4/25/14: Abreu & Co Walk-Off On The South Side Against Tampa

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Chicago, IL- Jose Abreu hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of ninth as the White Sox beat the Rays 9-6.

Adam Eaton returned to the lineup today, as he went 1 for 5 with 1 RBI. Jose Abreu went 3 for 5 with 6 RBI. Besides the grand slam, he had an RBI single and a solo home run. Alexei Ramirez and Alejandro De Aza both went 2 for 4. Tyler Flowers went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Erik Johnson only lasted 1.2 innings as he gave up four earned runs to the Rays. Zach Putnam pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout. Matt Lindstrom broke up the tie in the top of the ninth, but went on to win the game.

The Rays may have had ten hits and eleven walks, but they only scored six runs. Ben Zobrist went 2 for 5 with 1 RBI. Evan Longeria gave the Rays a 6-4 lead in the top of the ninth with a two-run blast, but sadly for the Rays it wasn't the game winning hit. The Rays third basemen went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. Chris Archer started for the Rays, as he went six innings, gave up nine hits, four earned runs, and collected four strikeouts. Grant Balfour blew his first save of the season.

The White Sox play their next game against the Rays on April 26, 2014. Cesar Ramos will face off against John Danks at 6:10 PM CT.

-Daniel

                           

                                               

White Sox Acquire Some Pitching With An Odd Move

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Chicago, IL- The White Sox need some pitching, like badly. Chris Sale is on the DL along with Felipe Paulino and Nate Jones. Charlie Leesman was sent back down to the minors this week. So the White Sox have hit the drawing board, and acquired Hector Noesi.

Acquiring Noesi was an odd move for the White Sox, as he has struggled the last few years in his career. Originally signed by the Yankees in 2004, Hector Noesi was part of the trade that sent Michael Pineda to the Bronx. He was put in the starting rotation in 2012 for the Mariners, where he had stats of a 2-12 record, 5.82 ERA, 5.53 FIP, and WHIP of 1.369. Last year, Noesi spent much of the season at AAA where he was 3-3 with a 5.83 ERA. Earlier this season, he was traded to the Texas Rangers where he had an ERA of 11.81 and a FIP of 2.67. He also had a WHIP of 2.438 in Texas.

The White Sox faced Noesi earlier this year, and he had a poor outing against the team. In that outing on April 20, 2014 Noesi gave up seven hits, seven earned runs, and one walk in one inning pitched.

Hopefully in Chicago he can find his groove, but his career lines don't show any success at the Major League level.

-Daniel

4/24/14: White Sox Split Series In Detroit

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Chicago, IL- Miguel Cabrera hit the go-ahead two-run RBI single in top of the seventh as the Tigers beat the White Sox 7-4.

Rajai Davis went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI for the Tigers in the leadoff spot. He hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth, and had an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth. Miguel Cabrera went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI. Both Nick Castellanos and Bryan Holaday went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer pitched six innings of two-run ball, and also struck out ten White Sox batters. Joe Nathan earned his fourth save of the season.

Cleanup man Adam Dunn went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. Dayan Viciedo continued with his hot bat, going 3 for 4. Alexei Ramirez went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI. He had a sacrifice fly, and an RBI single. Gordon Beckham went 0 for 4 with 3 K in his first game back in a White Sox uniform. Jose Quintana started for the White Sox, as he went six innings, gave up seven hits, three earned runs, and struck out three. Maikel Cleto and Daniel Webb both gave up a combined four runs out of the bullpen.

The White Sox start a four-game series with the Rays at the Cell next. The first game will consist of a match-up between young nighties Chris Archer and Erik Johnson. First pitch is at 7:10 PM CT on April 25, 2014.

-Daniel

Gordon Beckham To Return Tomorrow

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Chicago, IL- According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, Gordon Beckham will be back on the White Sox tomorrow. This move sends Charlie Leesman back down to the Minors.

Gordon Beckahm, a career .249 hitter, has spent his entire five-year career with the White Sox. He was drafted by the team as the number eight overall pick in the 2008 amateur draft. Last season, Beckham batted .267 with an OBP of .322 with 5 HR and 24 RBI in the 103 games he played.

