Black Sox Blog

Javier Vazquez faced off against Dustin McGowan and the Toronto Blue Jays in a game that was characterized by great pitching on both sides of the mound.  Vazquez went seven and two-thirds innings, giving up eight hits, one earned run, and nine strike outs.  McGowan lasted seven and one-third innings giving up four hits and six strike outs.  The difference in the game was a solo home run by Matt Stairs in the bottom of the seventh inning to push Toronto atop Chicago 1-0.  Chicago hitters could not get anything going in a game in which they only tallied four hits compared with six strike outs.  The sixth straight loss by the Sox has the team back on their heals fighting and trying to find a way to get back into the win column.  Nobody on the team is batting over .300 and the pitchers have been getting no insurance runs to give themselves a fighting chance.  Fresh off two sweeps in a row, the Sox travel home for a three game series against the Minnesota Twins.  Gavin Floyd gets the start in the first game on Tuesday.