Chicago White Sox Baseball Blog » John Danks http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com A blog about White Sox Baseball Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:56:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Thome leads the White Sox into the playoffs! http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/thome-leads-the-white-sox-into-the-playoffs/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/thome-leads-the-white-sox-into-the-playoffs/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:36:26 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=68 Jim Thome stepped up with a long solo home run in the seventh inning to send the Chicago White Sox to the playoffs as they beat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 in their one game playoff. It was a blackout at the cell on Tuesday night and it was a pretty black game as neither team had much offense going.

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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/thome-leads-the-white-sox-into-the-playoffs/feed/ 0 White Sox get crushed by the Orioles 11-3 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-get-crushed-by-the-orioles-11-3/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-get-crushed-by-the-orioles-11-3/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:59:11 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=61 Eh, it was a bad night for the Chicago White Sox as they lost to the Baltimore Orioles 11-3. To make things even worse, the Minnesota Twins won earlier in the day so they picked up a full game in the standings. Hopefully the Sox will bounce back and have a good series against Boston this weekend.

John Danks got the start on the mound against the Orioles and was rocked in his four innings of action. Danks gave up seven hits and four runs while walking three batters. Lance Broadway came in after Danks was taken out and he pitched the next four innings but was charged with four more runs and nine hits as he struggled as well. It was not a good night for Danks or Broadway that is for sure.

At the plate, the Sox hit two solo home runs as Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye both hit solo shots. The other run came on a Jim Thome single that scored A.J. Pierzynski.

The Sox need to have a huge weekend against the Red Sox if they want to stay on top of the Twins.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-get-crushed-by-the-orioles-11-3/feed/ 0 White Sox score two runs in the 10th to beat the Indians 3-2 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-score-two-runs-in-the-11th-to-beat-the-indians-3-2/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-score-two-runs-in-the-11th-to-beat-the-indians-3-2/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:14:13 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=47 Now there was an exciting game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians.  After the White Sox gave up the lead in the top of the 10th inning, the Sox came back to score two runs in the bottom of the inning and pick up the 3-2 victory over the Indians.  The White Sox will now go for the three game sweep on Wednesday.

Alexei Ramirez delieved the huge hit with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning as he went deep to tie the game at 2-2.  Orlando Cabrera then singled to score Dewayne Wise for the game winning run.  Before the heroics in the 10th inning, the only White Sox run was in the second inning when Ramirez hit a sac fly that scored Jim Thome.

Adam Russell ended up picking up the victory in relief to improve his record to 1-0 on the year.  White Sox starting pitcher John Danks pitched good as he lasted eight innings.  Danks only gave up four hits and one run in the game as he got the no decision.  Matt Thornton was the White Sox reliever that gave up the go ahead run for the Indians in the 10th inning to Casey Blake.  Luckily for Thornton and the White Sox, Ramirez and Cabrera pulled through for the team in the bottom of the inning.

So do you think the Sox will sweep the Indians on Wedneday?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-score-two-runs-in-the-11th-to-beat-the-indians-3-2/feed/ 0 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 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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-complete-four-game-sweep-of-twins-with-7-5-victory/feed/ 0 White Sox beat the Rays 5-1 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-rays-5-1/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-rays-5-1/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 02:05:13 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-rays-5-1/ The Chicago White Sox got off to a good start as they took on the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday night in the beginning of a four game series.  The White Sox were able to beat the Rays 5-1 as they out hit the Rays 11-7.

Paul Konerko and Joe Crede both hit home runs for the White Sox.  Both were solo shots in the sixth and eighth innings.  Carlos Quentin continued to hit the ball very good as he added another rbi for the White Sox.  Orlando Cabrera and Jim Thome also had one rbi for the Sox as they had a blanced scoring attack.

John Danks tossed six inning and allowed six hits and one run to pick up the win for the White Sox.  Danks is now 4-4 on the season.  He really tossed the ball really well tonight against the Rays and had good control as he only walked one batter and struckout eight others.