Marcus Semien, who has spent fifteen games at second this year, will probably be moved to third base or a utility role. So far this season he has hit .234 with 3 HR.

Charlie Leesman will be sent back down to the Minors. At the Major League level he has career numbers of 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA. However, in the Minors he has career numbers of 53-33 with an ERA of 3.39.

-Daniel

4/23/14: Semien's Grand Slam The Difference In The Sox Win

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Chicago, IL- Marcus Semien came up clutch, as he hit the go-ahead grand slam in the White Sox 6-4 win over the Tigers.

Marcus Semien went 1 for 4 with 4 RBI for the White Sox as he was the big bat in the win. Jose Abreu went 1 for 4 with 2 RBI. He hit a two-run homer in the top of the first off of Drew Smyly. Paul Konerko, who set the White Sox franchise record for total bases tonight, went 3 for 4. He broke the record, which was set by Frank Thomas with 3,949 total bases. Andre Rienzo pitched solid for the White Sox, as he went 6.1 innings, gave up five hits, four earned runs, two walks, and collected three strikeouts. Matt Lindstrom recorded his third save of the season.

J.D. Martinez and Austin Jackson both drove in two runs tonight for the Tigers. Victor Martinez went 2 for 4. Drew Smyly pitched six innings of two run ball, but he didn't get the win as Evan Reed lost the game for the Tigers.

The White Sox will try to take three out of four in this series against Detroit on April 24, 2014. Jose Quintana  will face Max Scherzer  with first pitch at 12:08 CT at Comerica Park.

-Daniel

4/22/14: Sale's Absence Hurts White Sox In Loss To Tigers

Chicago, IL- Alex Avila hit the game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the fifth as the Tigers rolled past the White Sox 8-6. Adam Dunn hit a two-run home run in the ninth, but the rest of the offense couldn't tie the ballgame after that.

Rajai Davis went 2 for 5 with 1 RBI leading off the the Tigers. Ian Kinsler, the player acquired for Prince Fiedler, went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Miguel Cabrera, who has been struggling this season, found his tune going 3 for 5 with 3 RBI. He had an RBI double and a two-run home run. Just like Cabrera, Alex Avila found his grove at the plate, going 3 for 4 with 1 RBI. Justin Verlander started for the Tigers, going seven innings, giving up eight hits, two earned runs, two walks, while collecting seven strikeouts. Phil Coke had a rough outing out of the pen, as he gave up three earned runs in under an inning pitched.

Jose Abreu helped knock in some runs again for the Sox, as he went 2 for 3 with 1 RBI. He hit a solo shot in the top of the first off of Justin Verlander. Dayan Viciedo had four hits, which is a career-high in a Major League Baseball game for the Cuban outfielder. Charlie Leesman, who started for Chris Sale, only went 2.2 innings, as he gave up nine hits, six earned runs, and one walk.

The White Sox play the third game of the four-game series on April 23, 2014. Andre Rienzo will be taking the mound for the White Sox against Drew Smyly at 6:08 CT at Comerica Park.

-Daniel

4/21/14 White Sox Comeback To Beat Tigers In Opener In Detroit

Chicago, IL- Dayan Viciedo hit the go-ahead RBI double in the top of the seventh as the White Sox beat the Tigers 3-1.

Jose Abreu and Dayan Viciedo both went 1 for 4 with 1 RBI. John Danks pitched 6.1 innings of one run ball. Ronald Belisario pitched well out of relief, while Matt Lindstrom earned his second save of the season.

Tori Hunter hit well for the Tigers, as he went 2 for 4. Anibal Sanchez started for the Tigers, going 6.1 innings, giving up five hits, three earned runs, one walk, while collecting five strikeouts. 

Three challenges occurred in the game with  Robbie losing his forth straight challenge. So far this season he is 0 for 4 in replay challenges. 

The White Sox play the the Tigers next on April 22, 2014 at 6:05 CT. It will be the second game of the four-game series at Comerica Park.

-Daniel