Black Sox Blog

After Ozzie Guillen went on a tirade and called for changes to be made to the team, nothing was done…and it worked out just fine.  The Sox bats got their swagger back, and a little more.   Four home runs by the Sox helped to fuel the team to a 9-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the first of a three game series.  Nick Swisher, A.J. Pierzynski, Carlos Quentin, and Alexei Ramirez all had a homer in the game.  Gavin Floyd started the game for the Sox and pitched well enough to give the Sox the win.  Floyd lasted seven innings, gave up six hits and four runs of which only two were earned.  He also gave up no walks and struck out four.  A great day at the plate for the Sox can be characterized by eleven hits compared with only four strike outs on the day.  The four home runs tied their most in one game for the season.  On May 18, they also hit four home runs at San Francisco.  John Danks takes the mound in game two as the Sox try to keep rolling.