Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox
June 17, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 2008 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago White Sox 16

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 3 0 0 1
Wilson ss 3 0 1 0
Sanchez dh 4 0 0 0
Doumit c 2 1 0 0
  Chavez c 1 0 0 0
LaRoche 1b 4 1 1 0
Michaels lf 4 1 1 2
Mientkiewicz rf 4 1 1 1
Bautista 3b 3 1 2 1
Rivas 2b 2 0 0 0
Snell p 0 0 0 0
  Osoria p 0 0 0 0
  Salas p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 4 2 3 3
Pierzynski c 6 2 3 0
Quentin lf 2 2 0 1
Thome dh 4 2 2 3
  Uribe ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 1 2 3
  Anderson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Swisher 1b 3 3 3 1
Crede 3b 4 2 2 3
  Ozuna ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 2b 5 1 2 2
Wise cf,rf 5 1 2 0
Vazquez p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 16 19 16
Pittsburgh 040 100 000560
Chicago 203 023 51x16191
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell  L (3-7) 4.0 9 7 7 6 0
  Osoria  2 4.0 3 3 0 2 1
  Salas  0.1 5.0 5 5 1 0 2
  Burnett  1.2 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
19
16
16
7
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Vazquez  W (7-5) 6.0 5 5 5 2 3
  Dotel  1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0
  Masset  1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Russell  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
7.0
6
5
5
3
5

  E–Masset (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Rivas-Wilson-Adam LaRoche, Wilson-Adam LaRoche, Chicago 2. Cabrera-Swisher, Swisher-Cabrera-Masset.  2B–Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (14,off Vazquez); Michaels (5,off Vazquez), Chicago Pierzynski (18,off Snell); Dye (15,off Snell); Swisher 2 (11,off Snell,off Osoria); Crede (13,off Snell); Thome (11,off Osoria); Cabrera (13,off Burnett)..  HR–Pittsburgh J. Bautista (6,4th inning off Vazquez 0 on 2 out), Chicago Dye (12,3rd inning off Snell 0 on 0 out); Crede (15,6th inning off Osoria 1 on 2 out); Cabrera (5,7th inning off Salas 1 on 0 out); Thome (14,7th inning off Salas 2 on 0 out).  SH–Rivas (2,off Vazquez).  SF–McLouth (3,off Vazquez); Cabrera (3,off Snell); Quentin (3,off Burnett)..  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Ozuna (1,by Salas).  Team–9.  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–3:15.  A–28,012.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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