April 22, 2008 New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
LAA 6 NYY 9
@CHW 5 DET 10
TEX 2 CLE 15
@KCR 1 MIN 5
@OAK 4 SEA 4
BAL 2 TBR 6
TOR 4 ARI 5
SFG 4 WSN 6
@ATL 0 CHC 8
NYM 1 CIN 8
LAD 1 PHI 8
@COL 6 HOU 11
SDP 7 MIL 9
STL 8
(12) PIT 3
FLA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 25,012

Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 8:11pm
Time of Game: 3:44

Yankees

11-10

Won 2

3rd, 3½ GB

Joe Girardi

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  1  0   0  0  0   4  3  0    9 11  1
White Sox       0  2  0   0  1  0   1  0  1    5 13  0

W: C Wang (4-0), L: J Contreras (1-2)

White Sox

11-8

Lost 1

1st

Ozzie Guillen

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    5   3   3   3    0   0  .243  .828   19    3   0   HR,2B
D Jeter SS                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .700   15    0   2   
B Abreu RF                    5   1   2   4    0   0  .312  .863   21    4   0   HR
H Matsui DH                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .328  .952   21    0   0   HBP
J Posada C                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .669   17    8   0   GDP
R Cano 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .173  .459   21    2   4   2B
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .120  .626   15    7   0   HR
  A Gonzalez 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .911         0   2   
M Ensberg 3B-1B               3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .840   21    1   1   
M Cabrera CF                  4   2   1   0    0   1  .279  .795   17    2   0   

C Wang P                                                                 0   1
  B Traber P                                                             0   0
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
  J Chamberlain P                                                        0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
Totals                       37   9  11   9    4   5              167   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Cano (3, off J Contreras); J Damon (5, off J Contreras).

HR: B Abreu (3, off O Dotel; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Damon (3, off M Thornton; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); J Giambi (3, off J Contreras; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: H Matsui (3, by J Contreras).

TB: J Damon 7; B Abreu 5; J Giambi 4; R Cano 2; H Matsui; M Ensberg; M Cabrera; J Posada.

GIDP: J Posada (2).

RBI: B Abreu 4 (14); J Damon 3 (10); H Matsui (10); J Giambi (7).

2-out RBI: B Abreu 4; J Damon 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ensberg-R Cano-J Giambi.

E: M Cabrera (1).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Swisher CF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .242  .762   21    1   0   
O Cabrera SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .676   13    2   3   GDP
J Thome DH                    2   1   0   0    3   1  .215  .846   27    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .194  .725   22   10   1   2B
J Dye RF                      5   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .941   21    3   0   2B
A Pierzynski C                5   1   2   1    0   1  .344  .984   19    4   1   HR
C Quentin LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .241  .880   18    4   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .299  .933   19    0   2   2B
J Uribe 2B                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .172  .513   18    3   6   2B

J Contreras P                                                            0   0
  B Logan P                                                              0   0
  O Dotel P                                                              0   0
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39   5  13   5    6   7              178   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Crede (4, off C Wang); P Konerko (3, off C Wang); J Uribe (4, off C Wang); J Dye (7, off C Wang).

HR: A Pierzynski (3, off K Farnsworth; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: A Pierzynski 5; J Crede 3; P Konerko 3; J Uribe 3; O Cabrera 2; J Dye 2; C Quentin; N Swisher.

GIDP: O Cabrera (2).

RBI: J Uribe 2 (8); A Pierzynski (11); J Crede (19); P Konerko (14).

2-out RBI: J Crede.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Konerko-O Cabrera-P Konerko.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Wang, W (4-0)                6    10   3   3    2   5   0   3.94   29  105-66   42· 7·17   11· 4· 7· 0     43    -     1.17  -0.03
B Traber                       0     0   1   1    1   0   0   3.86    1    6-2     0· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.15  -0.05
B Bruney, H (3)                0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   1.59    3   15-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.58  -0.09
J Chamberlain, H (4)           1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   1.13    7   24-14    6· 5· 3    0· 4· 1· 0          3-1    2.07   0.15
K Farnsworth                   1     1   1   1    1   0   1   4.82    5   24-14   10· 0· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9    13   5   5    6   7   1          45  174-104  63·13·28   14·10· 8· 0          4-1

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, L (1-2)           6.1   7   4   4    1   3   1   4.68   27   97-56   37· 6·13    8·10· 4· 0     45    -     1.13   0.09
B Logan                        0     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.05    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.65  -0.11
O Dotel, BS (1)                0.1   1   1   1    1   1   1   6.75    3   14-6     1· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          3-3    3.38  -0.38
M Thornton                     1     2   3   3    1   1   1   5.14    6   31-17   13· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.79  -0.11
M MacDougal                    1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.16    5   20-9     6· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    11   9   9    4   5   3          42  167-91   59·10·22   14·14· 4· 0          6-3

B Traber faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
B Logan faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Farnsworth (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Contreras (1; H Matsui).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:44.

