2011 Chicago White Sox: Playing for keeps and a city.

[sirotka33]

Sox lose in extras due to costly error again

Kansas City - For the second straight game, the White Sox (2-2) are left wanting after allowing unearned runs. This time, it was in the 9th inning as Matt Thornton was trying to nail down the game.

"It's unfortunate really, we have to figure this out. From what I'm seeing, one of the strengths on our team is the weakness in these two losses," said Thornton. "Someone may say we had a 2-run lead when I came in, but I don't want to see a loss like this again, its frustrating."

Rookie Brent Morel led all Sox hitters with 3 hits, his firsts of the season. Going 3-5, he scored a run, but it was not enough to keep the Sox from dropping their second straight game.

"I got it out of the way, now lets focus on winning ballgames. I'm not here for individual accomplishments, I'm here to win games," said the Rookie.

Chris Sale pitched 1 and 2/3 perfect innings, coming on in relief of Edwin Jackson who was in line for the victory until the 9th inning.

Kansas City's (4-1) Jeff Francouer and Alex Gordon each had a pair of RBIs and lead off man Chris Getz opened the game with a HR to pace the Royals to a come from behind victory.

"We have momentum, thats important in this game. I look forward to tomorrow's matchup and getting another home win," said Royals manager Ned Yost.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
April 5, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0  5 12  2
        Royals (KCR) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1  6 12  1

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              6  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .278
Alex Rios (CF)                5  2  0  0  0  3  1  0    .375
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .235
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  2  0  1  1  1  1  0    .385
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .231
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .176
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           5  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .125
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  1  0  0  3  0    .200
Brent Morel (3B)              5  3  0  1  0  0  1  1    .214
TOTALS                       43 12  1  5  1  5 10  2

   2B:  Paul Konerko (2)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (1)
   HBP:  Gordon Beckham, Adam Dunn
   GDP:  Carlos Quentin
   E:  A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Edwin Jackson  6.1  8  0  1  3  3  1  80   4.26
              Chris Sale  1.2  0  0  0  0  0  3  21   0.00
           Matt Thornton  2.0  3  0  0  2  1  0  35   2.25
             Jesse Crain  0.1  1  0  0  1  1  0  11   6.75
                  TOTALS 10.1 12  0  1  6  5  4 147

KANSAS CITY                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Chris Getz (2B)               5  2  0  1  1  1  0  0    .286
Mitch Maier (CF)              5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
Mike Aviles (3B)              5  4  0  3  0  0  0  0    .316
Billy Butler (1B)             5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
Wilson Betemit (DH)           4  1  0  2  0  1  0  0    .118
Jeff Francoeur (RF)           4  3  0  0  0  2  0  0    .235
Alex Gordon (LF)              3  2  0  0  0  2  1  0    .313
Jeff Bianchi (SS)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .077
Jason Kendall (C)             3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .267
TOTALS                       38 12  0  6  1  6  4  0

   2B:  Wilson Betemit (1)
   HR:  Chris Getz (1)
   HBP:  Jason Kendall
   CS:  Jason Kendall, Chris Getz, Mike Aviles, Alex Gordon, Jeff Francoeur

   DP:  Billy Butler, Chris Getz, Mike Aviles
   E:  Alex Gordon

             KANSAS CITY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Vin Mazzaro  7.0  7  0  1  4  4  4  89   5.14
         Robinson Tejeda  0.2  1  1  0  0  0  2  17   0.00
             Tim Collins  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  2  18   9.00
            Joakim Soria  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  27   0.00
              Blake Wood  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   1   0.00
                  TOTALS 11.0 12  1  1  5  5 10 152

     WP: Blake Wood (1-0)
     LP: Jesse Crain (0-1)

     Temperature: 49F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 24,654
     Time: 3:17

[sirotka33]

Behind Sox bats, Buehrle cruises to 2nd win

Kansas City - Getting back on track, the White Sox (3-2) beat the Royals (4-2) 5-1 to pull within a half-game of them. Slugger Paul Konerko hit his first HR of the season and added two RBIs which proved to be enough to win. Mark Buehrle pitched well all game, with his only trouble coming with loading the bases in the 4th inning, but he pitched over the trouble.

"When you get run support, it seems as if you're going to win every game. I had an early 2 run, then 4 run lead and it was easy to just relax and go after the hitters after that," said Buehrle.

Alex Rios and Brent Morel each added 3 hits, making it 6 total for the rookie 3b in the last two games. Sergio Santos worked the 9th allowing 2 base-runners, prompting Matt Thornton to start working in the bullpen, but finished out the inning without allowing a run.

Up next for the White Sox is a 10 game home stand. Starting with 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays (1-4). Lefty John Danks (1-0 1.50) will take the mound against Cy Young runner-up from last year David Price (0-1 6.35).

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
April 6, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0    5 12  0
        Royals (KCR) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0    1  8  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Lastings Milledge (LF)        5  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .400
Alex Rios (CF)                5  3  0  1  0  1  0  0    .429
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .227
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  1  2  1  0  0  2  0    .375
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .235
Ramon Castro (C)              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .100
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .211
Brent Morel (3B)              4  3  0  1  0  0  0  0    .333
TOTALS                       38 12  3  5  1  4  7  0

   2B:  Alex Rios (1), Carlos Quentin (2)
   HR:  Paul Konerko (1)
   GDP:  Lastings Milledge

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Mark Buehrle  8.0  6  0  1  1  1  2 100   1.69
           Sergio Santos  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  18   9.00
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  0  1  1  1  4 118

