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| W: J. Contreras (W, 1-0); L: W. Rodriguez (L, 0-1); S: B. Jenks (S, 1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HR: HOU: M. Lamb (1). CWS: J. Crede (1), J. Dye (1). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | ||||||||
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Biggio 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| W Taveras CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| L Berkman LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| C Burke PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| M Ensberg 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| M Lamb 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 |
| J Bagwell DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| J Lane RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Team totals: | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
Individual Batting:
Doubles: Berkman (1), Taveras 2 (2)
Home runs: Lamb (1, 2nd inning off Contreras with 0 on, 1 outs)
RBI: Lamb (1), Berkman 2 (2)
Sacrifice bunts: Taveras (1)
Grounded into double play: Lane (1)
Left in scoring position: Lamb (2), Bagwell (2), Ensberg (3), Biggio (1)
Team Batting:
Left on base: 6
Left in scoring position: 5
Hits with runners in scoring position: 11 at-bats, 2 hits
Base Running:
Stolen bases: Burke (1)
Fielding:
Errors: Everett (1)
Double plays: 2: (#1: Biggio, Everett, Lamb), (#2: Lamb, Everett, Rodriguez)
Pitching:
Hit by pitch: Bagwell (by Contreras), Ausmus (by Contreras)
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Podsednik LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| T Iguchi 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| J Dye RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| C Everett DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| A Rowand CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| J Uribe SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Team totals: | 32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Individual Batting:
Doubles: Uribe (1)
Triples: Podsednik (1)
Home runs: Crede (1, 4th inning off Rodriguez with 0 on, 1 outs) , Dye (1, 1st inning off Clemens with 0 on, 2 outs)
RBI: Crede (1), Podsednik (1), Uribe (1), Pierzynski (1), Dye (1)
Sacrifice bunts: Everett (1)
Grounded into double play: Iguchi (1), Pierzynski (1)
Left in scoring position: Iguchi (3), Everett (1), Podsednik (1), Pierzynski (2), Rowand (1)
Team Batting:
Left on base: 9
Left in scoring position: 7
Hits with runners in scoring position: 10 at-bats, 2 hits
Base Running:
Stolen bases: Podsednik (1), Pierzynski (1)
Fielding:
Double plays: 1: (#1: Uribe, Iguchi, Konerko)
Pitching:
Intentional walks: Rowand (Rodriguez)
| Houston | |||||||
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| R Clemens | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 |
| W Rodriguez (L, 0-1) | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.70 |
| C Qualls | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| R Springer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| J Contreras (W, 1-0) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.86 |
| N Cotts (H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| B Jenks (S, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Individual Pitching | ||||||
| Houston | ||||||
| Name | Batters Faced | Pitches | Strikes | Ground Balls | Fly Balls | |
| R Clemens | 10 | 54 | 35 | 6 | 1 | |
| W Rodriguez | 17 | 68 | 35 | 6 | 2 | |
| C Qualls | 6 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | |
| R Springer | 5 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||
| Name | Batters Faced | Pitches | Strikes | Ground Balls | Fly Balls | |
| J Contreras | 29 | 82 | 56 | 11 | 8 | |
| N Cotts | 3 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| B Jenks | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Umpires | |
| Name | Position |
| Joe West | HP |
| Jeff Nelson | 1B |
| Jerry Layne | 2B |
| Derryl Cousins | 3B |
| Gary Cederstrom | LF |
| Angel Hernandez | RF |
| Play-By-Play |
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| Top of the 1st Out: Biggio grounds out to 3B. 1 out. |
