The Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers in a must win on Monday afternoon and they will now await the MInnesota Twins for a one game playoff game on Tuesday night. The winner of the White Sox and Twins game will move onto the 2008 playoffs where they will take on the Tampa Bay Rays.

Alexei Ramirez was the mvp of the game on Monday afternoon as he hit a grand slam in the in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie. The Sox then added on a couple of more runs in the eighth inning for insurance. Ramirez’s grand slam was his fourth of the year and it set a rookie record for grand slams in a season.

Jermaine Dye and A.J. Pierzynski both had one rbi each as well for the Sox.

Gavin Floyd was the winning pitcher as he tossed six innings. Floyd gave up five hits and two runs while striking out eight batters. Floyd did exactly what the White Sox were hoping for in the must win game. Now the Sox will be hoping for the same from John Danks as he takes the mound on Tuesday night against the Twins.

The game sold out very fast on Ticketmaster this evening so if you want to goto the game you will probably have to buy off of StubHub and then pick up at their office or buy some ticketfast tickets via ebay etc. Do want you need to get to the game however, as the Sox need our support to get another win and advance to the playoffs!

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The Chicago White Sox scored 14 runs in the games first five innings and went onto beat up on the Seattle Mariners by the score of 15-3. The White Sox absolutely dominated the entire series as they sweep the Mariners. On Wednesday the Sox used four home runs to finish up the Mariners and the series.

Ken Griffey Jr, A.J. Pierzynski, Nick Swisher, and Alexei Ramirez all went deep in the game. Pierzynski, Griffey Jr., and Ramirez all finished the game with three rbi each while Swisher and Juan Uribe finished with two. Paul Konerko finished with one rbi as well as he didn’t want to be left out.

Gavin Floyd improved to 13-6 as he picked up the win after tossing six inning and holding the Mariners to three runs on six hits. Floyd struckout seven and walked one batter while giving up one home run. Horacio Ramirez pitched a scoreless seventh inning before Adam Russell pitched the final two scoreless innings.

It was a great series for the White Sox who swept the series just like they needed to. The Sox are one game up on the Minnesota Twins and they will be off until Friday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.

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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.

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It was an up and down game for the Chicago White Sox as they got up by seven runs and then had to hold off the Cleveland Indians in the ninth inning for the 9-7 victory.  The Indians sure made things interesting in the ninth inning as they scored three runs.  Oh well, a win is a win and I was the White Sox continued to swing the bats good.

Nick Swisher hit two home runs and finished the game with five rbi for the White Sox.  Swisher has now hit 11 home runs in season.  Jim Thome also hit a home run which was a three run shot in the first inning.  Jermaine Dye didn’t want to be left out and also had one rbi in the game.  I like the fact that the White Sox were able to keep a lot of pressure on the Indians through out the game.  Anytime you do that, you are going to score a lot of runs and more then likely going to win.

Gavin Floyd tossed six innings and pitched well enough to get the win and improve his record to 9-4.  Floyd gave up seven hits and let four runs cross the plate while walking two and striking out ten batters.

Nick Masset was charged with three runs in the ninth inning other then that the bullpen did a pretty good job.    Octavio Dotel pitched one scoreless inning before Masset sucked it up in 1 2/3 innings of action.  Matt Thornton gave up one hit and let a run score (run was charged to Masset) before recording the final out of the game.

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The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have now both one game in the their three game series.  It was the Dodgers shutting out the White Sox 5-0 on Wednesday night to pick up their first win of the series.  The White Sox were limited to four hits and also had three errors in the game.  Right there you can tell why they lost the game.

Gavin Floyd took the loss for the White Sox and is now 8-4 on the season.  Floyd gave up six hits five runs (four earned), two walks, and also struck out two batters.  Matt Thornton, Nick Masset, and Boone Logan pitched the final 2 2/3 innings without giving up a hit or run.

Alexei Ramirez had two hits while A.J. Pierzynski and Jermaine Dye both had one hit.  That was all the offense that the White Sox had in the game.   They will have to come out and swing the bat a lot better if they want to beat the Doders on Thursday and win this series.

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The Chicago White Sox finished off the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 13-8 victory on Thursday afternoon.  With the nice 13-8 win, the White Sox swept the Pirates in their three game interleage series.  I don’t think Pittsburgh will ever want to come back to Chicago the way they have gotten beat by the White Sox and the Cubs.