KANSAS CITY                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Chris Getz (2B)               4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .240
Mitch Maier (CF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .120
Mike Aviles (3B)              4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .304
Billy Butler (1B)             4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .318
Wilson Betemit (DH)           4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
Jeff Francoeur (RF)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .238
Alex Gordon (LF)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .300
Jeff Bianchi (SS)             4  2  0  1  1  1  1  0    .176
Jason Kendall (C)             3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .278
TOTALS                       35  8  0  1  1  1  4  0

   2B:  Jason Kendall (1)
   HR:  Jeff Bianchi (1)

   DP:  Billy Butler, Chris Getz, Jeff Bianchi

             KANSAS CITY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Bruce Chen  3.2  7  1  1  5  4  2  61   2.84
           Louis Coleman  2.1  2  1  0  0  0  1  35   0.00
              Blake Wood  2.0  3  0  0  0  0  3  30   0.00
         Robinson Tejeda  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  17   0.00
                  TOTALS  9.0 12  3  1  5  4  7 143

     WP: Mark Buehrle (2-0)
     LP: Bruce Chen (1-1)

     Temperature: 47F
     Wind: 6 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 24,918
     Time: 2:39

[sirotka33]

Price, Rays dominate ChiSox

Chicago - A sell-out crowd was on hand for the White Sox (3-3) home opener as they fell to the Rays (2-4) by a score of 6-2. Tampa Bay starter David Price (1-1 4.26) got off to a rocky start by allowing a 2 run HR to Paul Konerko in the first inning. It was relative smooth sailing after that though, as the Rays scored 6 runs off of John Danks (1-1 6.10) before running him out of the game in the 5th inning.

"He didn't have A-game today. One of days that you look back and say they were just better," said Ozzie Guillen. "Pauly got us off to a good start, but we couldn't get going from there. David Price is best pitcher we face all year, probably."

The attendance figures were encouraging, as the Sox came into the game having already played 5 games on the road, and the home crowd was eager for them to get going in town. However, the loss may hurt attendance figures going forward. Chicago fans are known for staying away during the cold month of April, before showing up the park during the summer. With a payroll over $140M the White Sox need to be able to capitalize on every fan this year, even during the trying month of April.

Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
April 7, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Rays (TBR) 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0    6 10  0
     White Sox (CHW) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    2  8  0

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Johnny Damon (LF)             5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .200
Ben Zobrist (RF)              4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .333
Manny Ramirez (DH)            4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .227
Evan Longoria (3B)            3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .238
Casey Kotchman (1B)           4  2  0  1  1  3  0  0    .286
B.J. Upton (CF)               3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .238
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           4  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .238
Reid Brignac (SS)             4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .100
John Jaso (C)                 4  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .368
TOTALS                       35 10  2  6  2  6  5  1

   2B:  B.J. Upton (2)
   HR:  Casey Kotchman (2), Sean Rodriguez (1)
   GDP:  Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton

   DP:  Casey Kotchman 2, Sean Rodriguez 3, Evan Longoria, Reid Brignac 2

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             David Price  7.0  7  2  1  2  2  2  99   4.26
            Joel Peralta  2.0  1  1  0  0  0  3  35   6.00
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  3  1  2  2  5 134

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Lastings Milledge (LF)        4  1  0  1  0  0  1  1    .333
Alex Rios (CF)                4  2  0  0  0  0  0  1    .440
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .231
Adam Dunn (DH)                2  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .333
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .190
Ramon Castro (C)              4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .125
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .125
Gordon Beckham (2B)           3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .227
Brent Morel (3B)              3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
TOTALS                       32  8  3  2  1  2  5  2

   HR:  Paul Konerko (2)
   GDP:  Alexei Ramirez, Adam Dunn, Carlos Quentin

   DP:  Paul Konerko 2, Gordon Beckham 2, Alexei Ramirez, Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              John Danks  4.1  8  2  2  6  6  4  94   6.10
               Tony Pena  3.2  2  0  0  0  0  0  42   0.00
             Jesse Crain  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  10   3.86
                  TOTALS  9.0 10  2  2  6  6  5 146

     WP: David Price (1-1)
     LP: John Danks (1-1)

     Temperature: 61F
     Wind: 4 MPH (out to center)
     Attendance: 40,615
     Time: 2:52

[sirotka33]

Floyd takes no-hit bid into 9th as Sox win 1-0

John Danks and Gavin Floyd flash smiles after the Sox pitcher was lifted in the 9th

Chicago - Gavin Floyd fell just short in his latest attempt at a no-hitter. The Chicago White Sox (4-3) pitcher is notoriously known for taking no-hit bids late into games before falling apart. With the Sox up 1-0 in the 9th, Tampa Bay (2-5) hitter Manny Ramirez hit a single to break up the no-hitter with 1 out. Matt Thornton (3SV) came on to close the game.

Floyd (1-0 2.03) was masterful, striking out 10 Rays hitters and keeping them off-balance all game. His curveball was dominant and his fastball seemed to have a little extra pepper. White Sox DH Adam Dunn scored the only run of the game, being driven in by SS Alexei Ramirez.

"There were a few times there, if the defense didn't make a spectacular play, it would have ended awhile ago. My hat is off to the guys behind me for doing such a terrific job. I was a little gassed, but I told Ozzie that I wanted to try to finish the game, after the hit he said I had done more than enough," said Floyd.

