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

The Chicago White Sox were going for the three game sweep against the Kansas City Royals with Mark Buehrle on the mound but they were unable to get the sweep as they lost a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning and went onto lose the game by the score of 4-1.  It was definately not the way most White Sox fans seen this game turning out.

Buehrle tossed 7 1/3 innings and gave up six hits and two runs to take the loss.  Buehrle is now 6-8 on the year.  That is one dissappointing loss for the White Sox and Buehrle as they had things going good up until the bottom of that eighth inning.  After Buehrle was charged with two runs, Octavio Dotel gave up a rbi double and was taken out of the game.  Boone Logan then came in and gave up a two run inside the park home run to Mark Teahen.  One of those runs was charged to Dotel and the other to Logan.

I can’t put all the blame on the bullpen because the White Sox offense struggled against the Royals pitching staff.  The only run for the White Sox came in the fourth inning when Jermaine Dye hit a solo home run.  The White Sox struck out 10 times and left 12 runners on base so right there is why they only scored one run and lost the game.

The White Sox still took two out of three on the road against the Royals so you can’t be to upset.  They will now start a three game series against the Texas Rangers on Friday.

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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

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 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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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 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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Octavio Dotel gave up a solo home run to Miguel Cabrera in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1.  Thursday’s loss to the Tigers was the third straight loss for the White Sox as they were swept in the three game series.  It seems the White Sox play good for a week, and then go into a little slump like they just did.  They just seem to keep the good things rolling.

Dotel took the loss as he gave up the homer in the ninth inning and is now 3-3 on the season.  White Sox starting pitcher Mark Buehrle pitched eight innings and only allowed seven hits and one run in the game.  Buehrle got a no decision, but could have easily earned a win had there been any run support from the offense.

Jermaine Dye had a sacrafice fly in the second inning but that was the only run we seen by the White Sox offense on Thursday.  More times then not, you are going to lose when you only score one run in the game.

The White Sox will now start a interleague series against the Colorado Rockies on Friday.

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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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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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