It took 19 innings yesterday, but the Sox pulled it out. And it was the difference between going into the break down by two games or down by three games because the Mariners finally took a game from Detroit.
Things didn’t start well in the series though. On Friday, we ran into…..Jon Lester? Okay, he’s doing his best Jered Weaver imitation and after taking care of the White Sox, he’s now a perfect 4-0 in six career starts. Mark Buehrle was roughed up and he gave up five runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings. Jermaine Dye had two sac. flies to account for the two White Sox runs in the 7-2 loss.
Jermaine Dye homered twice on Saturday but that wasn’t enough to top the Red Sox because Freddy Garcia and the pen was knocked around just as bad. Three of the four relievers used in the game gave up runs. Scott Podesdnik finished the game with three hits and Jermaine Dye’s season homerun total was now up to 24. Jim Thome went yard for his 30th.
Yesterday’s game was the longest game (inning wise) of the season. The game went into extra frames 3-3 and then both teams scored a pair in the eleventh. Then neither team scored until Tad Iguchi hit a walk off RBI single in the nineteenth to win. Give Brandon McCarthy some props. He didn’t pick up the win, but he threw 4 1/3 shutout innings and this was after struggling of late. Oh yeah, and lost in all this, Jose Contreras didn’t get a decision so his winning streak is intact.