Matt Thornton, Octavio Dotel, and Boone Logan all threw one inning of scoreless relief to finish the game.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-rays-5-1/feed/ 0 White Sox are three hit and get shutout 2-0 by the Angels http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-three-hit-and-get-shutout-2-0-by-the-angels/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-three-hit-and-get-shutout-2-0-by-the-angels/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 13:11:36 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-three-hit-and-get-shutout-2-0-by-the-angels/ The Chicago White Sox offense was shut down by Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.  The White Sox only had one hit of Weaver in seven innings of action, and then got a couple of hits off the Angeles bullpen but it wasn’t enough as the White Sox lost 2-0.

Carlos Quentin, A.J. Pierzynski, and Joe Crede were the only White Sox players to record a hit in the game.

John Danks pitched 6 1/3 innings while giving up seven hits and no runs.  Octavio Dotel took the loss as he pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up the first run of the game in the eighth inning on a sac fly.  Matt Thornton then came into the game and gave up one more run on a single in the eighth inning.

One bad inning on the mound for Dotel and Thornton, combined with only three hits for the White Sox and you see why the Sox lost to the Angels.  White Sox Blog hopes the Sox can turn things around and get a win on Wednesday!

]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-three-hit-and-get-shutout-2-0-by-the-angels/feed/ 0 White Sox beat the Twins 6-2 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-twins-6-2/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-twins-6-2/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 21:30:38 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-twins-6-2/ The Chicago White Sox got back on the winning track as they beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Thursday afternoon.  The White Sox beat the Twins two out of three games in the series to improve their record to 15-17.

John Danks tossed five innings six hit ball to pick up the win.  Danks allowed two runs as he improved his record to 2-2 on the season.  Octavio Dotel pitched two scoreless innings while Scott Linebrink and Bobby Jenks both threw one inning each without allowing a run.

Jermaine Dye and Juan Uribe both hit home runs for the White Sox in the game.  Urbie finished the game with two rbi, while Carlos Quentin, Toby Hall, and Dye all had one rbi in the game.

Good win for the White Sox as they try to get back on the winning ways and get back over the .500 mark.

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-beat-the-twins-6-2/feed/ 0 Chicago White Sox Shut Out The Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/chicago-white-sox-shut-out-the-tampa-bay-rays-6-0/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/chicago-white-sox-shut-out-the-tampa-bay-rays-6-0/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:33:28 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/chicago-white-sox-shut-out-the-tampa-bay-rays-6-0/ The Chicago White Sox shut out the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Sunday putting Chicago at 11-7 for the season.  Chicago got the scoring off to an early start with runs in the first inning and didn’t let up the offense or defense throughout the entire game to hold Tampa Bay to no runs and only four hits.

The Chicago White Sox started John Danks to get things rolling and kept him in for seven full innings.  Boone Logan was brought in to close the game giving up only 1 hit in the final two innings of the game.

Jim Thome got his fifth home run of the season and his fourth double also putting him up to 16 RBIs.  But he wasn’t the only White Sox batter driving in runs.  Jermaine Dye got his first triple of the season and picked up an RBI as well.  A.J. Pierzynski picked up an RBI in the game too.

With the White Sox moving on to take on the Yankees on Tuesday at home.  Will they be able to keep the hits coming?

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/chicago-white-sox-shut-out-the-tampa-bay-rays-6-0/feed/ 0 Danks gets his first win as the White Sox beat the Athletics 4-1 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/danks-gets-his-first-win-as-the-white-sox-beat-the-athletics-4-1/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/danks-gets-his-first-win-as-the-white-sox-beat-the-athletics-4-1/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:44:49 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/danks-gets-his-first-win-as-the-white-sox-beat-the-athletics-4-1/ John Danks picked up his first win in twelve starts as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday afternoon by the score of 4-1.  Danks pitched 7.2 innings and only allowed five hits and two walks.  It was a very productive day for Danks and the White Sox.

Bobby Jenks picked up his fifth save of the season as he shut down the A’s in the 9th inning.

Carlos Quentin had the big shot for the White Sox when he hit a three-run home run in the 4th inning.  Joe Crede also recorded an RBI in the fifth inning when he singled to right-center field.

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