2005 White Sox Schedule

[Chisox73]

Here is your White Sox 2005 game schedule.All home games are in CAPS.All game times are Chicago(Central) time.

APRIL 4- CLEVELAND W 1-0(Buehrle dominant!)
APRIL 6- CLEVELAND W 4-3(4-run 9th wins it!)
APRIL 7- CLEVELAND L 11-5,11 innings(Shingo blows save)
APRIL 8- @ Minnesota W 5-1(El Duque Impressive!)
APRIL 9- @ Minnesota W 8-5(Sox hit 3 homers)
APRIL 10- @ Minnesota L 5-2(Santana beats Buehrle)
APRIL 11- @ Cleveland W 2-1(Garcia stellar)
APRIL 13- @ Cleveland W 5-4
APRIL 14- @ Cleveland L 8-5
APRIL 15- SEATTLE W 6-4(Garand nearly perfect)
APRIL 16- SEATTLE W 2-1(Another Buerle masterpiece!)
APRIL 17- SEATTLE L 5-4
APRIL 18- MINNESOTA W 5-4(2 HRs for Everett)
APRIL 19- MINNESOTA W 3-1(Finally beat Radke!)
APRIL 20- @ Detroit W 9-1(At last,a laugher!)
APRIL 21- @ Detroit W 4-3
APRIL 22- @ Kansas City,W 8-2(Crede swinging hot bat!)
APRIL 23- @ Kansas City W 3-2,10 innings(Rowand comes up huge in the 10th)
APRIL 24- @ Kansas City,W 4-3(Wasn't pretty,but we'll take it)
APRIL 25- @ Oakland,W 6-0(Garland outduels Zito)
APRIL 26- @ Oakland,L 9-7(Ugly game)
APRIL 27- @ Oakland,L 2-1(see above)
APRIL 29- DETROIT,L 3-2,11 innings(16 men stranded)
APRIL 30- DETROIT,W 4-3(3-run 7th wins it)
APRIL RECORD; 17-7,1st place,1 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

MAY 1- DETROIT,W 8-0(Garland dominant again!)
MAY 3- KANSAS CITY,W 5-4(Everett to the rescue!)
MAY 4- KANSAS CITY,W 4-2(3-run 4th does it!)
MAY 5- KANSAS CITY,W 2-1(Winnin' Ugly again!)
MAY 6- @ Toronto, W 5-3
MAY 7- @ Toronto, W 10-7(Boom goes the dynamite!)
MAY 8- @ Toronto, W 5-4(1st sweep in TOR since '99)
MAY 9- @ Tampa Bay, L 4-2(Offense asleep again)
MAY 10- @ Tampa Bay, L 7-6(Pitchers walk 9)
MAY 11- @ Tampa Bay, W 5-2(El Duque stops skid)
MAY 12- BALTIMORE,W 3-2(Garland 7-0!)
MAY 13- BALTIMORE,W 5-3(3-run rally in the 7th does it!)
MAY 14- BALTIMORE,L 9-6(Garcia torched)
MAY 15- BALTIMORE,L 6-2(The Streak is Over)
MAY 16- TEXAS,L 7-6(Tough one to lose)
MAY 17- TEXAS,W 5-2(Garland 8-0!)
MAY 18- TEXAS,W 7-0(Buehrle in control)
MAY 20- @ Chicago Cubs,W 5-1(Garcia dominant)
MAY 21- @ Chicago Cubs,W 5-3(4-run 8th wins it!)
MAY 22- @ Chicago Cubs,L 4-3(McCarthy sharp in debut!)
MAY 23- @ Los Angeles(AL),L 4-0(Garland drops 1st game)
MAY 24- @ Los Angeles(AL),W 2-1,11 inn.(Buehrle sharp again)
MAY 25- @ Los Angeles(AL),W 4-2(Freddy in control)
MAY 26- @ Los Angeles(AL),L 3-2(Tough loss)
MAY 27- @ Texas,L 6-2(McCarthy lit up)
MAY 28- @ Texas,Rained Out
MAY 29- @ Texas,L 12-4(Garland lit up in the 6th)
MAY 30- LOS ANGELES(AL),W 5-4(Wild 9th inning)
MAY 31- LOS ANGELES(AL),W 5-4(Dye job in the 9th!)
MAY RECORD; 18-10
OVERALL RECORD; 35-17,1st Place,5 Games Ahead of Minnesota

JUNE 1- LOS ANGELES(AL) L 10-7
JUNE 3- CLEVELAND,W 6-4
JUNE 4- CLEVELAND,W 6-5
JUNE 5- CLEVELAND,L 4-3
JUNE 6- @ Colorado,W 9-3(Freddy Retires 22 staight!)
JUNE 7- @ Colorado,W 2-1(Pitchers duel at Coors)
JUNE 8- @ Colorado,W 15-5(Bats come alive late)
JUNE 10- @ San Diego,W 4-1(Garland wins his 10th)
JUNE 11- @ San Diego,L 2-1(Hermansen blows save)
JUNE 12- @ San Diego,W 8-5,10 inn.(Rowand's blast wins it!)
JUNE 13- ARIZONA,L 8-1
JUNE 14- ARIZONA,L 10-4
JUNE 15- ARIZONA,W 12-6(10 runs in the 6th!)
JUNE 17- LOS ANGELES(NL),W 6-0(Buehrle CG)
JUNE 18- LOS ANGELES(NL),W 5-3(AJ's walk-off does it!)
JUNE 19- LOS ANGELES(NL),W 4-3(Another late inning comeback)
JUNE 20- KANSAS CITY,W 11-8(See above)
JUNE 21- KANSAS CITY,W 5-1(Garland wins #12)
JUNE 22- KANSAS CITY,W 5-1(Buehrle again!)
JUNE 24- CHICAGO CUBS W 12-2(Turnin' up the heat!)
JUNE 25- CHICAGO CUBS,L 6-2
JUNE 26- CHICAGO CUBS,L 2-0(Too much Prior)
JUNE 28- @ Detroit,W 2-1
JUNE 29- @ Detroit,W 4-3
JUNE 30- @ Detroit,W 6-1
JUNE RECORD;18-7
OVERALL RECORD;53-24,1st Place,10 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

JULY 1- @ Oakland,L 6-2
JULY 2- @ Oakland,W 5-3
JULY 3- @ Oakland,L 7-2
JULY 4- TAMPA BAY,W 10-8
JULY 5- TAMPA BAY,W 6-4(Thomas hits 3-run bomb!)
JULY 6- TAMPA BAY,W 7-2(Thomas does it again!)
JULY 8- OAKLAND,L 4-2
JULY 9- OAKLAND,L 10-1(Zito unhittable)
JULY 10- OAKLAND,L 9-8,11 innings
Record at the Break; 57-29,1st place,9 games ahead of Minnesota
JULY 12- All-Star Game @ Detroit
JULY 14- @ Cleveland,W 1-0
JULY 15- @ Cleveland,W 7-1
JULY 16- @ Cleveland,W 7-5(Near bullpen collapse)
JULY 17- @ Cleveland,W 4-0(1st sweep at CLE since '63)
JULY 18- DETROIT,W 7-5(Crede big blast in 7th!)
JULY 19- DETROIT,L 7-1
JULY 20- DETROIT,L 8-6
JULY 21- BOSTON,L 6-5(Crede's error costly)
JULY 22- BOSTON,W 8-4
JULY 23- BOSTON,L 3-0
JULY 24- BOSTON,W 6-4(Game time temp;101)
JULY 25- @ Kansas City,W 14-6(22-hit attack)
JULY 26- @ Kansas City,L 7-1
JULY 27- @ Kansas City,L 6-5(13 inn.)
JULY 29- @ Baltimore,W 7-2
JULY 30- @ Baltimore,W 9-6
JULY 31- @ Baltimore,W 9-4
JULY RECORD;15-11
OVERALL RECORD;68-35, 14 1/2 Ahead of Cleveland and Minnesota

AUGUST 1- @ Baltimore,W 6-3(Lead now 15 games!)
AUGUST 2- TORONTO,L 7-3
AUGUST 3- TORONTO,L 7-4
AUGUST 4- TORONTO,W 5-4
AUGUST 5- SEATTLE,L 4-2
AUGUST 6- SEATTLE,W 4-2
AUGUST 7- SEATTLE,W 3-1
AUGUST 8- @ New York,L 3-2
AUGUST 9- @ New York,W 2-1
AUGUST 10- @ New York,W 3-2(10 inn.)
AUGUST 12- @ Boston,L 9-8
AUGUST 13- @ Boston,L 7-4
AUGUST 14- @ Boston,Rained out
AUGUST 15- MINNESOTA,L 4-2
AUGUST 16- MINNESOTA,L 9-4(16 inn.)
AUGUST 17- MINNESOTA,L 5-1
AUGUST 19- NEW YORK,L 3-1
AUGUST 20- NEW YORK,L 5-0(Longest losing streak of the season)
AUGUST 21- NEW YORK,W 6-2(Sox torch Big Unit for 4 HRS in the 6th!)
AUGUST 23- @ Minnesota,L 1-0(Garcia throws 1-hitter in loss)
AUGUST 24- @ Minnesota,W 6-4
AUGUST 25- @ Minnesota,W 2-1(10 inn.)
AUGUST 26- @ Seattle,W 5-3(12 inn.)
AUGUST 27- @ Seattle,W 4-3
AUGUST 28- @ Seattle,L 9-2
AUGUST 29- @ Texas,L 7-5
AUGUST 30- @ Texas,L 8-6
AUGUST 30- @ Texas,W 8-0(McCarthy's 1st ML win!)
AUGUST 31- @ Texas,L 9-2
AUGUST RECORD;12-16
OVERALL RECORD;80-51, 7 Games ahead of Cleveland

SEPTEMBER 1- DETROIT,W 12-3
SEPTEMBER 2- DETROIT,W 9-1
SEPTEMBER 3- DETROIT,W 6-2
SEPTEMBER 4- DETROIT,W 2-0
SEPTEMBER 5-@ BostonW 5-3(McCarthy outpitches Schilling)
SEPTEMBER 6- KANSAS CITY,W 6-5
SEPTEMBER 7- KANSAS CITY,W 1-0
SEPTEMBER 8- KANSAS CITY,L 4-2
SEPTEMBER 9- LOS ANGELES(AL),L 6-5(12 inn.)
SEPTEMBER 10- LOS ANGELES(AL),L 10-5
SEPTEMBER 11- LOS ANGELES(AL),L 6-1
SEPTEMBER 13- @ Kansas City,W 6-4
SEPTEMBER 14- @ Kansas City,L 10-9
SEPTEMBER 15- @ Kansas City,L 7-5
SEPTEMBER 16- @ Minnesota,W 2-1(10 inn.)
SEPTEMBER 17- @ Minnesota,L 5-0(Too much Santana)
SEPTEMBER 18- @ Minnesota,W 2-1(Contreras huge)
SEPTEMBER 19- CLEVELAND,L 7-5
SEPTEMBER 20- CLEVELAND,W 7-6(10 inn.)(Crede's Walk-off blast wins it!)
SEPTEMBER 21- CLEVELAND,L 8-0
SEPTEMBER 22- MINNESOTA,L 4-1(11 inn.)(Lead down to 1 1/2 games)
SEPTEMBER 23- MINNESOTA,W 3-1
SEPTEMBER 24- MINNESOTA,W 8-1
SEPTEMBER 25- MINNESOTA,W 4-1
SEPTEMBER 26- @ Detroit,L 4-3
SEPTEMBER 27- @ Detroit,L 3-2
SEPTEMBER 28- @ Detroit,6:05pm,CSNW 8-2
SEPTEMBER 29- @ Detroit,W 4-2-SOX WIN AL CENTRAL!!!!
SEPTEMBER 30- @ Cleveland,W 3-2(12 inn.)(Gload comes throgh in the 12th)
SEPTEMBER RECORD;17-12
OVERALL RECORD;97-63, 4 Games ahead of Cleveland

OCTOBER 1- @ Cleveland,W 4-3
OCTOBER 2- @ Cleveland,W 3-1(Indians eliminated from the post-season)
OCTOBER RECORD; 2-0
FINAL 2005 RECORD;99-63,AL CENTRAL CHAMPS,6 GAMES AHEAD OF CLEVELAND

AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
OCTOBER 4- BOSTON,W 14-2(Sox hit ALDS record 5 HRs)
OCTOBER 5- BOSTON,W 5-4(Sox score 5 in the 6th)
OCTOBER 7- @ BostonW 5-3(El Duque's 6th inning escape job.The stuff of legend!)

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
OCTOBER 11- LOS ANGELES L 3-2(Tough loss for Conteras)
OCTOBER 12- LOS ANGELES W 2-1(Crede's double caps off wild 9th)
OCTOBER 14- @ Los Angeles W 5-2(Garland spectacular on 12 days rest)
OCTOBER 15- @ Los Angeles,W 8-2(Garcia throws complete game)
OCTOBER 16- @ Los Angeles,W 6-3(WHITE SOX WIN THE PENNANT!!!)

2005 WORLD SERIES
OCTOBER 22- HOUSTON,W 5-3(Contreras and Crede lead the way!)
OCTOBER 23- HOUSTON,W 7-6(PODSEDNIK'S WALK OFF WINS IT!!)
OCTOBER 25- @ Houston,W 7-5,14 innings(Geoff Blum,the unlikeliest of heroes!)
OCTOBER 26- @ Houston,W 1-0(WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!)

[The Commissioner]

Wow, that schedule gets awfully tough there in August. Hopefully they can have some momentum in their favor before that road trip to New York.

[Chisox73]

Yeah,the schedule makers didn't do us many favors for August,making the Sox play a 15 game stretch against the Yankees(6 games),Red Sox(3) and Twins(6). :ughh

[Chisox73]

Promotions are now up,and are subject to change.

[Chisox73]

Mark Buehrle was dominant in his 2005 debut as he faced onlt 28 batters in 8 innings as the White Sox edged the visiting Cleveland Indians 1-0 before a sun-drenched sell-out crowd of 38,141 at US Cellular Field this afternoon.

