Danks brothers lift White Sox over Rangers
Jordan Danks homered after replacing the injured Avisail Garcia, backing a solid start by his brother John and helping the surging Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
2
Chicago White Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
J Phegley homered to left (387 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
A Dunn singled to right, A Ramirez scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Jor Danks homered to right (367 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
J Baker homered to right (369 feet), A Beltre scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
G Beckham hit sacrifice fly to center, D Viciedo scored, J Phegley scored, G Beckham to second on error by center fielder C Gentry.
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Error 0-2
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 4: in play
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End Inning 2-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
E Andrus grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
E Andrus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
C Gentry grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
C Gentry batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
M Moreland grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
M Moreland batting
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Play Result 2-5
A Reed relieved N Jones.
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Start Inning 2-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-5
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Lineup Change 2-5
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End Inning 2-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Jor Danks struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
Jor Danks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
P Konerko lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 2-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
P Konerko batting
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Head to Head
CHW win series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Gordon Beckham2B29
Alexei RamirezSS24
Adam DunnDH10
Paul Konerko1B14
Avisail GarciaRF24
Jeff Keppinger3B7
Dayan ViciedoLF
Josh PhegleyC4
Substitutes
Jordan DanksRF
Leury GarciaCF63
TEX
Craig GentryCF71
Elvis AndrusSS18
Ian KinslerDH3
Adrian Beltre3B29
Alex RiosRF15
Jeff G BakerLF10
Geovany SotoC18
Jurickson Profar2B17
Adam Rosales1B32
Substitutes
David MurphyLF18
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Mitch Moreland1B18
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