Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago White Sox
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- 2BE Hinske (6, M Buehrle); N Morgan (5, B Jenks)
- HRE Hinske (1, 8th inning off O Dotel 0 on, 2 Out); J Wilson (1, 9th inning off B Jenks 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIE Hinske 2 (7), J Wilson (15), D Young (8)
- 2Out RBIE Hinske 2, J Wilson, D Young
- GIDPD Young
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-4 (D Young 1-1, E Hinske 1-2, An LaRoche 0-1)
- Fielding
- AssistsN Morgan (C Getz at 2nd base)
White Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Quentin (5, J Karstens)
- HRB Anderson (1, 2nd inning off J Karstens 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Anderson 2 (6), J Fields (14)
- 2Out RBIB Anderson 2, J Fields
- SHA Ramirez
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-6 (B Anderson 1-1, J Thome 0-1, C Quentin 0-1, J Fields 1-1, A Pierzynski 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Getz-A Ramirez, A Ramirez-C Getz-P Konerko)
- AssistsS Podsednik (J Wilson at 3rd base); B Anderson (B Moss at 1st base)
Pirates Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Karstens 14-22; S Burnett 1-1; J Chavez 3-4; J Grabow 3-5; M Capps 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Karstens 10-5-17-19; S Burnett 0-0-1-1; J Chavez 1-1-3-3; J Grabow 2-1-2-3; M Capps 5-4-3-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Karstens 6-8; S Burnett 0-1; J Chavez 0-2; J Grabow 1-1; M Capps 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Karstens 47
White Sox Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBP Konerko (By J Grabow)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM Buehrle 14-29; O Dotel 2-4; B Jenks 3-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM Buehrle 13-10-19-26; O Dotel 3-3-5-2; B Jenks 2-1-2-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Buehrle 9-6; O Dotel 1-0; B Jenks 2-1
- Game ScoresM Buehrle 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | E Hinske hit a ground rule double to right, F Sanchez scored, C Monroe to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | B Anderson homered to left, C Quentin scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | J Fields singled to left center, B Anderson scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8th | E Hinske homered to right. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9th | J Wilson homered to left. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9th | D Young singled to left, N Morgan scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
CWS wins 2-1
Game Information
Rate Field
7:05 PM, 24 May 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 28,309
Game Time:2:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos
- Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
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 |

