Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1
Right-hander Bartolo Colon allowed five hits and struck out two Saturday. (Darren Calabrese/AP)
By David Singh / Special to MLB.com
Bartolo Colon tossed just 62 pitches over five scoreless innings, but with the White Sox nursing a one-run lead in the eighth, righty reliever Scott Linebrink allowed two runs, sending slumping Chicago to its 10th loss in its past 13 games.
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Chi White Sox
(15-20)
Lost 3
Toronto 2, Chi White Sox 1
Today's Boxes 5/16/09
CHC 5, HOU 4
NYY 6, MIN 4
PHI 8, WSH 5
MIL 1, STL 0
TEX 5, LAA 3
TB 4, CLE 2
NYM 9, SF 6
FLA 6, LAD 3
ARI 12, ATL 0
PIT 7, COL 4
DET 9, OAK 1
PHI 7, WSH 5
BAL 3, KC 2
SD 6, CIN 5
BOS 5, SEA 3
Toronto
(25-14)
Won 2
May 16, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Chi White Sox
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
Toronto
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
X
2
11
1
Standings thru 5/16/09  | Recap: CWS | TOR  | Gameday  | White Sox stats  | Blue Jays stats
Chi White Sox
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Podsednik , LF
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
.256
Getz , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.247
b-Betemit , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.250
Dye , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.275
Konerko , 1B
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.305
Thome , DH
3
0
1
0
0
1
1
.234
Ramirez, Al , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.218
Pierzynski , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.279
Fields , 3B
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.237
Lillibridge , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.154
a-Nix, J , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.240
Totals
26
1
3
0
1
3
6
a-Flied out for Lillibridge in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Getz in the 9th.
BATTING TB : Konerko; Thome; Fields.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Getz.SAC :
Lillibridge.GIDP : Thome.Team RISP : 0-for-2.Team LOB : 1. BASERUNNING SB :
Podsednik (1, 3rd base off Ray, R/Chavez, R).CS : Lillibridge (1, 2nd base by Ray, R/Chavez, R). FIELDING Outfield
assists : Podsednik (Bautista at 2nd base), Dye (Scutaro at 3rd base).
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Scutaro , SS
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
.285
Hill, A , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.345
Rios , RF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.259
Wells, V , CF
3
1
2
0
1
0
1
.270
Lind , DH
4
1
1
1
0
0
2
.324
Bautista , 3B-LF
4
0
2
1
0
2
2
.310
Overbay , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.247
Chavez, R , C
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
.269
1-McDonald, Jo , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.250
Barajas , C
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.303
Snider , LF
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.247
a-Millar , PH-3B
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.281
Rolen , 3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.331
Totals
33
2
11
2
2
7
14
a-Struck out for Snider in the 7th. 1-Ran for Chavez, R in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Scutaro 2 (9, Colon, Colon), Lind (14, Linebrink).TB : Scutaro 5; Rios; Wells, V
2; Lind 2; Bautista 2; Chavez, R 2.RBI : Lind (32), Bautista (6).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Hill, A 3; Bautista; Barajas.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB :
Wells, V 2 (6, 2nd base off Linebrink/Pierzynski, 2nd base off Dotel/Pierzynski), Bautista (2, 2nd base off Linebrink/Pierzynski).
FIELDING E : Chavez, R (1, throw).DP : 2 (Scutaro-Bautista-Overbay, Bautista-Overbay).
Chi White Sox
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Colon
5.0
5
0
0
2
2
0
4.21
Dotel (H, 5)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
Thornton (H, 6)
1.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
2.63
Linebrink (BS, 1)(L, 1-2)
1.0
3
2
2
0
1
0
2.08
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Ray, R (W, 1-1)
8.0
3
1
0
1
3
0
3.60
Downs, S (S, 4)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.96
WP : Linebrink.HBP : Lillibridge (by Ray, R).Pitches-strikes : Colon 62-36, Dotel 18-9, Thornton
22-13, Linebrink 30-23, Ray, R 91-56, Downs, S 10-6.Groundouts-flyouts : Colon 7-2, Dotel 2-0, Thornton 0-0, Linebrink
1-0, Ray, R 9-6, Downs, S 2-1.Batters faced : Colon 20, Dotel 4, Thornton 5, Linebrink 6, Ray, R 26, Downs, S 3.Umpires :
HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Adrian Johnson.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind :
0 mph, None.T : 2:26.Att : 21,759.May 16, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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