White Sox game note
August 17, 2006 - Pioneer League (PL)
Great Falls Voyagers News Release
THE SLIDE CONTINUES: The White Sox dropped their eighth consecutive game 9-3 last night to Ogden in the opener of a four game series at Centene Stadium. The Sox never led in the game and were no-hit through the first five innings. Lee Cruz busted up Raptors starter Bryan Morris' no-hit bid by leading off the sixth inning with a single. That hit would prove to ignite a three run rally by Great Falls, as the Sox scored three runs in the frame on RBI singles by Mike Grace and John Shelby and a Morris wild pitch. The outburst pulled the Sox to within 5-3 at the end of the sixth inning. But a four run ninth by Ogden put the game out of reach. RHP Clevelan Santilez suffered his fourth loss against just one win this season as the White Sox fell to 4-14 in the Pioneer League's second half. GF trails Billings by eight games in the Northern Division standings.
TONIGHT NOT FOR DAY, SO IT'S WING: RHP Tim Day has been scratched from his scheduled start tonight due to mild soreness in his pitching arm. LHP Ryan Wing, who's continuing his rehab assignment in Great Falls recovering from Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, will get the start. Wing's expected to make his third appearance of the season, bringing a 0-0 record and 8.10 ERA into the game. Wing was outstanding in his initial showing August 8 at Billings working two innings in which he allowed no runs on two hits, striking out three. His last outing was not as impressive as he yielded three earned runs on four hits in 1.1 innings. Wing is 24, in his fifth season of professional baseball having been waived by the Texas Rangers in June of 2005 before being claimed by the Chicago White Sox. Wing was a second round pick of the ChiSox in 2001 out of Riverside Community College in California.
HOW THE SOX STACK UP: Great Falls continues to lead the Pioneer League in homers (47), while sitting third in team batting average (.265), third in hits (502) and seventh in runs scored (276). Sox pitchers have compiled a 4.70 ERA, good for sixth in the eight team league. Defensively, the Sox are last in fielding percentage (.946), first in errors (122) and first in double plays turned (68).
TRENDING: The White Sox have lost a season-high 8 straight games. They've been outscored 58-20 over this stretch. The Sox are averaging 2.5 runs per game during the 8 game skid. INF Franklin Bautista is hitting .143 (1-7) over his last 4 games. 1B Chris Carter has gone 13 consecutive games without a homer. He's hitting .111 (3-27) with 13 strike-outs over his last 8 games played. DH Tyler Reves is batting .333 (10-30) with 2 doubles, 1 HR and 4 RBI over his last 9 games played. INF John Shelby is hitting .150 (3-20) with 6 strike-outs over his last 6 games. OF Lee Cruz has a team-high 17 multiple-hit games this season. He's batting .344 (21-61) with 11 runs scored, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 HR and 9 RBI over his last 16 games. OF Santo Garcia is 0-14 with 5 strike-outs over his last 6 games played. OF Joseph Hunter is hitting .429 (9-21) with 2 HR and 5 RBI over his last 6 games. OF Christian Marrero is batting .296 (8-27) with 3 doubles and 4 RBI over his last 9 games. 3B Mike Grace is hitting .210 (8-38) with 2 doubles, 1 HR and 4 RBI over his last 10 games. Utility man Matt Sharp is batting .136 (3-22) over his last 13 games played. C Reymundo Tavares is hitting .308 (8-26) with 4 doubles and 2 RBI over his last 9 games. INF Tim Lawrence is batting .298 (20-67) with 17 runs scored over his last 22 games. C Kris Welker is batting .071 (2-28) with 7 strike-outs over his last 9 games. INF Scott Madsen is 0-7 with 5 strike-outs his last 2 games. He's hitting .263 (5-19) with 7 strike-outs over his last 5 games played. OF Archie Gilbert is 0-8 with 4 strike-outs over his last 2 games. He's batting .300 (6-20) with 2 doubles, 1 HR and 2 RBI over his last 5 games.
HEAD TO HEAD: The White Sox dropped the first of this four game series with Ogden 9-3 last night. They'll face the Raptors a total of seven times over the next 11 days. The two teams will square off in Ogden three times August 24-26.
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