Attendance: 25,012.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Damon              LF    1. N Swisher            CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. O Cabrera            SS 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. J Thome              DH 
4. H Matsui             DH    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. J Posada             C     5. J Dye                RF 
6. R Cano               2B    6. A Pierzynski         C  
7. J Giambi             1B    7. C Quentin            LF 
8. M Ensberg            3B    8. J Crede              3B 
9. M Cabrera            CF    9. J Uribe              2B 

   C Wang               P        J Contreras          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-2  123  3   52%  87% B Abreu         O Dotel         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ensberg Scores; Cabrera Scores; Damon Scores
   b 5   1  2-2  12-  1  -17%  21% P Konerko       C Wang          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cabrera Scores; Thome to 3B
   t 7   1  3-2  123  5  -14%  36% D Jeter         O Dotel         Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   2  6-4  123  1   14%  86% J Uribe         J Chamberlain   Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   b 2   1  2-0  -23  3  -13%  43% J Uribe         C Wang          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Quentin Scores; Crede Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  J Damon         Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   52%  D Jeter         Lineout: 2B
          -2-  5   56%  B Abreu         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Damon to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   57%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Damon Scores
          1--  3   59%  J Posada        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Matsui to 2B
   O      12-  7   55%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  N Swisher       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  1   59%  O Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   58%  J Thome         Walk
          1--  8   54%  P Konerko       Single to CF (Line Drive); Thome to 3B; Konerko to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      -23  8   60%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   69%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   68%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   66%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   65%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Chien-Ming Wang facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   68%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   65%  C Quentin       Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   56%  J Crede         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Quentin to 3B
   RR     -23  3   43%  J Uribe         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Quentin Scores; Crede Scores
   O      -2-  8   47%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   50%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Contreras facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   46%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   47%  H Matsui        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  1   44%  J Posada        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Chien-Ming Wang facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   46%  J Dye           Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  7   50%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Contreras facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   57%  R Cano          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   52%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  3   48%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Cano to 3B
   O      --3  9   44%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Chien-Ming Wang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  C Quentin       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   49%  J Crede         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   45%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   43%  B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   46%  N Swisher       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   43%  O Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  5   39%  J Thome         Walk; Cabrera to 2B
   R      12-  1   21%  P Konerko       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cabrera Scores; Thome to 3B
   O      -23  3   29%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   34%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   40%  H Matsui        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  4   28%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   26%  R Cano          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chien-Ming Wang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   28%  C Quentin       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   26%  J Crede         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   23%  J Uribe         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Crede to 2B
   O      12-  4   27%  N Swisher       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   31%  O Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   27%  J Giambi        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  4   32%  M Ensberg       Walk
          1--  1   38%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ensberg to 2B
                  Boone Logan replaces Jose Contreras pitching
          12-  5   49%  J Damon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ensberg to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Boone Logan pitching
   O      123  5   36%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  3   87%  B Abreu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ensberg Scores; Cabrera Scores; Damon Scores
          ---  6   88%  H Matsui        Walk
                  Matt Thornton replaces Octavio Dotel pitching
   O      1--  5   87%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Billy Traber facing 3-4-5
                  Billy Traber replaces Chien-Ming Wang pitching
          ---  6   82%  J Thome         Walk
                  Brian Bruney replaces Billy Traber pitching
          1--  8   73%  P Konerko       Walk; Thome to 2B
   O      12-  5   81%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   72%  A Pierzynski    Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Thome to 3B; Konerko to 2B
                  Joba Chamberlain replaces Brian Bruney pitching
   O      123  4   83%  C Quentin       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  6   72%  J Crede         Walk; Thome Scores; Konerko to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
   O      123  1   86%  J Uribe         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Matt Thornton facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   88%  R Cano          Walk
   O      1--  5   86%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   88%  M Ensberg       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cano to 2B
   O      12-  4   86%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Cano to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   98%  J Damon         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cano Scores; Cabrera Scores
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Matt Thornton pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Joba Chamberlain facing 1-2-3
                  Morgan Ensberg moves to 1B; Alberto Gonzalez replaces Jason Giambi playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  3   99%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   98%  O Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   99%  J Thome         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   99%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mike MacDougal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  B Abreu         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   99%  H Matsui        Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  J Posada        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   99%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Kyle Farnsworth facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Joba Chamberlain pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  6   99%  A Pierzynski    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  6   98%  C Quentin       Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  J Crede         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--      99%  J Uribe         Wild Pitch; Crede to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, White Sox 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation