The White Sox couldn’t wrap up the sweep, but two wins in a three game series is never something to scoff at. With the Tigers struggling, the White Sox are now 4 1/2 back and only a half game ahead of the Twins.
The White Sox really got the bats going on Tuesday. Jermaine Dye hit homerun number 39 and he drove in four runs in the 12-9 win. Joe Crede went four for five with two RBIs and five different White Sox scored twice. Freddy Garcia was hardly stellar but he improved to 13-8.
Yesterday’s game was a whole lot closer but the White Sox pulled it out. The White did most of their damage in the eighth. Down 4-2, Tad Iguchi hit a two run homerun to tie the game and then Jim Thome singled home Jermaine Dye for the go ahead run. Dye finished the game with three hits and two runs in the 5-4 win. Jon Garland picked up win number 16 and he gave up four runs on nine hits and two walks with four strikeouts in eight innings. Bobby Jenks pitched the ninth and saved his 38th game of the season.
Today, the White Sox laid an egg. Matt Thornton gave up a run in the eighth that eventually sent the game into extra frames. Then Brandon McCarthy gave up two runs in the tenth and he took the loss. A.J. Pierzynski homered and drove in two runs in the 5-3 loss.
Next up is three against the Royals. It’s now or never and we have to make some head way while we have these easy teams.