Just 33,169 fans were on to see Floyd's gem, as the temperature was a paltry 42F. Billboards are popping up all around the city with the White Sox now familiar "We're all in, are you?" slogan. Nearly the entire city was glued in front of a television as word got out that Floyd was in progress of attempting the club's 3rd no-hitter in as 4 years. Mark Buehrle pitched a no-hitter in 2008 against the Texas Rangers and then a perfect game in 2009 against these very same Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
April 8, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Rays (TBR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  1  0
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x    1  6  1

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Johnny Damon (LF)             3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .179
Ben Zobrist (RF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .280
Manny Ramirez (DH)            2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 Brandon Guyer (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
Evan Longoria (3B)            4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .200
Casey Kotchman (1B)           3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .250
B.J. Upton (CF)               4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .200
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .208
Reid Brignac (SS)             3  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .087
John Jaso (C)                 3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .318
TOTALS                       29  1  4  0  0  0 12  0


   DP:  Casey Kotchman, Sean Rodriguez, Reid Brignac

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           James Shields  7.0  6  0  0  1  1  7  97   1.38
            Joel Peralta  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   9   4.50
                  TOTALS  8.0  6  0  0  1  1  7 106

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .227
Alex Rios (CF)                4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .379
Paul Konerko (1B)             3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .207
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .333
Carlos Quentin (RF)           3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .167
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           3  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           3  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .185
Gordon Beckham (2B)           3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
Brent Morel (3B)              3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
TOTALS                       29  6  0  1  0  1  7  0

   2B:  Adam Dunn (1)
   GDP:  Alexei Ramirez
   E:  Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Gavin Floyd  8.1  1  3  0  0  0 10 126   2.03
           Matt Thornton  0.2  0  1  0  0  0  2  14   1.93
                  TOTALS  9.0  1  4  0  0  0 12 140

     WP: Gavin Floyd (1-0)
     LP: James Shields (0-2)
     SV: Matt Thornton (3)

     Temperature: 42F
     Wind: 4 MPH (out to center)
     Attendance: 33,169
     Time: 2:19

[sirotka33]

Sox 7-8-9 hitters break game open in 8th, Sox win 6-3

Chicago - Winning for the 3rd time in their last 4 games, the Chicago White Sox (5-3) kept pace with the Minnesota Twins (6-3) and Kansas City Royals (6-3). The hit parade started with A.J. Pierzynski single, followed by RBIs from Alexei Ramirez, Gordon Beckham, and Brent Morel to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 8th.

The final RBI by Morel, marked his first of the season. The rookie third sacker is batting .321 but hadn't knocked in a runner yet. After the game, he eluded to getting more comfortable in his new role.

"Every at-bat that I log under my belt, it's getting easier and easier to see the ball, pick up release angles, you know that kind of stuff. A.J. told me he's taking me out tonight, but I think as a rookie that means I'm taking him out, right?" asked Morel.

Rookie initiation and jokes aside, the White Sox look to continue their roll in the final game of the Rays series tomorrow by sending Edwin Jackson to the mound against Wade Davis.

Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
April 9, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Rays (TBR) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0    3  8  0
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 x    6 13  0

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Johnny Damon (LF)             3  0  2  1  0  0  1  0    .161
Ben Zobrist (RF)              5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .267
Manny Ramirez (DH)            3  1  2  0  0  1  1  0    .259
Evan Longoria (3B)            4  1  1  0  0  1  2  0    .207
Casey Kotchman (1B)           5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .241
B.J. Upton (CF)               4  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .172
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .222
Reid Brignac (SS)             4  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .148
John Jaso (C)                 4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .308
TOTALS                       35  8  7  3  0  3 10  0

   2B:  Evan Longoria (2), Reid Brignac (3)

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jeff Niemann  6.0  7  1  1  3  3  6  85   5.84
              Jake McGee  1.1  2  0  0  2  2  0  26   8.10
         Michael Ekstrom  0.2  4  0  0  1  1  0  12   3.00
                  TOTALS  8.0 13  1  1  6  6  6 123

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .259
Alex Rios (CF)                4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .364
Paul Konerko (1B)             3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .188
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .320
Mark Teahen (RF)              4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .200
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  3  0  2  0  0  0  0    .333
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  3  0  2  1  3  1  1    .258
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .207
Brent Morel (3B)              4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .321
TOTALS                       36 13  1  6  1  6  6  1

   2B:  Juan Pierre (2), Brent Morel (1)
   3B:  Alex Rios (1)
   HR:  Alexei Ramirez (1)
   HBP:  Alex Rios
   CS:  Gordon Beckham

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Philip Humber  3.2  7  3  0  3  3  3  93   7.36
              Will Ohman  1.1  0  2  0  0  0  1  28   0.00
              Chris Sale  2.0  0  1  0  0  0  3  30   0.00
             Jesse Crain  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  16   2.70
           Matt Thornton  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  2  16   1.59
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  7  0  3  3 10 183

     WP: Jesse Crain (1-1)
     LP: Jake McGee (0-1)
     SV: Matt Thornton (4)

     Temperature: 53F
     Wind: 3 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 33,784
     Time: 3:00

[sirotka33]

Rays take lead in 7th, win 7-5

Dan Johnson watches his 3 run shot in the 7th

Chicago - Starting pitcher Edwin Jackson (0-1 5.11) struggled to record outs all game long. Many will question Ozzie Guillen's decision to send him back out after narrowly escaping jams in the first 6 innings and running his pitch count over 110.

"I don't give craps about what pitch count say or base runners, not for this guy," said Guillen "He's a professional, we all professionals. I don't have to baby him or protect him from too many pitches, he say he want out there, I let him go out there."

The White Sox (5-4) held a narrow 3-2 lead heading into that fateful 7th inning over the Rays (3-6). It wasn't enough as Jackson allowed Ben Zobrist and Manny Ramirez to reach base to lead off the inning before Guillen pulled him in favor of Jesse Crain (1-1 4.15). After prompting Evan Longoria to fly out, he gave up a 3 run homer to Dan Johnson as the Rays took the lead for good.

"Sometimes leads will be squandered, there's a reason why theres 9 innings in a baseball game and not 6," said DH Adam Dunn, who homered himself "I think we're in a good position, the Royals are only a game ahead of us at this point and we hope to have Peavy back real soon."