Buehrle(1-0) allowed only 2 hits,a walk and 5 strikeouts in 8 innings of work.Shingo Takatsu pitched a perfect 9th for his 1st save of the year.

The lone run of the game came in the 7th when Paul Konerko led off with a double,went to 3rd on a sac fly by Jermaine Dye,then scored on when Aaron Rowand reached on an error by Indians SS Jhonny Peralta.

Konerko had 2 of the 4 Sox hits in the game,with Dye and AJ Pierzynski each had a hit.

Tribe pitcher Jake Westbrook(0-1) went the distance for Cleveland allowing the earned run on 4 hits,walking 1 and striking out 3.

CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 2 1
SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 4 0

WP- Mark Buehrle(1-0)
LP- Jake Westbrook(0-1)
Save- Shingo Takatsu(1)

T- 1:51
Att.- 38,141(sellout)
Game time weather; 64 degrees-sunny

RANDOM STUFF: This was the first time the Sox have opened at home since 1990,and thier 1st season opener at US Cellular Field.

Cleveland had only 1 runner in scoring position the entire game.That coming in the 7th inning when Coco Crisp went to 2nd on a walk to Travis Hafner.He was immediately erased on a double play,one of 2 the Sox turned today.

The Indians only left 1 man stranded this afternoon.

White Sox record;1-0. tied for 1st place with Detroit.

[Chisox73]

Juan Uribe's game-winning sac fly in the bottom of the 9th capped off a 4-run comeback as the White Sox stole a 4-3 decision over the Cleveland Indians this afternoon at US Cellular Field.

With the Sox down 3-0 after 8 1/2 innings,Carl everett led off the 9th with a line single.The next batter Paul Konerko then blasted his 1st homer of the season,cutting the deficit to 3-2.On the very next pitch,Jermaine Dye tied the game with his first homer of the year.

Aaaron roewand then laced a double over the head of CF Grady Sizemore.AJ Pierzynski was walked intentionally.Willie Harris,who was pinch-hitting for Joe Crede,laid down a perfect bunt which was bobbled by Wickman loading the bases for Uribe's heroics.

It took Wickman all of 14 pitches to turn a 3-0 Indians lead into a 4-3 White Sox winner.

Sox starter Freddy Garcia went 6 innings,allowing 2 runs on 5 hits,walking 3 and striking out 6 in 109 pitches for a no-decision.Damaso Marte(1-0) picked up the win.

CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1- 3 8 1
SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4- 4 9 1

WP- Damaso Marte(1-0)
LP- Bob Wickman(0-1)

HR; SOX- Konerko(1),Dye(1)

T- 2:55
Att- 10,520
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,75 degrees

THIS AND THAT; Scott Podsednik and Tadahito Iguchi each got thier 1st hits as White Sox players in the game.Both went 1-for-4 in the game.Paul Konerko went 2-for-4 in the game.

After stranding 1 runner on Monday,the Tribe left 11 men stranded today.

Luis Vizcaino made his Sox debut,allowing a run in the 9th inning.

The Sox are 2-0 for the first time since 1999.

White Sox record; 2-0,1st place,1/2 game ahead of Minnesota.

[Chisox73]

Shingo Takatsu gave up 3 solo homers in the 9th inning and the visitors from Cleveland erupted for 6 runs in the 11th inning to salvage the finale of a 3-game seires at US Cellular Field as the Indians defeated the White sox 11-5 Thursday afternoon.

The Sox were up 6-3 in the 9th when Casey Blake,Coco Crisp,and Ronnie Belliard all went deep of Takatsu.

Victor Martinez untied the game in the 11th with a 2-RBI single off losing pitcher Luis Vizcaino(0-1).They added 4 more after that to seal the win.

White Sox starter Jose Contreras had an excelllent outing for the Sox,allowing a run on 4 hits,walking 2 and striking out 4 in 6 innings of work.He pitched out of a 2-out,2 on jam in the 6th inning.

Offensively,the Sox were led by AJ Pierzynski with 2 hits,including his 1st homer of the year.Tadahito Iguchi got 3 hits,and Scott Podsednik chipped in with 2 hits.

CLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 6- 11 14 1
SOX 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 5 11 2

WP- Arthur Rhodes(1-0)
LP- Luis Vizcaino(0-1)

HR- CLE;Blake(1),Crisp(1),Belliard(1)- SOX;Pierzynski(1)

T- 3:56
Att- 10,800
Game time weather- Cloudy,46 degrees

POST MORTEM;The Sox coming into this game were the last undefeated team in the American League.

The Sox used 7 pitchers in the game.Jose Contreras(6 IP),Neal Cotts(1/3 IP),Cliff Politte(1/3 IP),Damaso Marte(1/3 IP),Dustin Hermansen(1 IP),Takatsu(2/3 IP),and Vizcaino(2 1/3 IP).

White Sox record; 2-1,tied for 1st with Detrouit and Minnesota

[Knick9]

If he does something like that again, then I say the ChiSox should release Takatsu ASAP. The White Sox had the game in the bag before he came in. Even if it's only game #3 you can't blow a save like that come game #162.

Watching Tadahito ('Hito) Iguchi bat and field for my first look, I think he'll fit in with the club good. He got some hits in and it helped. Welcome to the squad 'Hito.

Go White Sox! :gt

[jmcts]

Takatsu has been messing up ever since last year. Seems like the MLB hitters have figured him out.

[Chisox73]

Orlando "El Duque' Hernandez was impressive in his White Sox debut at a sold out Metrodome as the White Sox spoiled the home opener for the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 win.

El Duque went 7 innings,allowing a run on 6 hits,striking out 5 batters in the game.Dustin Hermansen pitched the final 2 innings for the Sox.

The Sox got on the board in the 1st inning when Carl Everett doubled home Willie Harris for a 1-0 lead.

The Twins tied it in the 3rd on Jason Bartlett's RBI double.

But the Sox went ahead for good in the 6th when Paul Konerko hit an absolute bomb off Twins starter Kyle Loshe(0-1).After Jermaine Dye singled,Aaron Rowand went deep to make it a 4-1 game.

They added 1 more in the 7th on Everett's 2nd RBI double of the game to make it a 5-1 game.

SOX 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0- 5 11 0
MIN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 8 1

WP- Orlando Hernandez(1-0)
LP- Kyle Loshe(0-1)

HR;SOX- Konerko(2),Rowand(1)

T- 2:46
Att- 48,764(sell out)
Game time weather- Indoors,70 degrees

THIS AND THAT; AJ Pierzynski was 1-4 in his return to minnesota tonight.He recieved a warm ovation from the Minnesota faithful.

Prior to the game,the Twins honored their late PA announcer Bob Casey.They put a tribute to Casey just off of the wall behind home plate,where he did his announcing.

Scott Podsednik was 2 for 3 in stolen base attempts tonight.

Prior to tonight's game,Paul Konerko was 3-for-38 lifetime against Kyle Loshe.

Carl Everett was 3-5 tonight with 2 doubles.Every regular in the lineup git a hit except for Juan uribe and Joe Crede.

White Sox record; 3-1,1st place,1 game up in the AL Central

[Hammerin Hank]

The White Sox have the best record in the AL right now.

[Chisox73]

Looking good after 1 turn in the rotation. :cool:

Awesome avatar Hank. :clapping

[Chisox73]

Jon Garland battled th flu tonight and the offense reverted back to the long ball as the White sox took thier 2nd straight game at the Metrodome with an 8-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

Garland,who was basically a game time decision because of his flu,went 6 innings,allowing 3 runs on 10 hits,and striking out 1.His only mistake was a 3-run home run by Twins LF Shannon Stewart in the 5th inning to tie the game at 3.

The Sox got started in the 1st inning when Carl Everett cranked out a 2-run homer off losing pitcher Brad Radke(0-2).Everett also brought home Scott Podsednik in the 2nd to make it 3-0.

After Stewart's game tying blast,the Sox regained the lead for good when timo Perez,making his 1st start of the new season,launched a 407-foot solo bomb into the right field upper deck for a 4-3 lead.

Later in the inning,Juan Uribe singles home Aaron Rowand.Podsednik hits a grounder,forcing Juan Uribe at 2nd,scoring Joe Crede.He would later score on a passed ball to make it a 7-3 lead.

Paul Konerko added a solo shot,his 3rd homer of the year in the 8th.

The Twins would add single tallies in the 8th and 9th.

SOX 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0- 8 8 0
MIN 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1- 5 14 2

WP- Jon Garland(1-0)
LP- Brad Radke(0-2)
Save- Shingo Takatsu(2)

HR-SOX;Everett(1),Perez(1),Konerko(3)-MIN;Stewart(1),Hunter(1)

T- 2:37
Att- 41,533
Game time weather-Indoors,70 degrees

CLEANUP WORK; Mark Buehrle would have been the emergency starter had Garland not gone tonight.Buehrle has had his 4 days rest.

The White Sox have won 8 of the lat 12 games at the Metrodome.

Shingo Takatsu pitched to 1 batter in the 9th inning after Cliff Politte gave up an RBI single to Joe Mauer.Shingo struck out Matthew LeCroy to end the game.

Garland threw 84 pitches in his 6 innings,60 of those were for strikes.

Every starter in the lineup got 1 hit,except AJ Perzynski,who went 0-4

White Sox record; 4-1,1st place,1 game ahead of Detroit.

[Chisox73]

In a battle of aces at the Metrodome Sunday night.Defending Cy Young winner Johan Santana outdueled Mark Buehrle as the Minnesota Twins salvaged a 5-2 win in front of a national TV audience on Sunday night.

The Sox got on the board in the 1st on Carl Everett's sac fly,scoring Pablo Ozuna to make it 1-0.They added another in the 3rd when Tadahito Iguchi's sac fly scored Juan Uribe.

But in the Minnesota 3rd,Buehrle ran into trouble.After Luis Rivas and Juan Castro singled with 1 out,Joe Mauer struck out,and with 2 out,Matthew LeCroy hit a seemingly harmless grounder between short and 3rd.But Joe Crede slipped and kicked the ball into left field,scoring Rivas.

The next batter,White Sox nemesis Torii Hunter deposited a 3-1 pitch into the left field seats for a 3-run homer making it a 4-2 Twins lead.

Hunter would add another RBI in the 5th on a ground ball to short,forcing the runner at second.

Buehrle(1-1) went 7 innings,allowing all 5 earned runs on 7 hits,walking 3 and striking out 2.Santana(2-0) went 7 innings,allowing 2 runs on 5 hits,walking 1 and striking out 11.Joe Nathan picked up the save for the Twins

SOX 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 8 2
MIN 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 x- 5 7 0

WP- Johan Santana(2-0)
LP- Mark Buehrle(1-1)
Save- Joe Nathan(1)

HR; MIN;Hunter(2)

T- 2:29
Att- 28,089
Game time weather- Indoors,70 degrees

STUFF; Pablo Ozuna made his first start of the seaon for the Sox.He filled in for Scott Podsednik at left field.He was 1-4 with a run scored.

Iguchi and Everett each had 2 hits for the Sox.

Joe Crede continues to struggle at the plate,going 0-4 in the game,dropping his BA to .143 for the young season.

Torii Hunter stole 2 bases in the 8th inning off Cliff Politte.

White Sox record; 4-2,1st place,1 game ahead of the rest of the division

[Chisox73]

Freddy Garcia was stellar in his outing this afternoon as he went 8 innings and retiring the last 14 men he faced as the White Sox spoiled Cleveland's Home Opener with a 2-1 win Monday afternoon.

Garcia(2-0) only allowed 4 hits in his 8 innings of work,while striking out 4.

Travis Hafner's 2-out RBI single in the 4th scoring Coco Crisp was the last hit the Tribe would get.

The Sox got thier first run in the 6th,when after Scott Podsednik led off the inning with a bunt single,and stealing second,he scored 1 out later on a single by Carl Everett to tie the game at 1.

Podsednik was in the middle when the Sox scored the go-ahead run in the 7th.After catcher Chris Widger's 2-out single,Joe Crede followed with a single,sending Widger to 3rd,Podsednik then singled home Widger for a 2-1 Sox lead.

Damaso Marte worked 2/3 of an inning allowing a walk before Shingo Takatsu came in to strike out Aaron Boone to end it.

SOX 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0- 2 6 1
CLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 4 1

WP- Freddy Garcia(1-0)
LP- Kevin Millwood(0-1)
Save- Shgingo Takatsu(2)

T- 2:39
Att- 42,461
Game time weather- Sunny,48 degrees

NOTES; Joe Crede went 2-3 in the game today to raise his average to .208

Scott Podsednik stole his 4th base of the season today.He also threw out Ronnie Belliard at 3rd base.

Garcia threw 109 pitches in 8 innings,with 63 of those being strikes.

White Sox record; 5-2,1st place,1 1/2 ahead of Detroit and Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Juan Uribe knocked in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning,and Dustin Hremansen picked up his 1st save as the White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 10 innings at Jacobs Field.

After the Tribe jumped out to a 3-0 lead,the White Sox scored 3 runs in the 4th inning on RBI hits by Carl Everett,Jermaine Dye,and Aaron Rowand.

Starter Jose Contreras settled down after falling behind 3-0 early.He went 6 2/3 innings allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and walking 5 batters.Damaso Marte and Luis Vizcaino held Clevleand bats in check for a combined 2 1/3 innings before Dustin Hermansen came in to pitch a scoreless 10th for the save.

The Sox opened up thier winning rally in the 10th on AJ Pierzynski's lead-off double.He was safe at third when he beat 1B Ben Broussard's throw to 3rd on a sac bunt from joe Crede,then Uribe launched a deep drive to center for the game winner.

SOX 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1- 5 9 0
CLE 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 4 6 1

WP-Luis Vizcaino(1-1)
LP-Bob Howry(0-1)
Save-Dustin Hermansen(1)

HR-CLE;Sizemore(1)

T- 2:54
At- 14,410
Game time weather-Clear,49 degrees

SOX YARNS; Aaron Rowand's game tying single in the 4th inning snapped a 0-9 skid.

Contreras threw 104 pitches,55 for strikes.

Ozzie Guillen went to Hermansen in the 10th because the lead-off batter in the inning Coco Crisp was one of the 3 batters to go deep of Shingo Takatsu last week in Chicago.Ozzie did not want Crisp to get on base to lead off the inning.Thus,the decision to bring in Hermansen.

