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

**sirotka33** · 03-29-2011, 10:02 PM

Sox activate Peavy off DL; Ship Humber, Viciedo to Charlotte

Jake Peavy answers questions at a pregame press conference

Tampa Bay - Jake Peavy completed his final rehab start 4 days ago and has rejoined the big club to start his 2011 season. Peavy will start tonight's game for the White Sox. When asked how the shoulder is, Peavy seemed non-committal in his answers.

"You know, uh, it's a day-by-day process. The last time I pitched, there was no swelling afterward and the soreness was gone in a few days. They told me they're going to monitor me over my first couple starts, then we'll go from there. Hopefully I don't have a setback," Peavy said.

Also ending his minor league rehab assignment was IF Dayan Viciedo. Instead of calling him up to the majors, the White Sox are instead opting for him to begin his season in Charlotte their AAA affiliate.

"Brent Morel has been great at third for us in the first half of the month, there's no reason to think Viciedo will provide an upgrade at this time," said GM Kenny Williams. "We're focused now on letting Dayan get his at-bats and those will come at Charlotte. His contract won't force our hand, our main focus is on winning games right now."

Joining Viciedo in Charlotte is SP Phil Humber (0-0 7.36). He lasted only 3 and 2/3 innings in his only start holding down the roster spot until Peavy was activated off the DL. He will get regular starts at Charlotte and rumors are swirling that he can replace Sergio Santos (0-1 14.29) if he continues to falter.

**sirotka33** · 03-29-2011, 10:11 PM

Peavy shines in debut; Sox win 2-1

Tampa Bay - Jake Peavy (1-0 1.69) pitched a strong 5 and 1/3 innings. Netting 5 strikeouts and allowing just one run. He was lifted after reaching the 'magic' 90 pitch number the White Sox (11-6) coaching staff had set earlier. This is the Sox' second straight win over the Rays (7-11), 3rd straight overall and 6th in their last 7 games.

"I'm glad to get it out of the way. It felt good to get out to the mound and let a few fly. I'm going to have to send B.J. (Upton) a thank you card," joke Peavy. Upton was Peavy's first strikeout victim of the 2011 season, going down swinging. "The big thing was the win, Minnesota isn't losing much, and while we know you can't win a division in April, you sure can lose one."

Carlos Quentin started off the scoring with his 2nd HR of the season in the 2nd inning, followed by Alex Rios' RBI in the 5th inning, driving home rookie Brent Morel for the deciding run.

Sergio Santos, Will Ohman, Jesse Crain and Matt Thornton combined for 3 and 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to preserve the win for Peavy.

Code:

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
April 19, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .333
Alex Rios (CF)                4  3  0  0  0  1  0  0    .343
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .209
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .300
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .222
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .316
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .299
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .269
Brent Morel (3B)              4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .351
TOTALS                       36  9  0  2  1  2  3  0

   2B:  Alex Rios (5)
   HR:  Carlos Quentin (2)
   GDP:  Paul Konerko

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Jake Peavy  5.1  3  2  1  1  1  5  91   1.69
           Sergio Santos  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  22  12.15
              Will Ohman  0.2  0  1  0  0  0  0  15   0.00
             Jesse Crain  1.0  0  2  0  0  0  0  21   5.23
           Matt Thornton  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  12   2.89
                  TOTALS  9.0  4  6  1  1  1  6 161

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Johnny Damon (LF)             5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .230
Ben Zobrist (RF)              3  1  1  1  1  1  0  0    .254
Manny Ramirez (DH)            3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .286
Evan Longoria (3B)            4  1  0  0  0  0  0  1    .288
Casey Kotchman (1B)           2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0    .269
B.J. Upton (CF)               3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .258
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .262
Reid Brignac (SS)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .131
John Jaso (C)                 3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .246
TOTALS                       30  4  6  1  1  1  6  1

   HR:  Ben Zobrist (2)