The Oakland Athletics (4-5) come to town next in a 3 game set, where Mark Buehrle (2-0 1.69) will take the mound against Tyson Ross (1-0 1.29) in the first game.

Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox
April 10, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Rays (TBR) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2    7 12  0
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2    5  8  1

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Johnny Damon (LF)             6  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .162
Ben Zobrist (RF)              4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .265
Manny Ramirez (DH)            4  2  1  2  0  0  0  0    .290
Evan Longoria (3B)            5  0  0  0  0  0  2  1    .176
Dan Johnson (1B)              4  2  1  1  1  3  1  0    .500
B.J. Upton (CF)               4  1  1  2  0  0  0  2    .182
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           5  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .250
Reid Brignac (SS)             4  1  1  0  0  1  2  0    .161
John Jaso (C)                 3  2  2  0  0  2  0  0    .345
TOTALS                       39 12  7  7  1  7  8  3

   2B:  Dan Johnson (1)
   HR:  Dan Johnson (1)
   GDP:  Ben Zobrist

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Wade Davis  7.0  6  2  2  3  3  3  96   4.63
            Joel Peralta  1.2  2  0  1  2  2  1  31   6.35
         Kyle Farnsworth  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   3   0.00
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  2  3  5  5  4 130

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  1  1  0  0  0  0  1    .258
Alex Rios (CF)                4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .324
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .167
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .310
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .179
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .370
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .257
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    .182
Brent Morel (3B)              3  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .355
TOTALS                       34  8  2  5  3  5  4  1

   HR:  Alexei Ramirez (2), Adam Dunn (2), Brent Morel (1)
   HBP:  Brent Morel
   CS:  Juan Pierre

   DP:  Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez
   E:  Gordon Beckham

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Edwin Jackson  6.0  7  5  0  4  4  6 132   5.11
             Jesse Crain  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  0  19   4.15
              Chris Sale  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  20   0.00
           Sergio Santos  0.2  2  1  0  2  2  1  26  16.20
              Will Ohman  0.1  1  1  0  0  0  0  15   0.00
                  TOTALS  9.0 12  7  1  7  7  8 212

     WP: Wade Davis (1-1)
     LP: Edwin Jackson (0-1)
     SV: Kyle Farnsworth (1)

     Temperature: 52F
     Wind: 8 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 34,148
     Time: 3:13

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Chicago drops to .500 after 10-8 loss to Oakland

Chicago - Mark Buehrle (2-1 3.86) picked up his first loss of the season, giving up 6 earned runs in just 5 innings of work. It was the pivotal 5th inning that broke the game open for the A's (5-5) as they scored 3 to take a 6-3 lead and never look back.

Kurt Suzuki, Daric Barton and Mark Ellis all homered for the A's as they put on an offensive clinic against the previous unbeaten Buehrle. DH Adam Dunn hit his 3rd home run of the young season for the Sox (5-5), but they just couldn't overcome the 10-3 deficit, losing 10-8.

Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox
April 11, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Athletics (OAK) 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0   10 11  0
     White Sox (CHW) 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2    8 12  0

OAKLAND                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Coco Crisp (CF)               5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .225
Cliff Pennington (SS)         4  2  1  2  0  0  0  0    .270
David DeJesus (RF)            3  0  2  2  0  0  0  0    .171
Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B)         5  3  0  1  0  2  1  0    .250
Hideki Matsui (DH)            4  1  1  1  0  2  2  0    .243
Kurt Suzuki (C)               5  2  0  1  1  4  0  0    .273
Daric Barton (1B)             4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .250
Mark Ellis (2B)               3  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .281
Jai Miller (LF)               4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .000
TOTALS                       37 11  4 10  3 10  7  0

   2B:  Kurt Suzuki (1), Kevin Kouzmanoff (2), Hideki Matsui (1)
   HR:  Kurt Suzuki (2), Daric Barton (1), Mark Ellis (2)
   HBP:  Mark Ellis
   GDP:  Kevin Kouzmanoff

   DP:  Daric Barton 2, Mark Ellis 2, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Cliff Pennington

                 OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Tyson Ross  2.0  4  5  0  3  3  2  58   4.00
           Brian Fuentes  0.1  0  1  0  0  0  1   8   1.69
          Michael Wuertz  3.1  1  1  0  0  0  1  44   0.00
           Craig Breslow  2.0  3  0  1  3  3  1  32   7.20
           Jerry Blevins  0.1  3  0  0  2  2  0  11  54.00
           Andrew Bailey  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  17   0.00
                  TOTALS  9.0 12  8  1  8  8  5 170

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  2  0  0  0  3  0  0    .278
Alex Rios (CF)                4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .317
Paul Konerko (1B)             3  1  2  2  0  0  0  0    .179
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  2  2  2  1  1  1  0    .344
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  1  0  0  2  1  0    .188
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           5  2  0  1  0  2  1  0    .375
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           3  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .237
Gordon Beckham (2B)           5  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .184
Brent Morel (3B)              4  2  0  1  0  0  2  0    .371
TOTALS                       36 12  8  8  1  8  5  0

   2B:  Paul Konerko (3), Brent Morel (2)
   3B:  Alex Rios (2)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (3)
   GDP:  Gordon Beckham 2
   CS:  Juan Pierre

   DP:  Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Mark Buehrle  5.0  9  1  2  6  6  2  90   3.86
              Will Ohman  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  15   0.00
             Jesse Crain  0.2  0  3  0  3  3  1  25   9.00
           Sergio Santos  1.1  1  0  1  1  1  1  19  12.00
              Chris Sale  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  12   0.00
                  TOTALS  9.0 11  4  3 10 10  7 161

     WP: Michael Wuertz (1-0)
     LP: Mark Buehrle (2-1)
     SV: Andrew Bailey (4)

     Temperature: 43F
     Wind: 2 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 28,942
     Time: 3:15

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Paul Konerko hits PH grand slam to power Sox past A's

Paul Konerko hits a grand slam in the 8th

Chicago - Paul Konerko's status for today's game was in question until the final lineup card was handed in. Manager Ozzie Guillen had penciled Omar Vizquel in his place, after the 1B complained of stiffness in his wrist after batting practice.