| Out: Taveras flies out to SS. 2 outs. |
| Out: Berkman strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 1st Out: Podsednik grounds out to SS. 1 out. |
| Out: Iguchi grounds out to 3B. 2 outs. |
| Run scored: 1 run, home run by Jermaine Dye (1). |
| Out: Konerko grounds out to SS. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 2nd Out: Ensberg flies out to RF. 1 out. |
| Run scored: 1 run, home run by Mike Lamb (1). |
| Play: Bagwell hit by pitch. 1 out. |
| Out: Lane hits into double play. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 2nd Hit: Everett hits a single to CF. 0 out. |
| Hit: Rowand hits a single to RF. Everett to third. 0 out. |
| Run scored: 1 run, A.J. Pierzynski grounds into fielder's choice. Carl Everett scores from 3rd. |
| Out: Crede grounds out to 3B. Pierzynski to second. 2 outs. |
| Run scored: 1 run, double by Juan Uribe. A.J. Pierzynski scores from 2nd. |
| Out: Podsednik strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 3rd Hit: Ausmus hits a single to RF. 0 out. |
| Out: Everett hits a fielders-choice to P. Ausmus out. 1 out. |
| Hit: Biggio hits a single to CF. Everett to second. 1 out. |
| Play: Taveras sacrifices to P. Biggio to second. Everett to third. 2 outs. |
| Run scored: 2 runs, double by Lance Berkman. Adam Everett scores from 3rd, Craig Biggio scores from 2nd. |
| Out: Ensberg grounds out to SS. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 3rd Pitching Change: (P) Clemens replaced by (P) Rodriguez |
| Out: Iguchi grounds out to 2B. 1 out. |
| Play: Dye walks. 1 out. |
| Hit: Konerko hits a single to RF. Dye to second. 1 out. |
| Out: Everett strikes out. Konerko holds on first. Dye holds on second. 2 outs. |
| Out: Rowand hits a fielders-choice to 3B. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 4th Out: Lamb strikes out. 1 out. |
| Out: Bagwell flies out to LF. 2 outs. |
| Out: Lane flies out to RF. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 4th Out: Pierzynski grounds out to 1B. 1 out. |
| Run scored: 1 run, home run by Joe Crede (1). |
| Play: Uribe walks. 1 out. |
| Hit: Podsednik hits a single to CF. Uribe to second. 1 out. |
| Out: Iguchi hits into double play. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 5th Out: Ausmus flies out to RF. 1 out. |
| Out: Everett grounds out to 3B. 2 outs. |
| Out: Biggio grounds out to 3B. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 5th Play: Dye walks. 0 out. |
| Hit: Konerko hits a single to CF. Dye to second. 0 out. |
| Play: Everett sacrifices to 3B. Konerko to second. Dye to third. 1 out. |
| Play: Rowand walks. Konerko holds on second. Dye holds on third. 1 out. |
| Out: Pierzynski hits into double play. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 6th Hit: Taveras hits a double to CF. 0 out. |
| Out: Berkman grounds out to 1B. Taveras to third. 1 out. |
| Out: Ensberg grounds out to 3B. Taveras holds on third. 2 outs. |
| Out: Lamb grounds out to 2B. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 6th Out: Crede flies out to 2B. 1 out. |
| Play: Uribe walks. 1 out. |
| Pitching Change: (P) Rodriguez replaced by (P) Qualls |
| Out: Podsednik hits a fielders-choice to 2B. Uribe out. 2 outs. |
| Stolen base: Podsednik steals second. 2 outs. |
| Out: Iguchi strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 7th Play: Bagwell hit by pitch. 0 out. |
| Out: Lane flies out to 1B. Bagwell holds on first. 1 out. |
| Bottom of the 7th Play: Dye - error. 0 out. |
| Out: Konerko flies out to RF. Dye holds on first. 1 out. |
| Out: Everett flies out to LF. Dye holds on first. 2 outs. |
| Out: Rowand strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 8th Hit: Taveras hits a double to CF. 0 out. |
| Pitching Change: (P) Contreras replaced by (P) Cotts |
| Hit: Berkman hits a single to LF. Taveras to third. 0 out. |
| Out: Ensberg strikes out. Berkman holds on first. Taveras holds on third. 1 out. |
| Out: Lamb strikes out. Berkman holds on first. Taveras holds on third. 2 outs. |
| Pitching Change: (P) Cotts replaced by (P) Jenks |
| Offensive Substitution: (LF) Berkman replaced by (PR) Burke |
| Stolen base: Burke steals second. 2 outs. |
