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White Sox
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
April 16, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 16, 2009 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 16, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Danks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Niemann |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg |
State | FL |
Attendance | 13,803 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brian Gorman 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Mike Everitt 3B: Gerry Davis |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chris Getz | Second Baseman |
Josh Fields | Third Baseman |
Carlos Quentin | Left Fielder |
Jim Thome | DH |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Paul Konerko | First Baseman |
A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
Alexei Ramirez | Shortstop |
Brian Anderson | Center Fielder |
Ozzie Guillen | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
Pat Burrell | DH |
Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
Willy Aybar | Third Baseman |
Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
Gabe Kapler | Right Fielder |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
April 16, 2009
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Niemann
Getz hits a fly ball into right field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fields vs. Niemann
Fields strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quentin vs. Niemann
Quentin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Danks
Upton hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Danks
Crawford hits a line drive into left field. Quentin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Danks
Burrell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Niemann
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Niemann
Dye hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Niemann
Konerko hits a fly ball into right field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Niemann
Pierzynski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Niemann
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pierzynski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Niemann
There's a wild pitch. Pierzynski moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Anderson vs. Niemann
Anderson hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Getz vs. Niemann
Getz hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Danks
Pena strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Danks
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops it up and throws to first, with Danks covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Danks
Navarro hits a popup beyond short. Ramirez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Danks
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bartlett vs. Danks
Bartlett hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fields vs. Niemann
Fields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Quentin vs. Niemann
Quentin hits a line drive towards short. Bartlett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Niemann
Thome hits a popup in front of the plate. Navarro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Danks
Kapler hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Danks
Upton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Danks
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Niemann
Dye strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Niemann
Konerko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aybar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Niemann
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niemann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Niemann
There goes Pierzynski. The throw from Navarro and he is safe. Pierzynski steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Niemann
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramirez for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Danks
Burrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Danks
Pena takes first base on ball four. Burrell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Aybar vs. Danks
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. Burrell moves to third. Pena moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Navarro vs. Danks
Navarro hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Zobrist vs. Danks
Zobrist strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Niemann
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Niemann
Getz hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Kapler. Getz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fields vs. Niemann
Fields hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Getz moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quentin vs. Niemann
Quentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Danks
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Danks
Kapler strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Danks
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Danks
Crawford strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Niemann
Thome hits a popup towards third. Aybar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Niemann
Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konerko vs. Niemann
Konerko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dye moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pierzynski vs. Niemann
Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dye moves to third. Konerko moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Niemann
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niemann fields it and throws to home to get Dye. Konerko moves to third. Pierzynski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Anderson vs. Niemann
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aybar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Danks
Burrell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Danks
Pena hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Danks
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Danks
Navarro strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Getz vs. Cormier
Lance Cormier now pitching.
Getz strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fields vs. Cormier
Fields hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Upton who is chasing the ball. Fields reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Quentin vs. Cormier
Quentin hits a line drive towards short. Bartlett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Cormier
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cormier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Zobrist hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Dotel
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kapler vs. Dotel
There goes Bartlett. The throw from Pierzynski and he is safe. Bartlett steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kapler vs. Dotel
Kapler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Konerko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Dotel
Upton hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Cormier
Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kapler throws the ball in to Bartlett who tags Dye trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Cormier
Konerko hits a fly ball into right field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Cormier
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops it up and throws to first, with Cormier covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Thornton
Matt Thornton now pitching.
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Thornton
Burrell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Thornton
Pena takes first base on ball four. Burrell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Aybar vs. Thornton
Gabe Gross pinch runs for Pat Burrell.
Aybar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Navarro vs. Thornton
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Pena moves to second. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Cormier
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cormier, and towards Zobrist, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Cormier
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Getz vs. Cormier
Getz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Fields vs. Cormier
Fields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Anderson scores. Getz moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Quentin vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Quentin takes first base on ball four. Getz moves to third. Fields moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Thome vs. Balfour
Thome strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Dye vs. Balfour
Dye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Jenks
Bobby Jenks now pitching.
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Quentin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Jenks
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Jenks
Akinori Iwamura pinch hits for Gabe Kapler.
There goes Bartlett. The throw from Pierzynski and he is safe. Bartlett steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Iwamura vs. Jenks
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz misplays the ball. That's an error on Getz. Bartlett moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Upton vs. Jenks
There goes Iwamura. The throw from Pierzynski and he is safe. Iwamura steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Upton vs. Jenks
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crawford vs. Jenks
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko fields it and throws to second for the out. Bartlett scores. Iwamura moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Jenks
There goes Crawford. The throw from Pierzynski and he is safe. Crawford steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Jenks
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/2009 -- Chicago at Tampa Bay (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Getz C, 2b 5 0 2 0 Upton M, cf 3 0 0 0 Fields J, 3b 5 0 3 1 Crawford C, lf 5 0 0 1 Quentin C, lf 4 0 0 0 Burrell P, dh 3 0 1 0 Thome J, dh 4 1 0 0 Gross G, pr 1 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 5 1 3 2 Pena C, 1b 2 1 1 1 Konerko P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Aybar W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pierzynski A, c 4 0 3 0 Navarro D, c 4 0 1 0 Ramirez A, ss 4 0 1 0 Zobrist B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Anderson B, cf 4 1 1 0 Bartlett J, ss 4 1 2 0 Kapler G, rf 3 0 0 0 Iwamura A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 3 14 3 33 2 5 2 Chicago 020 000 001 -- 3 Tampa Bay 000 001 001 -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Danks J (W) 6.0 2 1 1 4 8 Dotel O 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Thornton M 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Jenks B (S) 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Niemann J (L) 6.0 9 2 2 1 3 Cormier L 2.1 5 1 1 0 1 Balfour G 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 E -- Getz C DP -- Tampa Bay 1 LOB -- Chicago 11, Tampa Bay 10 2B -- Getz C 3B -- Fields J HR -- Dye J, Pena C SB -- Pierzynski A, Bartlett J 2, Iwamura A, Crawford C WP -- Niemann J T -- 3:11 A -- 13803
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