Los Angeles Angels @ Chicago White Sox
63-41, 31-21 Away
4
63-41, 31-21 Away
Final
55-52, 31-24 Home
5
55-52, 31-24 Home
Angels Hitting
a-struck out swinging for J Mathis in the 9th
- Batting
- RBIB Abreu 3 (76)
- 2Out RBIB Abreu 2
- SFB Abreu
- SHJ Mathis
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-4 (B Abreu 1-1, J Rivera 0-1, V Guerrero 0-1, M Izturis 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSC Figgins (12, 2nd base by J Contreras/A Pierzynski); M Izturis (3, 2nd base by R Williams)
- Fielding
- EC Figgins (12, ground ball)
White Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BS Podsednik (14, J Lackey); J Nix (9, K Jepsen)
- HRG Beckham (6, 1st inning off J Lackey 0 on, 1 Out); C Quentin (11, 2nd inning off J Lackey 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIG Beckham 2 (38), C Quentin (25), P Konerko (69), S Podsednik (33)
- 2Out RBIG Beckham, S Podsednik
- SFP Konerko
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-3 (S Podsednik 1-1, G Beckham 1-1, A Pierzynski 0-1)
- Fielding
- PBA Pierzynski
Angels Pitching
- Pitching
- WPJ Lackey
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lackey 21-33; K Jepsen 3-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lackey 27-9-14-24; K Jepsen 3-2-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lackey 5-13; K Jepsen 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Lackey 63
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Thornton(W,6-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 66-36 | 4.95 |
| 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 58-36 | 3.95 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 5.23 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 2.80 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 158-94 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Contreras 2
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Contreras 7-13; D Carrasco 11-16; R Williams 1-1; T Pena 1-2; M Thornton 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Contreras 11-4-16-5; D Carrasco 14-4-9-9; R Williams 2-0-3-1; T Pena 0-1-0-2; M Thornton 6-2-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Contreras 3-1; D Carrasco 3-4; R Williams 1-0; T Pena 0-1; M Thornton 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Contreras 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | LAA | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Beckham homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | C Quentin homered to center. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | E Aybar scored, G Matthews to third, C Figgins to second on wild pitch by J Contreras. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | B Abreu singled to left, G Matthews and C Figgins scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 3rd | P Konerko hit sacrifice fly to left, J Dye scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 5th | B Abreu hit sacrifice fly to left, C Figgins scored, M Izturis to second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 7th | G Beckham singled to left, S Podsednik scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9th | S Podsednik singled to deep center, J Nix scored. | 4 | 5 | |
CWS wins 2-1
Game Information
Rate Field
1:11 AM, 5 August 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 30,228
Game Time:2:48
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
- First Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
- Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
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 |
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