Maybe interleague play was what the Sox needed. Mark Buehrle certainly benefited from it, anyway. Buehrle tossed eight shutout innings and was backed by plenty of offensive support and a flawless defensive effort, breaking a personal five-game losing streak and snapping the team’s two-game skid. He needed only 91 pitches to get through eight innings, [...]
One bad bounce turned what could’ve been a thrilling comeback into yet another disheartening loss. With the White Sox trailing 6-3 with two outs in the eighth inning, A.J. Pierzynski came to the plate against Fernando Rodney and promptly drove a double over the head of Juan Rivera. There was just one problem. The ball [...]
Kevin Slowey needed only 39 pitches to get through the first four innings. Alex Rios shook things up by leading off the fifth by singling, stealing second, and taking third after Orlando Hudson failed to catch Joe Mauer’s throw. Still, it looked like more of the same when Carlos Quentin and Gordon Beckham struck out [...]