   DP:  Casey Kotchman, Reid Brignac
   E:  Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jeff Niemann  7.0  7  0  1  2  2  1  89   5.04
            Joel Peralta  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  16   4.15
         Kyle Farnsworth  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  13   0.00
                  TOTALS  9.0  9  0  1  2  2  3 118

     WP: Jake Peavy (1-0)
     LP: Jeff Niemann (0-3)
     SV: Matt Thornton (6)

     Temperature: 64F
     Wind: None (Domed Stadium)
     Attendance: 17,729
     Time: 2:53

**sirotka33** · 03-30-2011, 02:55 AM

4 run 8th inning spells defeat for ChiSox

Manny Ramirez hits a 2 run HR in the 8th inning

Tampa Bay - Manny Ramirez was all smiles after Wednesday's game. The former White Sox (11-7) outfielder put his new team ahead for good with a 2 run HR in the 8th inning. Tampa Bay (8-11) was able to go ahead after Manager Ozzie Guillen seemingly left starter Edwin Jackson (0-2 4.74) in too long, yet again.

Jackson pitched 7+ innings, but gave up the fateful HR to Ramirez in the 8th inning while the score was tied 4-4. DH Adam Dunn hit his 7th HR of the year, getting on base 3 times and driving home 2 runs in the losing effort.

Code:

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
April 20, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  0  1  1  0  0  1  1    .314
Alex Rios (CF)                4  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .324
Paul Konerko (1B)             3  1  2  2  0  0  0  0    .214
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  2  1  1  1  2  0  0    .317
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .224
Ramon Castro (C)              3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .200
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .286
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .254
Brent Morel (3B)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .344
TOTALS                       32  6  6  4  1  4  4  1

   HR:  Adam Dunn (7)
   GDP:  Carlos Quentin
   CS:  Alex Rios

   DP:  Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez 2
   E:  Paul Konerko, Ramon Castro, Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Edwin Jackson  7.0  6  2  1  5  3  5 125   4.74
              Will Ohman  1.0  2  0  0  3  2  0  25   3.18
                  TOTALS  8.0  8  2  1  8  5  5 150

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Desmond Jennings (CF)         5  1  0  1  0  1  0  1    .200
Johnny Damon (LF)             3  1  1  1  0  1  0  2    .234
Manny Ramirez (DH)            4  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .284
Evan Longoria (3B)            4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .300
Casey Kotchman (1B)           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .268
Ben Zobrist (RF)              4  1  0  2  0  2  1  0    .254
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           3  0  0  1  0  0  2  0    .250
Reid Brignac (SS)             3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .141
John Jaso (C)                 4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .230
TOTALS                       34  8  2  8  1  7  5  3

   3B:  Ben Zobrist (2)
   HR:  Manny Ramirez (2)
   HBP:  Sean Rodriguez
   GDP:  John Jaso

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

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Wade Davis  4.2  4  4  1  4  4  4  93   4.76
              Jake McGee  1.2  1  2  0  0  0  0  28   6.57
         Michael Ekstrom  2.2  1  0  0  0  0  0  22   4.50
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  6  1  4  4  4 143

     WP: Michael Ekstrom (1-0)
     LP: Edwin Jackson (0-2)

     Temperature: 73F
     Wind: None (Domed Stadium)
     Attendance: 17,502
     Time: 3:08

**sirotka33** · 03-30-2011, 03:05 AM

Buehrle, Sox bounce back with 3-2 win

Tampa Bay - With the 3-2 win, the White Sox (12-7) have completed their 8 game season series against the Tampa Bay Rays (8-12) winning 5 and losing 3. Starter Mark Buerhle (3-1 5.06) pitching 7 and 2/3 inning, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. White Sox rookie Brent Morel continued his hot month of April collecting 3 hits, including a home run and 2 RBI.

"It's funny to see him do so well. Looking at his swing, there's a large gaping hole that the ball just doesn't seem to find, yet," said Rays manager Joe Maddon. "I don't see him keeping up this pace."

When told about the opposing manager's comments, Morel seemed to shrug them off.

