Guillen's outburst is probably a coincidence, but the change in demeanor over the past week is noticeable.

Guillen joked that whenever Crede, in the final year of his contract, gets a hit ''it's cha-ching.'' But the manager wasn't smiling a week earlier. Nobody was.

''We knew we had it in us, and we knew it would come,'' Konerko said. ''You feel good to get some runs, where it helps out your teammates. It makes it feel a little more like everybody's contributing.''

Notes: Twins 2B Alexi Casilla was scratched from the lineup because of a sore lower back. ... Jason Kubel homered for Minnesota. ... Slowey is 0-2 with a 12.37 ERA against the White Sox this season. ... If Guillen's pants seemed a little dirty, there's a reason. He doesn't clean them during win streaks. ''Hopefully, they turn black,'' he said.