Oh sweet victory, how I have missed you lately! It’s always a happy day in my book when the White Sox beat the Yankees, and tonight was no different, as the Sox picked up the 9-6 win.

Gavin Floyd was the starter tonight, and just like basically every other game Gavin ever starts, I was left wondering whether we’d see Good Gavin or Bad Gavin. And boy did we see Bad Gavin. He left the game in the third with a really gross-looking line: three runs on five hits and four walks in 2.1 innings pitched. Not pretty, Gavin. Sooooo not pretty. He also hit Raul Ibanez, so Gavin recorded seven outs and allowed ten batters to reach base.

Robin pulled him in favor of Hector Santiago who pitched three innings. He didn’t have a much better line, as he gave up three runs on four hits and three walks. He had two wild pitches as well, so it was a bit of an experience watching these first two pitchers. » Continue reading “Bad Gavin Strikes Again, But Homers Save Sox”

Where dreams are made of. Ah yes, the Sox get to visit the Big Apple. If only the hot Sox team were headed to NY to see the Yankees that struggled at the beginning of the season. In any event, this weekend could tell us tons about this team. Here is what to know for the upcoming four games:

2012 Record: White Sox 40-35, 1st in AL Central. Yankees: 46-28, 1st in AL East

2012 Series Record: 0-0

2011 Series Record: 2-6

All-Time Series Record: 802-1,041  (The Sox are 365-554 at New York)

The following pitchers are expected to start in the four games this weekend: 

Dylan Axelrod: 0-1, 4.85 ERA, 9K v. Ivan Nova: 9-2, 4.25 ERA, 80K

Jose Quintana: 2-1, 1.25 ERA, 24K v. Adam Warren: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0K

Jake Peavy: 6-4, 2.84 ERA, 90K v. Hiroki Kuroda: 7-7, 3.40 ERA, 69K

Gavin Floyd: 6-7, 4.80 ERA, 85K v. Phil Hughes: 8-6, 4.48 ERA, 81K

Thursday and Friday’s games begin at 6:05 pm. Saturday’s game begins at 12:05 pm and Sunday’s game begins at 1:05 pm. All times CDT. » Continue reading “Concrete Jungle. Series Preview: White Sox @ Yankees”