Welp, that wasn’t fun. Paul Konerko returned to the lineup today in the field. Good sign as he appears to be completely healthy after his concussion. As for the game, the White Sox got swept for the second time this season. They managed to make Jeremy Guthrie look like the GREATEST PITCHER EVER IN THE GAME! He cruised through 6.2 innings only giving up one walk. Yes, you read that right. He only walked one through 6.2 innings and didn’t give up a hit!
Paul Konerko FINALLY got a hit after 6.2 innings, though it was questionable of whether Alcides Escobar should have been charged with a throwing error to Eric Hosmer. Personally, I think the throw should have been ruled an error, but I’ll take the hit to prevent a no-hitter. In any event, no perfect game or no-hitter for Jeremy. Dayan Viciedo did get a legitimate hit in the eighth inning so now there is no question that Guthrie wouldn’t have the specter of a potential no-hitter hanging over his head.
And now this is what the Royals and their fans are doing White Sox players (at least for a little bit):
why, WHY is Kaufmann the new house of horrors where the White Sox just cannot win?
You know things won’t be good when your lead off man gets on base, gets to third and doesn’t end up scoring in the first inning. Doesn’t help either when in the bottom of the first inning, “fundamental” get ‘em on, get ‘em over and get ‘em in works perfectly.
And of course, who can forget all the errors. It was clown shoes tonight for the White Sox who generally catch the ball. The Royals had an error as well, but unfortunately, the Sox were unable to capitalize on that error. The Royals on the other hand? They were all over scoring on miscues of the White Sox.
At least the Sox were not shut out. There was danger of that as Bruce “Cy” Chen was mowing the Sox down. Retiring countless batters and just making the hitters look . . . turrible. The second hit of the game wouldn’t come until the fifth inning when Dayan Viciedo led off with a single. More followed, but just like the first inning, nothing doing in terms of scoring.
Paul Konerko made his return back to the White Sox after sitting out with a concussion. He immediately made his presence known with a relatively hard hit ball in his first at-bat. Unfortunately, he made an out. He did come back though and hit a home run to the Royals bullpen that tied the game up.
After that, Bacon actually did something with his bat to put the Sox ahead when he hit a single to right field that scored The Cuban Missile. Unfortunately, Billy Butler would tie things up in the bottom of the sixth inning and then the PITAs would go ahead by two runs in the bottom of the seventh. That was due to a double hit by Salvador Perez when the bases were loaded. » Continue reading “The King Returns In White Sox 4-2 Loss”
It isn’t often the closer of a team is used to get the final four outs, but that is exactly what the Sox did tonight in their 3-2 win over the Blue Jays. The game started out with not a lot going on in the game offensively for either team. The Blue Jays did get on the board in the bottom of the first inning via the old-fashioned get ‘em on, get ‘em over, and get ‘em in.
The Jays would add their second and final run in the third inning. Again with the basic formula. The Sox would come roaring back in the fifth inning however and score all of their runs. They would also do it without a long ball as well. In the process, AJ Pierzynski extended his hitting streak to 15 games. Who knew he could do what he has been doing as an old man of 35? » Continue reading “Four-out Save For Addison Reed? Four-out Save For Addison Reed!”
After hosting the Blue Jays twice on the South Side this season, the Sox will finally make the trek north of the border and go visit Toronto. Here is what to know about the upcoming four-game series to begin the seven-game road trip.
2012 Record: White Sox 62-51, 1st in AL Central. Blue Jays 54-60, 5th in AL East
2012 Series Record: 3-3
All-Time Series Record: 166-190 (The Sox are 75-103 in Toronto)
The following pitchers are expected to start in the four games:
Jake Peavy: 9-8, 3.08 ERA, 138K vs. Carlos Villanueva: 6-2, 3.30 ERA, 78K
Jose Quintana: 4-2, 2.78 ERA, 49K vs. Hernderson Alvarez: 7-9, 4.58 ERA, 51K
The game started off in typical Mr. Consistently Inconsistent fashion. He gives up runs early. He’s throwing a ton of pitches early. Though, mercifully tonight, he decided not to use 42 of them in the first inning. Though, as annoying as Gavin Floyd was in the first couple of innings, he did finally settle down and throw scoreless innings for four innings. » Continue reading “Danks A Million”
The White Sox . . . are not so hot right now. The Athletics on the other hand . . . probably one of the hottest in baseball. And now they will bring their hotness to US Cellular Field for the weekend. Here is what you should know for the battle this weekend that yet again is . . . critical.
2012 Record: White Sox 60-50, 1st in AL Central. Athletics: 60-51, 2nd in AL West
2012 Season Series: 1-2
All-Time Series Record: 268-289 (The Sox are 138-136 at home against the Athletics)
The following pitchers are expected to start in the three games this weekend:
Gavin Floyd: 8-9, 4.43 ERA 99K vs. Brandon McCarthy: 6-3, 2.54 ERA, 52K
Francisco Liriano: 3-10, 5.03 ERA, 121K vs. Tommy Milone: 9-9, 3.91 ERA, 101K
Chris Sale: 13-3, 2.59 ERA, 121K vs. Jarrod Parker: 7-6, 3.55 ERA, 92K
Tonight, they faced the Kansas City Royals, who once again tried to prove why Cheryl calls them PITAs. Luckily, the Sox put together some good hitting at the right time and pulled out a 4-2 win. » Continue reading “Timely Hitting Earns the Win”
So the White Sox *won the opener against the Angels by a final of 8-6. In spectacular walk off fashion thanks to a tenth inning home run by none other than ALEX RIOS! Of course, this all capped off a great Elvis Night.
There were plenty of highlights and lowlights, but first enjoy some Elvis and a song that asks why do we like this team? Why do you keep falling in love with them despite the agony some of the players put us through.
Well, that sucked. The road trip that is. Swept by the biggest division rival. Losing heartbreaking games that there was a chance to win in Boston. At least there was a series win against the Royals? I wish I could say it didn’t matter, but I prefer not to lie. The Sox will however be home for a brief three-game series against the Twins starting tonight. Here is what you need to know for those games:
2012 Record: White Sox 50-45, 2nd in AL Central. Twins 40-55, 5th in AL Central
2012 Series Record: 4-2
All-Time Series Record: 373-417 (The Sox are 203-193 at home against the Twins)
The following pitchers are expected to in the three games:
Gavin Floyd: 7-8, 4.54 ERA, 91K vs. Francisco Liriano: 3-9, 4.81 ERA, 107K
Jose Quintana: 4-1, 2.30 ERA, 43K vs. Cole De Vries: 2-2, 3.95 ERA, 29K
Jake Peavy: 7-7, 3.22 ERA, 120K vs. Nick Blackburn: 4-5, 7.46 ERA, 32K
Discounted tickets to select Sox games just for South Side HIt Girl readers
Cheryl Norman
Senior Chicago White Sox Reporter
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May 16, 2013
at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
9:05 pm
TV: CSN in Chicago;
Radio: WSCR 670, 97.5 ESPN Deportes in Chicago; KLAA 830, KWKW 1330 in Anaheim
Big Donkey’s No K Games
6th of the season: May 15, 2013
.156, 1BB, 0K, 3H, 2R.
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