White Sox record; 6-2,1st place,1 game ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

In a slow,painnful game,the Cleveland Indians salvaged the series finale with an 8-6 win over the White Sox at Jacobs Field on Thursday night.

The Indians scored 4 times in the 1st inning off 'El Duque' Orlando Hernandez after the Sox had scored a run in the top of the inning.But the Sox tied the game in the 3rd inning on 1 swing of the bat,as Paul Konerko's 4th blast of the year,a 3-run shot tied the game at 4.

After taking the lead in the 4th inning,Cleveland came back in the 6th after Hernandez walked Jhonny Peralta to lead off the inning.With runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out,Alex Cora punched a single throgh the hole between short and 3rd.Juan Uribe had vacated that hole to cover third on a bunt,but Cora's hit scored Peralta.Travis Hafner would follow with a 2-run double to give the tribe an 8-5 lead.

The Sox made it 8-6 in the 8th when Ben Broussard failed to touch 1st on a grounder by Pablo Ozuna,scoring a run.That would be as close as the sox would get.

SOX 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0- 6 12 1
CLE 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 x- 8 10 1

WP- Rafael Betancort(1-0)
LP- Orlando Hernandez(0-1)
Save- Bob Wickman(3)

HR-SOX;Konerko(4)-CLE;VMartinez(1)

T- 3:25
Att- 12,470
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,47 degrees

BANGED AND BRUISED; Carl Everett left the game in the 1st inning after he hit the left field wall face first while chasing a long drive off the bat of Ben Broussard.He was knocked out briefly,and suffered a contusion to his left shoulder blade.He is day-to-day.

Aaron Rowand jammed his left shoulder in the 8th inning while diving into 1st base trying to beat out a infield grounder.

El Duque was banged up for 6 runs,4 earned on 8 hits,while walking 4 in the game.Neal Cotts was tagged for 2 runs on 2 hits in 2 innings.He walked 2 and stuck out 3

Willie Harris made the most of his rare start by going 2-3 with an RBI and 2 runs scored.

Aaron Rowand had 3 hits in the game.

White Sox record; 6-3,tied for 1st place with Minnesota.

[Chisox73]

Jon Garland and Juan uribe were the brightest stars for the sox Friday night,but it was Dustin Hermansen who save d the day as the White sox defeated the visiting Seattle Mariners 6-4 at US Cellular Field.

Garland(2-0) retired the first 19 Mariners he faced in the game,as he was inching closer to becoming the 1st White Sox pitcher to hurl a no-hitter since wilson alvarez in 1991.

Of those 19 in a row he retired,10 of those came on grounders.That indicated that his sinker had great movement.In the 7th inning,after 1 out,Garland walked Jeremy Reed to end the perfecto,then the next batter,Adrian Belter,singled to center to end the no-no.But 3 batters and 2 runs later,Randy Winn grounded into a inning ending double play.

Luis Vizcaino pitched an inning and a third following Garland,giving up 2 runs on 2 hits.He left in the 9th after giving up 2 hits.Damaso Marte hit Raul Ibanez to load the bases.That was his only batter he faced.

Shingo Takatsu came in and gave up a 2-run single to Bret Boone to cut the Sox lead to 6-4.Guillen then hooked Shingo 7 pitches later in favor of Dustin Hermansen,who retired the only 2 men he faced for the save.

Offensively,the Sox were led by Juan Uribe,who was 2-3 with a homer and 4 RBIs on the night.Jermaine Dye also went deep in the game.He hit a solo shot in the 6th inning.

SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2- 4 5 0
SOX 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 x- 6 9 0

WP- Jon Garland(2-0)
LP- Joel Pineiro(0-1)
Save- Dustin Hermansen(2)

HR-SOX;Uribe(1),Dye(2)

T- 2:39
Att- 16,749
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,60 degrees

DIAMOND GEMS; This is the 1st time in his career that Jon Garland has started the season 2-0.He threw 87 pitches in the game,55 of those were strikes.

White Sox record; 7-3,tied for 1st place with Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Mark Buehrle turned in a masterful performance on the mound and Paul Konerko's 2 solo homers were all the Sox needed as they defeated the Seattle Mariners 2-1 at US Celular Field Saturday afternoon.

Buehrle(2-1) went the distance today,giving up only a run on 3 hits,while striking out a career high 12 batters in the game.But the only blemish on buehrle's afternoon was one Ichiro Suzuki.

Ichiro accounted for all the Seattle offense,collecting all 3 Mariner hits,and scoring the lone Seattle run in the 9th,after leading off with a triple.

Without Ichiro in the way,Buehrle had no-hit stuff.

Paul Konerko hit solo homers in the 2nd and 7th inning to give the Sox all the runs they needed.Konerko leads the majors with 6 homers on the yopung season.This was his 2st multi-homer game of the season,and the 12th of his career.

Seattle starter Ryan Franklin(1-1) was the hard luck loser in the game.He went the distance himself allowing the 2 runs on 4 hits.

SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 3 0
SOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x- 2 4 0

WP-Mark Buehrle(2-1)
LP- Ryan Franklin(1-1)

HR-SOX;Konerko 2(6)

T- 1:39
Att- 25,931
Game time weather- Sunny,65 degrees

HIGH HEAT; Buehrle's 12 Ks in the game topped his previous best,which was 10 vs. Minnesota on June 26,2003.

Ichiro has a lifetime .500 batting average(12-24) against Buehrle.

The 1 hour,39 minute game was the shortest White Sox game since at least 1984.

QUOTE; "If someone knows how to get this guy out...I need to talk to Garland because he got him out 3 times.I can't seem to get that guy out.I pretty much throw everything.He's the best hitter I ever faced."
Mark Buehrle on facing Ichiro.

White Sox record; 8-3,tied for 1st place with Minnesota.

[Chisox73]

For the 4th time this season,the White Sox had a chance to sweep a 3-game series.For the 4th time,the White Sox were denied a sweep as the Seattle Mariners took the finale of the 3-game set with a 5-4 win at The Cell on Dog Day Afternoon.

Seattle jumped on the board against former teammate Freddy Garcia in the top of the 1st inning on solo homers from Ichiro Suzuki and Raul Ibanez.For Ichiro,it is his 1st homer of the year,and the 13th time he's led off a game with a home run.

The Sox took the lead in the 3rd inning after Tadahito Iguchi singled home the 1st run,then later,Carl Everett's 2-run homer gave the Sox a 3-2 lead.

The Mariners regained the lead in the 5th inning.After they had tied it at 3,Mariners SS Wilson Valdez hit a single that was misplayed by Jermaine Dye,sending Valdez to 3rd.After walking Ichiro on purpose,Jeremy Reed ws walked,then the next batter,Adrian Beltre singled up the middle scoring 2 runs,making it 5-3.

In the bottom of the inning,the Sox had a chance to get back into the game with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 1 out,Carl Everett was called out on a questionable check swing call by the home plate umpire.The Sox would end up leaving those runner stranded.

The Sox would mount a rally in the 9th inning.Aaron rowand would lead off with a double,then Joe Crede would get an infield single,putting runners at the corners.Juan Uribe would then hit a sac fly to center,scoring Rowand.But the game would end when Willie Harris,pich-running for Crede was gunned down at 2nd base.

SEA 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0- 5 10 1
SOX 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1- 4 8 1

WP- Gil Meche(1-0)
LP- Freddy Garcia(1-1)
Save- Eddie Guardado(3)

HR-SEA;Ichiro(1),Ibanez(2)-SOX;Everett(2)

T- 2:52
Att- 23,324(500 dogs)
Game time weather-Sunny,74 degrees

POOPER SCOOPERS; The White Sox 4 through 9 hitters were a combined 3-22 in the game.

The Sox were 2-10 with RISP in the game.They are hitting an abysmal .192 in those situations so far this season.

Freddy Garcia went 7 innings,allowing 5 runs,all earned on 9 hits,walking 2 and striking out 2 on 108 pitches.Garcia saw his 10-game winning streak in day games snapped.He is 35-10 in day games since 1999.Only Pedro Martinez has a better winning pct. in day games during that span.

The Mariners also snapped an 8-game losing streak in Chicago.

White Sox record; 8-4,tied for 1st place with Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Despite severe control problems by Sox starter Jose Contreras,the White Sox somehow managed to e3ek out a 5-4 win over the visiting Minneota Twins at US Cellular Field on Monday Night.

The win puts the White Sox in sole possession of 1st place in the AL Central.

The Sox jumped on the board in the 1st inning when Carl Everett hit a solo homer,the 1st of 2 blasts on the night,making it a 1-0 game.But the Twins would answer back in the 2nd inning on a michale Cuddyer RBI single.They added 2 more in the 4th thanks to the wildness of Conteras.He balked in a run with the bases loaded,and uncorked a wild pitch,making it a 3-1 Twins lead.

The Sox would tie the game in the 5th on Joe Crede's 2-run shot,his 1st of the season.Carl Everett's 2-run job in the 6th gave the Sox a 5-3 lead.

The Twins would add 1 more run in the 9th inning when Joe Mauer teed off on Shingo Takatsu,making it a 5-4 game.Shingo would retire the last 2 men he faced for the save.

MIN 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1- 4 9 0
SOX 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 x- 5 7 1

WP-Luis Vizcaino(2-1)
LP- Kyle Loshe(1-2)
Save- Shingo Takatsu(4)

HR-SOX; Everett 2(4),Crede(1)-MIN;Mauer(1)

T -2:47
Att- 27,018
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,80 degrees

STUFF TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS WITH; Jose Conteras went 4 2/3 innings,allowing 3 runs,2 earned,on 6 hits,walking 4,striking out 2,hitting Jacque Jones in the 1st,and balking home a run,for a no-decision.

The 2 homers by Carl Everett was the 1st time since April 27,2003 that he has had a multi-homer game.It is the 17th time in his carerr that he's had a multi-homer game.

White Sox record; 9-4,1st place,1 game ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

The White Sox completed thier 1st sweep of the young season with a 3-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins at US Cellular Field and open up a 2-game lead in the AL Central.

The overall storyline of this series was missed opportunities by the Twins.The Twins pounded out 14 hits in the game,but had only 1 run to show for it.

"El Duque" Orlando Hernandez went 6 innings,allowing 10 hits and no runs to up his record to 2-1 on the year.Damaso Marte picked up his first save of the year,after relieving Shingo Takatsu in the 9th.

The Sox offense was led by Paul Konerko,who was 2-4 and hitting his league leading 7th homer of the season.Joe Crede went 2-3 to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.

MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 14 0
SOX 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 x- 3 11 0

WP- Orlando Hernandez(2-1)
LP- Brad Radke(1-3)
Save- Damaso Marte(1)

HR-SOX;Konerko(7)

T- 2:40
Att- 18,310
Game time weather- Overcast,69 degrees

BROOM THINGIES:Minnesota left 12 men on base in the game,22 in the 2 game set.They left 6 men in scoring position,and hit into 3 DPs.

El Duque became the 1st pitcher since Chuck Rainey of the Cubs in 1983 to allow no runs on 10+ hit in 6 or fewer innings of work.Rainey pitched 5 innings of shutout ball,aloowing 10 hits.

White Sox record; 10-4,1st place,2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

In the 1st laugher of the young season,the White Sox and Jon Garland took the 1st of a 2-game set at Comerica Park with a 9-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Garland was masterful in his 8 innings of work as he allowed 1 run on 5 hits as he goes 3-0 for the 1st time in his career.He is 5-1 lifetime at Comerica Park.

The Sox jumped aboard for 3 runs in the 1st inning,and never looked back.Jermaine Dye's 2-run blast highlighted that 1st inning.

Dye also drove in 2 more with a 5th inning single.Joe crede extended his hitting streak to 11 games when he belted a 3-run blast in the 6th.

SOX 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0- 9 12 1
DET 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 5 1

WP-Jon Garland(3-0)
LP- Wilfredo Ledezma(1-1)

HR-SOX;Dye(3),Crede(2)

T- 2:19
Att- 16,887
Game time weather- Clear,53 degrees

OUT OF LEFT FIELD; Brandon Inge and Omar Infante each had 2 hits for Detroit.

With Garland's quality start,the White Sox lead the AL with 10 quality starts.

White Sox record; 11-4,2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Scott Podsednik drove in 2 runs in the 7th inning to lift the White Sox to thier 4th straight win,and 12th win in thier first 16 games with a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Mark Buehrle(3-1) pitched 7 innings,allowing 3 runs on 6 hits in the game.He only struck out 4 batters,coming off his last start where he whiffed 12 Seattle Mariners.

With the Tigers leading 3-2 in the 7th,AJ Pierzynski and Joe Crede singled,then Juan Uribe sacrificed and advanced both runners into scoring position.Then with Jamie Walker on the hill,Podsednik lined a single past the outstetched glove of 1B Dmitri young,scoring Pioerzynski and Crede.

Dustin Hermansen pitched a scoreless 8th,and Shingo takatsu pitched a 1-2-3 9th for his 5th save.

SOX 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0- 4 9 0
DET 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0- 3 7 0

WP- Mark Buehrle(3-1)
LP- Jeremy Bonderkman(1-1)
Save- Shingo Takatsu(5)

HR-DET;Rondell White(3)

T- 2:21
Att- 19,334
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,54 degrees

HOT FLASHES; At 12-4,the White Sox are off to thier best start since 1935.

Joe Crede went 2-4 in the game,extending his hitting streak to 12 games.

White Sox record; 12-4,1st place,2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Freddy Garcia pitched 7 strong innings and the bottom of the order provided the bulk of the offense as the Sox cruised to thier 5th straight win wioth a 8-2 romp over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium Friday Night.

Scott Podsednik reached base 5 times in the game,going 2-3,walking 3 times,stole 3 bases,and scoring a run.

The 7-8-9 men in the order,AJ Pierzynski,Joe Crede,and Juan Uribe combined to go 8-13,scoring 5 runs,and driving in 3.

