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	Bullpen falls late

Rangers 4, White Sox 3

Gavin Floyd gave up three runs on six hits in six innings on Tuesday. (Ronald Martinez/Getty)

Thome's 494th homer

By Drew Davison / MLB.com

Paul Konerko hit a two-run home run and Jim Thome hit the 494th long ball of his career, but it wasn't enough as the White Sox fell to the Rangers in the series opener. Mike MacDougal gave up the go-ahead run in the eighth.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 08/28: TEX 4, CWS 3
Wed. 08/29: TEX 5, CWS 4
Thu. 08/30: TEX 5, CWS 1

Chi White Sox (57-75)
Lost 1

Texas 4, Chi White Sox 3

Texas (59-72)
Won 3

August 28, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chi White Sox	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
Texas	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	X	4	10	0

Standings thru 8/28/07 | Gameday | White Sox Stats | Rangers Stats

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Erstad, CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267
Fields, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.242
Thome, DH	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	.265
1-Owens, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
Konerko, 1B	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.262
Dye, RF	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.251
Uribe, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.218
Richar, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200
Gonzalez, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.227
Hall, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.209
a-Pierzynski, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
Totals	32	3	6	3	4	5	14
a-Grounded out for Hall in the 9th. 1-Ran for Thome in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Gonzalez (5, Gabbard), Fields (12, Gabbard). HR: Konerko (27, 1st inning off Gabbard, 1 on, 2 out), Thome (22, 3rd inning off Gabbard, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Fields 2; Thome 5; Konerko 4; Dye; Gonzalez 2. RBI: Konerko 2 (73), Thome (67). 2-out RBI: Konerko 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Erstad; Konerko. GIDP: Richar. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Floyd (1, throw). PB: Hall (4). DP: 2 (Uribe-Konerko, Gonzalez-Richar-Konerko).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Catalanotto, LF	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.269
a-Sosa, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.246
Murphy, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.464
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.255
Young, SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.304
Byrd, CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	.308
Botts, DH	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.220
Wilkerson, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.235
Cruz, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.223
Laird, C	4	1	2	2	0	1	4	.228
Metcalf, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.242
1-Vazquez, PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
Totals	33	4	10	4	2	6	19
a-Flied out for Catalanotto in the 7th. 1-Ran for Metcalf in the 7th.
BATTING HR: Kinsler (17, 3rd inning off Floyd, 0 on, 2 out), Laird (8, 4th inning off Floyd, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Catalanotto; Kinsler 4; Young 2; Byrd 2; Wilkerson; Cruz; Laird 5. RBI: Kinsler (49), Laird 2 (42), Byrd (55). 2-out RBI: Kinsler; Laird 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Laird 3. GIDP: Kinsler; Byrd. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: (Kinsler-Young-Wilkerson).

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Floyd	6.0	6	3	3	2	4	2	6.92
Wassermann	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.93
Logan	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.35
MacDougal (L, 1-4)	1.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	5.71

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gabbard	4.2	4	3	3	3	3	2	3.79
Wood	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.82
Rheinecker	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.00
Littleton (W, 1-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.55
Benoit (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.45

Rheinecker pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: MacDougal.
HBP: Dye (by Littleton).
Pitches-strikes: Floyd 103-70, Wassermann 3-2, Logan 2-2, MacDougal 34-21, Gabbard 91-56, Wood 25-15, Rheinecker 14-7, Littleton 5-3, Benoit 10-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Floyd 10-4, Wassermann 1-0, Logan 0-1, MacDougal 1-1, Gabbard 8-3, Wood 3-3, Rheinecker 0-0, Littleton 3-0, Benoit 1-1.
Batters faced: Floyd 25, Wassermann 2, Logan 1, MacDougal 7, Gabbard 21, Wood 8, Rheinecker 2, Littleton 3, Benoit 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Logan 1-0, MacDougal 1-0, Wood 2-0, Littleton 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:54.
Att: 20,261.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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