May 14, 2008 Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
@LAA 1 BAL 6
BOS 3 CLE 2
OAK 0 KCR 2
DET 0 TOR 6
@MIN 5 NYY 2
@TBR 1 SEA 4
@TEX 3
(12) ARI 4
COL 3 CHC 8
SDP 5 CIN 7
FLA 6
(10) LAD 6
@MIL 4 WSN 5
@NYM 3 ATL 8
@PHI 6 HOU 6
@SFG 3 STL 5
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 37,059

Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:37

White Sox

19-21

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

Ozzie Guillen

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  1    6 10  0
Angels          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  1

W: J Contreras (4-3), L: S Shields (2-1)

Angels

24-18

Lost 1

1st

Mike Scioscia

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Cabrera SS                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .228  .563   14    1   6   
A Pierzynski C                3   1   1   0    2   0  .302  .830   22    5   0   IW
C Quentin LF                  4   1   2   5    0   0  .296  .988   11    3   0   HR,GDP
J Dye RF                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .847   14    1   0   HBP,GDP
J Thome DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .201  .743   12    0   0   GDP
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .215  .723   20   13   1   SB
J Crede 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .830   13    0   4   2B
N Swisher CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .206  .660   20    2   0   HR
  B Anderson CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .662         0   0   
J Uribe 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .202  .599   14    1   4   

J Contreras P                                                            0   1
  S Linebrink P                                                          1   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6    3   5              140   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Crede (9, off J Lackey).

HR: C Quentin (10, off S Shields; 8th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); N Swisher (4, off J Arredondo; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: A Pierzynski (4, by S Shields).

HBP: J Dye (1, by J Speier).

TB: C Quentin 5; N Swisher 4; O Cabrera 2; J Crede 2; J Dye; A Pierzynski; J Uribe; P Konerko.

GIDP: J Thome (7); J Dye (2); C Quentin (4).

RBI: C Quentin 5 (34); N Swisher (10).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: A Pierzynski (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Konerko (1, 2nd base off J Speier/M Napoli).

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Matthews DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .662   14    0   0   
E Aybar SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .699   19    0   3   HBP
V Guerrero RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .759    8    2   0   
G Anderson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .733   19    3   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .298  .840   20    6   0   CS
C Kotchman 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .830   16    7   1   
M Izturis 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .187  .498   13    3   3   SB
R Quinlan 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .599    9    0   2   
  R Willits PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .796    2    0   0   
M Napoli C                    1   0   1   1    1   0  .253  .873    8    6   0   SB,SF

J Lackey P                                                               0   0
  S Shields P                                                            0   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   0
  J Arredondo P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    3   4              128   27   9

BATTING

SF: M Napoli (3, off J Contreras).

HBP: E Aybar (2, by J Contreras).

TB: V Guerrero; M Napoli; T Hunter; R Quinlan; G Anderson.

RBI: M Napoli (18).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Quinlan-M Izturis-C Kotchman 2; C Kotchman-E Aybar-M Napoli.

E: E Aybar (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Napoli (3, 2nd base off J Contreras/A Pierzynski); M Izturis (6, 2nd base off J Contreras/A Pierzynski).

CS: T Hunter (2, 2nd base by J Contreras/A Pierzynski).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Contreras, W (4-3)           7     4   1   1    3   3   0   3.35   28  104-68   44· 9·15   12· 7· 2· 0     65    -     1.23   0.31
S Linebrink                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.65    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
B Jenks                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    4    9-8     6· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   4   0          35  121-81   53·10·18   17· 8· 2· 0           -

Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lackey                       7     6   1   1    1   4   0   1.29   26   99-67   43· 6·18    6·11· 4· 0     64    -     1.20   0.31
S Shields, L (2-1)             0     3   4   4    1   0   1   4.32    4   15-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.46
J Speier                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.63    4   14-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
J Arredondo                    1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4   11-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   5   2          38  139-87   56· 8·23   10·14· 5· 0           -

S Shields faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Shields (1; A Pierzynski).