SOX 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1- 8 12 0
KAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0- 2 4 2

WP- Freddy Garcia(2-1)
LP- Runelvys Hernandez(1-3)

T- 2:36
Att- 15,832
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,58 degrees

HOT STREAKS; Joe Crede went 3-4 with a double and 3 runs scord to extend his hitting streak to 13 games,baseball's longest this season up to this point.He now raises his batting average to .328 on the season.

White Sox record; 13-4,1st place,3 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Aaron Rowand drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to,lift the White Sox to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals for thier 6th win in a row.

The win lifted the White Sox to 14-4 on the season,thier best start in the 105 year history of the franchise.

The White Sox opened the scoring in the 1st,after Scott Podsednik led off with a single,he went to 2nd on a catchers interference with Tadahito Iguchi at-bat,then scored on a Carl everett RBI single.

The royals answered back in the bottom of the 1st when David DeJesus hit a solo homer off starter Jose Contreras.That would be his only blemish on the night.Although it would be a short night for Contreras as he would leave the game in the 4th inning after he strained his right hamstring getting off the mound on a Mike Sweeney grounder to 1st.

Contreras was limping pretty good but faced the next batter,Matt Stairs.On the 1st pitch to Stairs,he bunted foul.Not very happy that Stairs would try to bunt on the pitcher with a bum leg,Contreras drilled Stairs with the very next pitch.Manager Ozzie Guillen took him out of the game after that.

Juan Uribe would drive home the 2nd run for the sox in the 2nd inning,but it was Royals pitching that shut down the Sox until the 10th.

After the Royals tied the game in the 8th inning,they had a chance to win it in the 9th inning,when with the bases loaded,and Eli Marrero pinch-hitting,reliever Damaso Marte(2-0) threw inside to Marrero,with the pitch getting away from C AJ Pierzynski.Matt Diaz broke for the plate,and was thrown out on a bang-bang play.Marrero wopuld then strike out to send it to extra innings.

In the 10th,Aaron Rowand drive home Pierzynski with a single to right,and Damaso Marte nailed down the win with a 1-2-3 10th inning.

SOX 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 3 10 0
KAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 2 7 1

HR-KC;DeJesus(2)

T- 3:24
Att- 19,641
Game time weather-Partly cloudy,55 degrees

BLACK AND SILVER STREAKS; Contreras went 3 1/3 innings,allowing only the home run in the 1st inning,walking a batter,and striking out 6 before hurting his hamstring in the 4th.

Luis Vizcaino gave up the tying run in the 8th inning for his 1st blown save of the year.

Joe Crede extended his hitting streak to 14 games by going 2-5 in the game.

Juan Uribe finally got above the .300 mark by going 3-4 with an RBI

The Sox left 12 men stranded in the game.

KC starter Zack Grienke was stellar,allowing 2 runs on 5 hits,and striking out 7 batters in 7 innings of work in the game.KC hurlers combined to strike out 13 White Sox batters.

The Sox are now 8-2 on the road,thier best road start since 1982.

White Sox record; 14-4,1st place,3 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Knick9]

Actually, '73, it's a 13 game hitting streak that Crede is on. ;)

Great start by the ChiSox. I hope it ends differently in the A.L. Central. :clapping

[Chisox73]

It is a 14-game streak Knick9.

He's 20-49 during that span,hitting .408 with 6 double,2 homers and 8 RBIs during the streak which began April 9th in Minnesota.

[Chisox73]

The White Sox used a 2-run rally in the 8th inning to complete thier 1st sweep of the season as they defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 at Kauffman Stadium sunday afternoon.

The win is thier 7th in a row,and raises thier record to 15-4 on the season.

The Sox scored in the top of the 1st inning when Ross gload drove in Scott Podsednik with a single,then later,Timo Perez drove in the 2nd run of the inning on an RBI groundout.

KC tied the game in the 5th on an RBI single by ruben gotay.He would later score on an error by 2B Wilie Harris.They would take the lead inn the 7th on a solo homer by Matt Stairs off reliever Cliff Politte.

The Sox mounted thier rally in the 8th inning,when with 2 on and 2 out,last night's hero Aaron Rowand hit a little bleeder up the middle to score Willie Harris for the tying run,and advancing Paul konerko to second.

The next batter,pinch-hitter Pablo Ozuna,doubled down the right field line,scoring Konerko,but Rowand was thrown out from me to you trying to score from 1st.

Neal Cotts(1-0) picked up the win,while Shingo Takatsu pitched a 1-2-3 9th for his 6th save.

SOX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0- 4 6 4
KAN 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0- 3 5 1

WP- Neal Cotts(1-0)
LP- Shawn Camp(0-1)
Save- Shingo Takatsu(6)

HR-KC;Stairs(2)

T- 2:57
Att- 15,331
Game time weather- Sunny,53 degrees

MORE BROOM THINGIES; Sox starter Orlando Hernandez went 5 innings,allowing 2 runs on 4 hits,walking 6 and striking out 5 batters,while throwing 111 pitches.

Joe Crede went 0-4 to snap his 14-game hitting streak.

The White Sox are now a league leading 9-1 in 1-run games.

White Sox record; 15-4,1st place,4 games ahead of Minnesota

[misfitz69]

What a great season this is shaping up to be. Probly the best season I've witnessed, Sox wise, since the shortened 94 season. This is great. Once Frank is back, it'll be even better. I'm also loving the newly popular catch phrase from Hawk......"Big hack...no contact." Cant wait to see the rest of the year unfold. Garland and Buehrle are phenominal as is the whole staff.



Go Go Sox!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChicagoBaseballFan]

After seeing the new White Sox marketing campaign 'White Sox Baseball - Win, or Die Trying' (Paul Konerko), I get the feeling that they are attacking Cory Patterson. Anyone else?

[Chisox73]

Welcome aboard misfitz69 and ChicagoBaseballFan. :clapping

Despite this great start,I'vre heard grumblings among sports talkers that "The Sox haven't really played anyone yet."

I don't buy that at all.After all,this month,the Sox have pretty much steamrolled throgh thier division,especially taking 4 of 5 against Minnesota.

These next 3 games at Oakland are huge for us,maostly because of the fact that the Sox have dropped 16 of thier last 18 at the Coliseum since 2001.If Jon Garland does beat Barry Zito tonight,that will go a long way in building up the confidence,not only for Garland,but the rest of the team,knowing that they can go to a chamber of horrors like Oakland,and be competitive,and hopefully come out winning at least 2 of 3.

Now's the time to get to the A's,since thier offense is very anemic right now,and out pitching is getting the job done for us.

[misfitz69]

And they did just that tonite. How bout Garland tossing a 4 hit shutout. Very nice I must say. He pissed me off last year with his good today bad tomorrow routine, but this year it seems he has it together. Now I dont expect him to be undefeated, but I do see him being very consistant and successfull this year. Another nice win for the Southsiders. 8 in a row and 10 of the last 11. Very impressive.


Go Go Sox

[Chisox73]

It may well have been the defining moment in the up and down career of White Sox pitcher Jon Garland as he pitched a complete game shutout,while outdueling Oakland ace Barry Zito in a 6-0 win for thier 8th consecutive victory.

Chris Widger broke up a scoreless game in the 7th inning with a 2-run homer off Zito,his first blast as a member of the White Sox,and his first homer since April 9,2000,when he went yard off White sox p Mike Sirotka,while as a member of the Seattle Mariners.

Barry Zito went 6 2/3 innings,allowing 4 runs on 7 hits in the game.

Carl Everett added a 2-run double off Zito in that 7th inning,while Paul Konerko drove in 2 with a single off Juan Cruz in the 9th inning.

Garland became the 1st Sox pitcher since Esteban Loaiza in 2003 to win his first 4 decisions.He only gave up 4 hits in hurling his 2nd career complete game shutout.He allowed only 1 XBH,that to Marco Scutaro in then 5th inning.

SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2- 6 9 0
OAK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 1

WP- Jon Garland(4-0)
LP- Barry Zito(0-4)

HR-SOX;Widger(1)

T- 2:20
Att- 10,206
Game time weather- Clear,61 degrees

THROWING STRIKES; Pablo Ozuna went 2-3 with 2 runs scored in the game.Chris Widger went 2-4 with 2 runs scored in the game.

Garland faced only 31 batters in the game.He walked 1 and struck out 3 batters.Of his outs,13 were ground ball outs to 11 fly ball outs.

The White Sox are off to the best start in MLB after 20 games since the 1998 San Diego Padres started 16-4.Their 10-2 road start is thier best road startr since their pennant winning season of 1959.

White Sox record;16-4,1st place,5 games ahead of Minnesota.

[Chisox73]

Coming into Monday's game,the White Sox were an abysmal 2-16 at Oakland since 2001.The A's were 27-9 overall against the Sox during that same span.

This is the first time since 1999 that the Sox have won the opening game in Oakland.

Thier last winning record at the Coliseum was in 2000 when they went 4-2.

[Chisox73]

The highly anticipated pitchers duel betewwe Mark buehrle and A's starter Rich Harden took a back seat to offense and a bullpen meltdown Tuesday night.

Buehrle had 3-run leads twice in the game,but the bullpen failed to close the door as the Oakland A's stormed back for a 9-7 win at the Coliseum to even the 3-game set at 1 apiece.

The Sox scored once in the 1st inning,and twice in the 4th,before the A's bats came to life.

The A's scored 4 runs in the 5th inning off Buerle.The big blow was a 2-run single by Eric Chavez.It was his 1st hit with runners in scoring position this year.Chavez' hit tied the game at 3.

After the A's took a 4-3 lead,the Sox stormed back by putting up a 4-spot in the 6th.Juan Uribe singled,scoring Aaron Rowand on a throwing error.Scott Podsednik had an RBI single,and Tadahito Iguchi drove in 2 with a single.

But in the 7th inning,with buehrle in big trouble,Damaso Marte relieved Buehrle with the bases loaded,and balked home the tying run to make it a 7-7 game.

The A's added 2 more in the 8th on RBI singles by Erubiel durazo and Jason Kendall

SOX 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0- 7 14 3
OAK 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 x- 9 13 2

WP- Justn Duchscherer(1-0)
LP- Damaso Marte(2-1)
Save- Octavio Dotel(5)

T- 3:06
Att- 20,412
Game time weather-Partly cloudy,64 degrees

THE GOOD,THE BAD,AND THE UGLY; Tadahito Iguchi and Aaron rowand each had 3 hits fior the sox.Iguchi had 2 RBIs.

Mark Buehrle went 6+ innings,and was charged with 7 runs,all earned on 11 hits,walking 3 and striking out 2.His ERA soared form 2.61 to 3.89.His current streak of pitching 6+ innings is at 33 starts.

Rich Harden,who came into the game with a 0.44 ERA fared no better.He went 5 1/3 innings,allowing 6 runs,5 earned on 9 hits,walking 2 and whiffing 4.His ERA soared from 0.44 to 2,16

Several players were banged up in the game.Carl Everett was drilled in the 5th inning by Harden.Pablo Ozuna was hit in the wrist in then 7th inning and had to leave the game.The next batter,Juan Uribe hurt his groin getting out of the way of a pitch.

White Sox record; 16-5,1st place,4 games ahead of Minnesota.

[Chisox73]

The starters for both teams,Freddy Garcia of the White sox,and Kirk Saarloos of the A's both pitched really well,but the game took a really bizzare twist in the 9th inning,that ultimately cost the White Sox as they dropped the finale of a 3-game set in Oakland 2-1 for thier first 2-game losing streak of the season.

Paul Konerko got the Sox on the board in the 1st inning with an RBI double in the 1st.The Sox offense could not produce after that.Their downfall was hitting into 4 double plays.

Erubiel Durazo tied the game in the 4th with a solo homer off Garcia.

Then things got crazy in the 9th.After Aaaron Rowand was hit by a pitch,and AJ Pierzynski walked with 2 out.Joe Crede was hit by a pitch.But he was ordered back to the batters box by HP umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.Manager Ozzie Guillen argued the call,and was ejected form the game.Crede then popped out to 2B Mark Ellis.Crede flipped the bat in disgust and was also ejected by Wendelstedt.

The A's took full advantage in the bottom of the 9th when after Durazo singled off Damaso Marte(2-2),Dustin Hermansen came in,Mark Ellis bunted Durazo over to 2nd,then intentionally walked Nick Swisher.Then Marco Scutraro singled past the outstretched glove of 3B Chris Widger for the game winner.

SOX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 5 1
OAK 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1- 2 7 1
1 out when the winning run scored

WP- Justin Duchscherer(2-0)
LP- Damaso Marte(2-2)

HR-OAK;Durazo(2)

Ejections- SOX;Guilen,Crede

T- 2:42
Att- 14,172
Game time weather-Overcast,61 degrees

BIZZARO NOTES; After Willie Harris made his ML debut at SS last night,backup C Chris Widger started the game at 3rd base,3B Joe Crede started the game at short,and RF Jermaine Dye fininshe dthe game at short.All were playing those positions for the 1st time ever,because of all the injuries by the regulars.

Freddy Garcia pitched really well,going 7 innings,allowing a run on 4 hits.Saarloos gave up a run on 4 hits in his outing.

Erubiel Durazo accounted for both Oakland runs as he went 3-4,scoring twice.

White Sox record; 16-6,1st place,3 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

The overwhelming theme for the White Sox again last night was missed opportunities.The Sox sranded a season high 16 runners in a 3-2,11 inning loss to the Detroit Tigers at US Cellular Field on Friday night.

The Sox had put the leadoff man on in 8 of the 11 innings,and had only 2 runs to show for it.

The Sox got on the board in the 5th inning as Carl Everett walked with the bases loaded off Tiger started Nate Robertson.That gave the Sox a 1-0 lead,the 23rd straight game to start the season that the Sox have had the lead.Only the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers had a longer streak at 25 games.

The lead would not last long however,as in the Tiger 6th,Rondell White drilled a Jose Contreras puitch deep into the left field bleachers to tie the game at 1.

The next inning,Ivan Rodriguez put Detroit ahead with an RBI double off the left field wall against reliever Luis Vizcaino.

But the Sox would have a golden opportunity in the bottom of the 9th with the bases loaded and 0 outs against tiger closer Troy Percival.Aaron rowand hit a sac fly to center,scoring the tying run,then Timo Perez struck out,then after a walk to re-load the bases to AJ Pierzynski,Joe Cred popped up to the 1st baseman to sent it to extra frames.

