Wed, 08/25/2010 - 09:28 by Prince damin
Chicago -- Gordon Beckham's three-run homer helped the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 Tuesday and gain some ground in the American League Central race.
The win pulled the Sox to within 3 1/2 games of the division-leading Minnesota Twins, who lost to Texas Tuesday.
Gavin Floyd (9-10) turned in seven solid innings for the win. Floyd allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out six.
The White Sox scored four runs in the seventh inning and one in the eighth and held on for the win despite giving up three runs to the Orioles in the ninth.
Bobby Jenks, the third of three Chicago pitchers to work the ninth, put out the fire and notched his 24th save.
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Sat, 08/14/2010 - 09:50 by Prince damin
Chicago -- Gordon Beckham's three-run home run gave Chicago a four-run cushion in the fifth Friday and the White Sox held on to defeat Detroit 8-4.
Chicago stayed within one game of division-leading Minnesota in the American League Central.
Mark Teahen added a two-run homer for the White Sox in the sixth and Alexei Ramirez had a solo shot in the eighth to ensure a victory for Mark Buehrle (11-9).
Buehrle gave up three runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings and left the game after giving up a homer to Ryan Raburn that drew the Tigers within 6-3.
Jeremy Bonderman (6-8) was charged with the loss. He allowed six runs on seven hits in six innings.
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Thu, 07/29/2010 - 09:17 by Prince damin
Chicago -- Gordon Beckham touched off a home-run barrage that allowed Chicago to overcome a four-run deficit Wednesday and bring the White Sox a 6-5 win over Seattle.
The White Sox won their 10th straight at home and remained a game in front of Minnesota at the top of the American League Central.
Seattle grabbed a 5-1 lead through 1 1/2 innings, but Beckham hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to ignite the Chicago rally.
Alexei Ramirez and Paul Konerko hit solo homers in the fifth to tie it and Alex Rios singled home Juan Pierre with one out in the seventh to put the White Sox in front.
Seattle, which has lost seven out of 10, got a two-run homer from Chone Figgins.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:19 by shalini.bahadur
Chicago, Sept. 27: Carlos Quentin's three-run homer Sunday lifted the Chicago White Sox to an 8-4 win over Detroit.
His 19th homer this season capped a four-run outburst with two outs in the bottom of the eighth shortly after Mark Kotsay's RBI single.
Gordon Beckham and Scott Podsednik had two hits and one RBI apiece, while Jermaine Dye added an RBI single for the White Sox, who won twice in the three-game series.
Winner Daniel Hudson (1-1) gave up two runs and three hits in six innings.
Reliever Matt Thornton earned his third save.
Detroit's Curtis Granderson had three hits, including a solo homer.
Ramon Santiago, Carlos Guillen and Ryan Raburn also had one RBI each with Santiago getting two of the seven hits for the Tigers, who maintained their two-game lead over Minnesota in the AL Central.
The losing pitcher was starter Edwin Jackson (13-8).
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:41 by shalini.bahadur
Chicago, Sept. 22: Orlando Cabrera, Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel and Matt Tolbert homered Tuesday to give Minnesota an 8-6 win over the Chicago White Sox.
The Twins remained 2 1/2 games behind Detroit in the divisional race. The Tigers beat Cleveland earlier Tuesday.
Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham and Alex Rios homered for the White Sox, who have lost six of their last seven games. John Danks (12-10) suffered the loss after he surrendered seven runs on eight hits over six innings.
Jesse Crain (7-4), who pitched 1 1/3 scoreless relief innings, earned the win while Joe Nathan pitched a perfect ninth for his 43rd save of the season.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 09/17/2009 - 11:07 by shalini.bahadur
Seattle, Sept. 17: Ryan Rowland-Smith took a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday, helping Seattle reduce Chicago's playoff hopes with a 4-1 win over the White Sox.
Rowland-Smith (4-3) allowed nine hits, but gave up only one run in eight innings. Chicago's lone score came on Gordon Beckham's one-out homer in the eighth.
David Aardsma pitched the ninth for his 34th save.