HBP: J Contreras (2; E Aybar); J Speier (3; J Dye).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Chris Guccione.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 37,059.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Los Angeles Angels                   
1. O Cabrera            SS    1. G Matthews           DH 
2. A Pierzynski         C     2. E Aybar              SS 
3. C Quentin            LF    3. V Guerrero           RF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. G Anderson           LF 
5. J Thome              DH    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. P Konerko            1B    6. C Kotchman           1B 
7. J Crede              3B    7. M Izturis            2B 
8. N Swisher            CF    8. R Quinlan            3B 
9. J Uribe              2B    9. M Napoli             C  

   J Contreras          P        J Lackey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  1-1  1--  4   20%  76% O Cabrera       S Shields       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Uribe to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Cabrera to 2B
   t 8   0  1-1  123  3   18%  96% C Quentin       S Shields       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Uribe Scores; Cabrera Scores; Pierzynski Scores
   t 7   2  1-1  -23  4  -10%  41% N Swisher       J Lackey        Flyball: CF
   b 5   0  1-0  -2-  3  -10%  40% R Quinlan       J Contreras     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Izturis to 3B
   t 1   0  0-1  12-  6   -9%  59% J Dye           J Lackey        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Pierzynski to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lackey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  O Cabrera       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  3   62%  A Pierzynski    Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Cabrera to 3B
   R      1-3  5   68%  C Quentin       Single to LF (Line Drive); Cabrera Scores; Pierzynski to 2B
   OO     12-  6   59%  J Dye           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Pierzynski to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   59%  E Aybar         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   58%  V Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      57%  G Anderson      Passed Ball; Guerrero to 2B
          -2-  5   55%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball); Guerrero to 3B
   O      1-3  5   60%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Lackey facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   64%  P Konerko       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   60%  J Crede         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   58%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   56%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Contreras facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   58%  C Kotchman      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   60%  M Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  R Quinlan       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Lackey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   61%  A Pierzynski    Walk
   OO     1--  1   56%  C Quentin       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Contreras facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   52%  M Napoli        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   56%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      54%  E Aybar         Napoli Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   58%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  2   62%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Lackey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   60%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   58%  J Thome         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   57%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   60%  G Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   64%  C Kotchman      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Lackey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   61%  J Crede         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   60%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   58%  J Uribe         Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   53%  M Izturis       Walk
          1--      49%  R Quinlan       Izturis Steals 2B
          -2-  3   40%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Izturis to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   43%  M Napoli        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Izturis Scores
   O      1--  5   47%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   44%  E Aybar         Hit By Pitch; Quinlan to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, John Lackey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   44%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   42%  C Quentin       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   46%  G Anderson      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  7   42%  T Hunter        Walk
   O      1--      48%  C Kotchman      Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS-1B)
   O      ---  8   50%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, John Lackey facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   56%  J Dye           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   45%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  2   51%  J Crede         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Dye to 3B
   O      -23  4   41%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   45%  M Izturis       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   48%  R Quinlan       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   46%  M Napoli        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  G Matthews      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Scot Shields facing 9-1-2
                  Scot Shields replaces John Lackey pitching
          ---  4   57%  J Uribe         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   76%  O Cabrera       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Uribe to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Cabrera to 2B
          -23  4   79%  A Pierzynski    Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123  3   96%  C Quentin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Uribe Scores; Cabrera Scores; Pierzynski Scores
                  Justin Speier replaces Scot Shields pitching
          ---  2   97%  J Dye           Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   96%  J Thome         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-C (2B-1B)
          ---  5   96%  P Konerko       Walk
          1--      96%  J Crede         Konerko Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Linebrink facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Jose Contreras pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  E Aybar         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   99%  G Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Angels 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Arredondo facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Arredondo replaces Justin Speier pitching
   R      ---  3   99%  N Swisher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   99%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-6, Bobby Jenks facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Scott Linebrink pitching; Brian N. Anderson replaces Nick Swisher playing CF batting 8th
          ---  4   98%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  C Kotchman      Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  M Izturis       Defensive Indifference; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Hunter to 3B
                  Reggie Willits pinch hits for Robb Quinlan batting 8th
   O      --3  2  100%  R Willits       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Angels 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation