Black Sox Blog

The White Sox saw a 5-1 lead evaporate pretty quickly and they even had to comeback from one run down to win this one. The two teams combined for 19 runs and 27 hits, but the Sox came out on top with some strong relief pitching.

Brandon McCarthy’s second debut wasn’t all that great. He got pulled in the fifth after getting two outs, and he gave up six runs on seven hits and four walks. Most depressing was the fact that he didn’t strike out a single Royal.

Paul Konerko, Frank Thomas and Jermaine Dye all homered for the White Sox. Iguchi scored three times and had three hits, while Konerko drove in four runs. Scott Podsednik stole his 36th base of the season.

The Sox now have a nice eight game cushion. And they’re now 25 games over .500. Even if they play .500 ball down the stretch, that will still be good for 93-94 wins and a solid chance at the Wild Card. But for now, you have to hope they keep on rolling and win this thing outright (and early).