Alright, it’s only a half game. And it’s one game in the win column, but the since the Twins failed to capitalize on a poor week by the White Sox, we still get to say we have the lead.
I knew things weren’t going to end well after Friday’s loss. A six run fourth inning made it 7-0 and despite a late inning flurry by the White Sox, the end result was a loss. Jose Contreras was knocked around and two errors led to five unearned runs. Joe Crede hit homerun number 29 and Paul Konerko drove in two runs in the 7-5 loss.
Mark Buehrle is still the team’s ace in my opinion. He doesn’t get the recognition because he’s not a strikeout pitcher and every once in a while he’ll have a .500 season, but his numbers are always solid and he comes up big for the Sox when they need him. Saturday was no different. Buehrle threw six solid innings that allowed the White Sox to walk away with a win. Joe Crede drove in two runs and he now sits at 90 and Pablo Ozuna scored twice in the 5-3 win.
Today’s game wask kind of a blowout. The White Sox never led and while they made it close in the top of the eighth, the Royals knocked them right back down with three in the bottom of the eighth. Paul Konerko and Jim Thome each homered and Freddy Garcia took the loss with seven mediocre innings.
So with the easy week out of the way, the White Sox now have to contend with the struggling Red Sox. Normally I’d be worried about this series but the Red Sox have a ton of problems. Hard to believe this team won it all two years. They were in the mix just a month ago but they’ve slid far in just a short period of time.