The Tigers went ahead for good in the 11th,when the very speedy Nook logan ripped an RBI triple off close Shingo Takatsu.

The Sox went down quietly in the 11th for thier 3rd straight loss.

DET 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1-3 8 2
SOX 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-2 7 0

WP- Jamie Walker(1-0)
LP- Shingo Takatsu(0-1)
Save- Franklyn German(1)

HR-DET;Rondell White(4)

T- 4:10
Att- 18,313
Game time weather- Cloudy,46 degrees

STRANDED; Starter Jose Contreras went 6 innigs,allowing a run on 3 hits,walking 3 and striking out 6,while throwing 113 pitches.

Tadahito Iguchi went 3-5 with a run scored.

Tigers OF Nook Logan went 3-4 with a triple in the 11th scoring the winning run.

Of the 16 men stranded,8 were left in scoring position.

White Sox record; 16-7,1st place,1 1/2 gamnes ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

The White Sox used a 3-run 7th inning to snap a 3-game losing streak in defeating the Detroit tigers 4-3 at US Cellular Field Saturday night.

With Chicago trailing 3-1 in the 7th inning,Aaron Rowand was hit by a pitch to lead off the 7th inning,AJ Pierzynski followed with a single,sending Rowand to 3rd.Joe Crede would then single to left,scoring Rowand to make it 3-2 Tigers.Then after a Wilie Harris sac bunt advancing both Pierzynski and Crede into scoring position.Scott Podsednik grounds out,scoring Pierzynski to tie the game,then Tadahito Iguchi drove in the go-ahead run with a single up the middle fopr a 4-3 Sox lead.

"El Duque" Orlando Hernandez went 7 innings for the win,Cliff Politte(2/3 inn.) and Damaso Marte(1/3 inn.)combined to pitch a scoreles 8th,and Dustin Hermansen pitched a scoreless 9th for his 3rd save of the season.

DET 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 3 9 0
SOX 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 x- 4 6 0

WP- Orlando Hernandez(3-1)
LP- Jason Johnson (2-2)
Save- dustin Hermansen(3)

T- 2:50
Att- 30,189
Game time weather- clear,50 degrees

BACK ON TRACK; With the win,the Sox tie for the most April wins in team history with 17.They won 17 games in April back in 2000.

The win was Ozzie Guillen's 100th win as White Sox manager.

This is the 24th game this season that the Sox have had the lead in the game,the 2nd longest such strak to start the season in ML history.Only the 1955 Brooklyn dodgers had a longer streak at 25 games.

Tadahito Iguchi went 2-4 in the game with 2 RBIs and a stolen base.Scott Podsednik and Willie Harris would also record swipes in the game.

Contreras went 7 innings,tying it for the longest outing of the season,allowing 3 runs on 8 hits,walking 3 and striking out 6,while throwing 118 pitches.

White Sox record; 17-7,1st place,1 1/2 ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Jon Garland became the American League's first 5-game winner as he threw his 2nd straight complete game shutout as the White sox routed the Detroit tigers 8-0 Sunday afternoon at US Cellular Field.

Garland(5-0) scattered only 4 hits and a walk,while striking out 6,in running his consecutive scoreless inning streak to 23 innings.He has not allowed a run to the Tigers in his last 14 innings.His ERA dropped from 1.80 to a microscopic 1.38

The Sox got on the board in the 3rd on Joe Crede's sac fly,scoring Aaron Rowand.

Some classic small ball came into play in the 3rd inning with the bases loaded and 2 out,Timo Perez caught the Tigers defense napping when he layed dow a beautiful bunt between the pitcher and 1st baseman,scoring Tadahito Iguchi for a 2-0 lead.

In the 4th,Carl Everett's single over the 1st base bag scored Scott Podsednik and Iguchi for a 4-0 lead.They added 2 more in the 6th when after Pedro Lopez,making his ML debut,singled home Chris Widger.He later scored on a sac fly by Everett.

Timo Perez hit a 2-run homer in the 7th inning to make it 8-0.

DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 2
SOX 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 x- 8 9 0

WP-Jon Garland (5-0)
LP- Wilfredo Ledezma (1-2)

HR-SOX; Perez(2)

T- 2:33(:11 minute delay)
Att- 20,862
Game time weather-Overcast,47 degrees

THROWING HEAT; The White Sox tied a major league record by leading in it's 25th straight game to start the season.That ties the record set byt he 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers.

Carl Everett and Timo Perez each had 3 hits and 3 RBIs each in the game.

Tadahito Iguchi scored twice in the game.

White Sox record; 18-7,1st place,2 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Carl Everett's 2-run double in the bottom of the 8th inning lifeted the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 win over the Kansas City royals at US Cellular Field on Monday night.

His heroics came with the Sox down 4-3 and Scott Podsednik and hot-hitting Tadahito Igughi aboard.his hit just missed clearing the right-center field ence by mere inches.

It also put the White Sox in the record books.They have now had the lead for the 26th consecutive game to start the season,eclipsing the old record of 25 games set by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers.

It was also the only runs of the game that did not come via the long ball.

Mike Sweeney belted a 2-run homer in the 1st innig,and a solo shot in the 6th.Eli Marrero also hit a solo shot for KC in the 6th.

Tadahito Iguchi went 4-4 in the game,including his 1st ML homer,a 2-run shot in the 3rd inning.Aaron Rowand hit a solo blast in the 7th inning.

Mark Buehrle(4-1) went 8 innings for the win.He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits in the game.Shingo Takatsu pitches a 1-2-3 9th for his 7th save of the year.

KAN 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0- 4 8 0
SOX 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 x- 5 11 0

WP- Mark Buehrle(4-1)
LP- Andrew Sisco(0-1)
Save- Shingo Takatsu(7)

HR-KC;Sweeney 2(6),Marrero(4)-SOX;Iguchi(1),Rowand(2)

T- 2:13
Att- 12,362
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,42 degrees

WHITE SOX DUCK SNORTS: Tadahito Iguchi went 4-4 for the 1st time in his ML career tonight.Iguchi now raises his bating average to a red hot .365 :cool:

Carl Everett and Jermaine Dye each went 2-4 in the game.

White Sox record; 19-7,1st place, 3 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Freddy Garcia held the Kansas City Royals in check as the White Sox won thier 4th in a row with a 4-2 win over Kansas City tonight at US Cellular Field.

Garcia went 6 2/3 innings,allowing 2 runs on 8 hits,walking 2 and striking out 4 for the win.He is now 3-1 on the season.

The Royals jumped on the board in the 3rd on a Mike Sweeney RBI double.Sweeney would add another RBI in the 7th on a sac fly.

Joe Crede put the Sox on the board in the bottom of the 3rd with a solo homer off royals starter Renulvys Hernandez(1-4).

The 4th inning would be big for the Sox.After Aaron Rowand singled and stole second,Jermaine Dye hit a laser off the left field wall for an RBI single.The next batter,AJ Pierzynski then drilled a 1-1 pitch over the right field wall to give the sox a 4-1 lead at that point.

Dustin Hermansen went 1 1/3 innings for his 4th save.

KAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0- 2 9 0
SOX 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 x- 4 6 0

WP- Freddy Garcia(4-1)
LP- Renulvys Hernandez(1-4)
Save- Dustin Hermansen(4)

HR-SOX;Crede(3),Pierzynski(2)

T- 2:39
Att- 12,172
Game timne weather- Clear,52 degrees

SOX YARNS; The Sox are 5-0 against Kansas City this season.

Hot-hitting Tadahito Iguchi was 0-3 tonight with a walk and a stolen base.

Cliff Politte came in the game with 1 out in the 7th,and the base loaded.He got a sac fly out of mike Sweeney,and then struck out Ken Harvey.

The White Sox are the 1st team in baseball to win 20 games this season.

White Sox record; 20-7,1st place,4 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

The White Sox scored both of thier ruuns without the benifit of a hit in the bottom of the 8th inning as they completed a 3-game sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals with a 2-1 win this afternoon.

The Sox only got 2 hits in the entire game,a leadoff single in the 3rd by AJ Pierzynski,and a leadof single by Scott Podsednik in the 4th.

With the Sox trailing 1-0 in the 8th,Paul Konerko,mired in a 4-for-44 slump, lead off with a walk off Royals starter Zack Grienke.With Pablo Ozuna pinch-running for Konerko,Aaron Rowand advanced the runner to 2nd on a sacrifice bunt.Jermaine Dye was hit by a pitch,and that was all for Grienke.

Andrew Sisco came in and got PH Jamie Burke to ground out to 1st,advancing the runners to 2nd and 3rd.

Joe Crede walked to load the bases,then the next batter,Juan Uribe walked to score Ozuna with the tying run.

After Sisco was chased for Ambiorix Burgos,Scott Podsednik walked to score Dye and the Sox were up 2-0.They scored 2 runs on 0 hots,a hit batsman and 3 walks in the 8th.

Shingo Takatsu made it interesting in the 9th when he walked 2 batters,but got Terrence Long to fly out to end the game.

Jose Contreras picked up the win,his 1st decision of the season.He went 8 innings,allowing a run on 4 hits,walking 1 and striking out 6 in his best outing of the season.He only threw 102 pitches in 8 innings.

KAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 4 0
SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x- 2 2 0

WP- Jose Contreras(1-0)
LP- Zack Grienke(0-3)
Save -Shingo Takatsu(8)

HR- KC;Tony Graffanino(1)

T- 2:10
Att- 15,389
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,57 degrees

WALKING ON THE WILD SIDE; Former Sox player Tony Graffanino homered in the 7th inning for the Royals' only run.

Juan Uribe walked for the 6th time this season.his walk scored the tying run.

The White Sox are now 18-4 against the AL Central.They are 13-3 in 1-run ball games.

White Sox record; 21-7,1st place, 4 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

AJ Pierzynskui's 2-run fister into left field in the 8th inning made a winnerout of El Duque and extended the Sox winning streak to 6 games with a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre(nee SkyDome) Friday night.

Orlando Hernandez went 7 innings,giving up 3 runs on 6 hits,walking 3 and striking out 4 to up his record to 4-1 on the year.

The sox got on the board in the 1st inning when with Paul Konerko batting,Jays' C Greg Zaun was charged with a passed ball,scoring Tadahito Iguchi.

The Jays however,would answer with 3 in the 2nd inning,with old Sox nemises Corey Koskie going deep off El Duque with a lead-off solo shot.

In the White Sox 3rd,Scott Podsednik doubled,scoring Joe Crede making it a 3-2 Toronto lead.

Jermaine Dye tied the game in the 7th with his 4th home run of the year,a solo blst off reliever Pete Walker.

In the Sox 8th,with 1 out,Carl Everett walked,Paul Konerko singled,advancing Everett to 3rd,the with Miguel Batista replacing Jason Frasor on the hill for the Jays,Timo Perez bunts a pop up to 1B Eric Hinske.Dye would walk,then Pierzynski fists an 0-2 pitch into short left field scorin Everett and Konerko for a 5-3 lead.

Dustin Hermansen picked up the save for the Sox,his 5th of the year.

SOX 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0- 5 9 0
TOR 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 3 7 0

WP- Orlando Hernandez(4-1)
LP- Jason Frasor(1-2)
Save- Dustin Hermansen(5)

HR-TOR;Koskie(6)-SOX;Dye(4)

T- 3:03(:11 delay,gorunds crew)
Att- 21,769
Game time weather-Partly cloudy,63 degrees

OH,CANADA: El Duque threw 116 pitches in his 7 innings of work.

The White Sox extend thier ML record with thier 29th straight game in which they've had a lead.

Damaso Marte went 1 1/3 inning pitched,retired all 4 men he faced.

Every starter in the Sox lineup got a hit except for Carl Everett.Everett however reached base in the 8th and scored the go-ahead run in that inning.

White Sox record; 22-7,1st place,4 1/2 ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

The White Sox hit 5 home runs en route to an easy 10-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon for thier 7th straight win and raising thier record to 23-7.

Jon Garland went 5 2/3 innings in becoming the American League's 1st 6 game winner.

The Sox teed off early and often on Blue Jay pitching in the game.The offensive festivities got started in the 1st inning when Paul Konerko blasted a 2-run homer off starter Ted Lilly.

After the Jays scored a run off Garland in the bottom of the 1st,the Sox struck back in the 2nd inning when they put up a 4-spot,thanks to 2-run homers by Juan Uribe and Tadahito Iguchi to make it a 6-1 lead after 2 innings.

The Jays scored again in the 3rd on an RBI single by Corey Koskie.

But the Sox ran away from the Jays in the 4th inning when with 2 aboard,Konerko launched his 2nd homer of the game to make it 9-2 Chicago.The next batter,Aaron Rowand went deep to make it a 10-2 game.

Garland(6-0) ran into some trouble in the 5th inning by giving up 3 runs,and he also gave up a solo homer to Russ Adams in the 6th to make it 10-6.

Garland went 5 2/3 innings,and wasn't exactly sharp in the game,struggling with his control at times.But his offense broke out early to help him get the win.He allowed 6 runs on 9 hits in the game,and saw his scotreles inning streak snapped at 23 2/3 innings.

Neal Cotts pitched 2 scoreless innings while Luis Vizcaino pitched the last inning and 1/3,giving up a solo homer to Russ Adams in the 9th.It was Adams' 2nd homer of the game.

SOX 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0- 10 11 0
TOR 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1- 7 10 1

WP- Jon Garland(6-0)
LP- Ted Lilly(1-3)

HR-SOX;Konerko 2(9),Uribe(2),Iguchi(2),Rowand(3)-TOR;Adams 2(3)

T- 2:51
Att- 23,078
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,61 degrees

BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE; Paul Konerko went 2-for-5 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIS.He also struck out 3 times.

Scott Podsednik scored 3 times in the game.He was along for the ride on both Konerko homers and Tadahito Iguchi's shot.

Konerko also moves into 5th place on the White Sox all-time home run list with 172 homers.He passed Robin Ventura(171) on the list.He need 16 homers to pass Magglio Ordonez for 4th on the all-time homer list.

