2:05 PM ET, July 23, 2008
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game Notes
| HOME PLATE UMPIRE ROB DRAKE EJECTED WHITE SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES |
Final
Chi White Sox won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, July 21 | ||
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| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 22 | ||
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| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 23 | ||
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| Texas | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 | |
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2:05 PM ET, July 23, 2008
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .325 | ||
| M Young SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .294 | ||
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .305 | ||
| M Bradley DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | ||
| a-F Catalanotto PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | ||
| M Byrd RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 | ||
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 | ||
| J Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .223 | ||
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 | ||
| D Murphy LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .273 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | |||
| a-flied out to center for M Bradley in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: I Kinsler (35, C Richard); C Davis (4, C Richard); M Bradley (23, D Carrasco) HR: M Young (8, 1st inning off C Richard 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Young 2 (54), I Kinsler (60), D Murphy (61), H Blalock (10), J Saltalamacchia 2 (22) SF: H Blalock 2-out RBI: I Kinsler, D Murphy, M Young, J Saltalamacchia 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Young 2, J Hamilton 2, C Davis 1, H Blalock 1, M Byrd 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: H Blalock (1, 2nd base off C Richard/T Hall); D Murphy (7, 2nd base off C Richard/T Hall); I Kinsler (25, 3rd base off C Richard/T Hall); M Young (7, 2nd base off C Richard/T Hall) CS: C Davis (1, 2nd base by D Carrasco/T Hall) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Saltalamacchia (7, throw) DP: 1 (H Blalock-I Kinsler-C Davis). | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Millwood | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 38-19 | 5.40 | |
| J Rupe | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42-26 | 4.31 | |
| W Madrigal | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 34-23 | 7.20 | |
| J Wright | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-12 | 4.50 | |
| E Guardado (L, 1-2; H, 21) | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-13 | 3.65 | |
| C Wilson (B, 3) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11-5 | 5.06 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 171-98 | ||
| PITCHING WP: E Guardado HBP: C Quentin (By K Millwood) Batters faced: K Millwood 10; J Rupe 9; W Madrigal 8; J Wright 5; E Guardado 6; C Wilson 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 0-2; J Rupe 3-2; W Madrigal 1-0; J Wright 3-0; E Guardado 0-2; C Wilson 0-0 Game Scores: K Millwood 40 | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| O Cabrera SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 | ||
| N Swisher CF-1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .235 | ||
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 | ||
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .314 | ||
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .258 | ||
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .218 | ||
| B Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | ||
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | ||
| T Hall C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .278 | ||
| J Uribe 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .229 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Dye (23, J Wright); P Konerko (11, E Guardado); J Uribe (11, E Guardado) HR: J Thome (19, 1st inning off K Millwood 2 on, 2 Out); C Quentin 2 (26, 5th inning off W Madrigal 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off C Wilson 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Thome 3 (56), C Quentin 4 (76), J Dye (60), A Ramirez (35), O Cabrera (42) SF: O Cabrera 2-out RBI: J Thome 3, J Dye, C Quentin 3 GIDP: C Quentin Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Cabrera 1, J Thome 1, N Swisher 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: O Cabrera (16, 2nd base off K Millwood/J Saltalamacchia); J Uribe (1, 2nd base off K Millwood/J Saltalamacchia) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Uribe (3, throw); A Ramirez (8, catch); T Hall (2, dropped foul ball); D Carrasco (1, throw) | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Richard | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 85-50 | 9.00 | |
| D Carrasco | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30-17 | 1.74 | |
| B Logan | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-15 | 4.25 | |
| O Dotel (W, 4-4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-8 | 3.00 | |
| B Jenks (S, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 1.83 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 157-99 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: M Bradley (By B Logan) Batters faced: C Richard 21; D Carrasco 8; B Logan 6; O Dotel 3; B Jenks 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Richard 2-3; D Carrasco 1-2; B Logan 2-0; O Dotel 0-1; B Jenks 1-2 Game Scores: C Richard 36 | ||||||||||
| TEX | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Young homered to left center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Thome homered to right center, O Cabrera and C Quentin scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 2nd | I Kinsler doubled to right center, H Blalock scored, D Murphy to third, D Murphy scored, I Kinsler to third on error by second baseman A Ramirez. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | D Murphy singled to center, C Davis scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 4th | M Young singled to center, D Murphy scored, I Kinsler to second. | 5 | 3 | |
| 5th | H Blalock hit sacrifice fly to center, M Bradley scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 5th | C Quentin homered to center. | 6 | 4 | |
| 7th | J Saltalamacchia singled to left, M Bradley and M Byrd scored, J Saltalamacchia to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 4 | |
| 7th | J Dye doubled to deep left, O Cabrera scored. | 8 | 5 | |
| 8th | A Ramirez singled to left, P Konerko scored. | 8 | 6 | |
| 8th | O Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, A Ramirez scored. | 8 | 7 | |
| 8th | C Quentin homered to center, J Uribe and N Swisher scored. | 8 | 10 | |
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| HOME PLATE UMPIRE ROB DRAKE EJECTED WHITE SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 35,353 (87% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Mike Winters |

