posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:59 PM
by
Jim
June 21: Cubs 11, White Sox 7
Can't blame the offense for this one. They staked Jose Contreras to a 4-1 lead with a pair of homers -- Jermaine Dye's fourth in three games, and Dewayne Wise's first as a member of the White Sox.
Contreras then did his best Octavio Dotel impersonation by allowing back-to-back homers to Jim Edmonds and Mike Fontenot, and his day went downhill from there. And if the solo homers weren't the tipping point, the fulcrum of the inning was likely Jason Marquis' at-bat.
With one out and one on, Marquis -- a .204 lifetime hitter, not an automatic out by any means -- was set to give himself up with a sacrifice bunt. He missed the first pitch and looked at the second, which took the bunt off. Marquis then slashed the next pitch through the right side, and Contreras wouldn't record another out.
Singles and homers were the story of the inning. Marquis' base hit was the first of four consecutive ones allowed by Contreras, and an Aramis Ramirez homer ended his day. Edmonds ended up going deep twice, with Boone Logan serving as the second victim.
The Sox answered back with a run when A.J. Pierzynski singled, but Jermaine Dye extinguished any chance at a bigger rally by grounding into a 1-6-3 double play with one out and two on.
Record: 41-33 |
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