Chris Widger went 3-4 in the game.

Jon Garland became the 1st White Sox pitcher to win his first 6 starts since James Baldwin did it in 2000.

The 23-7 start for the Sox is thier best start after 30 games since 1919.

White Sox record; 23-7,4 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Puckett]

I just have a feeling that the White Sox will win the AL Central this year. they have one of the top homerun hitting team in baseball.

:)

[Chisox73]

The final score didn't really matter in this game.The thoughts of the players and the fans at the Rogers Centre were on Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun,who suffered a frightening injury in the 9th inning.

With John McDonald at-bat,he hit a grounder to 3B Joe cred,who threw to 2B Pedro Lopez to force Zaun at 2nd.Zaun's head collided hard with Lopez' knee and he was briefly knocked unconscious.

Trainers and paramedics worked on Zaun for 13 minutes before he was carted off on a stretcher to Mt.Saini hospital in toronto,where as of this posting,tests show that Zaun sustained a head injury,with no spinal cord damage.

As for the rest of the game,it was the Sox that used the long ball early again.Juan Uribe hit a solo homer in the 1st,and Jermaine Dye hit a 2-run shot in the 2nd to make it 3-0 Sox.

In the 4th,Aaron Rowand scored on a Joe Crede sac fly,and Pedro Lopez drove in AJ Pierzynski to make it 5-0.

Juan Uribe made 2 errors in the bottom of the 4th as the Jays scored 4 times in that inning to cut the White Sox Margin to 5-4. Uribe fumbled Alex Rios' grounder scoring Corey Koskie to make it 5-1,then after Gregg Zaun's RBI single made it 5-2,Uribe's air mail past 1B Paul Konerko scored 2 more.

Mark Buehrle went 7 1/3 innings for his 4th win of the year against 1 loss.He allowed 4 runs,2 earned on 9 hits.Damaso Marte picked up the save for the Sox.

SOX 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0- 5 10 2
TOR 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0- 4 10 0

WP- Mark Buehrle(4-1)
LP- Gustavo Chacin(4-2)
Save- Damaso Marte(2)

HR-SOX;Uribe(3),Dye(5)

T- 2:38(:13 delay,injury)
Att- 20,946
Game time weather- Sunny,63 degrees

STREAKING; This was the 1st sweep at Toronto since September 17-19,1999.All 3 wins this weekend in Toronto came with the roof open.

The White Sox remain unbeaten in May,and match thier season high with an 8 game win streak.

Uribe,Everett,and Rowand each had 2 hits for the Sox.

The White Sox turned 4 double plays in the game.

White Sox record; 24-7,1st place,4 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[misfitz69]

They are doing great. Plus now there's a "gift" of a road trip series, Tampa Bay. Looks as though it may go to 11, like Spinal Tap. They just keep on keeping on. BTW, Chisox73, Much, much, much appreciation for this thread and its detail. I think I speak for all when I say this. And of course, thanks for the Sox Pride !!!!! I'm glad we have some true believers here. See y'all in October!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chisox73]

Thanks for the compliments misfitz. :) I'm glad that you enjoy them.The more happy recaps,the more enjoyable they become. :gt

I try to get as much info out there in my recaps as possible.And sometimes,add a little bit of spice into those.

[Chisox73]

OK,so you can't win 'em all.But the offense needs to wake up for the White Sox to succeed.The offense was silent for the most part in thier 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in front of a very sparse crowd at Tropicana Field.

The Sox scored thier only 2 runs in the 1st inning off Rays' starter Hideo Nomo.Scott Podsednik walked,stole second,and scored on Tadahito Iguchi's double for a 1-0 lead.After Carl Everett reached on an infield hit,Paul Konerko flied out to center,scoring Iguchi to makle it 2-0.

The Sox had a chance to blow the gamne open in the 3rd with the bases loaded.But Aaron Rowand struck out swingin to end the threat.

They had another chance to add to the total in the 6th inning.Nomo left the game with a cramp in his hamstring.Reliever Lance Carter gave up back-to-back singles to Konerko and Rowand,then retired the next 3 batters to end that threat.

Carter would retire 11 in a row during until Joe Crede's single with 2 out in the 9th inning.

The Rays got on the board in the 4th on former Sox Chris Singleton's RBi double,scoring Carl Crawford.

They added 2 more in the 6th on an RBI double by Damon Hollins and an RBI single by Singleton,and added thier final run in the 7th on an RBI groundout by Aubrey Huff.

Freddy Garcia went 6 1/3 innings in a losing effort,giving up 4 runs on 8 hits to drop his record to 3-2.

SOX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 8 1
TAM 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 x- 4 10 0

WP- Lance Carter(1-0)
LP- Freddy Garcia(3-2)
Save- Danys Baez(3)

T- 2:45
Att- 8,774
Game time weather- Dome,72 degrees

STREAK BUSTERS; Freddy Garcia entered the game with a run support of 3,70,18th fewest in the AL,and fewest among the starters.Last year with Seattle,Garcia's run support was 2.19

Scott Podsednik stole his 17th base of the season in that game.He's on a pace for 86 stolen bases,shattering Rudy Law's mark of 77 set in 1983.

White Sox record; 24-8,1st place,4 1/2 ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Jorge Cantu's walk-off blast off closer Shingo Takatsu sent the White Sox to thier 2nd straight loss Tuesday night in a 7-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field.

It capped off a bad night by the Sox pitchers,who walked 9 Devil Rays in the game.

Starter Jose Contreras went 5+ innings,allowing 4 runs on 5 hits,walking 5 and striking out 3 in the game.

The Sox scored single runs in the 1st and 2nd innings,then scored twice in the 4th on consecutive doubles by Juan uribe,Chris Widger,and Joe Crede to make it 4-1 Sox.

The Rays tied it in the bottom of the inning on Toby Hall's 3-run bomb off Conteras.

The Sox regained the lead in the 6th when with Widger at 3rd,Joe Crede hit an infiled single,in which P Lance Hendrickson threw down the right field line,putting Crede at 3rd,making it 5-4 Sox.1 out later,Tadahito Iguchi executed a perfect suicide squeeze scoring Crede without a play at the plate.

Tampa tied it in the 7th with runs off Neal Cotts and Luis Vizcaino,before Cantu's heroics ended the game in the 9th.

SOX 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0- 6 9 1
TAM 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1- 7 9 1
1 out when winning run scored

WP- Jesus Colome(1-0)
LP- Shingo Takatsu(0-2)

HR-TB;Hall(2),Cantu(5)

T- 3:17
Att- 9,389
Game time weather- Indoors,72 degrees

POST MORTEM; The 7-8-9 hitters in the lineup,Uribe,Widger,and Crede combined for 7 of the 9 Sox hits in the game.

The Sox left 5 men in scoring position in the game.

White Sox record; 24-9,1st place,3 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

"El Duque" Orlando Hernandez was sharp in his outing and was helped by a 4-run White Sox outburst as the sox avoided being swept for the 1st time in 2005,with a 5-2 win at Tropicana Field to up thier record to 25-9.

El Duque(5-1) went 6 1/3 innings,giving up 2 uns on only 3 hits.He walked 4 and struck out 4 in the game.

Tampa starter Dewon Brazelton(1-7) walked 6 batters in 4 2/3 innings of work for his AL leading 7th loss.

Like most games this season,the Sox scored first again,this time in the 3rd inning,when Aaron Rowand's sac fly scored Pablo Ozuna for a quick 1-0 lead.

The Rays tied it at 1 on Alex Sanchez' RBI double,scoring Alex Gonzalez in thier half of the 3rd.But El Duque would hold the Rays in check while the Sox bats got to work.

The Sox broke it open in the 5th when they scored 4 times.It got started when with Rowand at the plate,Brazelton uncorked a wild pitch,scoring Ozuna,and advancing Timo Perez to 2nd.After Rowand reached base,Paul Konerko doubled scoring Perez and Rowand.Konerko would later score on Jermaine Dye's single to right making it a 5-1 game.

The Rays would add a run in the 7th,but that would be all they got.

Damaso Marte gave up 2 hits in the 8th inning before Dustin Hermansen came in and got Damon Hollins to line into a double play to end the 8th.Hermansen pitched a scoreless 9th for the win.

SOX 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0- 5 8 0
TAM 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0- 2 5 1

WP- Orlando Hernadez(5-1)
LP- Dewon Brazelton(1-7)
Save- Dustin Hermansen(6)

T- 2:51
Att- 9,414
Game time weather-Indoors,72 degrees

DOME DOINGS; El Duque raises his lifetime record against Tampa Bay to 11-3,and 5-0 at Tropican Field.

Konerko's 2 RBIs give him 25 on the year,tying him for the team lead with Carl Everett.

Dustin Hermansen has not given up a run in his 16 1/3 innings this season.He is the only remaining AL reliever to not give up a run this year.

White Sox record; 25-9,1st place,4 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Jon Garland continued his hot pitching as he tamed Baltimore's high octane offense to run his record to 7-0 in a 3-2 win at US Cellular Field Thursday night.

Garland went 8 inning,allowing 2 runs on 8 hits,and pitched out of a couple of huge late inning jams.His 1st jam came in the 6th with the Sox up 3-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out,Garland struck out David Newhan,then got the dangerous Melvin mora to hit a weak pop-up to Paul konerko to end the inning.

Perhaps his gutsiest pitching of the year came in the 8th when after Mora singled home home Brian Roberts to cut the lead to 3-2,Garland was allowed to pitch to Miguel Tejada.Tejada carried a lifetime .538 batting average against Garland coming into the game.He ended up striking out Tejada on a changeup in the dirt to end the inning.

The Sox got thier runs on solo homers by AJ Pierzynski in the 3rd,and Juan Uribe in the 4th.Later in that inning,Aaron Rowand's double scored Tadahito Iguchi from 1st.

Dustin Hermansen pitched a perfect 9th for his 7th save.

BAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0- 2 8 0
SOX 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 x- 3 6 0

WP- Jon Garland(7-0)
LP- Bruce Chen(4-2)
Save- Dustin Hermansen(7)

HR-SOX;Pierzynski(3),Uribe(4)

T- 2:21
Att- 29,031
Game time weather- Overcast,53 degrees

SOX YARNS; Tadahito Iguchi was 2-4 with a run scored.

Garland threw 103 pitches in his 8 innins of work.

The Sox extend thier ML record for consecutive games in which they have led at the start of the season to 35.

Dustin Hermansen extends his scoreles innings streak to start the season to 17 1/3

White Sox record; 26-9,1st place,5 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Mark Buehrle became the second White sox pitcher to win 6 games,and Paul Konerko's broken bat,2-run bleeder in the 7th inning lifetd the White Sox to a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles this evening.

Buehrle went 8 innings,allowing 3 runs,all in the 4th inning,on 5 hits to raise his record to 6-1 on the year.He retired the last 13 men he faced after the 4th inning.Dustin Hermansen retired Melvin Mora,Miguel Tejada,and Javy Lopez in order for his 8th save.

The White Sox now raise thier record to an amazing 27-9 on the season.

Baltimore opened the scoring in the 4th inning,when BJ Surhoff singled home Tejada,and moving Javy Lopez to 2nd.Later in the inning,Chris gomez doubled into the left field corner,scoring Lopez and Surhoff for a 3-0 O's lead.

The Sox began to chip away in the 5th,when after Scott Podsednik singled and stole 2nd,Tadahito Iguchi doubled home Podsednik to make it 3-1 Baltimore.

In the Sox half of the 6th,Paul Konerko singled,then after Jermaine Dye struck out,AJ Pierzynski singles,putting runners on 1st and 2nd.Then after Joe Crede popped out,DH Willie Harris singled up the middle to score Konerko from 2nd to amke it a 3-2 game.

In the 7th,the White Sox loaded the bases with 0 out.Podsednik led off with a ground rule double,then after Todd Williams replaces strarter Rodrigo Lopez,Iguchi reached on an error by 1B Rafael Palmeiro,putting runners at the corners.Aaron Rowand would load the bases with a walk.

That would set the stage for Konerko,who on an 0-2 pitch,hit a broken bat bleeder up the middle scoring Podsednik and Iguchi to give the Sox the lead for the 36th consecutive game to start the season at 4-3.

Later in the inning,PH Carl Everett singled up the middle scoring Konerko,Jermaine Dye,who reached earlier on a fielder's choice was gunned down at the plate.But the damage was done as the Sox went on to win 5-3.

BAL 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0- 3 5 2
SOX 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 x- 5 12 0

WP- Mark Buehrle(6-1)
LP- Todd Williams(3-3)
Save- Dustin Hermansen(8)

T- 2:29
Att- 28,188
Game time weather- Cloudy,57 degrees

WIZARDS OF OZZ; Scott Podsednik went 3-5 with a double,2 runs scored,and his AL leading 18th stolen base.

Willie Harris was tonight's DH.It was then 1st time in his career that Harris was the DH.

White Sox record; 27-9,1st place,6 games ahead of Minesota

[Chisox73]

Freddy Garcia struggled with his control Saturday night and also became the 1st White Sox starter to drop 2 straght decisions as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the White Sox 9-6 in front of 37,311 at The Cell on Fireworks night.

Garcia(3-3) gave up 7 runs on 10 hits in 6+ innings of work.He allowed single tallies in the 1st and 2nd innings,before giving up 3 in the 4th when he gave up back-to-back solo shots to BJ Surhoff and Jay Gibbons.

The O's scored 4 more times in the 7th,once off Garcia,on Miguel Tejada's RBI double scoring Melvin Mora.They scored 3 more off Neal Cotts to finish the scoring.

The Sox got on board inn the 1st after Scott Podsednik singled,stole 2nd and 3rd,Aaron Rowand broght him home with a ground out to tie the game at 1.

The Sox scored 3 in the 2nd on RBI doubles by Juan Uribe and Tadahito Iguchi,plus an RBI single by Joe Crede scoring Podsednik,after Pods swiped 2 more bases,tying the team record that he last set on May 7th.

Joe Crede's RBI single in the 3rd made it a 5-2 game at that point,but they would not score until the 8th on AJ Pierzynski's 4th homer of the year.A solo blast to make it 9-6 O's.

