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Box > Chi White Sox 6, Tampa Bay 4
No doubting Thomas in the clutch
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
The Devil Rays' eighth-inning struggles continued on Tuesday, as Lance Carter surrendered a go-ahead home run to Frank Thomas. The blow negated a strong start from Mark Hendrickson, and left the reeling Rays with their sixth straight loss.
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Frank Thomas' 418-foot blast in the eighth provided the go-ahead runs for the Sox. (Brian Kersey/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
A day after pounding out 10 runs in a victory, the White Sox struggled to get on the board against the Devil Rays. But big Frank Thomas came through with a three-run home run in the eighth inning that put the Sox up for good.
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TB
Tampa Bay (27-57)
Lost 7 		Chi White Sox 6, Tampa Bay 4   CWS
Chi White Sox (56-26)
Won 2
July 5, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Tampa Bay
 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0   4 8 0
Chi White Sox
 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 X   6 12 0
Standings through 7/5/05  |  Gameday  |  Devil Rays Stats  |  White Sox Stats
Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Crawford, LF4121000.285
Lugo, SS4020001.274
Cantu, 3B4000023.295
Huff, DH3220100.262
Lee, 1B3100102.239
Hollins, RF4011001.274
Green, 2B4012001.266
Hall, C3000003.268
a-Cortez, PH1000000.000
Gathright, J, CF4000020.290
Totals344842411 

a-Grounded out for Hall in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Huff (12, Garcia), Hollins (10, Garcia).
HR: Crawford (9, 1st inning off Garcia, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Crawford 5; Lugo 2; Huff 3; Hollins 2; Green.
RBI: Crawford (46), Green 2 (22), Hollins (28).
2-out RBI: Green.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cantu; Hall.
GIDP: Cantu.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Crawford (25, 2nd base off Garcia/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
DP: (Cantu-Lee).
Pickoffs: Hendrickson (Uribe at 1st base).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Podsednik, LF4120000.286
Iguchi, 2B4110011.277
Thomas, DH4123010.246
Konerko, 1B4000021.243
Rowand, CF4120000.279
Dye, RF4221002.275
Pierzynski, C3010001.256
Ozuna, 3B-SS3011001.304
Uribe, SS2011000.248
a-Everett, PH1000002.263
Crede, 3B0000000.242
Totals336126048 

a-Popped out for Uribe in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Dye (14, Hendrickson), Podsednik (13, Carter).
HR: Dye (19, 2nd inning off Hendrickson, 0 on, 1 out), Thomas (10, 8th inning off Carter, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Podsednik 3; Iguchi; Thomas 5; Rowand 2; Dye 6; Pierzynski; Ozuna; Uribe.
RBI: Dye (45), Uribe (36), Ozuna (4), Thomas 3 (18).
2-out RBI: Uribe; Ozuna.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Everett.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Uribe (4, 2nd base by Hendrickson/Hall), Rowand (4, 2nd base by Carter/Hall).
PO: Uribe (1st base by Hendrickson).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Ozuna-Iguchi-Konerko, Konerko).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hendrickson 6.28330415.91
Harper (H, 7)0.10000008.14
Carter (BS, 3)(L, 1-2)1.04330015.40
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Garcia 7.08442413.40
Cotts 0.20000002.01
Politte (W, 6-0)0.10000001.09
Hermanson (S, 21)1.00000001.35

WP: Garcia 2.
Pitches-strikes: Hendrickson 95-57, Harper 4-2, Carter 18-12, Garcia 107-72, Cotts 6-6, Politte 2-2, Hermanson 8-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Hendrickson 8-7, Harper 0-1, Carter 0-2, Garcia 7-10, Cotts 2-0, Politte 0-1, Hermanson 3-0.
Batters faced: Hendrickson 26, Harper 1, Carter 6, Garcia 30, Cotts 2, Politte 1, Hermanson 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Harper 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Dale Scott. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:29.
Att: 21,555.

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