"The hole in my swing seemed to be the difference today. I'm glad it's there," he said, smiling.

The Sox now catch a flight out to Detroit for 3 games, before ending the road trip in New York. The Tigers (6-13) will send staff ace, Justin Verlander, to the mound against John Danks in the first game of the series.

Code:

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
April 21, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  3  0  0  0  1  2  2    .333
Alex Rios (CF)                5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .304
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  1  0  0  0  0  3  0    .216
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .303
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .226
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .311
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .270
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  2  0  2  0  0  0  0    .267
Brent Morel (3B)              4  3  0  1  1  2  0  0    .369
TOTALS                       37 11  1  3  1  3  8  2

   2B:  Gordon Beckham (4)
   HR:  Brent Morel (2)
   GDP:  A.J. Pierzynski

   DP:  Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham, Brent Morel

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Mark Buehrle  7.2  5  3  1  2  2  4 133   5.06
             Jesse Crain  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   5   5.06
           Matt Thornton  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  17   2.61
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  3  1  2  2  6 155

TAMPA BAY                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Desmond Jennings (CF)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .222
Johnny Damon (LF)             3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .225
Manny Ramirez (DH)            4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .282
Evan Longoria (3B)            4  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .297
Kelly Shoppach (C)            3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .333
Casey Kotchman (1B)           4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .283
 Brandon Guyer (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .750
Ben Zobrist (RF)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .253
Sean Rodriguez (2B)           1  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .246
Reid Brignac (SS)             4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .132
TOTALS                       31  6  3  2  1  2  6  0

   HR:  Manny Ramirez (3)
   HBP:  Kelly Shoppach
   GDP:  Reid Brignac

   DP:  Casey Kotchman, Sean Rodriguez, Reid Brignac

               TAMPA BAY   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       Jeremy Hellickson  6.0  7  1  1  3  3  6  88   3.75
         Michael Ekstrom  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  30   3.75
            Joel Peralta  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0  15   3.72
                  TOTALS  9.0 11  1  1  3  3  8 133

     WP: Mark Buehrle (3-1)
     LP: Jeremy Hellickson (2-2)
     SV: Matt Thornton (7)

     Temperature: 77F
     Wind: None (Domed Stadium)
     Attendance: 18,184
     Time: 3:09

**sirotka33** · 03-30-2011, 03:18 AM

Andre Ethier to the South Side?

Andre Ethier has led the Dodgers to a 12-9 record this year

Chicago - According to an unnamed source within the White Sox organization, Dodger GM Ned Colletti and Sox GM Kenny Williams have been exchanging phone calls all week surrounding the Dodger OF Andre Ethier.

"If it's going to happen, it's going to happen soon. I could see Ethier with the White Sox before they arrive in New York to face the Yankees this weekend."

Declining to further comment on the details, the source claimed that owner Jerry Reinsdorf has given the green light to add "10 million more in payroll."

This should come as great news to GM Kenny Williams regardless of the outcome of the potential Ethier deal, as he figured to be strapped financially for the rest of the season and limited on what he can do with an aging roster.

Carlos Quentin is reportedly the major leaguer to be sent to the dodgers, with a pitching prospect. Quentin is a power hitter, but as the Dodgers' owners are locked in a messy divorce and the finances are in limbo, he should prove to be much cheaper to sign than Ethier.

Ethier is batting .313 with 4 HR and 13 RBI for the Dodgers (12-9) this season.

**sirotka33** · 03-30-2011, 12:24 PM

Dunn's HR, 3 RBIs lead Sox past Tigers

Detroit - Adam Dunn is settling into his new role nicely. The DH has 8 HRs, 16 RBI and an OPS over 1.100. John Danks (3-1 3.45) pitched well for 7 innings, allowing only 2 ER. Number 5 hitter Carlos Quentin struggled again at the plate in the midst of trade rumors.

"I didn't know I could be shopped around like that. It's very disheartening. 3 seasons ago I was an MVP candidate for this team, I hope the rumors aren't true," said the right fielder.