BAL 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 0- 9 15 0
SOX 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0- 6 9 1

WP- Daniel Cabrera(3-2)
LP- Freddy Garcia(3-3)
Save- BJ Ryan(10)

HR-BAL;Surhoff(3),Gibbons(5)-SOX;Pierzynski(4)

T- 3:14
Att- 37,311
Game time weather- Cloudy,58 degrees

NOTES; Scott Podsednik stole 4 bases in the game.He becomes the 1st White Sox player to have two 4-stolen base games.He stole 4 bases in Toronto on May 7th.

White Sox record; 27-10,1st place,6 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Baltimore starting pitcher Erik Bedard held the White Sox offense in check for 7+ innings as he led the visiting Orioles to a 6-2 win over the White Sox,salvaging a split in this 4-game set.

This game was notable as the White Sox season opening streak of 37 consecutive games in which they have had a lead was finally snapped.

Jose Contreras went 6 1/3 innings in the game in the loss.His record drops to 1-1.He allowed 5 runs on 7 hits,although he just flat ran out of gas as he was charged with 3 runs in the 7th inning.He also gave up solo shots to Sal Fasano in the 3rd,and David Newhan in the 6th.

Carl Everett and Jeramine Dye hit back-to-back solo shots in the 7th inning.

BAL 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0- 6 11 0
SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0- 2 5 1

WP- Erik Bedard(4-1)
LP- Jose Contreras(1-1)

HR-BAL;Fasano(1),Newhan(1)-SOX;Everett(5),Dye(6)

T- 3:00
Att- 34,030
Game time weather- Overcast,47 degrees

NOTES; Scott Podsednik went 2-4 with a stolen base in the game,his league leading 23rd of the year.

White Sox record; 27-11,1st place,5 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

"El duque" Orlando Hernandez had his worst outing of the year as he was tagged for 6 earned runs on 7 hits and 4 walks in 2 2/3 innings as the Texas Rangers handed the White Sox thier 3rd straight loss by a 7-6 margin.

Rangers LF Kevin Mench bookended his night with solo homers in the 1st and 9th innings.his 9th inning blast off losing pitcher Damaso Marte(2-3) broke up a 6-6 tie.

AJ Pierzynski hit a grand slam in the 1st inning off Chan Ho Park to give the Sox a 4-1 lead.But things went south quickly for El Duque.An RBI triple by Laynce Nix and an RBI single by David Dellucci broght the Rangers back to 4-3.

Texas took the lead in the 3rd inning on an RBI double by Hank Blalock,and RBI single by Alfonso Soriano,scoring Blalock,and an RBI single by Rod Barajas,scoring Soriano making it a 6-4 Ranger lead.

The Sox scored a run in the 5th when after Scott Podsednik singled,Aaron Rowand broght him home with a 2-bagger to cut the deficit to 6-5.

Tadahito Iguchi tied the game with a solo homer in into the Bullpen Sports Bar the bottom of the 8th for a 6-6 tie.

But Marte couldn't hold the Rangers as Mench's 2nd solo homer of the game gave Texas a 7-6 lead,and the win.

Francsico Cordero retired the Sox in order in the 9th for his 13th save of the year.

TEX 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1- 7 11 0
SOX 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0- 6 7 0

WP- Nick Regilio(1-1)
LP- Damaso Marte(2-3)
Save Francisco Cordero(13)

HR-TEX;Mench 2(6)-SOX; Pierzynski(5,grand slam),Iguchi(3)

T- 3:01
Att- 26,889
Game time weather-Clear,51 degrees

ODDS AND ENDS; Aaron Rowand went 3-4 in the game with an RBI

El Duque threw 70 pitches in his 2 2/3 inning stint.38 of those were strikes

The bullpen of Luis Vizcaino(2 1.3 innings),Cliff Politte(2 inn.) and Shingo Takatsu(1 inn.) combined to give up only 2 hits,and walking 2(Politte and Vizcaino)

White Sox record; 27-12,1st place, 4 1/2 ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Jon Garland pitched his way out of a huge jam in the 6th inning as he became baseball's first 8 game winner as the White Sox snapped a 3 game skid by defeating the Texas Rangers 5-2 at The Cell.

With the Sox leading 2-0 in the 6th inning,the Rangers had already scored once to make it 2-1 wih 0 out,then C AJ Pierzynski went to the mound to have a "chat' with Garland.Whatever AJ said worked.With runners on 2nd and 3rd with 0 out,Garland proceeded to strike out Hank Blalock and Alfonso Soriano,before getting Kevin Mench to pop out weakly to end the inning,with both runners stranded.

It is that kind of pitching that has defined Garland this season as he has become the stopper of this talented staff.

The Sox scored 2 in the 1st inning on an RBi double by Aaron rowand,and an RBI groundout by Paul Konerko.

The Sox added one in the 5ty on Tadahito Iguchi's RBI single scori9ng Scott Podsednik.

After the Rangers scored in the 6th for a 3-2 Sox lead,AJ Pierzynski clubbed his 6th homer of the season,a 2-run job,his 4th in 5 games to give the Sox a 5-2 lead.

Garland went 7 innings,allowing 2 runs on 5 hits,walking 2 and striking out 4.
Dustin Hermansen picked up the save,his 9th.

TEX 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0- 2 6 1
SOX 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 x- 5 9 0

WP- Jon Garland(8-0)
LP- Pedro Astacio(1-5)
Save -Dustin Hermansen(9)

HR-SOX;Pierzynski(6)

Ejections;TEX;3rd base coach Steve Smith(1st)

T- 2:22
Att- 18,533
Game time weather-cloudy,56 degrees

STOPPERS;Podsednik and Rowand each had 2 hits in the game.

Mark Teixiera went 3-4 for Texas in the game.

White Sox record; 28-12,1st place,5 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Mark Buehrle was psectacular a usual,and the offense showed plenty of life as the Sox took 2 of 3 from the visiting Texas Rangers Wednesday afternoon with a 7-0 win.

Buehrle went 7 1/3 innings,allowing 9 hits in the game.5 of those hits came in the 1st 2 innings.

The Rangers best scoring chance came with the bases loaded,but Michael Young popped out to end the inning.

The Sox scored 4 times in the 4th inning,when with the bases loaded,Jermaine Dye doubled to left,scoring Aaron Rowand and Paul Konerko for a 2-0 lead.After Carl Everett was intentionall walked,Juan Uribe singled to score AJ Pierzynski and Dye to make it 4-0.

Paul Konerko hit a solo shot in the 6th to make it 5-0.It was Paulie's team leading 10th homer.AJ Pierzynski continued his home run tear in the 7th with a 2-run shot.His 7th of the year,and his 4th in as many games.

TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 9 0
SOX 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 x- 7 11 1

WP- Mark Buehrle(7-1)
LP- Ryan Drese(3-4)

HR-SOX;Konerko(10),Pierzynski(7)

T- 2:24
Att- 16,255
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,61 degrees

GET AWAY NOTES; Jermaine Dye went 3-4 with 3 doubles on the afternoon.

Paul Konerko went 3-4 to raise his average back over .200 at .211

AJ Pierzynski was moved up to 5th in the order this afternoon.

STAT OF THE DAY; Mark Buehrle is now 5-0 with a 1.40 ERA in day games.

White Sox record; 29-12,1st place,5 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

[Knick9]

I'm simply impressed with this ball club, very great start by them. :clapping

I only wonder how they'll be when Frank gets back.

[misfitz69]

I'm simply impressed with this ball club, very great start by them. :clapping

I only wonder how they'll be when Frank gets back.


You wonder eh ? They will be even better. So far we have an unstoppable force in the Sox this year. Hopefully we will keep it up. Plus we easily took 2 from the north sider Cubbies. After tomorrow, we get to goto Anaheim and Texas. Should be a good road trip.


PS, anyone going to the games in Texas ? I know I am.

[Chisox73]

You wonder eh ? They will be even better. So far we have an unstoppable force in the Sox this year. Hopefully we will keep it up. Plus we easily took 2 from the north sider Cubbies. After tomorrow, we get to goto Anaheim and Texas. Should be a good road trip.


PS, anyone going to the games in Texas ? I know I am.

This trip gets interesting now with 4 at Angel Staduim,where the Sox are and anemic 13-37 since 1995.

I'll be thrilled to death if the Sox split with the Angels,even though they're ripe for the picking right now with both Vlad and Garret Anderson on the shelf.

Enjoy you're trip to Arlington this weekend mizfitz. :clapping Let us know how it went.

[Chisox73]

RED LINE SERIES,VERSION 9.1

Freddy Garcia rebounded very nicely from his recent funk as he pitched 7 strong innings as the White Sox took Game 1 of the Red Line Series with a 5-1 win at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon.

Garcia only gave up a run on 5 hits in his 7 innings of work to up his record to 4-3.

The Sox jumped out in front in the 3rd on a Scott Podsednik infield single scoring Joe Crede for a 1-0 lead.

Crede homered in the 5th for a 2-0 lead,then Paul Konerko and AJ Pierzynski each got RBI singles off losing pitcher Greg Maddux(2-2) for a 4-0 lead.

After the Cubs scored in the 7th,the Sox got that run back in the 8th on a Jermaine Dye blast onto Waveland Ave. for a 5-1 lead.

SOX 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0- 5 10 1
CUB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 6 1

WP- Freddy Garcia(4-3)
LP- Greg Maddux(2-2)

HR- SOX;Crede(4),Dye(7)

T- 2:28
Att- 38,988(sell out)
Game time weather- Sunny,62 degrees

OPENING SALVOS; AJ Pierzynski was 3-4 in the game.

4 of the 5 Sox runs came with 2 outs.

Freddy Garcia's record in interleague play is now 13-6 with a 2.14 ERA in 23 interleague starts.Only Seattle's Joel Piniero has a lower ERA in interleague play with a 1.97 ERA.

White Sox record; 30-12,5 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

RED LINE SERIES,VERSION 9.2

Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 innings of 1-hit ball,but the Cubs bullpen imploded again as the Sox took advantage with a 4-run 8th inning to take Game 2 at Wrigley by a 5-3 count.

Zambrano went 5 2/3 innings without giving up a single hit until Paul Konerko singled to center to break up thr no-no.

The White Sox finally broke through in the 8th with Michael Wuertz on the hill.With 1 out,Scott Podsednik singled,then stole 2nd.1 out later,Aaron rowand singled,putting runners at the corners with 2 out.That set the stage for Konerko.Paulie hit a sinking fly ball to a charging Corey Patterson in center field.The ball bounced off a diving Patterson's glove,and Podsednik and Rowand both scored to give the sox a 2-1 lead.

They were not done yet.After Will Ohman replaced Wuertz,hot hitting AJ Pierzynski singled,moving Konerko to 2nd,then the next batter,Carl Everett lined a double into the gap in right center scoring both Konerko and AJ to make it 4-1.

The Cubs came back to score 2 in the bottom half of the 8th on an RBI double by Jery Hairston,Jr.,and an RBI single by Derrek Lee to make it 4-3.

But the Sox put it away when Jermaine Dye launched a solo bomb off LaTroy Hawkins to make it a 5-3 lead.

Dustin Hermansen pitched a scoreless 9th for his 10th save of the season.

SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1- 5 9 0
CUB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0- 3 8 0

WP- Jose Conteras(2-1)
LP- Michael Wuertz(2-2)
Save- Dustin Hermansen(10)

HR;SOX-Dye(8)

T- 3:09
Att- 39,461(sell out)
Game time weather- Partly Cloudy,55 degrees

TWICE AS NICE; Jose Contreras went 7 innings for the Sox,giving up a run on 4 hits in the game.

Zambrano hit 2 batters in the 4th inning,the 2nd one to AJ Pierzynski got HP ump Marvin Hudson to issue warnings to both benches.This was the 2nd straight game in which warnings were issued.

Dustin Hermansen extended his season opening scoreless streak to a club record 20 1/3 innings.

White Sox record; 31-12,6 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

RED LINE SERIES,VERSION 9.3

The highly anticipated pitching matchup between Mark Prior and White Sox rookie phenom Brandon McCarthy lived up to its billing at Wrigley Field on Sunday afternoon.

McCarthy matched Prior pitch-for-pitch,and leaft he agme in the 6th inning with a 2-1 lead.But Cubs rookie LF Jason DuBois' 3-run hiomer off reliever Luis Vizcaino in the 6th was the difference as the Cubs salvaged the finale of the 3-game set with a 4-3 win.

Mark Prior went the distance in the game,showing his brilliance on the mound,allowing 3 runs(all solo homers) on 6 hits,while striking out 7 batters.

McCarthy got a no-decision in the game,while being charged with 2 runs on 4 hits,striking out 6 in 5 1/3 innings in his debut.He threw 78 pitches in the game.

He was lifted in the 6th inning with 1 out and after Derrek Lee led off then 6th by getting hit by a pitch.McCarthy worked inside and was not afraid to mix his pitches,in showing glimpses of a future star in the making.

McCarthy left to a standing ovation by both Cubs and Sox fans for his outing,a very nice gesture from the Wrigley faithful.

The Sox' only runbs came via the longball.Solo homers by Tadahito Iguchi in the 4th,Jermaine Dye in the 5th,and Paul konerko in the 9th were the only offensive highlights in the game.

SOX 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1- 3 6 0
CUB 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 x- 4 8 0

WP- Mark Prior(4-1)
LP- Luis Vizcaino(2-2)

HR-SOX;Iguchi(4),Dye(9),Konerko(11)-CUBS;Blanco(2),DuBois(5)

T- 2:16
Att- 39,334
Game time weather- Partly cloudy,66 degrees

2 OUT Of 3 AIN'T BAD; Jermaine Dye homered for the 3rd straight game at Wrigley.

As part of his official rookie hazing,Brandon McCarthy had to wear an orange blouse and a blue and white skirt on the flight to Anaheim.

White Sox record; 31-13,1st place,5 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

22-year-old Angels rookie pitcher Ervin Santana pitched more like Johan Santana as he rendered the White sox offense useless in only his 2nd ML start as he racked up a 4-0 win over Jon Garland and the White Sox at Angel Stadium on Monday night.

