Chicago White Sox Baseball Blog » Matt Thornton 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 White Sox and Orioles split games http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-and-orioles-split-games/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-and-orioles-split-games/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:50:19 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=60 It was an up and down day/night as the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Oriole split the two games they played. The first game they played of a suspended game and the Orioles came out on top by the score of 4-3. It was the White Sox who then came back to win the night cap by the same score of 4-3.

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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-and-orioles-split-games/feed/ 0 White Sox pound out a 10-2 victory over the Rangers http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-pound-out-a-10-2-victory-over-the-rangers/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-pound-out-a-10-2-victory-over-the-rangers/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:12 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/?p=53 The Chicago White Sox evened up the three game series with the Texas Rangers with a 10-2 pounding on Tuesday night.  It was a great performance by the hitters and the pitchers in the game as they evened up the three game series at one game each.

Mark Buehrle improved to 8-8 on the season after he picked up the victory.  Buehrle tossed 7 1/3 innings as he gave up six hits and one run.  Great outing by Buehrle who finally picked up another win.  Nick Masset gave up three hits and one run in only one third of inning once he came in for Buehrle however.  Matt Thornton recorded one out and then Scott Linebrink pitched a scoreless ninth inning to finish off the Rangers in the 9th inning.

Alexei Ramirez hit a grand slam to lead the White Sox at the plate with four rbi.  Nick Swisher hit a three run home run to finish with three rbi while A.J. Pierzynski and Jermaine Dye both finished the game with one rbi each.  The two bombs by Ramirez and Swisher really propelled the Sox to the big victory.

So can the White Sox get a series victory on Wednesday afternoon?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-pound-out-a-10-2-victory-over-the-rangers/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 get up big and then hold off the Indians in 9-7 victory http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-get-up-big-and-then-hold-off-the-indians-in-9-7-victory/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-get-up-big-and-then-hold-off-the-indians-in-9-7-victory/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:28:39 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-get-up-big-and-then-hold-off-the-indians-in-9-7-victory/ 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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-get-up-big-and-then-hold-off-the-indians-in-9-7-victory/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 are shut out 5-0 by the Dodgers http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-shut-out-5-0-by-the-dodgers/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-shut-out-5-0-by-the-dodgers/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:43:38 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-shut-out-5-0-by-the-dodgers/ 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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-are-shut-out-5-0-by-the-dodgers/feed/ 0 White Sox finish off the Pirates with a 13-8 victory http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-finish-off-the-pirates-with-a-13-8-victory/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-finish-off-the-pirates-with-a-13-8-victory/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:16:25 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-finish-off-the-pirates-with-a-13-8-victory/ 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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]]> http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/white-sox-finish-off-the-pirates-with-a-13-8-victory/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 Jose Contretras and the White Sox beat the Indians 4-1 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/jose-contretras-and-the-white-sox-beat-the-indians-4-1/ http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/jose-contretras-and-the-white-sox-beat-the-indians-4-1/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 16:12:59 +0000 FiskFan89 http://www.whitesoxhomeplate.com/jose-contretras-and-the-white-sox-beat-the-indians-4-1/ The Chicago White Sox picked up a nice win over the Cleveland Indians by the score of 4-1 on Tuesday night.  Jose Contreras outdueled C.C. Sabathia in a great pitching matchup that went the White Sox way this time.

Contreras pitched six innings while giving up four hits and one run to pick up the win.  Contreras is now 5-3 with a 3.17 era on the season.  Matt Thornton, Octavio Dotel, Scott Linebrink, and Bobby Jenks all combined to throw four scoreless innings to finish the game.  Jenks picked up his 11th save of the season as well in the game.

Carlos Quentin hit a solo home run in the first inning and then was followed by a solo home run by Jim Thome in the second inning.  Pablo Ozuna then had a rbi single in the eighth inning which was followed by a rbi groundout by Nick Swisher.

Joe Crede was ejected in the fourth inning when he aruged balls and strikes with the home plate umpire.

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