We really could have done better then this. The White Sox have a two game lead over the Twins and they’re six down (Tigers are winning in the fourth) from the Tigers and they play each of those teams over the next two series. This is a very big stretch of seven games.
Monday was how the whole series should have went. The White Sox scored eight runs in the fourth inning to bust the game wide open. Jim Thome and Brian Anderson both homered. Nine different White Sox scored runs in the 12-2 win. Jon Garland also threw a good game. He gave up one run on seven hits in seven innings in the win.
Then it went downhill. The Royals edged the White Sox on Tuesday behind a strong outing by Runelvys Hernandez. Then yesterday, the Royals smacked around Jose Contreras. The White Sox turned things around today though.
The first four runs of the game were all on solo homeruns, two a piece for the Royals and White Sox. Paul Konerko doubled home Scott Podsednik in the eighth to give the White Sox a 5-3 lead. They’d end up needing that run because Bobby Jenks got into trouble in the ninth inning. He gave up a run but pitched out of his own jam and picked up the save.
Three against the Twins beginning tomorrow. It’ll be Freddy Garcia against Boof Bonser.
