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Major League Baseball

September 26, 2008  U.S. Cellular Field-Attendance: 36,494 (40,615)  Time: 3:36
 
Cleveland 11 Chicago White Sox 8
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Indians  1 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 11 10 2
 White Sox  0 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 8 12 1
W: S. Lewis (W, 4-0); L: J. Danks (L, 11-9); S: J. Lewis (S, 13)
HR: CLE: R. Garko (13, 14), B. Francisco (15). CWS: A. Pierzynski (13), P. Konerko (19), J. Dye (33).

Batting
Cleveland
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
G Sizemore CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 .270
B Francisco DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .269
S Choo LF 5 2 1 2 0 1 2 .307
J Peralta 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .272
R Garko 1B 4 2 3 5 1 1 0 .270
K Shoppach C 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .261
F Gutierrez RF 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .243
J Barfield 2B 5 0 1 1 0 4 5 .182
A Cabrera SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .257
Team totals: 38 11 10 10 6 12 8  

Individual Batting:
Home runs: R Garko 2 (14, 4th inning off J Danks with 0 on, 0 outs) (5th inning off D Carrasco with 3 on, 0 outs) , B Francisco (15, 1st inning off J Danks with 0 on, 1 outs)
RBI: F Gutierrez (39), R Garko 5 (89), J Barfield (2), B Francisco (54), S Choo 2 (64)
Left in scoring position: J Barfield (3), J Peralta (2), A Cabrera (1), S Choo (1), G Sizemore (2)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 8
Left in scoring position: 5
Hits with runners in scoring position: 12 at-bats, 3 hits

Base Running:
Stolen bases: F Gutierrez (9)

Fielding:
Errors: A Cabrera 2 (8)
Double plays: 1: (#1: J Peralta, J Barfield, R Garko)

Pitching:
Hit by pitch: F Gutierrez (by M MacDougal), K Shoppach (by D Carrasco)

Batting
Chicago White Sox
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
O Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .283
B Anderson CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237
   D Wise PH-CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
J Dye RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .288
J Thome DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .245
P Konerko 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .240
A Ramirez 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .292
A Pierzynski C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .281
N Swisher LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .221
J Uribe 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252
Team totals: 39 8 12 8 2 4 7  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: P Konerko (19), N Swisher (21)
Home runs: A Pierzynski (13, 2nd inning off S Lewis with 1 on, 0 outs) , P Konerko (19, 2nd inning off S Lewis with 0 on, 0 outs) , J Dye (33, 5th inning off S Lewis with 1 on, 0 outs)
RBI: A Pierzynski 2 (59), P Konerko 2 (58), J Dye 2 (91), D Wise (18), B Anderson (26)
Sacrifice bunts: O Cabrera (1)
Grounded into double play: A Ramirez (1)
Left in scoring position: J Uribe (1), J Thome (1), A Ramirez (2), J Dye (2), O Cabrera (2)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 7
Left in scoring position: 5
Hits with runners in scoring position: 11 at-bats, 3 hits

Fielding:
Errors: O Cabrera (15)

Pitching:
Wild pitches: H Ramirez (1), M MacDougal (1)

Pitching
Cleveland
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
S Lewis (W, 4-0) 5 6 6 4 1 1 2.63
E Mujica 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 6.75
R Perez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3.42
R Betancourt 1 3 1 1 0 0 5.17
J Lewis (S, 13) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 3.76

Pitching
Chicago White Sox
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
J Danks (L, 11-9) 4 7 7 7 1 5 3.47
D Carrasco 0 1 2 2 1 0 4.06
M MacDougal 1.2 0 1 1 3 2 2.12
E Wassermann 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 7.78
H Ramirez 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 4.34
O Dotel 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 3.80

Individual Pitching
Cleveland
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
S Lewis 24 91 62 8 8
E Mujica 6 27 18 0 3
R Perez 1 4 3 0 0
R Betancourt 6 21 15 2 1
J Lewis 5 14 8 2 2

Chicago White Sox
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
J Danks 21 80 53 6 4
D Carrasco 3 10 3 0 1
M MacDougal 9 41 16 1 2
E Wassermann 2 8 3 0 0
H Ramirez 4 20 11 0 1
O Dotel 7 23 18 2 1

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Tim McClelland HP
Larry Vanover 1B
Mike Everitt 2B
Mike DiMuro 3B

Game Highlights
AL Cleveland at Chicago White Sox Indians Ryan Garko has 5 RBI.

