Chicago White Sox Baseball Blog http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com A blog about White Sox Baseball Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en White Sox back in first with blowout of the Mariners http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-back-in-first-with-blowout-of-the-mariners/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-back-in-first-with-blowout-of-the-mariners/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:54:30 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=58 The Chicago White Sox are back in first place after they blew out the Seattle Mariners 13-5 on Monday night. With the win and the Twins losing to the A’s 3-2, the White Sox find themselves back in first place and they hope to stay there the rest of the season.

The White Sox offense got going in the second inning when they scored three runs. Paul Konerko had a rbi single which was then followed by a Nick Swisher two run home run. The sox would not score again until the fifth inning when they would push across six runs. Orlando Cabrera had a two run home run and then Jermaine Dye added a two run double. Dye’s double was followed up by rbi singles from Swisher and Alexei Ramirez. Ramirez wasn’t done at the plate however as he added a three run home run in the seventh inning. Carlos Quentin then went deep in the eighth inning for the sox final run of the game.

Mark Buehrle improved to 11-10 on the year as he pitched 5 2/3 innings to get the win. Buehrle didn’t throw the ball that good as he gave up 11 hits and five runs. Luckily for him, the offense had the bats going to score enough runs so it really didn’t matter. D.J. Carrasco and Horacio Ramirez pitched the final 3 1/3 innings to hold the Mariners at five runs.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-back-in-first-with-blowout-of-the-mariners/feed/ White Sox sweep the Royals with 9-2 victory http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-sweep-the-royals-with-9-2-victory/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-sweep-the-royals-with-9-2-victory/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:15:09 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=57 The Chicago White Sox finished off the Kansas City Royals in a three game sweep with 9-2 victory on Thursday afternoon. The sox used a six run sixth inning when they hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs and blew the game wide open. The four home runs were all hammered hard as the Sox really got the bats going and said bye bye to the Royals.

Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez, and Juan Uribe were the four plays to hit home runs in the sixth inning. Thome finished the game with three total rbi while Jermaine Dye chipped in with two runs batted in.  It a great showing by the offense in the game and we can only hope that it will continue over into the weekend series against the Oakland A’s.

Lance Broadway pitched 5 1/3 innings to pick up the win and is now 1-0 on the year. Broadway gave up five hits and two runs but kep the team in the game until the offense came to the rescure in the sixth inning. Horacio Ramirez, D.J. Carrasco, and Adam Russell all threw out of the bullpen and they all did a good job.

The sox just need to keep on winning and things will take care of themselves. I like their chances this weekend out in Oakland so hopefully after the weekend the team will be up in the division by a couple of games over the Twins.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-sweep-the-royals-with-9-2-victory/feed/ White Sox crush the Twins 8-3 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-crush-the-twins-8-3/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-crush-the-twins-8-3/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:09:38 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=56 The Chicago White Sox absoltely dominated the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.  The game ended up ending with the White Sox on top with a 8-3 victory.  It was a big win for the Sox as they Twins had won the first two of the four game series.  Now the White Sox can win on Thursday and get a split in the series.

Gavin Floyd threw 7 2/3 innings to pick up the win and improve to 11-6 on the year.  Great outing by Floyd as he only gave up four hits and the one run.  Justin Morneau doubled off Floyd to score a run in the fourth inning and that was the only mistake by Floyd.  Bobby Jenks did allow two runs in the ninth inning but at that point it really didn’t matter.

Carlos Quentin and Alexei Ramirez both hit home runs for the Sox.  Ramirez’s was a three run shit while Quentin’s was a solo home run.  Quentin finished the game with four rbi while Ramirez had three.  Jermaine Dye was the only other player to have a rbi in the game as he finished with one.

I will be out of the state for the next couple of weeks and will not be able to blog about the Sox.  I was wondering if there was a sox fan out there that would like to write some game recaps for the blog?  If you are interested, please email me by clicking the contact us link at the top of the page.

Thanks and go Sox!

]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-crush-the-twins-8-3/feed/ White Sox comeback falls show as they lose 6-5 to the Twins http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-comeback-falls-show-as-they-lose-6-5-to-the-twins/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-comeback-falls-show-as-they-lose-6-5-to-the-twins/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:14:44 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=55 The Chicago White Sox lost a tough divisional game on Tuesday night to the Minnesota Twins.  The White Sox scored one run in the ninth inning but still found themeselves coming up short by one run as they lost 6-5.

