Matthews Scores Winning Run in 12th for White Sox

June 30:
White Sox....... 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 12 1
Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 0

S.Downs WIN(2-1), J.Hammel LOSS(3-1)
HOME RUNS- G.Matthews Jr(10th), B.Schneider(3rd), J.Vidro(8th)

Gary Matthews Jr had 5 hits and 2 RBI at Petco Park as the Chicago White Sox
beat the New York Yankees in 12 innings 8 to 7.

The game was deadlocked at 7 after nine full innings. Chicago came out the
victor in the 12th inning. Matthews Jr lined a single. Matthews Jr took off
for second and slid in with a stolen base. After an out was recorded, Prince
Fielder came to bat and singled. Fielder took second on the throw. Chicago
finished with 12 hits while New York ended up with 8.

The win went to Scott Downs(2-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Matt Capps
preserved the game for Downs, recording his his 14th. Jason Hammel(3-1) was
the loser in relief.

The win by Chicago is a very welcome one as they have been struggling in
recent days. Their record now stands at 34-52 - only 2-8 in their last ten
games. With the loss New York now has a record of 40-40.