The White Sox (13-7) are on a roll as of late, winning 5 of their last 6 games.

Code:

     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1    5 10  1
        Tigers (DET) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2    4  8  0

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  3  0  1  0  1  0  2    .350
Alex Rios (CF)                4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .301
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .215
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  1  1  1  1  3  1  0    .300
Carlos Quentin (RF)           4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .212
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  3  0  0  0  1  0  0    .338
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .260
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .266
Brent Morel (3B)              4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .348
TOTALS                       37 10  4  5  1  5  6  2

   2B:  A.J. Pierzynski (6), Juan Pierre (3)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (8)
   E:  Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              John Danks  7.0  4  1  1  2  1  8 102   3.45
              Chris Sale  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  1  18   0.87
           Matt Thornton  1.0  4  0  0  2  2  1  24   3.97
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  2  1  4  3 10 144

DETROIT                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Austin Jackson (CF)           5  1  0  0  0  1  3  0    .250
Will Rhymes (2B)              5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .185
Victor Martinez (C)           3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .232
Miguel Cabrera (1B)           4  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .329
Ryan Raburn (LF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .256
Magglio Ordonez (RF)          4  2  0  1  1  1  0  0    .178
Jhonny Peralta (DH)           4  3  0  1  0  1  0  0    .338
Brandon Inge (3B)             4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .303
Ramon Santiago (SS)           3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .211
TOTALS                       36  8  2  4  1  4 10  0

   2B:  Jhonny Peralta (9)
   HR:  Magglio Ordonez (1)

                 DETROIT   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        Justin Verlander  7.0  5  2  1  3  3  6 101   5.88
              Ryan Perry  1.0  2  1  0  1  1  0  18   3.29
        Robbie Weinhardt  0.2  3  1  0  1  1  0  20  13.94
        Daniel Schlereth  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   5   9.31
                  TOTALS  9.0 10  4  1  5  5  6 144

     WP: John Danks (3-1)
     LP: Justin Verlander (1-3)
     SV: Matt Thornton (8)

     Temperature: 41F
     Wind: 7 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 41,255
     Time: 2:58

**sirotka33** · 03-30-2011, 12:35 PM

Sox in cruise control as Floyd picks up 3rd win

Gavin Floyd ran his record to 3-0

Detroit - With a final score of 8-1, starter Gavin Floyd picked up his 3rd win on the season. The White Sox (14-7) have won 4 out of the 5 games he's started overall. Floyd (3-0 2.41) pitched masterfully for 7 innings again, allowing only 1 ER.

The Tigers (6-15) got off to a good start with Miguel Cabrera driving home a run in the 1st inning, but couldn't get on the board after that. They are hitting .256 with 15 HR and a team ERA of 5.92 on the young season.

DH Adam Dunn hit his 9th HR of the season, adding 3 more RBI.

"I've adjusted to the whole DH thing at lot fast than I thought I would," said Dunn. "Not having to field has actually left me pretty fresh in the late innings. I'm not saying I prefer it, but it's not bad."

Code:

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
April 23, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  3  0  2  0  1  0  2    .365
Alex Rios (CF)                5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .295
Paul Konerko (1B)             3  0  2  0  0  1  2  0    .207
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  2  1  1  1  3  1  0    .311
Carlos Quentin (RF)           3  1  2  0  0  0  1  0    .217
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .314
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           5  3  0  2  1  1  0  0    .280
Gordon Beckham (2B)           5  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .262
Brent Morel (3B)              4  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .356
TOTALS                       39 13  5  8  2  7  7  2

   HR:  Alexei Ramirez (4), Adam Dunn (9)
   GDP:  A.J. Pierzynski

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
             Gavin Floyd  7.0  5  2  0  1  1  7 101   2.41
               Tony Pena  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  2  39   1.29
                  TOTALS  9.0  7  2  0  1  1  9 140

