Chi. White Sox 5, Tampa Bay 1
When: 2:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 7, 2011
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
39°
Umpires:
Home -
Doug Eddings, 1B -
Dana DeMuth, 2B -
Kerwin Danley, 3B -
Paul Nauert
Attendance:
38579
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Edwin Jackson struck out 13 over eight strong innings, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 home win over winless Tampa Bay on Thursday afternoon.
Jackson (2-0) allowed just four hits and kept the Rays off the scoreboard until Reid Brignac singled home a run in the eighth inning. The 13 strikeouts set a White Sox record for most batters fanned in a home opener.
A two-run double by Alex Rios in the first inning gave the White Sox (4-2) all the offense they would need against the anemic Rays. Paul Konerko added an RBI single off David Price (0-2) in the third inning, and Chicago got a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Juan Pierre capped a 3-for-5 afternoon with an RBI single for the White Sox, while four other Chicago players collected two hits apiece.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Chi. White Sox |
|
David Price
|
Player |
Edwin Jackson
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
8.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
13 |
|
9 |
Hits |
4 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
1.12 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
6 |
0 |
7 |
.188 |
10 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Chi. White Sox
|
12 |
0 |
14 |
.353 |
17 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |