Just when the Tigers run into trouble, the White Sox hit the skids and have problems finding a win. After dropping three of four against the Indians, the White Sox lost two games to the Ranges and now have lost five of their last six games. No time would be better to end their losing streak though, because the Tigers come to town for a three game series this week.
On Friday, the White Sox blew a 3-2 lead and a pretty good start by Jon Garland went to waste. Brandon McCarthy ended up taking the loss because he gave up the final run, but Jeff Nelson, who didn’t even get a batter out, also did his share when he gave up Jon Garland’s inherited run in the seventh to tie the game up. Five different White Sox had two hits, but it was the scoring part that the White Sox had troubles with.
The White Sox finally ended their four game skid on Saturday with an 8-6 win. Javier Vazquez was hit hard but he still picked up a win and it was a seven run third inning that really put this one out of reach. Joe Crede and Scot Podsednik drove in two runs and Tad Iguchi scored twice.
This afternoon, Mark Buehrle got his clock cleaned. He was touched up for six runs on nine hits in seven innings and he dropped to 6-4. Joe Crede continued to hit the ball well and he drove in both White Sox runs. While he’s not on pace to hit the 30 homeruns I predicted, he does have a shot to drive in 100 runs and hit .300, which would be quite an accomplishment.