| Out: Bagwell strikes out. 3 outs. |
| Bottom of the 8th Position Change: Burke moves to LF |
| Pitching Change: (P) Qualls replaced by (P) Springer |
| Hit: Pierzynski hits a single to RF. 0 out. |
| Out: Crede flies out to RF. Pierzynski holds on first. 1 out. |
| Out: Uribe flies out to LF. Pierzynski holds on first. 2 outs. |
| Stolen base: Pierzynski steals second. 2 outs. |
| Run scored: 1 run, triple by Scott Podsednik. A.J. Pierzynski scores from 2nd. |
| Out: Iguchi flies out to RF. 3 outs. |
| Top of the 9th Out: Lane strikes out. 1 out. |
| Out: Ausmus grounds out to SS. 2 outs. |
| Out: Everett strikes out. 3 outs. |
How they scored:
White Sox first. Podsednik grounded out, shortstop Everett to first baseman Lamb. Iguchi grounded out, third baseman Ensberg to first baseman Lamb. Dye homered to right on a full count. Konerko grounded out, shortstop Everett to first baseman Lamb.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White Sox 1, Astros 0.
Astros second. Ensberg flied out to right fielder Dye. Lamb homered to center on a 1-0 count. Bagwell was hit by a pitch. Lane grounded into a double play, shortstop Uribe to second baseman Iguchi to first baseman Konerko, Bagwell out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White Sox 1, Astros 1.
White Sox second. Everett singled to center. Rowand singled to right, Everett to third. Pierzynski grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman Lamb to shortstop Everett, Everett scored, Rowand out. Crede grounded out, third baseman Ensberg to first baseman Lamb, Pierzynski to second. Uribe doubled to center, Pierzynski scored. Podsednik struck out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 3, Astros 1.
Astros third. Ausmus singled to right. Everett grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher Contreras to shortstop Uribe, Ausmus out. Biggio singled to center, Everett to second. Taveras sacrificed, pitcher Contreras to first baseman Konerko, Everett to third, Biggio to second. Berkman doubled to right, Everett scored, Biggio scored. Ensberg grounded out, shortstop Uribe to first baseman Konerko.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 3, Astros 3.
White Sox fourth. Pierzynski grounded out, first baseman Lamb to pitcher Rodriguez. Crede homered to center on a 0-2 count. Uribe walked on a full count. Podsednik singled to center, Uribe to second. Iguchi grounded into a double play, second baseman Biggio to shortstop Everett to first baseman Lamb, Podsednik out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 4, Astros 3.
White Sox eighth. Burke in as left fielder. Springer pitching. Pierzynski singled to right. Crede flied out to right fielder Lane. Uribe popped out to left fielder Burke. Pierzynski stole second. Podsednik tripled to center, Pierzynski scored. Iguchi flied out to right fielder Lane.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 5, Astros 3.
CHICAGO (AP) - Yes, the Chicago White Sox do indeed have a bullpen, and they have the lead in the World Series, too.
Neal Cotts and Bobby Jenks got out of an eighth-inning jam with three straight strikeouts, Joe Crede hit a go-ahead homer and saved two runs with a pair of diving stops and the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 5-3 on Saturday night in Chicago's first World Series game since 1959.
''Winning the game the way we did, it's amazing, truly amazing,'' Chicago center fielder Aaron Rowand said. ''It just gives you chills, goose bumps.''
On a night when 43-year-old Roger Clemens hoped to become the oldest pitcher to win a World Series game, the Rocket hobbled off after just two innings, done in by the hamstring injury that has hampered him since early September.
Winner Jose Contreras allowed the Astros three runs in seven-plus innings in their first World Series game, and tied a Series record by hitting three batters.
Chicago pitched four straight complete games in finishing off the Angels in the AL championship series, a feat not achieved in a postseason series since 1956. But when Willy Taveras hit a leadoff double off Contreras in the eighth with Houston trailing 4-3, manager Ozzie Guillen took him out after 81 pitches.
