Final
Cleveland leads 1-0 (as of 9/26)
| Game 1: Friday, September 26 | ||
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| Cleveland | 11 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 27 | ||
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| Cleveland | 12 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 28 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | |
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8:11 PM ET, September 26, 2008
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Sizemore CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .270 | ||
| B Francisco DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 | ||
| S Choo LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .307 | ||
| J Peralta 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .272 | ||
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 | ||
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .261 | ||
| F Gutierrez RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .243 | ||
| J Barfield 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .182 | ||
| A Cabrera SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||
| BATTING HR: B Francisco (15, 1st inning off J Danks 0 on, 1 Out); R Garko 2 (14, 4th inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off D Carrasco 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Francisco (54), J Barfield (2), R Garko 5 (89), S Choo 2 (64), F Gutierrez (39) 2-out RBI: J Barfield, F Gutierrez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sizemore 2, J Barfield 2, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: F Gutierrez (9, 2nd base off J Danks/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Cabrera 2 (8, ground ball, throw) DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko). | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Lewis (W, 4-0) | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 91-62 | 2.62 | |
| E Mujica | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-18 | 6.75 | |
| R Perez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.42 | |
| R Betancourt | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-15 | 5.17 | |
| J Lewis (S, 13) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.76 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 157-106 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Lewis 24; E Mujica 6; R Perez 1; R Betancourt 6; J Lewis 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Lewis 6-8; E Mujica 0-2; R Perez 0-0; R Betancourt 2-1; J Lewis 2-2 Game Scores: S Lewis 35 | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 | ||
| B Anderson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .237 | ||
| a-D Wise PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | ||
| J Dye RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 | ||
| J Thome DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .245 | ||
| P Konerko 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | ||
| A Ramirez 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .292 | ||
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | ||
| N Swisher LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | ||
| J Uribe 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | |||
| a-singled to right for B Anderson in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Konerko (19, R Betancourt); N Swisher (21, R Betancourt) HR: P Konerko (19, 2nd inning off S Lewis 0 on, 0 Out); A Pierzynski (13, 2nd inning off S Lewis 1 on, 0 Out); J Dye (33, 5th inning off S Lewis 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: P Konerko 2 (58), A Pierzynski 2 (59), B Anderson (26), J Dye 2 (91), D Wise (18) S: O Cabrera 2-out RBI: P Konerko, D Wise GIDP: A Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Cabrera 1, A Ramirez 2, J Dye 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: O Cabrera (15, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Danks (L, 11-9) | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 80-53 | 3.47 | |
| D Carrasco | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-3 | 4.06 | |
| M MacDougal | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41-16 | 2.12 | |
| E Wassermann | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-3 | 7.78 | |
| H Ramirez | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.34 | |
| O Dotel | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23-18 | 3.80 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 182-104 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M MacDougal; H Ramirez HBP: K Shoppach (By D Carrasco); F Gutierrez (By M MacDougal) Balk: M MacDougal Batters faced: J Danks 21; D Carrasco 3; M MacDougal 9; E Wassermann 2; H Ramirez 4; O Dotel 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 3-4; D Carrasco 0-0; M MacDougal 1-2; E Wassermann 0-0; H Ramirez 0-2; O Dotel 2-1 Game Scores: J Danks 24 | ||||||||||
| CLE | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B Francisco homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Barfield singled to right, F Gutierrez scored, J Barfield to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | P Konerko homered to left center. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | A Pierzynski homered to right center, A Ramirez scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 2nd | B Anderson grounded out to pitcher, N Swisher scored, J Uribe to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | R Garko homered to left. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | S Choo singled to center, A Cabrera and G Sizemore scored, B Francisco to second. | 5 | 4 | |
| 5th | R Garko homered to center, B Francisco, S Choo and J Peralta scored. | 9 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Dye homered to left, B Anderson scored. | 9 | 6 | |
| 6th | F Gutierrez walked, S Choo scored, R Garko to third, K Shoppach to second. | 10 | 6 | |
| 7th | A Cabrera scored, B Francisco to second on wild pitch by H Ramirez. | 11 | 6 | |
| 7th | P Konerko doubled to deep left, O Cabrera scored, J Dye to third. | 11 | 7 | |
| 8th | D Wise singled to right, N Swisher scored, J Uribe to second. | 11 | 8 | |
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| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 36,494 (89.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:36 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Mike Dimuro |
