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4/11-14/2011: Iowa City Country at Chicago White Sox
Game one: Country Rijo (97 DB SL – five, CB – three, FO-3) at White Sox Contreras (95 FB 2SF – one, SL – one, CH – one, SP – four)
Nick Swisher gave the White Sox a one – zero lead with a third inning homerun. Jack Cust tied the game with a homerun of his own in the fourth. The score remained tied until the next time Cust came to bat, this time in the sixth. After hitting a ball just left of the left field foul pole, Cust crushed a split fingered fastball and put it over the right field wall. Swisher led off the bottom of the sixth and smacked a slider tailing up and in for the game-tying homerun. Rijo was pulled from the game but the Sox continued to single their way for four more runs. End of six, six – two White Sox
In the seventh, the Country hit single after single and moved well from first to third, ultimately scoring two runs to pull within one. In the top of the 9th, the White Sox brought in McDougall (98 FB HSL – three, CB – two, SK-1) to close out the game and he did so, with the help of a game ending double-play.
Final score: six – five, White Sox
Comments: the first four runs of the game were scored on solo homeruns from Nick Swisher and Jack Cust. For both, it was their fifth and sixth homeruns of the season
Game two: Country Bailey (94 DB 2SF - three, HSL – three, DCB – four) at White Sox Danks (90 DB SL – one, CH – two)
Jim Thome started the bottom of the second with a homerun on an outside fastball. The White Sox did not hold on to their leave for long, as in the top of the third, Ryan Spilborghs hit his first home run of the season – a two run shot to left center field. In the fourth inning, doubles by Cust and Johnson, followed by a McCurdy single, brought in two more runs. In the bottom of the fourth, Thome hit his second home run of the day – this one with Lance Berkman on-base. Four – three, Country
The score remained four – three entering the sixth, in part because after Dan Johnson made a mental error that was scored as a "fielders choice" even though he could have stepped on first after picking up the ground ball to end the inning, Jim Thome, who homered In both his prior at-bats, stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and struck out on four pitches. The Country rubbed salt in the wound with a leadoff homerun from Cust, and after Matt Kemp singled, Johnson hit a two run homerun. Bailey tired in the bottom of the sixth, but finished the inning strong. Seven – three, Country
With two outs in the seventh, Braun homered to right field. Andrew Brown started off the seventh bottom of the seventh and, with the help of a double play, faced the minimum batters batting. Eight – three, country
In the eighth, Lance Berkman hit a homerun just inside the right-field line pole with Nick Swisher on-base. The country matched that in the top of the ninth when Braun homework with Hudson on second. The bottom of the ninth generated excitement, as Ozuna and Lugo started the inning with singles and moved into scoring position on a fielders choice. The country then intentionally walked Lance Berkman to get to Lomasney (EEE), who pinch-hit for Jim Thome earlier in the game. Lomasney ground out to second, ending the game.
Final score: 10 – 5, Country
Comments: Josh Fields was 1/5, his loan hit coming in his only at-bat against right-handed pitching today. That it raised his batting average to 136.
In an unusual move, the Country announced that Josh Fields and Rich Harden are being sent down to the minors to work on some mechanics issues. Spot starter Chuck James and midfielder more have been called out to the major league rosters. In addition, Matt Kemp was sent down to the minors and third-year player and corner infielder Merrill (DCEDDD) was called up and his place
Game three: country James (95 CB SL – four, CH – three) at White Sox Vazquez (95 CA SL – two, CB – three, SP – one, CH – three)
When Orlando Hudson swamped at a two – one bitch, there was no doubt from the moment he left the bat that he had let off the game with a homerun, As it's height and distance far out shown the homerun Jack cost hit two batters later, but it was not more impressive than the homerun Lance Berkman hit to put the White Sox on the board in the bottom of the first. An RBI single from the White Sox Ozuna tied the game the second. Erdos let off the third with his first home run of the season, and cut followed his second of the day. The fireworks continued in the bottom of the inning when you Swisher homer to left And Lance Berkman tied the game with his second homerun Of the day. One out later, Xavier Nady homered to give the White Sox their first lead of the day, and sent James to the showers, replaced by Stratton (88 DB SL – three, CB – four, F – three, SHU – four). And of three, five – four White Sox
Dan Johnson being with a leadoff homerun in the top of the sixth, and hence followed with the go-ahead Home run. The country maintained they are one run lead until he crazy eighth inning when the White Sox have first and second with two outs, and tied the game on back-to-back infield singles.
The score remained tied at six until the 11th inning when Spilborghs pinch-hit for Schrager after pants had a one-out double. Billboards came through with a soft single to right, stole second, and scored when McCurdy squirted the ball between the White Sox first and second baseman. Mccurdy went to second on the throw home and came around to score on divorce single, but was called out at the plate. Replays show that the ball beat him home, but that the courteously under the tag. Devore score from first on Hudsons double that split the right and centerfielders. And Erdos single Extended the country's lead to four. Broxton started the ninth inning and recorded the first two outs quickly before surrendering a homerun to Nadey, But then he closed out the game on a ground ball to short
Final score: 10 – seven (11), Country
Game four: Country Lincecum (100 DA 2SF – three, SL – five, DCB – four, CH – four) at White Sox Zap (91 DB CB – one, FO-2)
The Country broke through first, scoring two runs in the fourth when Jack Cust watched three forkball's go by and then slammed a fastball over the centerfield fence with Erdos on-base. The White Sox loaded the bases with one out and tied the game before Lincecum, pitching in purple condition, could close out the inning.
In the fifth, Nick Swisher continued to feast on country pitching, hitting a homerun after doubling in his prior to at-bats. The White Sox starter tired in the sixth, but retired three Country batters in a row. He continued to pitch into the seventh, recording the first out quickly, but going three – one on Dan Johnson who homered on the next pitch, tying the game.
Xavier Nady broke the tie with a solo homerun in the eighth off of Uchiyama. Carlos Quentin and Urine tacked on homeruns for good measure. The Country were retired in order in the 9th.
Final score: six – three, White Sox
Comments: The Country hits into three double plays in the first five innings; For the White Sox, Nick Swisher was 4/4 with two doubles and the homerun, while Lance Berkman was 0/4 with two strikeouts
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