Major League Baseball, Tue. 7/7/2009

  Chicago 10, Cleveland 6  

U.S. Cellular Field - Attendance: 23758, Time: 2:46

Box score

FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indians 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6 10 0
White Sox 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 X 10 11 0

W: Mark Buehrle (9-2); L: Jeremy Sowers (2-7); S:  () HR: Cleveland: Grady Sizemore 2 (13), Shin-Soo Choo 1 (13); Chicago: Alexei Ramirez 1 (11), Paul Konerko 3 (16).

Indians batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Asdrubal Cabrera   SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 .298
Grady Sizemore   CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .235
Victor Martinez   C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299
Shin-Soo Choo   RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .304
Jhonny Peralta   3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254
Travis Hafner   DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .281
Ryan Garko   1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265
Jamey Carroll   2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .276
Ben Francisco   LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .248
Team totals 34 6 10 6 3 4  
Individual Batting:
Doubles: Shin-Soo Choo 1 (17) , Jhonny Peralta 1 (15)
Home runs: Grady Sizemore 2 (13) , Shin-Soo Choo 1 (13)
RBI: Grady Sizemore 3 (47) , Shin-Soo Choo 1 (54) , Travis Hafner 1 (20) , Jamey Carroll 1 (9)
Grounded into double play: Asdrubal Cabrera  1
Base Running:
Caught stealing: Ben Francisco 1 (2)
Fielding:
Double plays: Asdrubal Cabrera 1, Ryan Garko 1

White Sox batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Scott Podsednik   LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .310
Alexei Ramirez   SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 .276
Jermaine Dye   RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .290
      Dewayne Wise   RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Jim Thome   DH 3 2 1 0 1 1 .252
Paul Konerko   1B 4 3 3 7 0 0 .301
A.J. Pierzynski   C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302
Jayson Nix   2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .229
Gordon Beckham   3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .265
Brian Anderson   CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Team totals 34 10 11 10 3 7  
Individual Batting:
Doubles: Alexei Ramirez 1 (9) , Gordon Beckham 1 (6)
Home runs: Alexei Ramirez 1 (11) , Paul Konerko 3 (16)
RBI: Alexei Ramirez 2 (42) , Paul Konerko 7 (57) , Gordon Beckham 1 (17)
Grounded into double play: Jayson Nix  1
Base Running:
Stolen bases: Scott Podsednik 1 (13)
Fielding:
Double plays: Paul Konerko 1, Jayson Nix 1, Gordon Beckham 1
Pitching:
Wild pitches: Aaron Poreda 1

Indians pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes ERA
Jeremy Sowers (L, 2-7) 5.1 5 4 4 2 4 83 53 5.77
Chris Perez (BS, 1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 14 10 23.14
Winston Abreu  0.1 3 4 4 1 1 29 17 11.25
Tomo Ohka  1.2 0 0 0 0 1 16 9 5.65

White Sox pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO Pitches Strikes ERA
Mark Buehrle (W, 9-2) 7 7 3 3 1 3 107 72 3.14
D.J. Carrasco  0.1 1 2 2 1 0 13 7 3.51
Aaron Poreda  1.2 2 1 1 1 1 29 18 1.17