Clayton Richard took the loss for the White Sox as he only lasted 4 2/3 innings after giving up seven hits and five runs.  Richard struck out three batters and walked two others in the game.  D.J. Carrasco allowed one run as well in the game as he pitched 1 1/3 innings.

Brian Anderson and Nick Swisher both hit solo home runs for the team. Josh Fields led the team with two rbi as he had a two run double in the second inning.  Carlos Quentin had the other rbi for the Sox has he had a rbi groundout to get the White Sox on the board in the first inning.

The White Sox will try to get back on track on Wednesday as they take on the Twins once again.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-comeback-falls-show-as-they-lose-6-5-to-the-twins/feed/ Carlos Quentin’s three run homer wins it for the White Sox http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/carlos-quentins-three-run-homer-wins-it-for-the-white-sox/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/carlos-quentins-three-run-homer-wins-it-for-the-white-sox/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:50 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=54 The Chicago White Sox finished up a three game series against the Texas Rangers in dramatic fashion as they came from behind to beat the Rangers 10-8.  It was a big three run home run in the 8th inning by Carlos Quentin that was the game winner for the White Sox.  They were down 8-7 until Quentin went deep for his 26th home run.

The 8th winning home run wasn’t Quentin’s only home run in the game however as he also hit a solo shot in the 5th inning.  Jim Thome had three rbi as he got the White Sox on the scoreboard with a three run blast in the first inning.  Orlando Caberea, Jermaine Dye, and Alexei Ramirez all chipped in with one rbi each as well.

White Sox starting pitcher Clayton Richard was rocked for seven hits and five runs in only four innings of action.  Richard struckout seven batters in only four innings but also gave up a home run and walked one batter.  D.J. Carrasco gave up one run while Boone Logan gave up two runs in relief of Richard.  Finally Octavio Dotel and Bobby Jenks were able to get things under control as the White Sox held on for the win.

Dotel ended up getting the win and is now 4-4 while Jenks picked up the save which was his 19th.  It was nice to see Jenks come in and pick up the save as he rejoined the team off the disabled list.

The White Sox will have a big series this weekend against the Detroit Tigers. Hopefully you can catch some of the games!  White Sox Baseball

]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/carlos-quentins-three-run-homer-wins-it-for-the-white-sox/feed/ White Sox pound out a 10-2 victory over the Rangers http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-pound-out-a-10-2-victory-over-the-rangers/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-pound-out-a-10-2-victory-over-the-rangers/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:12 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=53 The Chicago White Sox evened up the three game series with the Texas Rangers with a 10-2 pounding on Tuesday night.  It was a great performance by the hitters and the pitchers in the game as they evened up the three game series at one game each.

Mark Buehrle improved to 8-8 on the season after he picked up the victory.  Buehrle tossed 7 1/3 innings as he gave up six hits and one run.  Great outing by Buehrle who finally picked up another win.  Nick Masset gave up three hits and one run in only one third of inning once he came in for Buehrle however.  Matt Thornton recorded one out and then Scott Linebrink pitched a scoreless ninth inning to finish off the Rangers in the 9th inning.

Alexei Ramirez hit a grand slam to lead the White Sox at the plate with four rbi.  Nick Swisher hit a three run home run to finish with three rbi while A.J. Pierzynski and Jermaine Dye both finished the game with one rbi each.  The two bombs by Ramirez and Swisher really propelled the Sox to the big victory.

So can the White Sox get a series victory on Wednesday afternoon?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-pound-out-a-10-2-victory-over-the-rangers/feed/ White Sox suffer a 6-1 loss to the Rangers http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-suffer-a-6-1-loss-to-the-rangers/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-suffer-a-6-1-loss-to-the-rangers/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:08:55 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=52 The Chicago White Sox suffered a 6-1 loss on Monday night to the Texas Rangers as they began a three game series on the South side.  Things weren’t too bad until the White Sox bullpen allowed four runs to score in the late innings.  The Sox offense just couldn’t get anything going to score that many runs and come back in the game.

Javier Vazquez threw the first seven innings of the game and only gave up four hits and three runs.  Vazques received the loss however and is now 7-8 on the season.  Boone Logan pitched a terrible eighth inning as he gave up four hits and three runs.  Nick Masset pitched a scoreless ninth for the Sox.

