State of the Sox 2010
White Sox game recaps for the 2010 seasongood thornton
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Tonight might have been Freddy Garcia’s final start in a White Sox uniform, so it was kind of his teammates to bring him the support he was lacking in the second half. Carlos Quentin brought the defense right away with a brilliant diving catch in right-center for the first out of the game. The offense [...]
September 26: White Sox 4, Angels 3
Jered Weaver used to dominate the Sox, but now it’s Tony Pena who has the upper hand. For the second time this season, Pena earned the “W” while Weaver took the loss. And this time, Pena filled in for an injured starter from the get-go. The Angels got to Pena early, but the Sox got [...]
September 24: White Sox 2, Angels 1
Facing a lineup with four rookies and a bust of a prospect, Freddy Garcia enjoyed the equivalent of a rehab start. Although he still sought his 12th win by the end of it, he passed the test. Garcia threw six innings of one-run ball, allowing one run on four hits and two walks, and pitching [...]
August 9: Orioles 3, White Sox 2 (10 innings)
In the ninth inning, Paul Konerko extended this one into extra innings when he sent the first pitch he saw from Alfredo Simon over the left field wall to tie the game. In the 11th inning, Brian Roberts took the first pitch he saw from J.J. Putz over the scoreboard in right field to end [...]
August 7: White Sox 4, Orioles 2
Bullets! *Gavin Floyd evened his season record to .500 by picking up his eighth win thanks to late-inning heroics by Alex Rios, who singled home Juan Pierre to give the Sox their first lead of the game in the eighth inning. *Floyd overcame early trouble. He gave up his first homer in 12 starts when [...]
August 4: White Sox 4, Tigers 1
Edwin Jackson passed his first test by simply throwing strikes. He put pitches over the plate in hopes that the Tigers would get themselves out. By and large, they did just that. Jackson allowed two baserunners in each of the first four innings, but he kept giving the Tigers pitches to hit, and they didn’t [...]
July 2: White Sox 5, Rangers 3
This game started 2 1/2 hours late due to massive rains in the aftermath of Hurricane Alex, and the delayed start seemed to lead to pretty flat baseball. That benefited Freddy Garcia, who met the minimum for a quality start per usual, but with the ball not carrying the way it usually does in Arlington, [...]
June 3: White Sox 4, Rangers 3
Sometimes, the old formula works best. The Sox, who strike out less often than any other American League team, whiffed 11 times on the night. They also hit three homers. Combine it with seven strong innings from Freddy Garcia, and the Sox avoided an embarrassing sweep at the start of a month they theoretically should [...]
May 28: White Sox 4, Rays 2
Bullet points: *Tampa Bay’s David Price was 7-1 entering this game. He was outdueled by Freddy Garcia, who allowed just two runs on four hits over seven strong innings. *Garcia nearly didn’t come away with the victory, as Evan Longoria’s double in the bottom of the sixth was about a foot short of being a [...]
May 7: Blue Jays 7, White Sox 4 (12 innings)
I try not to resort to absolutes when it comes to fresh history, but I’m having a hard time coming up with worse managing jobs by Ozzie Guillen. You can second-guess him three times in all. No. 1: With the Sox leading 3-2, Mark Buehrle walks Jose Bautista to load the bases. That brings up [...]