DETROIT                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Austin Jackson (CF)           5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .247
Will Rhymes (2B)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .188
Victor Martinez (C)           4  2  0  1  0  0  2  0    .247
Miguel Cabrera (1B)           4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .325
Ryan Raburn (LF)              2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .250
Magglio Ordonez (RF)          3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .171
Casper Wells (DH)             4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .333
Jhonny Peralta (SS)           4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .321
Brandon Inge (3B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .286
TOTALS                       34  7  2  1  0  1  9  0

   2B:  Victor Martinez (5), Will Rhymes (3)
   HBP:  Ryan Raburn

   DP:  Will Rhymes, Jhonny Peralta

                 DETROIT   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Max Scherzer  3.2  6  2  0  5  5  2  72   5.74
        Robbie Weinhardt  0.0  2  2  0  1  1  0  15  14.81
        Daniel Schlereth  3.2  3  1  1  1  1  2  44   7.43
          Joaquin Benoit  1.2  2  0  1  1  1  3  23   1.54
                  TOTALS  9.0 13  5  2  8  8  7 154

     WP: Gavin Floyd (3-0)
     LP: Max Scherzer (2-2)

     Temperature: 54F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 41,255
     Time: 3:17

**sirotka33** · 03-30-2011, 12:47 PM

Sox trade for Andre Ethier; send Quentin, RP Infante to Dodgers

Andre Ethier is the newest White Sox

Chicago - Working in the late hours of the night, GM Kenny Williams decided that even though his team was 14-7 and just .5GB of the division-leading Twins, that it was time to make a move. He agreed to send Carlos Quentin and Gregory Infante to the Dodgers in exchange for RF Andre Ethier.

"Jerry loosened the restrictions on the payroll a little bit. I told him I didn't want to this deal without being able to sign Ethier to an extension, he told me to go for it," said Williams. "It kind of worked out great, for us to get off to such a hot start, and the Dodgers really needing to unload payroll while still being competitive. Ethier is a great talent, we're glad to have him."

Ethier signed a 5 year, 47 million dollar deal with the Sox this morning. The 29 year-old had this to say.

"I was blessed to be able to play for 6 years in one spot, Los Angeles, but Mr. Williams told me he really needed me here. The team wanted me here, and they were willing to prove it. Job security like this doesn't happen often, I feel blessed."

Former Sox OF Quentin was unavailable for comment, but his locker had already been cleared out by the time reporters arrived this morning. RP prospect Infante projects as a setup man in the very near future, and could be used to shore up the Dodgers bullpen right away.

**sirotka33** · 03-30-2011, 01:24 PM

Sox win 5-4 behind two in 9th; sweep lowly Tigers

Detroit - The White Sox (15-7) completed their first series sweep of the season and with that retook the AL Central lead. The White Sox scored two runs off Tigers (6-16) closer Jose Valverde (0-1 6SV 7.04) scoring first off an Andre Ethier double and then the game-winner by Alexei Ramirez one batter later.

"It feels great to play such a key role in my first game with this club. I really like the guys and the atmosphere. I'm excited for the future of this team," said Ethier.

With 6 games left in the month of April, the White Sox have the chance to put up the best start in team history, topping the 19-9 mark set in 1994. Up next for the Sox is a 4 game road trip against the New York Yankees (14-7). Edwin Jackson will face off against A.J. Burnett.

Code:

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
April 24, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  1  1  1  0  0  0  1    .360
Alex Rios (CF)                4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .283
Adam Dunn (DH)                3  0  2  1  0  0  2  0    .299
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  3  0  1  0  1  0  0    .230
 Brent Lillibridge (P)        0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1    .000
 Ramon Castro (P)             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
Andre Ethier (RF)             3  1  2  1  0  1  1  0    .295
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           5  2  0  0  0  2  0  0    .287
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .307
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .261
Brent Morel (3B)              5  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .359
TOTALS                       38 11  7  5  0  5  5  2

