Big Nyquil Asleep at the Wheel, Rays Lose 9-2
The White Sox took the lead about 5 minutes into the game and never looked back.
| Final - 4.21.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Stories
White Sox 9, Rays 2: If they lead, they lead
The White Sox snap a seven-game losing streak by putting pressure on the Tampa Bay defense, with Juan Pierre leading the way.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. White Sox | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Pierre, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Omar Vizquel, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .421 |
| Carlos Quentin, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| Brent Lillibridge, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| Adam Dunn, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .178 |
| Alex Rios, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Mark Teahen, 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .280 |
| Brent Morel, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Vizquel, Quentin, Konerko
Hit by pitch - Pierre, Quentin, Rios
Sacrifice flies - Pierzynski
Stolen Bases - Pierre, Vizquel
Caught Stealing - Quentin
Team LOB - 8
Doubles - Vizquel, Quentin, Konerko
Hit by pitch - Pierre, Quentin, Rios
Sacrifice flies - Pierzynski
Stolen Bases - Pierre, Vizquel
Caught Stealing - Quentin
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Floyd (W, 2-1) | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 101-64 |
| Will Ohman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.59 | 0 | 18-14 |
| Sergio Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18-10 |
| Jeff Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Fuld, LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .348 |
| Johnny Damon, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Matt Joyce, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 |
| Felipe Lopez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| Ben Zobrist, 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .197 |
| Sean Rodriguez, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .210 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| John Jaso, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 |
| Reid Brignac, SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Elliot Johnson, ph,6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Upton, Jaso
Hit by pitch - Kotchman, Brignac
Stolen Bases - Lopez, Upton
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Lopez
Grounded into DP - Upton, Jaso
Hit by pitch - Kotchman, Brignac
Stolen Bases - Lopez, Upton
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Lopez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Niemann (L, 0-3) | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7.08 | 1 | 89-57 |
| Cesar Ramos | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 | 14-6 |
| Adam Russell | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0 | 19-13 |
| Jake McGee | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 21-12 |
| Juan Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 0 | 16-11 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base Umpire - Tyler Funneman, Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Duration: 2:58
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base Umpire - Tyler Funneman, Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Duration: 2:58