The rookie upstaged Garland,who dropped his 1st game of the year,after starting out 8-0.Garland went 7 innings,allowing 3 runs on 11 hits,walking 1 and striking out 4.

Santana(1-1) went the distance for the 1st time,allowing only a walk on 5 hits,while striking out 7.

The Halos scored twice in the 2nd on a 2-run double by Adam Kennedy.They added another in the 6th on a Bengie Molina single,scoring Steve Finley.Molina would strike again in the 8th with a solo homer off reliever Luis Vizcaino.

Tadahito Iguchi and Paul Konerko had 2 hits each for the Sox in the game.

SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 1
LAA 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 x- 4 13 1

HR-LA;BMolina(3)

T- 2:18
Att- 40,991
Game time weather- Clear,67 degrees

SEEING RED; Jon Garland had not lost since September 16,2004 at Minnesota.He had won 10 in a row before the game.He was one of 6 pitchers since 1969 to win thier first 8 games of the season.

The White Sox are 13-38 at Angel Stadium since 1995.

White Sox record; 31-14,5 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

It was a good old fashioned pitchers duel at Angel Stadiumm Tuesday night as Mark Buehrle and Bartolo Colon squared off.But it was the bat of Tadahito Iguchi that lifted the White Sox to a 2-1,11 inning win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Buehrle went 9 innings,allowing a run on 4 hits,walking 2 while striking out 6 Angles.Damaso Marte was equally as stellar,pitching 2 perfect innings for the win.

The Sox got on board in the 2nd on Carl Everett's 6th homer of the year for a 1-0 Sox lead.

Garret Anderson doubled home Chone Figgans to tie the game at 1 in the 3rd.

It would stay that way until the 11th inning,when with Joe Crede on 3rd,Tadahito Iguchi laced a double to left off reliever Esteban Yan(0-1) scoring Crede.

SOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 2 5 0
LAA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 4 1

WP- Damaso Marte(3-3)
LP- Esteban Yan(0-1)

HR-SOX;Everett(6)

T- 2:50
Att- 35,182
Game time weather- Clear,69 degrees

WORKING OVERTIME; Mark Buehrle extended his streak of pitching at least 6 innings per start to 38 straight starts,the longest in baseball since Curt Schilling went 39 straight starts from 2001 to 2003.

He also threw 120 pitches.80 of those were strikes.25 of his first 30 pitches in the game were strikes.

With the Sox now 32-14,that ties the franchise mark for the best start after 46 games set by the 1951 and 1957 clubs.

White Sox record; 32-14,1st place,5 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Paul Konerko's 3-run homer in the 1st inning help lead the White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Wednseday night.

Freddy Garcia picked up the win for the Sox as he went 7 innings,allowing 2 runs on 3 hits in another stellar outing for his 5th win against 3 losses.

The Sox scored 3 in the 1st on Konerko's 3-run shot off Angels starter Jarrod Washburn(3-3),his 13th of the year.Chris Widger added a solo shot in the 2nd for a 4-0 lead.

The Angels scored single runs in the 3rd and 8th innings on RBI doubles by Adam Kennedy and Darin Erstad respectively.

Dustin Hermansen pitched the final 2/3 inning for his 1th save.

SOX 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 4 7 0
LAA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0- 2 8 0

WP- Freddy Garcia(5-3)
LP- Jarrod Washburn(3-3)

HR-SOX;Konerko(12),Widger(2)

T- 2:30
Att- 42,716
Game time weather- Clear,73 degrees

SOX NUGGETS; Chris Widger went 3-4 in the game.It was his 1st start since May 15th.

The 33-14 record is thier best start after 47 games since 1951.

White Sox record; 33-14,1st place,6 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Angels 3B Dallas McPherson's 2-run homer off Jose Contreras was the difference as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim took a 3-2 win over the White Sox at Angel Stadium,salvaging a split in the 4-game series.

Contreras(2-2) was cruising along nicely through the first 6 innings,but in the 7th with Garret Anderson aboard,Contreras's "lone mistake" to McPherson with 2 outs was the difference in the game.

Jose pitched well,allowing the 3 runs on only 4 hits,walikg 1 and striking out 9 in the process.

The Halos scored in the 1st inning when after Chone Figgans hit a lead off triple,he scored on a groundout by Darin Erstad for a 1-0 Angel lead.

The Sox tied it in the 4th on an RBI single by Tadahito Iguchi.They took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 7th on a Scott Podsednik RBI single.It was a short-lived lead until McPherson's blast in the bottom of the inning.

The Sox had plenty of scoring opportunities in the game,but had runners gunned down at the plate in the 4th and 6th innings.

SOX 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0- 2 6 0
LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x- 3 5 0

WP- John Lackey(5-2)
LP- Jose Contreras(2-2)
Save- Scot Shields(6)

HR-LAA;McPherson(2)

T- 2:29
Att- 39,128
Game time weather- Clear,68 degrees

NOT GOING TO DISNEYLAND; With the 4-game split,the Sox are 15-39 at Angel Stadium since 1995.

With the loss,the White Sox are now 313-314 all time vs. the Angels.

Joe Crede was 0-3 in the game,and is a horrific 4 for his last 45(.088)

White Sox record; 33-15,1st place,5 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

Brandon McCarthy was torched for 4 homers from a pwerful Texas Rangers lineup as the Sox dropped the 1st of a 3-game set at Arlington by a 6-2 count.

McCarthy(0-1) went 5 innings,allowing all 6 runs on 6 hits,walkig 3 and striking out 4.He fell behind hitters early and often in the game.

All 6 Rangers runs came via the long ball.Mark Teixeria hit a solo homer with 1 out in the 1st.Alfonso Soriano hit a solo shot in the 2nd.Michael Young hit a 2-run shot in the 5th to make it a 4-0 lead,then Soriano followed up with a 2-run job of his own,his 2nd of the game.

Paul Konerko hit a solo shot for the Sox in the 8th.It was his 13th of the year.They added another in the 9th inning before Francisco Cordero slammed the door for his 16th save.

Curt Young went 8 innings for the win

SOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1- 2 9 0
TEX 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 x- 6 9 0

WP- Curt Young(5-2)
LP- Brandon McCarthy(0-1)
Save- Francisco Cordero(16)

HR-TEX;Teixeira(12),Soriano 2(16),MYoung(6)-SOX;Konerko(13)

T- 2:30
Att- 31,149
Game time weather-Overcast,82 degrees

TEXAS TOAST; McCarthy was optioned to AAA-Charlotte after the game.Orlando Hernandez is expected to come off the DL in time for his next start against Los Angeles on Wednesday.

White Sox record;33-16,1st place,4 games ahead of Minnesota

[Chisox73]

The White Sox game at Texas was rained out after waiting close to 3 hours for play to start.

Jon Garland was supposed to go for te Sox in the game,trying to become the AL's first 9-game winner.

The game will be made up on their next trip to Texas on August 29-31.

[misfitz69]

I had the luxury of sitting thru that lovely display of weather. It was a constant tease. The rain would be drizzling, then pour torrentially, then stop completely, for a bit and the pour some more. It even fooled the grounds crew one time, when they pulled of the tarp, then it poured again. And then like you said, about 3 hours into waiting they cancelled the game. Good news is, that all tix from the game were good for 1 ticket to any other Rangers home game, or good for 2 tickets for any other Sox game, like todays or the series in August, which I took full advantage of. Today was free, and I now have tix for the August series free of charge. :D . Today's game was a dissapointment, but you can't win em all. Thats why there are 162 in a season. Overall I did enjoy the trip though. Got Buerhle's sig and a few others. I got a lot in Tampa when they were there. I'm working on getting 2 balls signed by everyone and a bat signed by everyone. Hopefully I can complete the task this year. For now its a few days in TexAss, and then the lovely 26 hour drive home. I might make it up to Chi-Town this year for a few, hopefully. Thats all for now. Good news is......Frank is back as is El Duque.

[Chisox73]

I had the luxury of sitting thru that lovely display of weather. It was a constant tease. The rain would be drizzling, then pour torrentially, then stop completely, for a bit and the pour some more. It even fooled the grounds crew one time, when they pulled of the tarp, then it poured again. And then like you said, about 3 hours into waiting they cancelled the game. Good news is, that all tix from the game were good for 1 ticket to any other Rangers home game, or good for 2 tickets for any other Sox game, like todays or the series in August, which I took full advantage of. Today was free, and I now have tix for the August series free of charge. :D . Today's game was a dissapointment, but you can't win em all. Thats why there are 162 in a season. Overall I did enjoy the trip though. Got Buerhle's sig and a few others. I got a lot in Tampa when they were there. I'm working on getting 2 balls signed by everyone and a bat signed by everyone. Hopefully I can complete the task this year. For now its a few days in TexAss, and then the lovely 26 hour drive home. I might make it up to Chi-Town this year for a few, hopefully. Thats all for now. Good news is......Frank is back as is El Duque.

Don't feel bad misfitz,I once sat through a7 1/2 hour rain delay against the Rangers in Chicago in September of 1990.They had to wait it out because the Sox were fighting for the division,and it was Texas' last game in Chicago that season.

Ultimately,the game was rainde out,and it had to be made up in Texas,costing the Sox a home game.

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Jon Garland was cruising along nicely until getting smoked in the 6th inning as the Texas Rangers took the finale of this abbreviated 2-game set in Arlington with a 12-4 spanking of the White Sox.

Sox killer Kevin Mench highlighted a 6-run uprising in that 6th inning with a 3-run homer to turn a 3-2 White Sox lead into a 5-3 deficit.By the time the inning was over,the Rangers,who trailed 3-1 were up 7-3.

They added a single run in the 8th and 4 more in the 9th on a 3-run bomb by Mark Teixeira,and a solo jack by Hank Blalock,both off Shingo Takatsu.

The Sox offense was highlighted by AJ Pierzynski's solo shot in the 4rd,his 8th of the year.They added 2 more in that frame on a Joe Crede sac fly,scoring Jermaine Dye,and an RBI single by Juan Uribe,scoring Aaron Rowand.

Uribe would drive home Rowand again in the 8th inning.

Jon Garland went 6 innings,allowing 7 runs on 9 hits for the loss,dropping him to 8-2 on the year.

SOX 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0-4 9 0
TEX 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 4 x-12 16 0

WP-Chan Ho Park(5-1)
LP- Jon Garland(8-2)

HR-SOX;Pierzynski(8)-TEX;Mench(8),Teixeira(13),Blalock(9)

T- 2:53
Att- 36,265
Game time weather- Cloudy,73 degrees

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS; The Sox left 11 men on in the game.5 of those were left in scoring position.

White Sox record; 33-17,1st place,3 1/2 games ahead of Minnesota

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Timo Perez' 2-run single with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning lifted the White Sox to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this afternoon.

Perez' heroics came after the Angels scored 2 runs in the top of the inning,after Tadahito Iguchi's error on a sutre game-ending double play kept the inning alive for the Halos.

Wit the bases loaded,Robb Quinlan singled home the tying run off Damaso Marte,then Marte walked home the go-ahead run for a 4-3 Angels lead.

After PH Willie Harris and Joe Crede walked to open the 9th,Scott Podsednik bunted over both runners.Carl Everett struck out for the 2nd out before Timo Perez lined a Scot Shields pitch into left field scoring both runners for the White Sox winner.

Frank Thomas made his 2005 debutm to a huge standing ovation from the 38,685 in attendance.Thomas was 0-2 with a walk and a run scored.He left with a mild strain of his right hip flexor.

Sox starter Mark Buehrle went 8 1/3 innings for a no-decision,allowing 4 runs,3 earned on 9 hits,walkig 1 and striking out 2.

The Sox got on the board in the 2nd on a Juan Uribe sac fly with the bases loaded.Then in the 3rd,Aaron Rowand's 2-run double scored Iguchi and Thomas.

Steve Finley homered for the Angels in the 4th to make it a 3-1 Sox lead,then in the 6th,Orlando Cabrera singled home Finley.

LAA 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2- 4 10 0
SOX 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2- 5 10 2
2 out when winning run scored

WP- Cliff Politte(1-0)
LP- Scot Shields(4-2)

HR- LAA;Finley(7)

T- 2:49
Att- 38,685
Game time weather- Sunny,62 degrees

WALKING ON SUNSHINE; The Sox left 8 men stranded in the game.

This was the 2nd straight start that Buehrle has gotten a no-decision.He went 9 innings at Angels Stadium last week in an 11-inning win.

White Sox record; 34-17,1st place,4 games ahead of Minnesota

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Jermaine Dye's walk-off blast in the bottom of the 9th lifted the White Sox to a 5-4 win at US Cellular Field against the Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem.

Dye's solo shot came off Brendan Donelly on a 1-1 pitch leading off the inning for his 10th homer of the year.

The Halos scored in the 1st inning when Darin Erstad drove inb Chone figgans for a 1-0 Angel lead.But the sox would answer back with 2 of thier own in the bottom of the inning.

Tadahito Iguchi's triple scored Scott Podsednik to tie it at 1.He would then score on Aaron Rowand's single for a 2-1 Sox lead.

The 2 teams each scored in the 4th inning.The Angels scoring on an RBI single by Bengie Molina.The Sox answered abck on AJ Pierzynski's sac fly,scoring Carl Everett.

Joe Crede hit a solo shot in the 5th to make it a 4-2 lead.Garet Anderson's solo blast made it 4-3 in the 6th.

The Angels tied it up in the 8th on Anderson's RBI single off Damaso Marte.

It would stay that way until the Dye job in the 9th inning.

Sox starter Freddy Garcia went 5 1/3 innings before leaving the game with a cramp in his left leg.He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in his stint.

Cliff Politte pitched 1 2/3 innings for his 1st win of the year.

LAA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0- 4 9 1
SOX 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1- 5 11 0
0 out when winning run scored

WP- Cliff Politte(1-0)
LP- Brendan Donelly(2-1)

HR-SOX;Crede(5),Dye(10)-LAA;Anderson(6)

T- 2:40
Att- 19,864
Game time weather- Clear,62 degrees

THIS AND THAT; Dye's walk-off job was the 28th game ending homer in the 15 year history of Comiskey Park II/US Cellular Field.

Of Dye's 10 homers t