White Sox game notes
August 12, 2006 - Pioneer League (PL)
Great Falls Voyagers News Release
SOX IN TAILSPIN: The White Sox suffered their third consecutive loss to Billings last night 7-1, allowing a seven run inning for the second straight game. Great Falls dropped it's four game series to the Mustangs 1-3, being outscored 4-23 in the final three games after taking the series opener 10-3 on Tuesday night. Last evening, last minute starter Tyson Corley was rocked for seven runs in the third inning as Billings blew the game open. Corley stepped in for ill scheduled starter Clevelan Santilez. He allowed an RBI double to Chris Valaika, a two run two bagger to Chris Heisey and a three run homer to Michael McKennon in the fateful third frame. The Sox only run of the game was driven in by Chris Carter on an RBI single in the sixth. It marked the second consecutive effort by Bobby Tolan's club that saw them score a single run as they were drubbed in the final two games of the series by identical 7-1 scores. The setback drops the Sox second half record to 4-9. They're four games behind Billings for the Pioneer League's Northern Division lead.
A NIGHT FOR DAY: RHP Tim Day will make his eleventh start of the season tonight. He broke through for his initial victory of the season in his last outing August 7 against Billings allowing no earned runs on eight hits in five innings of an 8-5 White Sox triumph. Day has allowed 43 runs in 44.2 innings of work this season, but only 21 of those runs are earned. The 12th round selection by the Chicago White Sox out of Michigan State University in 2005 hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. He's started two games against Helena this season compiling no record, working 9 innings in which he's surrendered two earned runs on ten hits.
HOW THE SOX STACK UP: Great Falls continues to lead the Pioneer League in home runs with 45. The Sox sit third in team batting (.269), fourth in hits (465), fifth in runs (260) and eighth in walks drawn (155). The Sox have managed four runs on 14 hits in their last three games. On the mound, Great Falls is seventh in the league in team ERA (4.61). The Sox are last in the Pioneer League in team fielding percentage (.947), first in errors committed (110) while sitting third in double plays turned (56).
TRENDING: The White Sox were held to a season-low three hits in last night's 7-1 loss at Billings. The Sox have dropped three straight games and ten of their last eleven on the road. INF Franklin Bautista is batting .417 (5-12) over his last 6 games. 1B Chris Carter has hit 2 HR over his last 24 games. He's gone 9 straight games without a big fly. Carter is batting .320 (31-97) with 14 doubles, 15 RBI and 26 strike-outs over his last 26 games. DH Tyler Reves is hitting .400 (6-15) with 3 RBI, a HR and 2 doubles over his last 4 games played. 2B John Shelby has 5 HR and 8 RBI over his last 10 games. OF Lee Cruz has a team high 15 multiple-hit games. He's hitting .356 (16-45) with 3 HR and 8 RBI over his last 12 games. OF Santo Garcia is 0-10 with 4 strike-outs over his last 4 games played. OF Archie Gilbert was 1-14 (.071) in the just concluded 4 game series with Billings. DH Joseph Hunter is hitting .428 (9-21) with 2 HR and 5 RBI over his last 5 games. OF Christian Marrero has driven in 6 runs in his last 10 games. 3B Mike Grace is batting .205 (8-39) with 12 strike-outs over the last 11 games. Utility man Matt Sharp is hitting .143 (3-21) over his last 15 games played. C Reymundo Tavares is hitting .417 (5-12) over his last 5 games. INF Tim Lawrence is batting .313 (20-64) with 17 runs scored over his last 19 games played. INF Scott Madsen is hitting .341 (14-41) with 4 doubles, 2 triples and 9 runs scored over his last 11 games. C Kris Welker is hitting .095 (2-21) over his last 7 games played.
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