   2B:  Andre Ethier (2), Paul Konerko (4)
   GDP:  Brent Morel

   DP:  Brent Morel, Alex Rios

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Jake Peavy  6.0  5  2  1  3  3  7 107   3.18
             Jesse Crain  1.0  3  0  0  1  1  1  17   5.40
              Chris Sale  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  18   0.79
           Matt Thornton  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  13   3.65
                  TOTALS  9.0  9  2  1  4  4 10 155

DETROIT                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Austin Jackson (CF)           5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .234
Magglio Ordonez (RF)          3  1  1  2  0  0  0  0    .177
Victor Martinez (C)           3  2  1  1  0  1  0  0    .263
Miguel Cabrera (1B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .309
Ryan Raburn (LF)              4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .250
Jhonny Peralta (SS)           4  4  0  0  0  2  0  0    .352
Carlos Guillen (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .000
Casper Wells (DH)             4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .308
Brandon Inge (3B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .270
TOTALS                       35  9  2  4  1  4 10  0

   2B:  Victor Martinez (6)
   HR:  Ryan Raburn (5)

   DP:  Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Guillen, Jhonny Peralta
   E:  Brandon Inge

                 DETROIT   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Rick Porcello  6.1  6  5  0  3  2  3  99   4.61
              Ryan Perry  1.0  2  1  0  0  0  0  16   3.07
             Brad Thomas  0.2  0  1  0  0  0  0  11   6.30
           Jose Valverde  1.0  3  0  0  2  2  2  26   7.04
                  TOTALS  9.0 11  7  0  5  4  5 152

     WP: Chris Sale (2-0)
     LP: Jose Valverde (0-1)
     SV: Matt Thornton (9)

     Temperature: 56F
     Wind: 3 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 41,255
     Time: 3:11

**Moynes** · 03-30-2011, 03:49 PM

Good trade, Quentin is made of glass or something and Ethier is much more reliable bat in the lineup. I'm excited to see how the team performs now with him.

**sirotka33** · 03-31-2011, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Moynes

Good trade, Quentin is made of glass or something and Ethier is much more reliable bat in the lineup. I'm excited to see how the team performs now with him.

Thanks man! I appreciate you reading, hopefully he'll be a mainstay for me

**sirotka33** · 03-31-2011, 07:22 PM

Yanks homer 4 times, beat White Sox 7-3

New York - Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter are no strangers to hitting home runs in Yankee stadium. Both infielders blasted shots as the Yankees (15-7) bombed the White Sox (15-8) by a score of 7-3.

Edwin Jackson (0-3 5.70) continued his early season struggles, allowing 6 ER in just over 5 innings of work. DH Adam Dunn added his 10th home run, while Gordon Beckham got on the board with his first.

The Sox look to Mark Buehrle to be the stop-loss once again tomorrow against Kevin Millwood.

Code:

Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees
April 25, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .355
Alex Rios (CF)                4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .271
Adam Dunn (DH)                4  2  0  1  1  1  2  0    .309
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .220
Andre Ethier (RF)             4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .293
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .275
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           3  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .308
Gordon Beckham (2B)           3  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .264
Brent Morel (3B)              3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .346
TOTALS                       33  6  0  3  2  3  7  0

   2B:  Adam Dunn (3)
   HR:  Adam Dunn (10), Gordon Beckham (1)
   HBP:  A.J. Pierzynski
   GDP:  Alexei Ramirez

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Edwin Jackson  5.1  7  2  3  6  6  2  92   5.70
               Tony Pena  1.2  1  0  1  1  1  2  24   1.72
              Will Ohman  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  15   2.70
                  TOTALS  8.0  8  2  4  7  7  5 131

NEW YORK                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Curtis Granderson (CF)        3  0  1  1  0  0  2  1    .278
Derek Jeter (SS)              4  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .369
Robinson Cano (2B)            4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .216
Mark Teixeira (1B)            4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .322
Alex Rodriguez (3B)           4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .276
Nick Swisher (LF)             2  1  1  2  1  1  0  0    .250
Jorge Posada (DH)             3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .288
Andruw Jones (RF)             3  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .250
Russell Martin (C)            3  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .243
TOTALS                       30  8  2  7  4  7  5  1

