Ventura's White Sox successful in first defense of hitters
After Jeff Samardzija drilled Paul Konerko in the face, the White Sox retaliated without losing their heads -- or anybody's, for that matter.
| Final - 5.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
After Jeff Samardzija drilled Paul Konerko in the face, the White Sox retaliated without losing their heads -- or anybody's, for that matter.
Kerry Wood gave Cubs fans one more magic moment. Unfortunately, the Cubs couldn't bring Wood and the rest of the team a win.
It's interleague play! Excited? (Me either.)
The White Sox and Cubs square off for the first inner-city matchup of the 2012 MLB season -- and Adam Dunn will get his first chance in the last four years to play left field.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro De Aza, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Adam Dunn, 7,3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .367 |
| Dayan Viciedo, pr,7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Addison Reed, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Rios, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .205 |
| Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .162 |
| Philip Humber, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Matt Thornton, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nate Jones, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brent Lillibridge, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Humber | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.31 | 0 | 66-44 |
| Matt Thornton (W, 2-3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Nate Jones (, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.37 | 0 | 13-11 |
| Addison Reed (S, 0-0; S,4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Tony Campana, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .322 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Ian Stewart, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 |
| Blake Lalli, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Jeff Samardzija, P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| Kerry Wood, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reed Johnson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija (L, 4-2) | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 113-78 |
| Kerry Wood | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 0 | 3-3 |
| James Russell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 0 | 13-7 |