Umpires

  • Jeff Nelson  H
  • Mark Carlson  1B
  • Tim Tschida  2B
  • Bob Davidson  3B

Play by play

Top of the 1st
Out: Asdrubal Cabrera grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Grady Sizemore due up.
Home-run: Grady Sizemore one-out, solo Home Run (12) to right. Victor Martinez due up.
Out: Victor Martinez grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Shin-Soo Choo due up.
Out: Shin-Soo Choo flied out to right to end the inning.
Bottom of the 1st
Out: Scott Podsednik bunt grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Alexei Ramirez due up.
Out: Alexei Ramirez struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Jermaine Dye due up.
Out: Jermaine Dye fouled out to first to end the inning.
Top of the 2nd
Double: Jhonny Peralta doubled to center. Runner on second with none out and Travis Hafner due up.
Out: Travis Hafner grounded out second to first. Runner on third with one out and Ryan Garko due up.
Out: Ryan Garko popped out to second. Runner on third with two outs and Jamey Carroll due up.
Out: Jamey Carroll flied out to left to end the inning.
Bottom of the 2nd
Out: Jim Thome grounded out pitcher to first. None on with one out and Paul Konerko due up.
Home-run: Paul Konerko one-out, solo Home Run (14) to left center. A.J. Pierzynski due up.
Single: A.J. Pierzynski singled to center. Runner on first with one out and Jayson Nix due up.
Out: Jayson Nix grounded into a double play, short to first to end the inning.
Top of the 3rd
Single: Ben Francisco singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.
Out: Ben Francisco caught stealing second. None on with one out and Asdrubal Cabrera at the plate.
Out: Asdrubal Cabrera flied out to center. None on with two outs and Grady Sizemore due up.
Out: Grady Sizemore popped out to short to end the inning.
Bottom of the 3rd
Walk: Gordon Beckham walked. Runner on first with none out and Brian Anderson due up.
Single: Brian Anderson grounded into a fielder's choice, third to second. Runner on first with one out and Scott Podsednik due up.
Single: Scott Podsednik singled to left. Runners on first and second with one out and Alexei Ramirez due up.
Out: Alexei Ramirez flied out to right. Runners on first and second and with two outs and Jermaine Dye due up.
Out: Jermaine Dye struck out looking to end the inning.
Top of the 4th
Out: Victor Martinez grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Shin-Soo Choo due up.
Double: Shin-Soo Choo doubled to center. Runner on second with one out and Jhonny Peralta due up.
Out: Jhonny Peralta fouled out to catcher. Runner on second with two outs and Travis Hafner due up.
Double: Travis Hafner single to left scored Shin-Soo Choo. On the play, Hafner thrown out at second, left to third to short to end the inning.
Bottom of the 4th
Out: Jim Thome struck out swinging. None on with one out and Paul Konerko due up.
Out: Paul Konerko grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and A.J. Pierzynski due up.
Out: A.J. Pierzynski struck out looking to end the inning.
Top of the 5th
Single: Ryan Garko singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Jamey Carroll due up.
Out: Jamey Carroll struck out swinging. Runner on first with one out and Ben Francisco due up.
Walk: Ben Francisco walked. Runners on first and second with one out and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.
Out: Asdrubal Cabrera grounded into a double play, third to second to first to end the inning.
Bottom of the 5th
Out: Jayson Nix lined out to third. None on with one out and Gordon Beckham due up.
Out: Gordon Beckham flied out to center. None on with two outs and Brian Anderson due up.
Out: Brian Anderson grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.
Top of the 6th
Out: Grady Sizemore grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Victor Martinez due up.
Out: Victor Martinez popped out to first. None on with two outs and Shin-Soo Choo due up.
Home-run: Shin-Soo Choo two-out, solo Home Run (13) to center. Jhonny Peralta due up.
Out: Jhonny Peralta grounded out third to first to end the inning.
Bottom of the 6th
Out: Scott Podsednik grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Alexei Ramirez due up.
Double: Alexei Ramirez doubled to center. Runner on second with one out and Jermaine Dye due up.
Single: Jermaine Dye singled to left. Runners on first and third with one out and Jim Thome due up.
Walk: Jim Thome walked. Bases loaded with one out and Paul Konerko due up.
Home-run: Paul Konerko one-out, Grand Slam 2 (15) to left scored Alexei Ramirez, Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome. A.J. Pierzynski due up.
Out: A.J. Pierzynski fouled out to third. None on with two outs and Jayson Nix due up.
Single: Jayson Nix singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Gordon Beckham due up.
Double: Gordon Beckham doubled to center scored Jayson Nix. Runner on second with two outs and Brian Anderson due up.
Out: Brian Anderson struck out swinging to end the inning.
Top of the 7th
Out: Travis Hafner struck out swinging. None on with one out and Ryan Garko due up.
Out: Ryan Garko grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Jamey Carroll due up.
Out: Jamey Carroll struck out looking to end the inning.
Bottom of the 7th
Walk: Scott Podsednik walked. Runner on first with none out and Alexei Ramirez due up.
Stolen-base: Scott Podsednik stole second. Runner on second with none out and Alexei Ramirez at the plate.
Home-run: Alexei Ramirez none-out, two-run Home Run (11) to left scored Scott Podsednik. Jermaine Dye due up.
Out: Jermaine Dye struck out swinging. None on with one out and Jim Thome due up.
Single: Jim Thome singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Paul Konerko due up.
Home-run: Paul Konerko one-out, two-run Home Run 3 (16) to left scored Jim Thome. A.J. Pierzynski due up.
Out: A.J. Pierzynski flied out to center. None on with two outs and Jayson Nix due up.
Out: Jayson Nix popped out to first to end the inning.
Top of the 8th
Walk: Ben Francisco walked. Runner on first with none out and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.
Single: Asdrubal Cabrera grounded into a fielder's choice, second to short. Runner on first with one out and Grady Sizemore due up.
Home-run: Grady Sizemore one-out, two-run Home Run 2 (13) to right scored Asdrubal Cabrera. Victor Martinez due up.
Out: Victor Martinez flied out to left. None on with two outs and Shin-Soo Choo due up.
Walk: Shin-Soo Choo walked. Runner on first with two outs and Jhonny Peralta due up.
Error-wild-pitch: Shin-Soo Choo advances to second on a wild pitch. Runner on second with two outs and Jhonny Peralta at the plate.
Out: Jhonny Peralta grounded out third to first to end the inning.
Bottom of the 8th
Out: Gordon Beckham popped out to first. None on with one out and Brian Anderson due up.
Out: Brian Anderson grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Scott Podsednik due up.
Out: Scott Podsednik struck out looking to end the inning.
Top of the 9th
Single: Travis Hafner singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Ryan Garko due up.
Out: Ryan Garko grounded out first to pitcher. Runner on second with one out and Jamey Carroll due up.
Single: Jamey Carroll single to left scored Travis Hafner. Runner on first with one out and Ben Francisco due up.
Out: Ben Francisco lined out to second. Runner on first with two outs and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.
Out: Asdrubal Cabrera struck out looking to end the game.

