August 20 Yankees vs. White Sox

[riverside sluggers]

:thumbsup: Awesome get to see the Yankees game today because its on Fox, go White Sox!!

 

El Duque tries to knock out streak

Yankees (66-54) at White Sox (74-45), 12:20 p.m. CT

 

Home might be where the heart is, as the old saying goes. But it certainly hasn't been where the offense or victories are for the White Sox. With Friday's 3-1 setback to the Yankees, the White Sox now have a 6-14 record over their last 20 games at U.S. Cellular Field. They also have scored two runs or fewer in six of their last nine games overall and four runs or fewer in eight of their last nine. They are averaging 3.08 runs per game over their last nine.

 

The offense has hit such a deep chasm that Friday became just the third time this season the Yankees have won a game by scoring three runs or fewer. But the White Sox will try to put an end to their six-game losing streak Saturday afternoon, with Orlando Hernandez on the mound. Hernandez took the disappointing loss last Monday at Yankee Stadium, despite allowing three earned runs on four hits over six innings. Hernandez has not made an official start since that night. He took the mound Sunday in Boston, but the game was rained out after two rain delays covering 4 hours, 34 minutes. The former Yankees hurler suffered his first loss on the road since April 14 when pitching at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 8.

 

Shawn Chacon gets the call for the Yankees. He was the hard-luck loser in the second game of the series in New York, giving up one run on three hits over seven innings. While first baseman Paul Konerko is day-to-day, his back should keep him out of action Saturday.

 

Pitching matchup

NYY: RHP Shawn Chacon

• 1-1, 2.16 ERA in 2005

• 0-1, 1.28 in 2005 vs. CWS

 

CWS: RHP Orlando Hernandez

• 8-5, 4.67 ERA in 2005

• 0-1, 4.50 in 2005 vs. NYY

[riverside sluggers]

pitcher vs batter matchups:

 

Shawn Chacon vs: (career against White Sox in 1 game an 0-1 record with a 1.29 ERA)

Geoff Blum, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Triple, Walk

Joe Crede, 0 for 3

Jermaine Dye, 0 for 2, Walk

Tadahito Iguchi, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) HR, RBI, K

Paul Konerko, 0 for 1, 2 Walks

Timo Perez, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) RBI, Walk, K

AJ Pierzynski, 0 for 6, K

Scott Podsenik, 2 for 4 (.500 avg) K

Aaron Rowand, 0 for 3

Juan Uribe, 0 for 2, 2 Ks

 

Orlando Hernandez vs: (career against Yankees in 1 game an 0-1 record with a 4.50 ERA)

Robinson Cano, 0 for 3

John Flaherty, 2 for 20 (.100 avg) RBI, 7 Ks

Jason Giambi, 0 for 14, RBI, 7 Walks, 4 Ks

Derek Jeter, 0 for 3, RBI, K

Tino Martinez, 4 for 7 (.571 avg) Walk

Hideki Matsui, 0 for 2, K

Jorge Posada, 0 for 3

Alex Rodriguez, 6 for 22 (.273 avg) 3 HRs, 6 RBIs, 2 Walks, 8 Ks

Gary Sheffield, 0 for 1, 2 Walks, K

Tony Womack, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double

[yankeessuck013]

meh. f*** you fox.

 

My local Fox affiliate isn't showing the red sox game. Instead I'll get 2 hours of Cops. Ooooh boy.

[riverside sluggers]

ugh yeah me too, damn it its been awhile since I last saw a yankees game. On my tv its paid programing, stargate and then a preview of Fox fall season

[ORS]

I hate the Fox blackout on Saturdays, can't even catch the Sox on mlb.tv.

[riverside sluggers]

guess i understand the situation, yankees game starts at 1, while the Sox game starts at 415

[yankeessuck013]

why cant they just have a double header?

[ORS]

Yeah, Fox's contract has all other television media coverage blacked out if it is a day game on Saturdays. This is their way of assuring that the fans watch THEIR game. All games that start after 7:00 pm local time can be aired by the home broadcast station, mlb.tv, etc. It sucks.

[ORS]

why cant they just have a double header?

The Fox national broadcast will be a double header, it's just up to local affiliates to decide if they want to play two games, which rarely happens. I guess Cops reruns are just too important.

[ORS]

Lineups:

 

NYY

 

Jeter SS

Williams CF

Sheffield RF

Rodriguez 3B

Matsui LF

Giambi DH

Posada C

Martinez 1B

Cano 2B

 

CWS

 

Perez LF

Iguchi 2B

Everett DH

Pierzynski C

Rowand CF

Dye RF

Crede 3B

Blum 1B

Uribe SS

[yankeessuck013]

sucks that podsednik is out.

[ORS]

And Konerko. They look weak at the plate today; El Duque better bring his 'A' game.

[ORS]

1-2-3 start for El Duque.

[yankeessuck013]

leadoff double for perez

[ORS]

Leadoff double stranded by the ChiSox. If they keep hitting like they have lately, they'll lose home field advantage.

[ORS]

Ball thrown behind ARod, benches warned. That was quick.

[ORS]

1-2-3 again for El Duque.

[yankeessuck013]

9 in a row retired by el duque

[ORS]

1-2-3 3rd for Duque.

[yankeessuck013]

great AB for Uribe

 

1st and 2nd, no outs

[yankeessuck013]

double play....2 outs

[yankeessuck013]

wow, the white sox really suck.....how can they have the best record in the league?

[ORS]

What in the hell was Guillen thinking there? If they sac bunt, they get runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1-out and Iguchi coming up. He's a decent hitter, and with Everett on deck, I doubt they walk Iguchi to load the bases for him.

 

Instead he opts for the bunt-bluff hit-and-run, and Perez hits a very soft liner to Jeter, who doubles up Blum after he runs on the pitch. Guillen could have manufactured a run, instead he manufactures a DP. That coming in a 0-0 ballgame has to be one of the worst managerial decisions I've seen this year.

[ORS]

I'm predicting that the CWS are at the beginning of a big slide. Minnesota could win the Central.

[yankeessuck013]

1-0 yankees....on error by el duque...his first error in over 6 years.......runnres on the corners....0 outs

[yankeessuck013]

gay rod rbi double.....

 

3-0 yanks

 

with the way the white sox and their offense is going this game is done. We better win today!

[yankeessuck013]

pierzynski picked off a-rod at 3rd....2 outs

[yankeessuck013]

MFY HAVE A 3-0 LEAD OVER THE Fraud Sox in the 5th.

[bobby jr]

The White sox have got to step up right now and beat the Damn Yankees. I mean right now, and tomorrow too.

[ORS]

Hernandez is imploding. He went from El Duque to El Dookie in one inning.