Gavin Floyd earned the win for the White Sox and is now 8-3.  Floyd didn’t have his best stuff but it was enough to pitch  5 2/3 innings.  Floyd allowed six hits and seven runs in the game.  He did allow one home run while striking out six batters and walking two.

Matt Thornton, Octavio Dotel, and Scott Linebrink all pitched well after Floyd left the game.  However in the ninth inning, relief pitcher Adam Russell gave up two hits and one run before finally getting the last out of the game.

Jermaine Dye went 3-6 with two home runs and six rbi to lead the White Sox at the plate.  It was a monster performance out of Dye as you can see with his six rbi and two home runs.  Orlando Cabrera also swung a good bat as he had a three run home run and a sacrafice fly to finish with four rbi in the game.  Jim Thome, Pablo Ozuna, and Alexei Ramirez all finished the game with one rbi each.

Good hitting, and just enough pitching got the White Sox past the Pirates.  Now they can sit back and relax until tomorrow afternoon when they start up the heated rivalry with the Cubs.  The Cubs do have to fly back to Chicago after their game tonight with the Tampa Bay Rays so they just might be a little tired tomorrow afternoon.

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The Cleveland Indians sure made things interseting in the bottom of the ninth inning but the Chicago White Sox held on to beat the the Indians by the score of 6-5.  The game tying run was on third base and the game winning run on second base for the Indians with one out before Bobby Jenks was finally able to get the last two outs of the game for the White Sox.

Jenks picked up his 14th save in the game.  Starting pitcher Gavin Floyd got the win to improve his record to 5-3.  Floyd threw six inning and gave up eight hits and five runs.  Floyd also had seven strikeouts in the game.

Octavio Dotel and Scott Linebrink both tossed scoreless innings of relief after Floyd left the game.

Jermaine Dye hit his ninth home run of the season in the fourth inning for the White Sox.  Carlos Quentin once again led the White Sox at the plate however with three rbi in the game.  A.J. Pierzynski had the other two rbi for the White Sox.

The White Sox will now start up a series with the Tampa Bay Rays.  The Rays have been playing some good baseball so the White Sox are going to really have to come to play.

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For the second time in his career, Gavin Floyd nearly tossed a no hitter.  Floyd pitched 8 1/3 innings and only gave up one hit which came in the ninth inning with one out.  Joe Mauer hit a double to break up the no hit bid.

Floyd still picked up the win and improved to 3-1 on the season.  Bobby Jenks came into the game to get the last two outs and didn’t have any problems with that.  It was funny watching Ozzie Guillen get booed as walked out to the mound to take Floyd out of the game.  But those booes quickly turned to screaming for Floyd as he exited the game.

Jermaine Dye connected for a solo home run in the sixth inning for the White Sox.  Dye also had a RBI in the first inning as he had two total RBI in the game.  Carlos Quentin also had two RBI and Joe Crede and Juan Uribe both had one RBI.

The White Sox are now 15-16 on the season as they look to make a run to get over the .500 mark.

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The White Sox had one bad inning, and that one inning the Minnesota Twins scored three runs to beat the White Sox 3-1.  The Twins put a three spot on the board in the fourth inning, and the White Sox just couldn’t answer.

Gavin Floyd took the loss for the White Sox as he pitched six innings.  Floyd gave up five hits and three runs.  A two run home run and a sacrafice fly was all Floyd gave up, but the offense couldn’t pick him up in the game as the struggled.

The only run for the White Sox came in the seventh inning when Joe Crede hit a solo home run.  The home run was Crede’s seventh of the season.  The White Sox struggled at the plate and that is all we can blog about for tonights game.

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Joe Crede delivered the game winning hit that gave the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.  Crede singled to center field off Joba Chamberlain in the bottom of the ninth inning that scored Carlos Quentin from second base.

Besides Crede’s one RBI, six other White Sox hitters contributed with an RBI each.  Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Jermaine Dye, A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez, and Quentin all had a RBI in the game.  Thome’s RBI came on a solo home run in the fifth inning.

Bobby Jenks picked up the win for the White Sox as he recorded the final two outs in the ninth inning.  Gavin Floyd had started for the White Sox and pitched six innings as he gave up five hits and five runs.  Floyd struckout four batters but also walked four batters.  Matt Thornton was the only White Sox relief pitcher to give up a run in the game.

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