"I told Ozzie I was available if needed after the decision to rest me for the day had been made. It just so happened there was a situation where he decided to use me, and I made the best of it. I'm just glad we could get the win today," said Konerko.

The Sox (6-5) trailed much of the day entering the 7th inning down 5-4 before pouring on 7 runs, most of them coming from Konerko's grand slam. DH Adam Dunn was the only Sox regular to not reach base, striking out 3 times in 5 at-bats dropping his season average to .297.

"It good to score 11 run when our big bat is quiet. Paul came through when we needed him to, we'll take the win," said Guillen.

John Danks (1-1 5.87) pitched 5 innings allowing 3 ER in the no decision. Jesse Crain (2-1 8.10) worked a scoreless 8th before giving up a run in the 9th for the victory. The White Sox hope to claim a series victory over the A's (5-6) by sending Gavin Floyd to the mound against Trevor Cahill tomorrow.

Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox
April 12, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Athletics (OAK) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1    5 11  0
     White Sox (CHW) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 x   11 14  0

OAKLAND                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Cliff Pennington (SS)         4  3  1  2  0  0  0  0    .317
Daric Barton (1B)             4  2  1  2  0  0  0  0    .275
David DeJesus (RF)            5  1  0  0  0  1  3  0    .175
Josh Willingham (LF)          3  3  2  1  1  3  0  0    .333
Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B)         5  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .267
Hideki Matsui (DH)            4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .220
Kurt Suzuki (C)               4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .231
Jai Miller (CF)               4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .000
Eric Sogard (2B)              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       37 11  5  5  1  5  6  0

   2B:  Kevin Kouzmanoff (3), Cliff Pennington (3)
   3B:  Cliff Pennington (2)
   HR:  Josh Willingham (2)
   GDP:  Hideki Matsui

                 OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        Brandon McCarthy  3.2  7  0  1  4  4  2  60   9.82
           Brian Fuentes  1.1  1  1  0  0  0  2  24   1.35
           Craig Breslow  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  18   5.14
           Grant Balfour  0.2  3  0  0  3  3  2  18  12.00
            Brad Ziegler  0.0  1  2  0  3  3  0  11  21.60
           Jerry Blevins  0.1  1  0  1  1  1  0   9  40.50
                  TOTALS  8.0 14  3  2 11 11  8 140

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  2  1  2  0  2  0  1    .300
Alex Rios (CF)                4  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .289
Omar Vizquel (1B)             4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .250
 Paul Konerko (1B)            1  1  0  1  1  4  0  0    .200
Adam Dunn (DH)                5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .297
Carlos Quentin (RF)           3  2  0  2  0  0  1  0    .229
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  2  0  1  0  0  2  0    .389
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  3  0  2  1  4  0  0    .286
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .214
Brent Morel (3B)              3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .368
TOTALS                       36 14  3 11  2 11  8  1

   2B:  A.J. Pierzynski 2 (3), Gordon Beckham (1), Alexei Ramirez (2), Carlos Quentin (3), Brent Morel (3)
   3B:  Omar Vizquel (1)
   HR:  Paul Konerko (3), Alexei Ramirez (3)
   HBP:  Carlos Quentin

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Omar Vizquel, Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              John Danks  5.0  6  4  0  3  3  3  97   5.87
               Tony Pena  2.0  3  0  1  1  1  2  30   1.04
             Jesse Crain  1.2  2  1  0  1  1  1  30   8.10
              Will Ohman  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   3   0.00
                  TOTALS  9.0 11  5  1  5  5  6 160

     WP: Jesse Crain (2-1)
     LP: Grant Balfour (1-1)

     Temperature: 45F
     Wind: 3 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 28,336
     Time: 2:58

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New closer Thornton picks up his 5th save

A.J. Pierzynski congratulates Matt Thornton after the game

Chicago - At times this season, Matt Thornton has been dominant. Other times, it's been a little interesting. Today, he was just good enough as the White Sox (7-5) beat the A's (5-7) by a final count of 7-6. Entering the final inning with a 7-5 lead, Thornton allowed Coco Crisp to reach base, who eventually scored on a Thornton wild pitch.

"I guess it's a good thing we had a 2-run lead. I can't shut them down every time, I'm glad we escaped with the win. Our guys battled hard all game," said Thornton

When asked if the closers role is a bit much to handle, he scoffed at that idea.

"That's a ridiculous question to ask. Every pitcher wants the ball, and they want it at the grandest stage. I'm built for this role. I'm the best option on this team for this role."

Ego aside, Thornton (5SV 2.70) has performed well in the short season, silencing any doubts about his promotion and contract extension.

DH Adam Dunn hit another home run to bring his season total to 4 and UTIL Mark Teahen hit his first while spelling Carlos Quentin in RF. The story of the team, however, continues to be rookie 3B Brent Morel. He is very quietly hitting .381 and has shown flashes of brilliance both at the plate and on the field.

The White Sox have tomorrow off before welcoming the Angels (5-7) to U.S. Cellular Field. Starting pitcher Jake Peavy and 1B/3B Dayan Viciedo are expected to rejoin the club when they head to Tampa Bay to face the Rays (5-7) in a 4 game set. Phil Humber (0-0 7.36) is expected to get sent down to Charlotte to make room for Peavy, but it'll be interesting to see what they do when Viciedo is cleared to play.

Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox
April 13, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Athletics (OAK) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1    6 12  1
     White Sox (CHW) 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 x    7 12  0

OAKLAND                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Coco Crisp (CF)               3  2  1  2  0  0  0  1    .256
Cliff Pennington (SS)         5  0  0  0  0  1  1  0    .283
David DeJesus (RF)            3  3  2  0  0  1  0  1    .233
Josh Willingham (LF)          5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .293
Kevin Kouzmanoff (3B)         4  2  0  1  1  1  1  0    .286
Hideki Matsui (DH)            4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .200
Daric Barton (1B)             3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .302
Kurt Suzuki (C)               4  1  0  1  0  1  1  0    .233
Mark Ellis (2B)               4  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .306
TOTALS                       35 12  4  6  1  5  7  2

   2B:  Kurt Suzuki (2), Daric Barton (4), Coco Crisp (3)
   HR:  Kevin Kouzmanoff (3)
   GDP:  Hideki Matsui
   CS:  Daric Barton, Coco Crisp
   E:  Cliff Pennington

                 OAKLAND   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Trevor Cahill  5.1  8  1  2  5  5  6  80   2.95
            Brad Ziegler  1.1  1  1  0  0  0  0  21  12.00
           Brian Fuentes  0.2  3  1  0  2  2  0  14   3.68
           Grant Balfour  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0   5  10.80
                  TOTALS  8.0 12  3  2  7  7  6 120

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  3  0  1  0  1  0  2    .333
Alex Rios (CF)                5  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .300
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .178
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  1  1  1  1  2  2  0    .300
Mark Teahen (RF)              4  1  0  1  1  1  2  0    .222
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .375
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           3  1  1  1  0  1  0  0    .289
Gordon Beckham (2B)           3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .222
Brent Morel (3B)              4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .381
TOTALS                       36 12  3  7  2  7  6  2

   2B:  A.J. Pierzynski (4), Alexei Ramirez (3), Alex Rios 2 (3)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (4), Mark Teahen (1)
   CS:  Juan Pierre

   DP:  Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Gavin Floyd  5.0  8  1  0  4  4  5  92   3.44
              Will Ohman  0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0  14   0.00
           Sergio Santos  1.1  1  1  0  0  0  1  23   8.31
              Chris Sale  1.0  1  1  1  1  1  0  19   1.17
           Matt Thornton  1.0  1  1  0  1  1  1  18   2.70
                  TOTALS  9.0 12  4  1  6  6  7 166

     WP: Chris Sale (1-0)
     LP: Brian Fuentes (0-1)
     SV: Matt Thornton (5)

     Temperature: 38F
     Wind: 4 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 29,479
     Time: 2:56

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Jerry Reinsdorf not satisfied with 7 championships

Bulls and White Sox owner with his 7 championship trophies

Chicago - Enjoying a nice day off, the White Sox owner and chairman of the board and Bulls owner, Jerry Reinsdorf decided to inspire his East leading Bulls by bringing down the Commissioner's Trophy received from the 2005 White Sox world series championship.

"I wanted to remind them, that this was the last time a team in our family had won a championship. With them on the verge of something great, I told them the story of that 2005 championship. No one picked them, they came together down the stretch and beat everyone by playing as a team, and with timely pitching. I don't know how pitching relates to basketball, but I'm sure they get the point," said Reinsdorf.

Reminded every game of the Bulls championship banners and all of Michael Jordan's accomplishments, seeing victory from a different angle was refreshing to one Bull.

"Being reminded that we're all here for one purpose, always gets us back to our original focus, going out and winning games," Bulls forward Carlos Boozer said. "While it may have been a different sport, coming together and playing as a team is a story that never gets told enough. It was very refreshing to get insight in that way, I love baseball."

"It would be very, very disappointing if neither of these two great teams won it all this year. They're both built well with stars and key role players. I hope we can win it for these great fans of Chicago," added Reinsdorf.

The Chicago Bulls are to face the 8th seeded Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, slated to begin next week.

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Sox win with 4 in 9th, Konerko with game winner

Chicago - Paul Konerko came up big again, down 5-4 with Juan Pierre and Alex Rios on 2nd and 3rd, he had one thought.

"I wanted to hit the ball into the outfield. Just get Juan home, give us a chance to win it in extras. The ball had other ideas and found some space, game over," He said.

Joel Pineiro (0-2 4.19) pitched 6 strong innings for the Angels (5-8), but the bullpen blew the lead, and he got the no decision. Lead off hitter Peter Bourjos had a great day for the Angels with 2 hits, a home run, double, stolen base, 2 runs scored and an RBI.

Chicago (8-5) continued their good offensive season by having all 9 players get on base. The come from behind win was met with other good news. The Minnesota Twins (9-5) lost allowing the White Sox to pull even with them in the loss column and now just sit .5GB.

Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox
April 15, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Angels (LAA) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0    5 12  1
     White Sox (CHW) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4    6 14  0

LOS ANGELES                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Peter Bourjos (CF)            5  2  0  2  1  1  1  1    .231
Erick Aybar (SS)              4  2  1  0  0  2  0  0    .269
Vernon Wells (LF)             5  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .304
Torii Hunter (RF)             5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .191
Bobby Abreu (DH)              4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .277
Mark Trumbo (1B)              4  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .152
Howie Kendrick (2B)           4  1  0  0  0  1  3  0    .280
Maicer Izturis (3B)           4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0    .750
Jeff Mathis (C)               3  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .132
TOTALS                       38 12  1  5  1  5  7  1

   2B:  Mark Trumbo (1), Peter Bourjos (4), Torii Hunter (4)
   HR:  Peter Bourjos (2)
   HBP:  Jeff Mathis
   CS:  Maicer Izturis

   DP:  Mark Trumbo 2, Howie Kendrick, Erick Aybar 2
   E:  Mark Trumbo

             LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Joel Pineiro  6.0  8  2  0  2  2  4  98   4.19
      Hisanori Takahashi  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  18   9.31
         Fernando Rodney  0.1  5  0  0  4  4  0  17  12.27
                  TOTALS  8.1 14  2  0  6  6  7 133

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .347
Alex Rios (CF)                5  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .309
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  1  0  0  0  2  1  0    .180
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .279
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .231
Ramon Castro (C)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .167
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .306
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  3  0  1  0  0  0  0    .265
Brent Morel (3B)              4  2  0  1  0  2  0  0    .391
TOTALS                       37 14  2  6  0  6  7  0

   2B:  Alex Rios (4), Carlos Quentin (4)
   GDP:  Gordon Beckham, Carlos Quentin

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Edwin Jackson  5.1  7  1  1  3  3  4  79   5.09
           Sergio Santos  1.0  1  0  0  2  2  1  18  10.13
              Chris Sale  1.2  3  0  0  0  0  2  20   0.96
               Tony Pena  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  13   0.93
                  TOTALS  9.0 12  1  1  5  5  7 130

     WP: Tony Pena (1-0)
     LP: Fernando Rodney (1-1)

     Temperature: 48F
     Wind: 4 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 32,965
     Time: 2:55

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Konerko's 5 RBIs not enough, Sox fall 10-8 in 10

Chicago - Late inning heroics are starting to become commonplace for Paul Konerko. Trailing 8-7 in the bottom of the 9th, the Sox slugger hit a home run, his second of the game, to equalize the score before the Sox (8-6) fell in the 10th.

Vernon Wells had two homers of his own in the game to go along with 7 RBI. Effectively chasing starter Mark Buerhle (2-1 5.92) in the 4th inning. Matt Thornton (0-1 5SV 3.24) picked up his first loss allowing the go ahead run in the 10th.

Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox
April 16, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Angels (LAA) 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 18  1
     White Sox (CHW) 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0  8  9  2

LOS ANGELES                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Peter Bourjos (CF)            6  2  0  2  0  1  1  1    .241
Howie Kendrick (2B)           4  2  1  3  0  0  0  0    .296
Vernon Wells (LF)             5  3  1  2  2  7  0  0    .333
Torii Hunter (RF)             6  3  0  1  0  0  0  1    .226
Bobby Abreu (DH)              5  2  1  0  0  1  1  0    .288
Mark Trumbo (1B)              5  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .176
Alberto Callaspo (3B)         5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
Maicer Izturis (SS)           4  1  1  1  0  0  0  1    .500
Hank Conger (C)               5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .222
TOTALS                       45 18  4 10  2 10  3  3

   2B:  Mark Trumbo (2), Torii Hunter (5)
   HR:  Vernon Wells 2 (5)
   GDP:  Hank Conger
   E:  Maicer Izturis

             LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jered Weaver  5.1  5  2  2  6  5  5  73   4.21
           Rich Thompson  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  2  22   9.00
            Michael Kohn  1.2  1  1  0  0  0  2  24   0.00
         Fernando Rodney  2.0  1  0  1  1  1  5  30   9.53
                  TOTALS 10.0  9  3  3  8  7 14 149

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              3  1  1  2  0  0  0  1    .346
Alex Rios (CF)                4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .305
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  3  0  2  2  5  1  0    .218
Adam Dunn (1B)                5  1  0  1  0  0  4  0    .271
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  1  1  1  1  2  0    .233
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           5  1  0  1  0  1  1  0    .356
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           5  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .296
Gordon Beckham (2B)           5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .241
Brent Morel (3B)              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .360
TOTALS                       40  9  3  8  3  7 14  1

   2B:  A.J. Pierzynski (5), Alexei Ramirez (4), Adam Dunn (2)
   HR:  Paul Konerko 2 (5), Carlos Quentin (1)
   HBP:  Juan Pierre

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez, Adam Dunn
   E:  Carlos Quentin 2

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Mark Buehrle  3.1 10  2  2  7  7  0  78   5.92
               Tony Pena  2.1  4  0  0  1  1  0  35   1.50
              Will Ohman  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0  11   0.00
             Jesse Crain  2.0  0  1  0  0  0  2  29   6.23
           Matt Thornton  1.2  1  1  0  1  1  0  17   3.24
           Sergio Santos  0.1  2  0  0  1  1  1  12  11.12
                  TOTALS 10.0 18  4  2 10 10  3 182

     WP: Fernando Rodney (2-1)
     LP: Matt Thornton (0-1)

     Temperature: 56F
     Wind: 4 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 33,432
     Time: 3:19

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For those of you that are reading, first of all... thank you.

I do have a question, though. Are you enjoying the posts as they come game by game, or would you be more interested in them coming a series at a time like most dynasties? I personally know what I prefer, I'm just asking for your input!

Thanks in advance

[sirotka33]

Danks pitches CG as Sox win game, series

Chicago fans give John Danks a standing ovation

Chicago - The Chicago White Sox (9-6) finished their 10 game home stand today at 6-4. John Danks (2-1 4.07) had the second best outing of the season for a Chicago pitcher, completing the game and recording 12 strike outs against one run.

Angels (6-9) pitcher Dan Haren (1-3 5.47) allowed 5 ER over 6 innings leaving many to wonder when he will regain the All-Star form he showed in 3 of the last 4 seasons.