   2B:  Russell Martin (2)
   HR:  Alex Rodriguez (5), Derek Jeter (3), Nick Swisher (2), Andruw Jones (3)
   GDP:  Mark Teixeira
   CS:  Derek Jeter

   DP:  Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter
   E:  Robinson Cano

                NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            A.J. Burnett  7.0  5  0  2  3  3  4  98  10.31
          Rafael Soriano  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2   8   2.19
         Pedro Feliciano  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   6   7.62
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  0  2  3  3  7 112

     WP: A.J. Burnett (2-3)
     LP: Edwin Jackson (0-3)

     Temperature: 50F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 52,325
     Time: 2:26

**sirotka33** · 03-31-2011, 07:33 PM

Morel drives in 2 as Buehrle, Sox win 6-2

3B of the future? Brent Morel is batting .341

New York - Rookie 3B Brent Morel is making the most of his first 24 games of the 2011. He is batting .341 with 6 extra-base hits, 12 runs scored and 12 driven out of the 9th spot in the lineup. His performance has left many Sox fans forgetting about Dayan Viciedo, whom they had been clamoring for prior to his injury in spring ball.

"It's always disappointing when you can basically point to an injury as to why a guy lost his job. Brent took charge of his opportunity and hasn't looked back. I think he'll stick with the club all year," said GM Kenny Williams.

Morel went 1-4 with a double and 2 RBI in support of Mark Buehrle (4-1 4.39). Paul Konerko added his 7th HR of the season and 2 RBI as well.

Buehrle, however, pitched a CG allowing 5 hits and 2 ER in his defeat of the Yankees (15-8). The White Sox (16-8) still have two games remaining in the set, sending John Danks to the hill tomorrow against former White Sox starter Freddy Garcia.

Code:

Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees
April 26, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .337
Alex Rios (CF)                5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .267
Adam Dunn (DH)                5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .291
Paul Konerko (1B)             4  2  1  3  1  1  1  0    .232
Andre Ethier (RF)             4  3  0  1  0  2  0  0    .313
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .274
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           4  1  0  1  0  1  1  0    .305
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .274
Brent Morel (3B)              4  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .341
TOTALS                       39 11  1  6  1  6  5  0

   2B:  Brent Morel (4), Alex Rios (6), Andre Ethier (3), Paul Konerko (5)
   3B:  Andre Ethier (1)
   HR:  Paul Konerko (7)

   DP:  Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Mark Buehrle  9.0  5  0  1  2  2  6 117   4.39
                  TOTALS  9.0  5  0  1  2  2  6 117

NEW YORK                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Curtis Granderson (CF)        4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .277
Derek Jeter (SS)              4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .375
Robinson Cano (2B)            4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .208
Mark Teixeira (1B)            4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .308
Alex Rodriguez (3B)           3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .267
Nick Swisher (LF)             3  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .253
Jorge Posada (DH)             3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
Andruw Jones (RF)             3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .217
Russell Martin (C)            3  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .247
TOTALS                       31  5  0  2  1  2  6  0

   HR:  Russell Martin (2)
   GDP:  Andruw Jones
   E:  Alex Rodriguez

                NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          Kevin Millwood  5.2  8  1  0  5  5  3  98   5.40
         Pedro Feliciano  1.1  2  0  1  1  1  1  23   7.53
          Rafael Soriano  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   9   2.03
          Mariano Rivera  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  20   2.61
                  TOTALS  9.0 11  1  1  6  6  5 150

     WP: Mark Buehrle (4-1)
     LP: Kevin Millwood (2-2)

     Temperature: 44F
     Wind: 3 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 52,325
     Time: 2:40

**sirotka33** · 03-31-2011, 08:02 PM

Konerko homers for 2nd straight, Danks masterful as Sox triumph

Paul Konerko is congratulated after his 4th inning HR

New York - Paul Konerko didn't know what uniform he would be wearing in 2011 until the New Year's day ball had nearly dropped. After owner Jerry Reinsdorf green-lit the spending spree, bringing back Konerko, a 2010 MVP candidate, became top priority.