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Out: Sizemore strikes out. 1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Ben Francisco (15).
Out: Choo strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Peralta flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Out: Cabrera grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Anderson grounds out to 3B. 2 outs.
Hit: Dye hits a single to SS.   2 outs.
Out: Thome flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Hit: Garko hits a single to LF.   0 out.
Out: Shoppach strikes out. R Garko holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Gutierrez hits a fielders-choice to SS.   R Garko out.  2 outs.
Stolen base: F Gutierrez steals second. 2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Josh Barfield. Franklin Gutierrez scores from 2nd.
Advanced base: J Barfield to second.  2 outs.
Play: Cabrera - error.  J Barfield to third.  2 outs.
Out: Sizemore grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Paul Konerko (19).
Play: Ramirez - error.  0 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, home run by A.J. Pierzynski (13). Alexei Ramirez scores from 1st.
Play: Swisher - error.  0 out.
Play: Uribe walks. N Swisher to second.  0 out.
Play: Cabrera sacrifices to 1B.  J Uribe to second.  N Swisher to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Brian Anderson grounds out. Nick Swisher scores from 3rd.
Out: Dye flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Out: Francisco flies out to LF. 1 out.
Out: Choo flies out to CF. 2 outs.
Out: Peralta flies out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Out: Thome grounds out to 1B. 1 out.
Out: Konerko flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Ramirez flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Ryan Garko (13).
Out: Shoppach strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Gutierrez grounds out to 1B. 2 outs.
Out: Barfield strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Hit: Pierzynski hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Out: Swisher grounds out to 1B.  A Pierzynski to second.  1 out.
Out: Uribe flies out to RF.  A Pierzynski holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Cabrera flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Hit: Cabrera hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Hit: Sizemore hits a single to CF.   A Cabrera to second.  0 out.
Play: Francisco walks. G Sizemore to second.  A Cabrera to third.  0 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, single by Shin-Soo Choo. Asdrubal Cabrera scores from 3rd, Grady Sizemore scores from 2nd.
Pitching Change: (P) Danks replaced by (P) Carrasco
Play: Peralta walks. S Choo to second.  B Francisco to third.  0 out.
Run scored: 4 runs, grand slam by Ryan Garko (14). Ben Francisco scores from 3rd, Shin-Soo Choo scores from 2nd, Jhonny Peralta scores from 1st.
Play: Shoppach hit by pitch. 0 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Carrasco replaced by (P) MacDougal
Play: Gutierrez hit by pitch. K Shoppach to second.  0 out.
Out: Barfield strikes out. F Gutierrez holds on first.  K Shoppach holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Cabrera strikes out. F Gutierrez holds on first.  K Shoppach holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Sizemore flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Hit: Anderson hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, home run by Jermaine Dye (33). Brian Anderson scores from 1st.
Out: Thome strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Konerko flies out to 3B. 2 outs.
Out: Ramirez flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Play: Francisco walks. 0 out.
Out: Choo hits a fielders-choice to SS.   B Francisco out.  1 out.
balk:  S Choo to second.  1 out.
Out: Peralta flies out to SS.  S Choo holds on second.  2 outs.
Play: Garko walks. S Choo holds on second.  2 outs.
wild-pitch:  R Garko to second.  S Choo to third.  2 outs.
Play: Shoppach walks. R Garko holds on second.  S Choo holds on third.  2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) MacDougal replaced by (P) Wassermann
Run scored: 1 run, Franklin Gutierrez walks. Shin-Soo Choo scores from 3rd.
Out: Barfield strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Pitching Change: (P) Lewis replaced by (P) Mujica
Out: Pierzynski flies out to LF. 1 out.
Out: Swisher strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Uribe flies out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Pitching Change: (P) Wassermann replaced by (P) Ramirez
Hit: Cabrera hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Out: Sizemore flies out to LF.  A Cabrera holds on first.  1 out.
Hit: Francisco hits a single to LF.   A Cabrera to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, wild pitch by Horacio Ramirez. Asdrubal Cabrera scores from 3rd.
Out: Choo flies out to RF.  B Francisco holds on second.  2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) Ramirez replaced by (P) Dotel
Out: Peralta grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Hit: Cabrera hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Out: Anderson strikes out. O Cabrera holds on first.  1 out.
Hit: Dye hits a single to CF.   O Cabrera to second.  1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Mujica replaced by (P) Perez
Out: Thome strikes out. J Dye holds on first.  O Cabrera holds on second.  2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) Perez replaced by (P) Betancourt
Run scored: 1 run, double by Paul Konerko. Orlando Cabrera scores from 2nd.
Out: Ramirez grounds out to SS. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Out: Garko strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Shoppach strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Gutierrez strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Out: Pierzynski grounds out to 2B. 1 out.
Hit: Swisher hits a double to RF.   1 out.
Hit: Uribe hits a single to 3B.   N Swisher holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Cabrera flies out to RF.  J Uribe holds on first.  N Swisher holds on second.  2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (CF) Anderson replaced by (PH) Wise
Pitching Change: (P) Betancourt replaced by (P) Lewis
Run scored: 1 run, single by Dewayne Wise. Nick Swisher scores from 2nd.
Out: Dye flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Position Change: Wise moves to CF
Out: Barfield strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Cabrera grounds out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Sizemore flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 9th
Play: Thome walks. 0 out.
Out: Konerko flies out to RF.  J Thome holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Ramirez hits into double play. 3 outs.