"Dan is battling out there, he has to pick his spots at this point. His velocity is there, the mechanics aren't the issue. He will right the ship soon," said Angel manager Mike Scioscia.

Haren, a talented pitcher earning $25M total over the next two seasons, is on his 4th Major League team in 9 years. He has previously pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He went 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA over 14 starts last year for the Angels.

DH Adam Dunn hit his 5th HR of the season as 5 Chicago batters knocked in runs. Up next for the Sox is an 11 game road trip, starting with 4 games against the Tampa Bay Rays (7-9). Starter Jake Peavy is expected to make his season debut in the second game of the series.

Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox
April 17, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Angels (LAA) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  7  0
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 x    5 10  1

LOS ANGELES                  ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Peter Bourjos (CF)            3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .230
Erick Aybar (SS)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  1    .268
Howie Kendrick (2B)           4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .293
Torii Hunter (RF)             4  1  0  0  0  1  0  1    .228
Bobby Abreu (DH)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .286
Mark Trumbo (1B)              4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
Luis Jimenez (LF)             4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .000
Alberto Callaspo (3B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .245
Jeff Mathis (C)               3  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .122
TOTALS                       34  7  1  1  0  1 12  2

   2B:  Howie Kendrick (7)

             LOS ANGELES   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
               Dan Haren  6.0  8  2  1  5  5  4  96   5.47
      Hisanori Takahashi  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  31   7.71
                  TOTALS  8.0 10  2  1  5  5  6 127

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  2  0  0  0  1  1  1    .357
Alex Rios (CF)                2  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .311
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .220
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  2  1  1  1  1  1  0    .294
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .213
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    .333
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .293
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .259
Brent Morel (3B)              3  1  0  1  0  1  1  0    .358
TOTALS                       31 10  2  5  1  5  6  1

   2B:  Gordon Beckham (2)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (5)
   HBP:  A.J. Pierzynski
   CS:  Alex Rios

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              John Danks  9.0  7  1  0  1  1 12 117   4.07
                  TOTALS  9.0  7  1  0  1  1 12 117

     WP: John Danks (2-1)
     LP: Dan Haren (1-3)

     Temperature: 55F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 31,904
     Time: 2:33

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White Sox win 11-3, in 1st place AL Central

Gordon Beckham had 5 RBIs for the first place Sox

Tampa Bay - Gavin Floyd (2-0 2.70) was masterful against the Tampa Bay Rays (7-10) taking a shut out into the 9th inning for the 2nd straight time against them. In 8 and 1/3 innings, he gave up 1 ER and struck out 4.

"They have an excellent lineup, I can't pinpoint any one thing over these last two starts that have made me been able to shut them down. There's a lot of lineups in this league I would rather face every start, I've just been lucky," Floyd said.

White Sox middle reliever Sergio Santos (0-1 14.29) continues to struggle in the early going. In 8 games pitched, he has only worked 2 scoreless outings and never a perfect inning. General Manager Kenny Williams and Manager Ozzie Guillen were locked in Guillen's office after the game, with speculation it's about Santos' performance.

Paul Konerko and Adam Dunn each hit their 6 HRs of the season. All 9 Chicago regulars had a hit, with Gordon Beckham having 3 hits and 5 RBis.

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
April 18, 2011

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 0   11 14  0
          Rays (TBR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3    3  8  3

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              6  2  0  1  0  0  0  1    .355
Alex Rios (CF)                5  2  0  2  0  0  0  1    .318
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  1  1  2  1  2  0  0    .222
Adam Dunn (DH)                5  1  0  2  1  3  1  0    .286
Carlos Quentin (RF)           3  1  2  2  0  0  0  0    .220
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .321
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           5  2  0  2  0  0  0  0    .302
Gordon Beckham (2B)           5  3  0  0  0  5  0  0    .286
Omar Vizquel (3B)             5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .222
TOTALS                       43 14  3 11  2 10  3  2

   2B:  Gordon Beckham (3), Alexei Ramirez (5)
   3B:  Alex Rios (3)
   HR:  Paul Konerko (6), Adam Dunn (6)
   GDP:  Paul Konerko

   DP:  Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Gavin Floyd  8.1  5  5  1  1  1  4 141   2.70
           Sergio Santos  0.0  3  1  0  2  2  0  14  14.29
             Jesse Crain  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  1  10   5.79
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  6  1  3  3  5 165

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Johnny Damon (LF)             5  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .246
Ben Zobrist (RF)              2  0  3  0  0  0  0  0    .250
Manny Ramirez (DH)            4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .300
Evan Longoria (3B)            5  2  0  0  0  0  3  0    .290
Casey Kotchman (1B)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .240
B.J. Upton (CF)               2  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .270
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .274
Reid Brignac (SS)             4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .140
John Jaso (C)                 4  1  0  1  0  1  2  0    .259
TOTALS                       34  8  6  3  1  3  5  0

   2B:  John Jaso (2), Evan Longoria (6), Reid Brignac (4)
   HR:  Sean Rodriguez (2)
   GDP:  Ben Zobrist

   DP:  Casey Kotchman, Sean Rodriguez, Evan Longoria
   E:  Casey Kotchman, Sean Rodriguez, Reid Brignac

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           James Shields  3.0  6  2  2  6  6  1  61   3.52
               Juan Cruz  1.2  5  0  0  2  2  1  30   8.53
        Andy Sonnanstine  4.1  3  1  0  3  1  1  69   1.80
                  TOTALS  9.0 14  3  2 11  9  3 160

     WP: Gavin Floyd (2-0)
     LP: James Shields (1-3)

     Temperature: 68F
     Wind: None (Domed Stadium)
     Attendance: 17,838
     Time: 3:05