2005 ALDS
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2005 AL Division Series (3-0):
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Chicago White Sox (99-63) over Boston Red Sox (95-67) 3-0
Game 1
Little did the Red Sox know when starter Matt Clement hit Scott Podsednik, the first batter he faced, that the rout was on. But the young pitcher never regained his control and finished by allowing seven runs on eight hits, three of which were homers, in only 3 1/3 innings. The White Sox also scored in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th innings. The Red Sox were held to 2 runs by Jose Contreras, who went 7 2/3 innings, giving up just 2 earned runs on 8 hits. Four White Sox players hit home runs, including Podsednik, who had gone homerless in the regular season. It was his first home run since Sept. 30, 2004.
Game 2
White Sox's starter Mark Buehrle gave up two runs in the first and two runs in the fourth inning and David Wells (6 2/3 innings, 2 earned runs, 7 hits) looked tough, giving up only two hits in the first four innings. But in the White Sox half of the fifth, the White Sox struck pay-dirt. They scored five runs in the inning, three of which were unearned, due to an error by Boston’s Tony Graffanino. Buehrle (7 innings, 4 earned runs, 8 hits) earned the win, with the save going to Bobby Jenks.
Game 3
For the first time since 1993, the White Sox secure their place in the ALCS by beating the Red Sox in the third consecutive game. The tough battle featured Freddy Garcia (5 innings, 5 hits, 3 earned runs) and Tim Wakefield (5 1/3 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs). Neither pitcher was very impressive, but both kept their team in the game. The White Sox struck first, scoring 2 in the third with the Red Sox replying in the fourth. In the sixth,Paul Konerko, with Jermaine Dye on base, hit a home run to put the White Sox in the lead for good. The Red Sox got one back in the bottom of the inning on a Manny Ramirez monster homer, but that was all they would get. El Duque, Orlando Hernandez, came in to pitch with the bases loaded in the same inning with no outs. He induced Jason Varitek to foul out, Tony Graffanino to pop out to short, and Johnny Damon to strike out to end the inning without giving up another run. He proceeded to pitch three total innings, giving up 1 hit. Bobby Jenks came in to finish it, earning his second save of the series.
The White Sox celebrate their 3-0 sweep at Fenway
Game 1
October 4, 2005 at U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Chicago White Sox 5 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 X 14 11 1
PITCHERS: BOS - Clement, Bradford (4), Gonzalez (5), Arroyo (8)
CHW - Contreras, Cotts (8), Politte (9)
WP - Contreras
LP - Clement
SAVE - None
HOME RUNS: BOS - None
CHW - Podsednik, Uribe, Pierzynski (2), Konerko
ATTENDANCE: 40,717
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Game 2
October 5, 2005 at U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Boston Red Sox 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 5 9 0 PITCHERS: BOS - Wells, Papelbon (7) CHW - Buehrle, Jenks (8) WP - Buehrle LP - Wells SAVE - Jenks HOME RUNS: BOS - None CHW - Iguchi ATTENDANCE: 40,799
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Game 3
October 7, 2005 at Fenway Park(Boston) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - Chicago White Sox 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 8 0 Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 PITCHERS: CHW - Garcia, Marte (6), Hernandez (6), Jenks (9) BOS - Wakefield, Bradford (6), Myers (6), Papelbon (6), Timlin (9) WP - Garcia LP - Wakefield SAVE - Jenks HOME RUNS: CHW - Konerko BOS - Ortiz, Ramirez
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External Links
Game logs-Baseball-Reference.com
