MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/17/2114
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2354 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (69-50) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (69-49) 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 X 6 7 0
With 6-4 Win, Rays Improve to 69-49
The Tampa Bay Rays besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Chicago left fielder Tom Hedges by beating the White Sox, 6-4, at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium. Hedges went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Merlin Penney, who finished 3rd in the AL in saves with 34 in 2111, was the winner in relief. His record is now 2-0. The losing pitcher was Addy Hoogkamp. Tampa Bay is now 69-49.

The Rays got a big hit from second baseman Dave Van den Bussche. In the bottom of the sixth, Van den Bussche smacked a bases-clearing double off Chicago pitcher Mark Carnathan. It was his 21st double of the season. Suddenly, the Rays were ahead, 6-4.

"Winning is contagious," said Van den Bussche. "We're looking forward to the next game."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wilson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 8 42
J. Nightingale 1B 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .269 3 39
B. Gibbons RF 4 1 0 0 0 3 5 .319 29 108
T. Hedges LF 4 2 2 3 1 0 3 .311 33 106
Y. Lasseigne DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .247 5 20
B. Owry 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .266 12 54
T. Loyd CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265 6 45
E. Guzman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 10 42
T. O'Connor SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .263 8 39
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Lasseigne 2 (9, 4th Inning off D. Walker, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Nightingale (34, 5th Inning off D. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hedges (33, 5th Inning off D. Walker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Wilson , J. Nightingale 3 , T. Hedges 5 , Y. Lasseigne 4 , B. Owry , T. O'Connor
2-out RBI: T. Hedges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gibbons , T. Hedges , B. Owry , E. Guzman 2
GIDP: T. Loyd
Hit by Pitch: B. Gibbons
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Gibbons(Van den Bussche at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lindberg DH 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .276 13 55
M. Grimm CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 9 45
T. Dawley 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .311 7 75
D. Lamle LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .271 20 93
J. Burney 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .289 16 82
A. Santiago C 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .298 17 66
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 .241 12 54
C. Aguilar SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 9 58
R. Kaplan RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 6 48
Totals 29 6 7 6 4 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grimm (28, 1st Inning off A. Hoogkamp, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Lindberg (21, 6th Inning off A. Hoogkamp, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Dawley (39, 6th Inning off A. Hoogkamp, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Van den Bussche (21, 6th Inning off M. Carnathan, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lindberg (13, 1st Inning off A. Hoogkamp, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lindberg 7 , M. Grimm 2 , T. Dawley 2 , J. Burney , D. Van den Bussche 2
2-out RBI: D. Van den Bussche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Dawley , J. Burney
Hit by Pitch: M. Grimm
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Kaplan (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilar-Van den Bussche-Burney)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hoogkamp L (9-4) 5.1 4 5 5 2 4 1 94 3.99   
M. Carnathan BS (3) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 23 3.21   
E. Olivares 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hoogkamp 42
Batters Faced: A. Hoogkamp 22, M. Carnathan 8, E. Olivares 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hoogkamp 5-6, M. Carnathan 2-1, E. Olivares 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hoogkamp 94-54, M. Carnathan 23-16, E. Olivares 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Carnathan 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Hoogkamp
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Walker 5.0 8 4 4 1 7 1 109 2.58   
M. Penney W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.55   
E. Gines H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.04   
J. Owens SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Walker 41
Batters Faced: D. Walker 24, M. Penney 7, E. Gines 5, J. Owens 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Walker 3-4, M. Penney 3-3, E. Gines 1-1, J. Owens 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Walker 109-74, M. Penney 22-10, E. Gines 20-11, J. Owens 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Owens 1-0
WP: D. Walker
Hit Batsmen: D. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Hedges
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 40380
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