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White Sox 9, Rays 2 (Game #17) [7-10]
Besides the two-run double in the sixth inning by Jonny Gomes, scoring Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton, as you can probably tell, this game was very one-sided. Gomes' RBIs ended Javier Vazquez’s stretch of scoreless innings at 15. Even though the box score and totals don't indicate this, but I thought Rays starting pitcher Jeff Niemann had a solid outing, but he was very erratic and the four walks killed him. In three-plus innings, the White Sox managed to score eight runs on five hits. Two of those hits were back-to-back home runs... a three-run shot to deep right by Jim Thome, his 511th homer of his career, and a solo home run by Paul Konerko, which wrapped up the four-run third inning. Now the highlights... Upton was the only Ray to have a multi-hit night, two singles in the third and sixth inning. He's currently hitting .317. Worth noting, Scott Dohmann pitched three scoreless innings to end the game with three strikeouts. Evan Longoria, who earlier in the day agreed to a $17.5 million, six-year contract that could be worth up to $44.5 million over nine seasons, went 1 for 3 with a double, increasing his batting average to .304 and his on-base percentage to .429. The Rays claimed first baseman Dan Johnson off waivers from Oakland on Friday. To make room for Johnson on the 40-man roster, the Rays designated Triple-A pitcher Calvin Medlock for assignment. Johnson hit .236 with 18 homers and 62 RBIs in first full major league season last year. I won't dwell on this too much, but this acquisition excites me. If you don't know why, well, I'll leave it at that. Struggling Andy Sonnanstine (1-1, 8.80) will be on the mound for the Rays tomorrow night against Mark Buehrle. Opponents are batting .328 and slugging .672 against Sonnanstine. Buehrle is 6-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 12 career appearances against the Rays, including seven starts. The majority of those victories have come in Tampa Bay, where he is 5-1 with a 4.45 ERA. Let's hope for a reversal of fortune tomorrow.
Besides the two-run double in the sixth inning by Jonny Gomes, scoring Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton, as you can probably tell, this game was very one-sided. Gomes' RBIs ended Javier Vazquez’s stretch of scoreless innings at 15. Even though the box score and totals don't indicate this, but I thought Rays starting pitcher Jeff Niemann had a solid outing, but he was very erratic and the four walks killed him. In three-plus innings, the White Sox managed to score eight runs on five hits. Two of those hits were back-to-back home runs... a three-run shot to deep right by Jim Thome, his 511th homer of his career, and a solo home run by Paul Konerko, which wrapped up the four-run third inning. Now the highlights... Upton was the only Ray to have a multi-hit night, two singles in the third and sixth inning. He's currently hitting .317. Worth noting, Scott Dohmann pitched three scoreless innings to end the game with three strikeouts. Evan Longoria, who earlier in the day agreed to a $17.5 million, six-year contract that could be worth up to $44.5 million over nine seasons, went 1 for 3 with a double, increasing his batting average to .304 and his on-base percentage to .429. The Rays claimed first baseman Dan Johnson off waivers from Oakland on Friday. To make room for Johnson on the 40-man roster, the Rays designated Triple-A pitcher Calvin Medlock for assignment. Johnson hit .236 with 18 homers and 62 RBIs in first full major league season last year. I won't dwell on this too much, but this acquisition excites me. If you don't know why, well, I'll leave it at that. Struggling Andy Sonnanstine (1-1, 8.80) will be on the mound for the Rays tomorrow night against Mark Buehrle. Opponents are batting .328 and slugging .672 against Sonnanstine. Buehrle is 6-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 12 career appearances against the Rays, including seven starts. The majority of those victories have come in Tampa Bay, where he is 5-1 with a 4.45 ERA. Let's hope for a reversal of fortune tomorrow.
