It looks like Shin-Soo Choo will put the finishing touches on a his career season on the field not the bench.
Updated: 10:00 p.m.
CHICAGO, Ill. -- This is a daily briefing of the Indians 2010 regular season. The Indians play the White Sox tonight at U.S. Cellular Field in the second last game of the season.
U.S. Cellular Field dimensions: Left field line 330 feet, left center 375, center field 400, right center 375, right field line 335.
Score: White Sox 6, Indians 2 in rain-shortened game.
It's over: After a 1 hour and 3 minute rain delay, umpires called Saturday night's game after six innings.
Mark Buehrle (13-15) went six innings for the victory. Carlos Carrasco (2-2) took the loss.
Buehrle allowed two runs on six hits in six inning. Carrasco allowed six runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out nine.
Call for the tarp: The game was delayed at 8:52 p.m. ET with Mark Buehrle about to take the mound to start the seventh.
Chicago rally: The White Sox scored three two-out runs off Carlos Carrasco in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead. Alejandro De Aza doubled home Dayan Viciedo to break a 2-2 tie. Brent Lillibridge followed with a two-run single to right.
The White Sox made it 6-2 as Viciedo hit a leadoff homer in the sixth through a heavy downpour.
Punchout city: Carrasco set a career high with nine strikeouts through six innings. Unfortunately, he also allowed six runs on five hits and three walks. All three of his walks turned into runs. Two of them were leadoff walks.
A tied up: The Indians pulled into a 2-2 tie against Buehrle with two runs in the third. Chris Gimenez, Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera hit consecutive one-out singles to make it 2-1. Cabrera got credit for the RBI.
Buehrle made it 2-2 when he balked home Brantley.
Roll on big O: Chicago took a 2-0 lead against Carrasco without the benefit of a hit. Juan Pierre, stole home on the front end of a double steal, for a 1-0 lead in the first. Omar Vizquel lured Gimenez into trying to throw him out at second, while Pierre jogged home.
In the second, Tyler Flowers walked, went to second and third on ground outs and scored on a Carrasco's wild pitch.
Pre-game notes:
Game 161: Shin-Soo Choo entered Saturday night's game hitting .300 (164-for-547). Some players might consider sitting out the last two days of the season to finish the year with a stat line that reads: .300, 22 homers, 90 RBI and a .401 on base percentage.
It would look nice at arbitration time and on the back of Choo's 2011 baseball card. Choo, however, was in the starting lineup Saturday night.
"I don't think he's that type of guy," said manager Manny Acta. "He loves to play. Whatever I do in that regard, I'll do it at my own discretion."
Acta said he'd be hesitant to even ask Choo the question.
"I'm not going to run it by him," said Acta. "There are a lot of guys with a lot of pride. I don't want to offend him by asking him any of that kind of stuff. I don't think he's that kind of guy."
The last Indian to end the season with a .400 on base percentage was Travis Hafner (.439) in 2006. The last Tribe outfielder to do it was Manny Ramirez (.457) in 2000.
"I value a .400 on base percentage a lot," said Acta. "You score runs by getting on base. That's a stat that speaks highly of a good hitter.
"It gives him so much more value because of what he's dealt with this year. He probably got pitched around more than ever, but he never got out of his box. He never chased pitches out of the zone and tried to do too much.
"It's impressive because as a manager, you're always looking for guys that are over .330 or .340. But we're talking about .400. There are only a few elite guys that do that --- Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer and those guys. Getting on base is the name of the game."
Quick hits:
Here are the Indians winter ball assignments:
Arizona Fall League: Scott Barnes, Eric Berger, Chun Lee, Bryan Price, Travis Turek, Jayson Kipnis, Roberto Perez and Cord Phelps will play for Peoria. Mike Sarbaugh will be the manager.
Arizona Paralella League: Elvis Arajo, Jose Flores, Santos Frias, Preston Guilmet, Adam Miller, Tyler Sturdevant, Trent Baker, Juan Diaz and Karexon Sanchez, Donnie Webb.
Colombia: Caragena: Aaron Holbert will be the hitting coach.
Dominican Republic: Aguilas: Josh Judy, Luke Carlin; Gigantes: Matt McBride.
Puerto Rico: San Juan: Jayson Nix.
Venezuela: Caracas: Nick Weglarz and Jared Goedert. Dave Hudgens will manage. Lara: Luis Valbuena.
Lineups:
-Indians (69-91): CF Michael Brantley (S), SS Asdrubal Cabrera (S), RF Shin-Soo Choo (L), DH Shelley Duncan (R), 2B Jayson Nix (R), lB Matt LaPorta (R), LF Trevor Crowe (S), 3B Andy Marte (R), C Chris Gimenez (R) and RHP Carlos Carrasco (2-1, 3.26).
White Sox (86-74): LF Juan Pierre (L), SS Omar Vizquel (S), DH Paul Konerko (R), 1B Dayan Viciedo (R), RF Mark Teahen (L), C Tyler Flowers (R), 3B Brent Morel (R), CF Alejandro De Aza (L), 2B Brent Lillibridge (R) and LHP Mark Buehrle (12-13, 4.32).
Umpires: H Dan Iassogna, 1B John Tumpane, 2B Jerry Meals, 3B Cory Blaser.
Quote of the day: "A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings," former big league pitcher Earl Wilson.
Next: RHP Justin Germano (0-2, 2.16) vs. RHP Edwin Jackson (9-12, 4.53) Sunday at 2:10 p.m.