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White Sox finally beat the Blue Jays

FiskFan89 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:51:51 +0000

After being swept in a double header on Tuesday, the Chicago White Sox responded with a win on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays. The White Sox scored three runs in the sixth inning and then held off the Blue Jays for a 6-5 victory.

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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White Sox comeback falls show as they lose 6-5 to the Twins

FiskFan89 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:14:44 +0000

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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Pierzynski’s walk off home run beats the Indians 6-5

FiskFan89 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:14:59 +0000

It was the second straight night where the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians with a walk off home run as A.J. Pierzynski took Masa Kobayashi deep in the bottom of the tenth inning and the White Sox defeated the Indians by the score of 6-5.

The walk off shot was Pierzynski’s second home run of the game as he also had a solo shot in the first inning. Jermaine Dye also had a solo home run in the first inning. Brian Anderson had a two run double in the seventh inning and Nick Swisher also had a rbi single in the second inning for the White Sox.

Adam Russell picked up the win and is now 2-0. Russell had the chance to get the win after Scott Linebrink blew the save in the ninth inning when he gave up a home run to Grady Sizemore that tied the game at 5-5. Jose Contreras pitched six innings and gave up six hits and four runs including one home run. Contreras struck out six batters while walking four as he got the no decision in the game.

The White Sox will now open up a four game series with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

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Mark Buehrle throws eight innings as White Sox beat the Pirates 8-2

FiskFan89 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:34:06 +0000

Everything was rolling the way it should for the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. The White Sox got eight strong innings out of Mark Buehrle and then put eight runs on the scoreboard to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 8-2. The White Sox are now up 2-0 in the three game series.

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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