The White Sox fell 6 1/2 games behind Detroit in the American League Central and are two games behind Minnesota for second place in the division.
Seattle scored twice in the first inning on a lead-off double by Ichiro Suzuki, an RBI double by Jose Lopez and a run-scoring single from Adrian Beltre.
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Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:23 by preet_20
Minneapolis, Sept. 1: Jose Morales had a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning Tuesday to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Michael Cuddyer homered twice for the Twins, who have won nine of their last 11 games and remain 3 1/2 games behind AL Central-leading Detroit.
Jon Rauch (2-0) got the win after pitching the top of the ninth.
Alexei Ramirez and Gordon Beckham homered for the White Sox, who have lost five in a row and nine of 10.
Jason Kubel singled off Matt Thornton (6-3) to begin the ninth. Brendan Harris singled an out later to put runners at the corners. After Carlos Gomez struck out, Morales got his first hit since July 11 to drive in the winning run.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 10:18 by preet_20
Chicago, Aug. 5: Scott Podsednik's RBI single with two out in the ninth Tuesday gave the Chicago White Sox a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Kevin Jepsen (3-3) struck out Carlos Quentin and got Chris Getz on a ground out but Jayson Nix doubled and Podsednik lined a single to center to drive in Nix with the winning run.
Matt Thornton (6-2) got the win after pitching 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief for the White Sox, who won for the fourth time in their last five games.
Gordon Beckham hit a solo homer and finished with two RBI, and Paul Konerko and Carlos Quentin each drove in a run for Chicago.
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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 10:49 by surajdogra
Minneapolis, July 28: Mark Buehrle was 10 outs from his second straight perfect game but Minnesota then pounced on the Chicago White Sox left-hander and won 5-3.
Buehrle had retired a record 45 straight batters with two outs in the sixth. But Buehrle (11-4) wound up giving up five runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Twins pitcher Scott Baker gave up just one run on four hits in six innings.
Jermaine Dye hit a solo homer and Gordon Beckham had two RBI with a single in the ninth for the White Sox.
Jose Mijares (1-2) gave up a hit in 1 2/3 innings for the victory and Joe Nathan retired the final batter to pick up his 28th save.
Nick Punto had two RBI for the Twins, who have won three in a row.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 10:49 by surajdogra
Minneapolis, July 27: Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning Monday to pace the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Glen Perkins (6-6) got the win after working seven innings and giving up three runs on six hits.
Joe Nathan pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 27th save.
Denard Span had a triple for the Twins.
John Danks (8-7) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in seven innings.
Paul Konerko had a two-run homer and Gordon Beckham had a solo shot for Chicago.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Mon, 07/27/2009 - 11:03 by surajdogra
Detroit, July 26: Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer and Clayton Richard pitched eight innings of one-run ball Sunday to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 win over Detroit.
The White Sox scored four times in the first inning, getting two runs on a fielder's choice ground ball by Jim Thome and a throwing error by Adam Everett, and then adding two more when Konerko drove in Thome.
Gordon Beckham capped the scoring for Chicago with a second-inning solo home run and Richard (4-3) made the lead stand up, scattering five hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Tony Pena pitched a perfect ninth in a non-save situation.
The White Sox avoided a four-game sweep in Detroit and finished the weekend two games behind the first-place Tigers in the AL Central Division.
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Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:28 by surajdogra
Chicago, July 22: A triple by Alexei Ramirez keyed a three-run seventh inning Wednesday that brought the Chicago White Sox from behind to a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay.
The White Sox moved to within a game of division-leading Detroit in the American League Central.
A solo homer by Pat Burrell in the fourth and a two-run shot by Gabe Gross in the sixth staked the Rays to a 3-1 lead, but Chicago erased its deficit in the seventh despite Tampa Bay sending five pitchers to the mound in the inning.
Starter James Shields retired the first two batters in the seventh, but walked Gordon Beckham and was relieved by Randy Choate.
Scott Podsednik greeted Choate with an infield single and both runners moved up on a throwing error by shortstop Jason Bartlett.
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