Chicago White Sox Baseball Blog » Carlos Quentin http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com A blog about White Sox Baseball Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:57:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 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 FiskFan89 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/ 0 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 FiskFan89 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/ 0 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 FiskFan89 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/ 0 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 FiskFan89 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/ 0 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 FiskFan89 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/ 0 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 FiskFan89 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/ 1 White Sox defeat the Dodgers 2-0 to finish series http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-defeat-the-dodgers-2-0-to-finish-series/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-defeat-the-dodgers-2-0-to-finish-series/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:09:50 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-defeat-the-dodgers-2-0-to-finish-series/ The Chicago White Sox got a good start by John Danks as they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 to finish up their three game series on Thursday afternoon.  With the victory by Danks and the White Sox, the Sox took two out of three games against the Dodgers.

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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-defeat-the-dodgers-2-0-to-finish-series/feed/ 0 Mark Buehrle throws eight innings as White Sox beat the Pirates 8-2 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/mark-buehrle-throws-eight-innings-as-white-sox-beat-the-pirates-8-2/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/mark-buehrle-throws-eight-innings-as-white-sox-beat-the-pirates-8-2/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:34:06 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/mark-buehrle-throws-eight-innings-as-white-sox-beat-the-pirates-8-2/ 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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/mark-buehrle-throws-eight-innings-as-white-sox-beat-the-pirates-8-2/feed/ 0 White Sox erupt for 16 runs as they blow the Pirates out 16-5 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-erupt-for-16-runs-as-they-blow-the-pirates-out-16-5/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-erupt-for-16-runs-as-they-blow-the-pirates-out-16-5/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:44:03 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-erupt-for-16-runs-as-they-blow-the-pirates-out-16-5/ The Chicago White Sox put on a show Tuesday night as they erupted for four home runs and scored 16 runs as they blew out the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-5.  It was a great showing my the White Sox offense as they kept pressure on the Pirates pitchers all night long and was able to score off all four of them.

Orlando Cabrera, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, and Joe Crede all had three rbi each in the game.  All four of those players had a home run in the game as well.  Alexei Ramirez finished the game with two rbi while Carlos Quentin and Nick Swisher finished with one rbi each.

Getting the win for the White Sox was Javier Vazquez who pitched six innings giving up five hits and five runs.  Vazquez didn’t have his best stuff working but it was good enough to improve his record to 7-5 on the season.  Octavio Dotel, Nick Masset, and Adam Russell all threw a scoreless inning of relief after Vazquez left the game.

Let’s see if the White Sox can keep the momentum going when they face off against the Pirates once again on Wednesday.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-erupt-for-16-runs-as-they-blow-the-pirates-out-16-5/feed/ 0 White Sox complete four game sweep of Twins with 7-5 victory http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-complete-four-game-sweep-of-twins-with-7-5-victory/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-complete-four-game-sweep-of-twins-with-7-5-victory/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:22:25 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-complete-four-game-sweep-of-twins-with-7-5-victory/ The Chicago White Sox completed a four game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 7-2 victory on Monday afternoon.  The White Sox were down early, but then scored five runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take the lead and get the victory.  The win improved the White Sox victory to 37-26 on the season.

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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