TODAY'S WRAPS: August 25, 2007
Wakefield keeps 'em guessing
Sox overpowering in win By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox overpowered the White Sox for a third straight game and veteran Tim Wakefield led the way. The Boston knuckleballer went seven scoreless innings to tie Josh Beckett for the league lead in wins with 16. Mike Lowell had four hits and is 9-for-14 in the series.
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Red Sox 14, White Sox 2
Tim Wakefield struck out six and walked three during seven scoreless innings of work. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Buehrle undone in sixth By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox had no answer for the Red Sox on Saturday, dropping their third straight home contest. Veteran southpaw Mark Buehrle threw five scoreless innings before running into trouble in the sixth, and the bullpen provided no relief. Chicago has been outscored 35-7 in the series.
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Boston
(79-51)
Won 3
Boston 14, Chi White Sox 2
Today's Boxes 8/25/07
NYM 4, LAD 3
MIN 8, BAL 1
NYY 7, DET 2
PIT 4, HOU 1
SD 4, PHI 3
CLE 9, KC 4
CIN 11, FLA 7
TB 14, OAK 3
STL 5, ATL 4
COL 5, WSH 1
TEX 5, SEA 3
SF 6, MIL 2
TOR 9, LAA 2
ARI 3, CHC 1
Chi White Sox
(56-73)
Lost 4
August 25, 2007
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Standings thru 8/25/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | White Sox Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B5 2 2 2 1 0 3 .321
Crisp , CF4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .273
Ortiz , DH5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .325
a-Drew , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261
Ramirez , LF3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .290
Hinske , LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .208
Lowell , 3B6 2 4 2 0 1 1 .324
Youkilis , 1B5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .294
Kielty , RF5 1 3 4 1 0 2 .241
Cora , SS5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .254
Cash , C2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .182
Totals 41 14 15 13 10 6 24
a-Struck out for Ortiz in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Ortiz (40, Buehrle), Youkilis (33, Wassermann), Pedroia (28, Bukvich), Kielty (2, MacDougal).TB : Pedroia 3; Crisp 2; Ortiz 3; Lowell 4; Youkilis 3; Kielty 4.RBI : Lowell 2 (92), Youkilis 2 (69), Kielty 4 (9), Pedroia 2 (40), Ortiz 2 (85), Crisp (48).2-out RBI : Youkilis; Pedroia; Crisp; Kielty.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez; Pedroia 2; Kielty 2; Drew 2.GIDP : Ortiz; Youkilis.Team LOB : 12.
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Owens , CF5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245
Fields , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
Pierzynski , C2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269
Konerko , DH3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .266
Erstad , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272
Dye , RF3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .249
Uribe , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .221
Richar , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Gonzalez , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 6 16
BATTING 2B : Dye 2 (27, Wakefield, Lopez).HR : Konerko (26, 8th inning off Snyder, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Owens; Konerko 4; Dye 4; Richar 2.RBI : Konerko 2 (71).2-out RBI : Konerko 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Erstad; Uribe; Gonzalez; Owens 2.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Owens (21, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash). FIELDING E : Richar (2, fielding).DP : 2 (Richar-Uribe-Erstad, Thornton-Uribe-Erstad).
Bukvich pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.WP : MacDougal 2, Thornton.IBB : Ramirez (by Buehrle).HBP : Pierzynski (by Snyder), Cora (by Bukvich), Cash (by Bukvich).Pitches-strikes : Wakefield 112-74, Snyder 17-10, Lopez 14-9, Buehrle 99-64, Logan 11-4, Wassermann 10-6, Bukvich 27-16, MacDougal 27-11, Thornton 26-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Wakefield 3-12, Snyder 1-2, Lopez 2-1, Buehrle 8-7, Logan 2-0, Wassermann 1-0, Bukvich 0-0, MacDougal 0-0, Thornton 3-0.Batters faced : Wakefield 27, Snyder 5, Lopez 5, Buehrle 28, Logan 3, Wassermann 3, Bukvich 5, MacDougal 7, Thornton 7.Inherited runners-scored : Wassermann 1-1, MacDougal 2-2, Thornton 3-1.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Rob Drake.Weather : 74 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 13 mph, In from LF.T : 3:10.Att : 38,874.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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