Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - May 18, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 18, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Chi White Sox leads 1-0 (as of 5/18)

Game 1: Friday, May 18
Chi White Sox	3	Final
Chi Cubs	2	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 19
Chi White Sox	7	Final
Chi Cubs	4	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 20
Chi White Sox	6	Final
Chi Cubs	0	Final
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White Sox 3

(19-21, 12-9 away)

Cubs 2

(15-24, 9-13 home)

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2:20 PM ET, May 18, 2012

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	1
CHC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0

W: M. Thornton (2-3)

L: J. Samardzija (4-2)

S: A. Reed (4)

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A De Aza CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	17	.278	.360	.424
G Beckham 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	14	.206	.279	.333
A Dunn LF-1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	15	.241	.372	.560
P Konerko 1B	1	1	1	2	0	0	7	.367	.453	.604
D Viciedo PR-LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	.242	.266	.408
A Reed P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Rios RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	11	.273	.329	.371
A Pierzynski C	4	0	1	0	0	0	16	.298	.336	.458
A Ramirez SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	19	.205	.230	.263
E Escobar 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	15	.162	.225	.243
P Humber P	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.000	.000	.000
M Thornton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
N Jones P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-B Lillibridge PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.162	.220	.162
Totals	32	3	6	3	3	9	129
a-grounded to third for N Jones in the 9th
BATTING HR: P Konerko (8, 1st inning off J Samardzija 1 on, 2 Out); G Beckham (3, 8th inning off J Samardzija 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: P Konerko 2 (23), G Beckham (11) 2-out RBI: P Konerko 2 GIDP: A Pierzynski White Sox RISP: 0-3 (P Humber 0-1, A De Aza 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: A Ramirez (4, throw) DP: 1 (A Ramirez-G Beckham-A Dunn). Outfield Assist: D Viciedo (D DeJesus at 2nd base).

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Humber	6.1	5	2	2	2	3	0	66-44	5.31
M Thornton (W, 2-3; B, 3)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	3.86
N Jones (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-11	1.37
A Reed (S, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	4.38
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	5	0	93-67
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Humber 16/26; M Thornton 3/3; N Jones 2/3; A Reed 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Humber 8-6-10-20; M Thornton 0-0-0-3; N Jones 1-3-5-2; A Reed 2-1-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Humber 6-9; M Thornton 0-2; N Jones 2-0; A Reed 2-0 Game Scores: P Humber 56

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D DeJesus RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	7	.286	.371	.407
T Campana CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	.312	.354	.364
S Castro SS	3	0	1	1	0	0	11	.323	.333	.437
B LaHair 1B	3	0	0	0	1	3	20	.322	.417	.653
A Soriano LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	7	.254	.288	.354
I Stewart 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	16	.206	.288	.351
W Castillo C	3	0	0	0	0	1	6	.185	.241	.370
B Lalli C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
D Barney 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	12	.278	.329	.406
J Samardzija P	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	.067	.125	.067
K Wood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Russell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-R Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.208	.276	.396
Totals	33	2	8	2	2	5	93
a-struck out swinging for J Russell in the 9th
BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (10, P Humber); D Barney 2 (10, P Humber, A Reed) RBI: S Castro (25), J Samardzija (1) SF: S Castro GIDP: A Soriano Cubs RISP: 2-9 (W Castillo 0-1, R Johnson 0-1, J Samardzija 1-1, B LaHair 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, T Campana 1-2, A Soriano 0-1, D Barney 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: T Campana (10, 2nd base off P Humber/A Pierzynski)
FIELDING DP: 1 (S Castro-B LaHair).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Samardzija (L, 4-2)	7.1	6	3	3	2	8	2	113-78	3.00
K Wood	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	8.31
J Russell	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-7	1.06
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	3	9	2	129-88
PITCHING HBP: P Konerko (By J Samardzija) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Samardzija 21/30; K Wood 1/1; J Russell 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Samardzija 18-18-23-19; K Wood 0-1-2-0; J Russell 0-0-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Samardzija 9-5; K Wood 0-0; J Russell 1-3 Game Scores: J Samardzija 60

Scoring Summary

			CHW	CHC
	1st	P Konerko homered to left (399 feet), G Beckham scored.	2	0
	1st	S Castro hit sacrifice fly to center, D DeJesus scored, T Campana to third.	2	1
	7th	J Samardzija singled to shallow left, I Stewart scored, D Barney to third.	2	2
	8th	G Beckham homered to left (367 feet).	3	2
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Game Notes

WHITE SOX FIRST BASEMAN PAUL KONERKO LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THIRD INNING AFTER BEING HIT BY A PITCH IN THE HEAD.
CUBS MANAGER DALE SVEUM WAS EJECTED BY THIRD BASE UMPIRE MARTY FOSTER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING FOR ARGUING A PLAY AT SECOND BASE.
WHITE SOX THIRD BASEMAN BRENT MOREL WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP WITH LOWER BACK PAIN.

Game Information

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	34,937 (85.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:34
Weather	76 degrees, sunny
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Marty Foster