Cleveland 10, Chi White Sox 8
Preview - Box Score - Recap

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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chi White Sox 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 8 13 0
Cleveland 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 10 12 0
WP: R. Betancourt (1-0) S: J. Borowski (1)
LP: O. Dotel (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Chi White Sox
- J. Thome homered to deep center, O. Cabrera scored
Bot 2nd: Cleveland
- A. Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice, V. Martinez scored, J. Peralta to third, R. Garko out at second
- F. Gutierrez homered to deep left center, J. Peralta and A. Cabrera scored
- G. Sizemore homered to deep right
- T. Hafner doubled to deep right, J. Michaels scored
- V. Martinez singled to center, T. Hafner scored
Top 3rd: Chi White Sox
- J. Thome homered to deep center, N. Swisher scored
Top 6th: Chi White Sox
- A.J. Pierzynski singled to left, J. Dye scored, A. Ramirez to second
Top 7th: Chi White Sox
- P. Konerko doubled to right, O. Cabrera and N. Swisher scored
Bot 8th: Cleveland
- C. Blake doubled to deep left, J. Peralta, K. Shoppach and F. Gutierrez scored
Top 9th: Chi White Sox
- J. Dye homered to deep left
 Chi White Sox
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
N. Swisher lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .500
O. Cabrera ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .250
J. Thome dh 5 2 2 4 0 0 5 .400
P. Konerko 1b 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 .200
J. Dye rf 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .750
A. Ramirez cf 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .000
A.J. Pierzynski c 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .500
J. Crede 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .200
J. Uribe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .250
 Totals 39 8 13 8 5 11 19  
 Batting
2B - A Pierzynski (1, C Sabathia); J Dye (1, C Sabathia); P Konerko (1, R Perez); J Crede (1, R Betancourt); J Uribe (1, R Betancourt).
HR - J Thome 2 (2, 1st inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 1 Out, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 1 Out), J Dye (1, 9th inning off J Borowski 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Thome 4 (4), A Pierzynski (1), P Konerko 2 (2), J Dye (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 2, A Pierzynski 1, J Crede 1, A Ramirez 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - O Cabrera (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .250
J. Michaels lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .000
T. Hafner dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .250
V. Martinez c 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
    K. Shoppach c 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500
J. Peralta ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500
R. Garko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250
A. Cabrera 2b 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 .000
F. Gutierrez rf 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 1.000
C. Blake 3b 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 .250
 Totals 35 10 12 10 3 9 11  
 Batting
2B - A Pierzynski (1, C Sabathia); T Hafner (1, M Buehrle); J Dye (1, C Sabathia); P Konerko (1, R Perez); J Crede (1, R Betancourt); J Uribe (1, R Betancourt); C Blake (1, O Dotel).
HR - J Thome 2 (2, 1st inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 1 Out, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 1 Out), F Gutierrez (1, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 2 on, 1 Out), G Sizemore (1, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 2 Out), J Dye (1, 9th inning off J Borowski 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - J Thome 4 (4), A Pierzynski (1), P Konerko 2 (2), J Dye (1), A Cabrera (1), F Gutierrez 3 (3), G Sizemore (1), T Hafner (1), V Martinez (1), C Blake 3 (3).
2-out RBI - G Sizemore, T Hafner, V Martinez, C Blake.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Uribe 2, A Pierzynski 1, J Crede 1, A Ramirez 1, J Michaels 1.
Team LOB - CLEVELAND 4, CHI WHITE SOX 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - O Cabrera (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).
DP - (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).
 Fielding
DP - 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).
 Chi White Sox
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
M. Buehrle 1.2 7 7 7 1 1 2 37.80
N. Masset 4.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
B. Logan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
O. Dotel (L, 0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 27.00
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C.C. Sabathia 5.1 6 5 5 3 7 2 8.44
J. Lewis (H, 1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 0 27.00
R. Perez (BS, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R. Betancourt (W, 1-0) 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
J. Borowski (S, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.00
IBB - N Swisher (by R Betancourt), G Sizemore (by O Dotel).
Pitches-strikes - M Buehrle 48-30; N Masset 50-33; B Logan 11-8; O Dotel 33-15; C Sabathia 100-66; J Lewis 19-13; R Perez 5-3; R Betancourt 27-20; J Borowski 22-12.
Ground balls-fly balls - M Buehrle 3-1; N Masset 6-2; B Logan 0-1; O Dotel 0-1; C Sabathia 6-3; J Lewis 0-0; R Perez 0-1; R Betancourt 3-0; J Borowski 1-1.
Batters faced - M Buehrle 13; N Masset 14; B Logan 3; O Dotel 8; C Sabathia 25; J Lewis 4; R Perez 2; R Betancourt 8; J Borowski 5.
UMPIRES - HP--Gerry Davis.
Weather - 64 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind - 19 mph, out to center.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Sam Holbrook.
Time: 3:21.
Attendance: 41,872.
Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 19 mph, out to center.
Game Notes
CLEVELAND CATCHER VICTOR MARTINEZ HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT HAMSTRING INJURY.

Updated on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 5:07 am ET

 
 Top Batters
 Chi White Sox
J. Thome Jim Thome
2-5, 2 HR
4 RBI
 Cleveland
F. Gutierrez Franklin Gutierrez
3-3, 1 HR
3 RBI