Some bullet points as the Sox have their first two-game winning streak since
Sept. 9:
- Freddy Garcia notched his third straight victory and his 16th of the year. It wasn't as impressive as his last two starts, as he ran into some trouble in the seventh after pitching six strong. This time, he only carried a no-hitter into the fourth.
- Brian Anderson homered and doubled to snap a slump in which he struck out five times in two games.
- The Sox were back to hitting rookie lefties, the only kind they can hit. Ryan Feieraband was the victim this time.
- The Sox hit five homers in all. Along with Anderson:
- Paul Konerko hit homers No. 34 and 35
- Joe Crede hit No. 30 to give the Sox four guys with 30+ homers.
- Juan Uribe hit a grand slam.
- Neal Cotts continues to confuse, facing two guys and giving up two homers. One of them was to a lefty, of course.
- Dustin Hermanson finished off the game by throwing two innings and 35 pitches.
Record: 87-69 |
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