The only run the White Sox were able to come up with came in the fourth inning when Carlos Quentin hit a solo home run.  It was Quentin’s 24th home run of the season but it wasn’t even close to being enough for the Sox.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-suffer-a-6-1-loss-to-the-rangers/feed/ White Sox blow lead and then lose 4-1 to the Royals http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-blow-lead-and-then-lose-4-1-to-the-royals/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-blow-lead-and-then-lose-4-1-to-the-royals/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:42:57 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=51 The Chicago White Sox were going for the three game sweep against the Kansas City Royals with Mark Buehrle on the mound but they were unable to get the sweep as they lost a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning and went onto lose the game by the score of 4-1.  It was definately not the way most White Sox fans seen this game turning out.

Buehrle tossed 7 1/3 innings and gave up six hits and two runs to take the loss.  Buehrle is now 6-8 on the year.  That is one dissappointing loss for the White Sox and Buehrle as they had things going good up until the bottom of that eighth inning.  After Buehrle was charged with two runs, Octavio Dotel gave up a rbi double and was taken out of the game.  Boone Logan then came in and gave up a two run inside the park home run to Mark Teahen.  One of those runs was charged to Dotel and the other to Logan.

I can’t put all the blame on the bullpen because the White Sox offense struggled against the Royals pitching staff.  The only run for the White Sox came in the fourth inning when Jermaine Dye hit a solo home run.  The White Sox struck out 10 times and left 12 runners on base so right there is why they only scored one run and lost the game.

The White Sox still took two out of three on the road against the Royals so you can’t be to upset.  They will now start a three game series against the Texas Rangers on Friday.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-blow-lead-and-then-lose-4-1-to-the-royals/feed/ White Sox come back to defeat the Royals 8-7 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-come-back-to-defeat-the-royals-8-7/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-come-back-to-defeat-the-royals-8-7/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:08:08 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=50 The Chicago White Sox scored five unanswered runs and came back to beat the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night by the score of 8-7.  Mark it up as another come from behind win for the White Sox.  It seems the White Sox have had so many of these come from behind wins this season.

Carlos Quentin went 2-3 with two home runs and four rbi to lead the White Sox at the plate.  Quentin is now up to 21 home runs and 65 rbi on the season as he has been a big suprise for the team.  Jim Thome and Alexei Ramirez both added rbi for the team as well in the game.

Adam Russell recorded one out in the seventh inning and ended up picking up the win.  Octavio Dotel picked up his first save of the year as he in the closers role now that Bobby Jenks was placed on the disabled list.

White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vasquez was rocked for 11 hits and six runs in only 5 2/3 innings of action.  I know the White Sox are used to getting a better performance out of Vasquez so they are lucky to come away with the win in my opinion.

The White Wox will now be going for the sweep in the three game series on Thursday.  Mark Buehrle will take the mound for the Sox.  White Sox Blog

]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-come-back-to-defeat-the-royals-8-7/feed/ White Sox finally beat the Royals 8-7 in 13 innings http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-finally-beat-the-royals-8-7-in-13-innings/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-finally-beat-the-royals-8-7-in-13-innings/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:09:56 +0000 Cliff http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=49 The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals didn’t want to stop playing last night it seemed.  After going into extra innings, the White Sox scored two runs in the 11th inning by the Royals answered back with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning.  Finally the White Sox scored a run in the 13th inning and the Royals had no answer as the White Sox won 8-7.

Orlando Cabrera and a rbi double that scored Alexei Ramirez for the game winning run in the 13th inning.  In the 11th inning it was A.J Pierzynski who had a two run sac fly.  Yeah both runners scored on a sac fly!  Joe Crede, Nick Swisher, and Pierzynski all finished the game with two rbi each.  Paul Konerko and Cabrera both chipped in with one rbi each.

White Sox starting pitcher Jose Contreras pitched 5 2/3 innings as he gave up ten hits and five runs.  Contreras had some problems in the second and third innings which really hurt his performance.  The Royals scored three times in the second inning, and then another run in the third inning.  The Royals weren’t done with Contreras however as he was charged with another run in the sixth inning.

Scott Linebrink was the only White Sox relief pitcher that was charged with a run.  Linebrink gave up both runs in the bottom of the 11th inning when they Sox were trying to win the game.  Nick Masset ended up being the winner in the game is now 1-0.  Masset threw two scoreless innings of relief to get the win.

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