Thome’s solo shot off of Twins starting pitcher Nick Blackburn was a shot to straight away center field. Thome absolutely hammered the ball and there was no question that it was going over the wall. It was a good thing that Thome went yard because the sox only four other hits in the game.

The Twins only had two hits in the game as White Sox starter John Danks pitched eight awesome innings. Danks allowed the two hits and there was only one scoring threat for the Twins. However Ken Griffey Jr. threw out Michael Cuddyer who attempted to tag up and score in the fifth inning. Cuddyer attempted to knock the ball loose as he plowed over A.J. Pierzynksi however A.J. held on and the White Sox got out of the inning.

Bobby Jenks had no problems in the ninth inning as he recorded the save.

Now the Sox will head down to Tampa Bay to take on the Rays in the ALDS. The series will get under way on Thursday. Let’s see if the Sox can stay hot and upset the Rays who won the East Division.

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Mark Buehrle was the starting pitcher for the White Sox and he picked up the win after throwing 7 1/3 innings. Buehrle did give up seven hits but struck out six and only allowed one run to score. It was a very good quality start for Buehrle who dueled with Roy Halladay. Octavio Dotel was charged with one run in the eighth inning, and then Bobby Jenks came in and allowed three outs in the ninth inning.

A.J. Pierzynski led the sox at the plate with three rbi. A.J. had a rbi single and then a two run double in the game. Jim Thome, Jerry Owens, and Brian Anderson all chipped in with one rbi each as well. It was a good showing for the offense against Halladay who usually shuts down the opposition.

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Vazquez tossed six innings to record the victory. Both runs that Vazquez gave up came in the sixth inning when Jhonny Peralta doubled. Javier was very affective as he struckout five batters while only walking one and giving up five hits. The bullpen was pretty good as well as Bobby Jenks go double plays in the eighth and ninth innings to record the save.

At the plate, Nick Swisher got the Sox on the scoreboard with a solo home run in the fifth inning. Also in the fifth, Orlando Cabrera plated a run on a rbi double. In the sixth, Alexei Ramirez came to the plate with a runner on base and hit his 16th home run of the season. Ramirez’s home run put the sox up 4-0 and they never looked back.

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In the night cap, Jim Thome hit a solo home run in the sixth inning for the game winning run. The White Sox also got rbi from Ken Griffey Jr. who had a rbi double in the fourth inning. The other two runs that the Sox scored came on a balk and a error.

Clayton Richard tossed six innings and gave up six hits and three runs to get the win for the Sox. Richard even his record for the season at 2-2 with the victory. Octavio Dotel, Matt Thornton, and Bobby Jenks all tossed one inning of reliefe and all three did a great job. Jenks recorded his 26th save of the season in the game.

The Sox are up a half game on the Twins who are out playing against the Seattle Mariners on the West coast. Let’s all hope for a Twins loss!

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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.

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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

Danks pitched six innings and only gave up four hits and zero runs.  Danks lowered his era to 2.62 in the game as he picked up the victory and improved his record to 5-4.  Matt Thornton and Octavio Dotel combined to pitch a scoreless seventh inning and then Scott Linebrink threw a scoreless inning in the eighth inning.  Bobby Jenks put the nail in the coffin for the Dodgers in the ninth inning and picked up his 17th save of the season.

The White Sox got runs in the second and third innings and that was all that they needed to get the victory.  Alexei Ramirez went 2-4 with one rbi which came in the second inning when he singled and Jermaine Dye scored.  In the third inning, Carlos Quentin singled to score Orlando Cabrera.

It was a good win for the Sox who will now flyback to Chicago and take on the Cubs tomorrow afternoon.  The White Sox have some payback on their mind so it will be interesting to see how they come out and play against the Cubs who just lost two out of three games to the Orioles.

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Scott Linebrink pitched ninth inning and had no problems at all.  The White Sox didn’t need to use closer Bobby Jenks as they were up five runs in the ninth inning.

Jermaine Dye had a two run home run to lead the White Sox at the plate.  Dye took Derek Lowe deep in the eighth inning.  Nick Swisher, Dewayne Wise, and Alexei Ramirez all had one rbi in the game as well.

Good win for the White Sox on the road as they beat a quality Dodger team.  And any time you beat Lowe you are doing some good things at the plate.  The White Sox will try to go up 2-0 in the series on Wednesday night.

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Buehrle pitched eight innings and only gave up four hits and two runs.  It was a very good outing by Buehrle who finally got some run support and a victory.  He is now 4-6 on the season.  Bobby Jenks came in and pitched the ninth inning to get some work done and after giving up a lead off single got two groundballs that ended the game.

Toby Hall, Carlos Quentin, and Brian Anderson all hit home runs for the White Sox.  Hall’s was a two run home run while the other two were solo shots.  Hall and Nick Swisher finished the game with two rbi.  Quentin, Anderson, and Jim Thome had one rbi in the game as the White Sox got a lot of productivity out of the lineup.

So now can the White Sox get the sweep with a victory on Thursday?  Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!

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Starting pitcher John Danks was rocked as he pitched six innings.  Danks allowed eight hits and five runs as he was lucky to get the no decision.  Matt Thornton ended up picking up the win as he pitched the seventh inning.  Scott Linebrink pitched a scoreless eighth inning before Bobby Jenks came in to record his 15th save of the season.

Nick Swisher and Paul Konerko both hit home runs for the White Sox.  Konerko had a two run shot in the seventh inning and Swisher had solo home run earlier in the game in the fourth inning.  Swisher finished the game with three rbi while Konerko was right behind him with two rbi.  Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye both had one rbi as well for the White Sox.

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