Sometime the goal isn’t to win, it’s to lose less. The White Sox dropped two of three to the Twins and they’re causing us problems by staying in the mix. The good news is, the Tigers are faltering, so at the end of the day, there could be room for both of us. Needless to say, this is a huge series this week.
Friday’s game was kind of ugly. The White Sox could never get on track and while they tied it at 3-3 in the sixth, the Twins didn’t let that sit for long. Jermaine Dye hit homerun number 33 and he drove in two runs. FreddY Garcia took the loss and gave up five runs on ten hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Final was 7-3.
On Friday, the White Sox ran into Johan Santana. Between that a Twins four run third inning, the White Sox couldn’t muster a come back. Javier Vazquez dropped to 11-8 and in seven mediocre innings. Tad Iguchi had two hits and an RBI.
Saturday’s win was bigger then it might have appeared. Had we lost that game, we would be on the outside looking at the Wild Card. Garland gave up only one unearned run on five hits in 7 2/3 innings. Rob Mackowiak homered while Jim Thome doubled twice and scored twice.
Yesterday, the White Sox ran into Johan Santana. Between that a Twins four run third inning, the White Sox couldn’t muster a come back. Javier Vazquez dropped to 11-8 and in seven mediocre innings. Tad Iguchi had two hits and an RBI.
The Tigers still have a nice lead, so a 2-2 split won’t cut it here. If we’re going to make some progress, we need three of four. And hopefully while we do that, the Twins hit the skids as well and give us some breathing room.
