I have a feeling things are going to be boring for White Sox fans the next couple of months. I’m sure there will be some excitement as they chase 100 wins, but they have a fairly safe 13 1/2 game lead over the Indians. The Twins are an after thought, and with Torii Hunter on the DL, I think it’s safe to say they don’t pose much of a threat.
The White Sox were also the first team to reach 70 wins on the season. The Cardinals have 68. No other team has more the 65.
Probably the most disconcerting about the series with the Jays is their offense once again was relatively absent. On Tuesday, the Sox took an early two run lead (Paul Konerko two run homer) in the first, but Jon Garland gave up five runs in the next half inning and the Jays never looked back. Garland dropped to 15-5 on the season.
Yesterday, the Sox once again only managed three runs. Toronto scored all four of their runs in the first inning, and while Orlando Hernandez calmed down to throw seven innings, the Sox fell one run short of coming back.
Today was more the same. The Sox put four runs on the board in the first inning only to see the Jays come back to tie it up in the eighth. Fortunately, Tadahito Iguchi came up huge with a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to win the game.
The Mariners are on deck. Hopefully Ozzie Guillen keeps everyone fresh. The last thing we need right now are injuries.