''They can't leave me out there. I'll lose the game,'' Contreras said through a translator. ''We have guys out there that are fresher.''
Cotts, a left-hander whose seven pitches and two outs was Chicago's only relief work against the Angels, came in and allowed a sharp single to left by Lance Berkman, a ball hit so hard that Taveras had to hold at third.
Cotts then struck out Morgan Ensberg and Mike Lamb. Then Guillen went to his bullpen again, raising both arms high and wide to signal for the burly rookie closer to face Jeff Bagwell.
''I don't want to embarrass the kid, but I want the big boy,'' Guillen said.
Jenks didn't mind.
''I think it's pretty funny,'' he said.
Throwing fastballs that reached 100 mph, the right-hander who began the year at Double-A struck out Jeff Bagwell on a 2-2 pitch.
''He chases fastballs up above the zone,'' Jenks said.
Jenks raised his right hand, pumping a fist as he came off the mound.
''I'm disappointed, I'm not crushed,'' Bagwell said. ''There's a long way to go.''
Scott Podsednik added an RBI triple in the eighth against Russ Springer to boost the margin, and Jenks retired the side in order in the ninth, striking out two and keeping the bullpen unscored upon in 10 postseason innings.
''Bagwell's a great hitter, he's a Hall of Famer, but Jenks is throwing 100 mph, you got to go with that,'' Chicago catcher A.J. Pierzynski said,
Crede had broken a 3-3 tie in the fourth with a solo homer on an 0-2 pitch off Clemens' replacement, 26-year-old rookie Wandy Rodriguez. As the ball went just over the glove of a leaping Taveras in left-center, Crede strolled around the bases, and Chicago was truly a toddlin' town.
''You got the nerves and butterflies going in and you know what, the game starts and you calm yourself down and realize you got a job to do, and that's go out and win a ballgame,'' Crede said.
With a runner at third and one out in the sixth, Guillen brought his infield in, and Crede sprawled to make a backhand grab on Ensberg's hard grounder to third.
''They put the good wood on the ball, tough situations, and I was fortunate enough to get leather on it,'' Crede said.
With runners at the corners and two outs in the seventh, he made another diving backhand play on Craig Biggio, in his 18th season with Houston and appearing in his first World Series game.
''We hit some balls a foot one way or the other, might be a different ballgame,'' Houston manager Phil Garner said.
Jermaine Dye hit a solo first-inning homer for the White Sox, and Lamb hit a solo shot in the second for the Astros.
Chicago, which has not allowed more than four runs in any of its nine postseason games, will try to try to make it 2-0 on Sunday night, when Mark Buehrle goes against Andy Pettitte, making his 11th Series start.
Clemens became the second-oldest pitcher to start a World Series game, trailing only 46-year-old Jack Quinn for the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics. He wasn't sharp from the start, needing 54 pitches to labor through two innings.
After the early homers, Carl Everett came home from third with a headfirst slide on Pierzynski's infield grounder in the second and Juan Uribe hit an RBI double for a 3-1 lead. Clemens appeared to be limping as he left the dugout after the second and headed down stairs back to the clubhouse.
''I had the problem in the second inning, and fought my way through that inning,'' Clemens said. ''I came up here and as quick as I could to take my sleeve off and have them check it and see if there was anything I could do so I could continue. And the fluid already started to build up in ... my leg.''
The Rocket, who signed with Houston before the 2004 season to lead his hometown team to its first World Series, allowed three runs and four hits.
''He'll only miss one start, right?'' Lamb said, hoping Clemens will pitch later in the Series. ''Guys will have to pick up the slack. We've been doing it all season. Now will be no different.''
Notes: Starting in 1997, the Game 1 victor has won the World Series each year except for 2002. ... Sandy Koufax is the only Hall of Fame pitcher to end his career in the World Series. ... Pittsburgh's Bruce Kison hit three batters in Game 4 in 1971. ... Houston was 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position, Chicago 2-for-10.