Black Sox Blog

After losing the first game of a three game series to the Texas Rangers, the Sox scored 10 runs in each of the next to and went on to win both as well.  Down three runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Sox went on to score five runs to go ahead and never look back to take the series against the rollin’ Rangers.  Only having managed nine hits on the day compared with eleven strike outs, it is amazing that the Sox scored ten runs in the game.  Furthermore, two home runs from Carlos Quentin to give him twenty six on the year, along with one from Jim Thome which was his ninteenth on the year, helped out the Sox offense to put some runs on the board.  Clayton Richard started the game for the Sox and lasted four innings and gave up seven hits, five runs, and also went on to strike out seven.  The bullpen came in and did the job to keep the game close, and Bobby Jenks came up big with the save in the ninth.  With a day off on Thursday, the Sox will get some much needed rest for a road series against Detroit, then Minnesota, then Kansas City.