How they scored:

Indians first. Sizemore struck out. Francisco homered to left on a 1-1 count. Choo struck out. Peralta lined out to center fielder Anderson.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 1, White Sox 0.

Indians second. Garko singled to left. Shoppach struck out. Gutierrez grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Cabrera to second baseman A.Ramirez, Garko out. Gutierrez stole second. Barfield singled to right, Gutierrez scored. Barfield to second. Cabrera safe on Cabrera's error, Barfield to third. Sizemore grounded out, second baseman A.Ramirez to first baseman Konerko.

1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

White Sox second. Konerko homered to center on the first pitch. A.Ramirez safe on Cabrera's error. Pierzynski homered to right on a 2-2 count, A.Ramirez scored. Swisher safe on Cabrera's error. Uribe walked on a full count, Swisher to second. Cabrera sacrificed, first baseman Garko to second baseman Barfield, Swisher to third, Uribe to second. Anderson grounded out, pitcher S.Lewis unassisted, Swisher scored, Uribe to third. Dye flied out to right fielder Gutierrez.

4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 4, Indians 2.

Indians fourth. Garko homered to left on a 2-2 count. Shoppach struck out. Gutierrez grounded out, first baseman Konerko unassisted. Barfield struck out.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White Sox 4, Indians 3.

Indians fifth. Cabrera singled to center. Sizemore singled to center, Cabrera to second. Francisco walked on four pitches, Cabrera to third, Sizemore to second. Choo singled to center, Cabrera scored, Sizemore scored, Francisco to second. Carrasco pitching. Peralta walked on four pitches, Francisco to third, Choo to second. Garko homered to center on a 1-0 count, Francisco scored, Choo scored, Peralta scored. Shoppach was hit by a pitch. MacDougal pitching. Gutierrez was hit by a pitch, Shoppach to second. Barfield struck out. Cabrera struck out. Sizemore fouled out to left fielder Swisher.

6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 9, White Sox 4.

White Sox fifth. Anderson singled to center. Dye homered to left on a 1-1 count, Anderson scored. Thome struck out. Konerko popped out to third baseman Peralta. A.Ramirez flied out to right fielder Gutierrez.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Indians 9, White Sox 6.

Indians sixth. Francisco walked on four pitches. Choo grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Cabrera to second baseman A.Ramirez, Francisco out. On MacDougal's balk, Choo to second. Peralta popped out to shortstop Cabrera. Garko walked. On MacDougal's wild pitch, Choo to third, Garko to second. Shoppach walked on a full count. Wassermann pitching. Gutierrez walked on four pitches, Choo scored, Garko to third, Shoppach to second. Barfield struck out.

1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Indians 10, White Sox 6.

Indians seventh. H.Ramirez pitching. Cabrera singled to center. Sizemore flied out to left fielder Swisher. Francisco singled to left, Cabrera to third. On H.Ramirez's wild pitch, Cabrera scored, Francisco to second. Choo lined out to right fielder Dye. Dotel pitching. Peralta grounded out, third baseman Uribe to first baseman Konerko.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Indians 11, White Sox 6.

White Sox seventh. Cabrera singled to center. Anderson struck out. Dye singled to center, Cabrera to second. Perez pitching. Thome struck out. Betancourt pitching. Konerko doubled to left, Cabrera scored, Dye to third. A.Ramirez grounded out, shortstop Cabrera to first baseman Garko.

