Chi White Sox 3, Tampa Bay 2

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(5-4)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi White Sox 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 1 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 WP: J. Danks (1-0) S: B. Jenks (3) LP: J. Niemann (0-2)	(4-6)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Chi White Sox

- J. Dye homered to deep left, J. Thome scored

Bot 6th: Tampa Bay

- C. Pena homered to deep right

Top 9th: Chi White Sox

- J. Fields singled to shortstop, B. Anderson scored, C. Getz to second

Bot 9th: Tampa Bay

- C. Crawford grounded into fielder's choice, J. Bartlett scored, A. Iwamura to third, B.J. Upton out at second

Chi White Sox
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Getz 2b	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.227
J. Fields 3b	5	0	3	1	0	1	0	.355
C. Quentin lf	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	.258
J. Thome dh	4	1	0	0	1	1	4	.167
J. Dye rf	5	1	3	2	0	2	3	.400
P. Konerko 1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.344
A.J. Pierzynski c	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.276
A. Ramirez ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.156
B. Anderson cf	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	.167
Totals	39	3	14	3	2	6	19

Batting 2B - C Getz (2, J Niemann). 3B - J Fields (2, L Cormier). HR - J Dye (3, 2nd inning off J Niemann 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Dye 2 (6), J Fields (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Dye 2, J Thome 1, B Anderson 2, A Ramirez 1, C Getz 2. GIDP - C Quentin. Team LOB - 11.

Base Running SB - A Pierzynski (1, 2nd base off J Niemann/D Navarro).    Fielding E - C Getz (1, ground ball).

Tampa Bay
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B.J. Upton cf	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	.143
C. Crawford lf	5	0	0	1	0	2	2	.244
P. Burrell dh	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	.212
G. Gross pr-dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188
C. Pena 1b	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	.289
W. Aybar 3b	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143
D. Navarro c	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.212
B. Zobrist 2b	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.200
J. Bartlett ss	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.389
G. Kapler rf	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.125
A. Iwamura ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Totals	33	2	5	2	6	10	17

Batting HR - C Pena (5, 6th inning off J Danks 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Pena (12), C Crawford (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Gross 2, J Bartlett 1, D Navarro 1, B Upton 1, B Zobrist 2. Team LOB - 10.

Base Running SB - J Bartlett 2 (4, 2nd base off O Dotel/A Pierzynski, 2nd base off B Jenks/A Pierzynski), A Iwamura (4, 2nd base off B Jenks/A Pierzynski), C Crawford (3, 2nd base off B Jenks/A Pierzynski).    Fielding Outfield assists - G Kapler (J Dye at 2nd base). DP - 1 (J Bartlett-B Zobrist-C Pena).

Chi White Sox
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Danks (W, 1-0)	6.0	2	1	1	4	8	1	0.75
O. Dotel (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
M. Thornton (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
B. Jenks (S, 3)	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.50
Tampa Bay
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Niemann (L, 0-2)	6.0	9	2	2	1	3	1	6.35
L. Cormier	2.1	5	1	1	0	1	0	3.52
G. Balfour	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	15.43

WP - J Niemann.

Pitches-strikes - J Danks 101-59; O Dotel 14-9; M Thornton 22-15; B Jenks 21-11; J Niemann 97-63; L Cormier 55-32; G Balfour 15-9.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Danks 5-5; O Dotel 0-3; M Thornton 1-0; B Jenks 2-1; J Niemann 7-8; L Cormier 3-2; G Balfour 0-0.

Batters faced - J Danks 24; O Dotel 4; M Thornton 5; B Jenks 6; J Niemann 27; L Cormier 11; G Balfour 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Ejections: TAMPA BAY's Maddon by Gorman (6th). Time: 3:11. Attendance: 13,803. Weather: INDOORS

Game Notes

TAMPA BAY MANAGER JOE MADDON WAS EJECTED IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING A FOUL BALL.

Updated on Friday, Apr 17, 2009 3:31 am ET