"It's nights like these, that make me glad we brought him back. I don't know where we would be without him. Adding Dunn and Ethier to protect him was a priority, I can't wait to see what he can do all year with these guys in the order," gleamed Kenny Williams.

Konerko went 3-5 for the White Sox (17-8) as they defeated the Yankees (15-9) 5-3 for the second time in as many nights. He had a home run, double, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. John Danks (4-1 2.77) pitched 7 and 2/3 innings allowed 3 runs, zero earned and CL Matt Thornton picked up his 10th save.

"Dunn and I have kind of a have a bet going around who has more saves or homers at the end of the year, I'm really wanting to win," joked Thornton after the game.

Code:

Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees
April 27, 2011

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

CHICAGO                      ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Juan Pierre (LF)              4  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .333
Alex Rios (CF)                5  1  0  0  0  0  3  0    .264
Adam Dunn (DH)                2  1  3  2  0  0  0  0    .295
Paul Konerko (1B)             5  3  0  2  1  3  2  0    .250
Andre Ethier (RF)             4  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .320
Alexei Ramirez (SS)           4  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .283
A.J. Pierzynski (C)           5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .287
Gordon Beckham (2B)           4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .263
Brent Morel (3B)              4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .337
TOTALS                       37 11  5  5  1  5 10  0

   2B:  Alex Rios (7), Andre Ethier (4), Paul Konerko (6)
   HR:  Paul Konerko (8)
   HBP:  Alexei Ramirez
   GDP:  Alexei Ramirez
   E:  A.J. Pierzynski

                 CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              John Danks  7.2  5  3  0  3  0  8 143   2.77
           Sergio Santos  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   4  12.15
              Chris Sale  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   3   0.77
           Matt Thornton  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  11   3.38
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  3  0  3  0 11 161

NEW YORK                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Curtis Granderson (CF)        5  0  0  1  0  0  2  0    .263
Derek Jeter (SS)              4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .359
Robinson Cano (2B)            4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
Mark Teixeira (1B)            3  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .298
Alex Rodriguez (3B)           4  2  0  1  0  2  1  1    .277
Nick Swisher (LF)             4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .265
Jorge Posada (DH)             3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .266
Andruw Jones (RF)             3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .192
Russell Martin (C)            4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .259
TOTALS                       34  6  3  3  0  3 11  1

   2B:  Alex Rodriguez (9), Nick Swisher (3)

   DP:  Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter

                NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Freddy Garcia  5.2  6  1  1  4  4  3  92   9.41
         Pedro Feliciano  1.0  2  1  0  0  0  2  22   7.04
        Joba Chamberlain  1.0  2  1  0  1  1  2  23   2.60
          Rafael Soriano  0.1  0  1  0  0  0  1  11   1.98
           George Kontos  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  2  18   5.28
                  TOTALS  9.0 11  5  1  5  5 10 166

     WP: John Danks (4-1)
     LP: Freddy Garcia (2-2)
     SV: Matt Thornton (10)

     Temperature: 53F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 52,325
     Time: 3:16

**sirotka33** · 03-31-2011, 08:21 PM

Tim Lincecum to DL

Tim Lincecum could miss up to a month of action

San Francisco - 3 time all-star and 2 time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum (3-2 2.93) is headed to the disabled list. The defending champion Giants (12-12) are currently in 2nd place and 3GB of NL West leading Colorado (16-9).

Lincecum is expected to be out at least 3 weeks as he recovers from a strained shoulder stemming from a base running incident, in which he ran into the Pittsburgh Pirate's 3B Pedro Alvarez.

Lincecum returned to the hill in the bottom half of the inning, before complaining about soreness in his shoulder.

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