2:05 PM ET, April 27, 2008
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: J. Contreras (2-2)
L: J. Guthrie (0-3)
Final
Chi White Sox leads 2-1 (as of 4/27)
| Game 1: Friday, April 25 | ||
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| Baltimore | Postponed | |
| Chi White Sox | ||
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| Game 1: Saturday, April 26 | ||
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| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 26 | ||
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| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 27 | ||
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| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, April 28 | ||
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| Baltimore | 4 | Final in 14 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | |
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2:05 PM ET, April 27, 2008
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: J. Contreras (2-2)
L: J. Guthrie (0-3)
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| B Roberts 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| M Mora 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 | ||
| N Markakis RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .298 | ||
| A Huff 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .244 | ||
| J Payton LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 | ||
| L Scott DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .312 | ||
| A Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .247 | ||
| R Hernandez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .181 | ||
| B Fahey SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||
| BATTING HR: B Roberts (3, 3rd inning off J Contreras 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Roberts (12) S: M Mora Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Markakis 1, A Huff 1, A Jones 1, J Payton 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Markakis (6, 2nd base off J Contreras/A Pierzynski); B Roberts (9, 2nd base off E Wassermann/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Guthrie (1, throw); B Fahey (1, throw); R Hernandez (4, throw) | ||||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Guthrie (L, 0-3) | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 93-61 | 4.34 | |
| M Albers | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 1.65 | |
| G Aquino | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28-10 | 14.21 | |
| D Sarfate | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 5.06 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 160-96 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: C Quentin (By G Aquino) Batters faced: J Guthrie 23; M Albers 5; G Aquino 5; D Sarfate 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 4-6; M Albers 2-1; G Aquino 0-0; D Sarfate 1-3 Game Scores: J Guthrie 48 | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Swisher RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 | ||
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .226 | ||
| J Thome DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .222 | ||
| P Konerko 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .218 | ||
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .325 | ||
| C Quentin LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 | ||
| A Ramirez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .133 | ||
| B Anderson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .217 | ||
| P Ozuna 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .211 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |||
| BATTING 2B: N Swisher (2, J Guthrie) HR: P Konerko 2 (5, 2nd inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: P Konerko 2 (18), B Anderson (3), C Quentin (19), A Ramirez (2) S: A Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Anderson 2, J Thome 1, P Ozuna 2, N Swisher 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Quentin (2, 2nd base off J Guthrie/R Hernandez); N Swisher (1, 3rd base off J Guthrie/R Hernandez); O Cabrera (4, 3rd base off G Aquino/R Hernandez) | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Contreras (W, 2-2) | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100-60 | 3.98 | |
| E Wassermann | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | ### | |
| M Thornton (H, 3) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19-11 | 4.50 | |
| O Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 5.87 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 132-78 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Contreras 28; E Wassermann 1; M Thornton 4; O Dotel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Contreras 8-9; E Wassermann 0-0; M Thornton 1-0; O Dotel 1-1 Game Scores: J Contreras 60 | ||||||||||
| BAL | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | P Konerko homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | B Roberts homered to right. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | P Konerko homered to left. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | B Anderson reached on infield single to shortstop, A Pierzynski scored, C Quentin to third, B Anderson to second on throwing error by shortstop B Fahey.C Quentin scored on throwing error by catcher R | 1 | 4 | |
| 7th | C Quentin hit by pitch, O Cabrera scored, J Thome to third, P Konerko to second. | 1 | 5 | |
| 7th | A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Thome scored, C Quentin out at second, P Konerko to third. | 1 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 29,756 (73.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 51 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rick Reed, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |

