Rangers 3, White Sox 2: An inauspicious start
The White Sox struck out 13 times and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position in a close loss to start the season.
| Final - 4.6.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Stories
Series Preview: Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers - 2012
The Rangers being their second year of defending the American League Championship against a White Sox team searching for an identity after former manager Ozzie Guillen left to manage the Miami Marlins.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro De Aza, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Brent Morel, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Adam Dunn, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Brent Lillibridge, pr,3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Alex Rios, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Dayan Viciedo, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Dunn
Doubles - Viciedo
Hit by pitch - Rios
Caught Stealing - De Aza
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Morel
Home runs - Dunn
Doubles - Viciedo
Hit by pitch - Rios
Caught Stealing - De Aza
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Morel
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Danks (L, 0-1) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 78-53 |
| Addison Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Matt Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-10 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Hamilton, 8,7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Young, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Mike Napoli, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Yorvit Torrealba, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Murphy, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Craig Gentry, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kinsler
Doubles - Kinsler
Sacrifices - Andrus
Sacrifice flies - Hamilton
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Kinsler
Doubles - Kinsler
Sacrifices - Andrus
Sacrifice flies - Hamilton
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Lewis (W, 1-0) | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 100-70 |
| Alexi Ogando (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14-10 |
| Mike Adams (, 0-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Joe Nathan (S, 0-0; S,1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11-7 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters, First Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Duration: 2:24
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters, First Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Duration: 2:24