Recap: Chicago WSox vs. Cleveland

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Paul Konerko belted the go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning, one of his career-best three home runs, as the White Sox topped Cleveland, 10-6, in the opener of a three-game series between these American League Central rivals.

Konerko hit a solo homer in the second, his eighth career grand slam in the pivotal sixth and a two-run shot in the seventh. His seven RBI are a career- high. Konerko, who has 16 homers this season, has hit seven of them over his last 13 games.

Mark Buehrle (9-2) threw seven innings to remain unbeaten over his last six outings. The left-hander allowed seven hits and three runs, walked one and fanned three to win his third consecutive decision. He's also won 12 of his last 13 home decisions going back to last season.

"It was another typical Buehrle day," said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. "His pitch count was really good. He could have gone another inning."

Alexei Ramirez also homered for the White Sox, who won for the eighth time in 10 contests.

Grady Sizemore smacked a pair of homers and Shin-Soo Choo added a solo shot for the Indians, who lost for the seventh time in nine games.

Jeremy Sowers (2-7) continued his downfall on the road. The southpaw, who fell to 0-6 lifetime against the White Sox, has dropped all four of his away decisions this season and is 5-15 in 28 career road starts.

"Jeremy was pretty good those first three, four innings, sometimes in the fifth, sometimes in the sixth," said Indians manager Eric Wedge. "Then he struggles from there."

Choo homered to center with two outs in the sixth to give the Indians a 3-1 edge, but Sowers gave up a one-out double to Ramirez, a single to Jermaine Dye and then walked Jim Thome to load the bases. Chris Perez came on in relief, but Konerko drilled a 2-0 offering over the wall in left field.

"It was one of those days were I didn't feel all that different going into it," said Konerko. "I was just having good at-bats and making good decisions."

Gordon Beckham doubled in Jayson Nix later in the sixth, and Chicago tacked on four runs in the seventh as Ramirez and Konerko each hit two-run homers off Winston Abreu. Ramirez's hit came after a walk to Scott Podesdnik, while Konerko's blast to left came after Thome singled with one out.

Sizemore hit a two-run homer off D.J. Carrasco in the eighth, and Jamey Carroll singled in Travis Hafner in the ninth.

Sizemore homered to right with one out in the first. After Konerko tied the game with his homer to center in the second, Hafner singled in Choo in the fourth for a 2-1 Cleveland edge.