Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS • TB leads series 1-0
89-74, 35-46 Away
4
89-74, 35-46 Away
Final
97-65, 57-24 Home
6
97-65, 57-24 Home
White Sox Hitting
a-struck out looking for D Wise in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Dye (1, J Shields)
- HRD Wise (1, 3rd inning off J Shields 2 on, 2 Out); P Konerko (1, 9th inning off D Wheeler 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBID Wise 3 (3), P Konerko (1)
- 2Out RBID Wise 3
- SHJ Uribe
- Team LOB4
- Baserunning
- CSA Pierzynski (1, 2nd base by J Shields/D Navarro)
Rays Hitting
a-grounded to second for C Floyd in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BD Navarro (1, J Vazquez)
- 3BA Iwamura (1, J Vazquez)
- HRE Longoria 2 (2, 2nd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIE Longoria 3 (3), A Iwamura (1), W Aybar (1), C Crawford (1)
- 2Out RBIE Longoria
- SFW Aybar
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBG Gross (1, 2nd base off J Vazquez/A Pierzynski); E Longoria (1, 2nd base off C Richard/A Pierzynski)
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Vazquez(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 86-54 | 12.46 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 60-37 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 151-94 |
- Pitching
- HBPA Pierzynski (By J Shields)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Vazquez 2-5; C Richard 3-2; O Dotel 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Vazquez 28
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Shields(W,1-0) |
G. Balfour(H,1) |
J.P. Howell(H,1) |
D. Wheeler(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 100-65 | 4.26 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-18 | 9.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 150-100 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Shields 9-5; G Balfour 0-0; J Howell 1-0; D Wheeler 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Shields 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | CWS | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Longoria homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | D Wise homered to right, A Ramirez and A Pierzynski scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 3rd | A Iwamura tripled to deep center, J Bartlett scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 3rd | W Aybar hit sacrifice fly to left, A Iwamura scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 3rd | E Longoria homered to left. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | E Longoria singled to left, B Upton scored, W Aybar to second. | 3 | 5 | |
| 5th | C Crawford singled to center, W Aybar scored, E Longoria to second. | 3 | 6 | |
| 9th | P Konerko homered to left. | 4 | 6 | |
TB leads 1-0
Game Information
Tropicana Field
7:30 PM, 2 October 2008
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 35,041
Game Time:3:10
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
- First Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
- Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 American League East Standings
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