1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 11, White Sox 7.

White Sox eighth. Pierzynski grounded out, second baseman Barfield to first baseman Garko. Swisher doubled to right. Uribe infield single to third. Cabrera flied out to right fielder Gutierrez. Wise pinch-hitting for Anderson. J.Lewis pitching. Wise singled to right, Swisher scored, Uribe to second. Dye flied out to right fielder Gutierrez.

1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Indians 11, White Sox 8.

Garko's grand slam spurs Indians to win

CHICAGO (AP) -A missed opportunity and a sloppy performance left the White Sox in second place and had manager Ozzie Guillen as frustrated as he's been all season.

''That's the only thing I hear, 'We have a chance.' We don't have a chance if we continue to play that way,'' Guillen said after Friday night's 11-8 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

Ryan Garko drove in five runs with a grand slam and a solo homer for the Indians, but Chicago's pitching was also a major contributor to the White Sox's fourth straight loss.

And it came on a night when the first-place Twins lost at home to Kansas City 8-1 - on the heels of their three-game sweep of Chicago that knocked the White Sox into second place.

Trying to regroup Friday, the White Sox faltered again.

Chicago hurlers gave up 10 hits, issued six walks, including one with the bases loaded, threw two wild pitches - one scoring a run - hit two batters and committed a balk.

''I already got mad. I broke up stuff in the clubhouse. I get to the point I just wanted to start laughing,'' Guillen said. ''I don't have any choice, just because it's something you can't even try to do what we did today. I think that's the worst five or six innings I ever remember we went through in a long time. ... I think those guys out there should be a little embarrassed.''

The White Sox, still a half-game behind the Twins, have two games left against the Indians and possibly a makeup game Monday against Detroit, if needed.

''It is frustrating to look up there and see the team in front of you getting beat and losing and you can't do anything with it,'' Chicago's Paul Konerko said. ''I know it's tough to stay positive when you look bad and it's sloppy. But we're still right there and crazy things have happened in this game.''

Cleveland lefty Scott Lewis (4-0) served up homers to Jermaine Dye, Konerko and A.J. Pierzynski during his five innings but got the victory.

Winless in six games on the White Sox's home field before Friday, the Indians jumped on Chicago starter John Danks and reliever D.J. Carrasco in the fifth inning.

Trailing 4-3, Cleveland loaded the bases on two singles and a walk to start the inning before Shin-Soo Choo delivered a two-run single that finished Danks (11-9). Carrasco walked Jhonny Peralta to reload the bases before Garko homered over the wall beyond outstretched center fielder Brian Anderson, putting the Indians up 9-4.

''We have a lot of pride and we want to play hard for ourselves and our managers and the coaching staff,'' Garko said.

When the White Sox won the World Series in 2005, they went into Cleveland and swept a three-game series over the final weekend to knock the Indians out of the wild card.

Revenge?

''That's not something I ever look at,'' Indians manager Eric Wedge said. ''I don't give a damn who wins between Chicago and Minnesota. I gave a damn what we do.''

Dye's two-run shot, ending a 93 at-bat homerless streak, cut it to 9-6 in the bottom of the inning. But Mike MacDougal walked three in the sixth to load the bases again, and Ehren Wasserman continued the bullpen's horrendous night by walking Gutierrez on four pitches to force in a run and make it 10-6.

Horacio Ramirez's wild pitch in the seventh put the Indians up by five.

Konerko hit an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to make it 11-7, and pinch-hitter DeWayne Wise had an RBI single off Jensen Lewis in the eighth to make it 11-8. With two runners on, Lewis retired Dye to end the threat and pitched the ninth for his 13th save.

Chicago got four in the second for a 4-2 lead on homers by Konerko and Pierzynski and an RBI roller from Anderson. The inning included a pair of errors on Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera in his first game back from a three-game suspension for his role in a brawl with the Tigers.

Ben Francisco's homer in the first gave the Indians a quick lead against Danks and they added another in the second on Josh Barfield's RBI single.

Garko led off the fourth with a solo shot to cut Chicago's lead to 4-3.

Notes: The Indians are not sure if 22-game winner Cliff Lee will make his scheduled start Sunday. Lee is dealing with some neck stiffness and played catch before Friday night's game. ... White Sox LF Carlos Quentin had his broken right wrist X-rayed Friday and although it is healing properly, he still is not ready to take swings in a game.