White Sox 6, Twins 0: Sale leads way back to .500
Chris Sale threw seven strong innings in the finest start of his young career.
| Final - 5.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Chi. White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Darin Mastroianni, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 |
| Alexi Casilla, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Joe Mauer, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .296 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| Justin Morneau, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| Ryan Doumit, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Brian Dozier, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Trevor Plouffe, 5,9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 |
| Jamey Carroll, 4,5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Mauer, Willingham, Morneau
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Mastroianni, Dozier, Carroll
Grounded into DP - Mauer, Willingham, Morneau
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Mastroianni, Dozier, Carroll
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Diamond (L, 3-1) | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.78 | 0 | 94-61 |
| Alex Burnett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.92 | 0 | 14-13 |
| Francisco Liriano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.04 | 0 | 14-8 |
Pitching
IBB - Ramirez by Diamond
IBB - Ramirez by Diamond
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro De Aza, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
| Adam Dunn, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .243 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .381 |
| Alex Rios, RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| Dayan Viciedo, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Orlando Hudson, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Konerko, Rios
Doubles - Pierzynski
Grounded into DP - Rios, Ramirez
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Beckham
Home runs - Konerko, Rios
Doubles - Pierzynski
Grounded into DP - Rios, Ramirez
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Beckham
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale (W, 5-2) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 97-64 |
| Jesse Crain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 0 | 18-12 |
| Matt Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 0 | 23-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 2:28
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 2:28
