QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 10:54 PM)
PLAY BY PLAY:
Top 1st: Chi White Sox
- P. Ozuna reached on bunt single to first
- T. Iguchi doubled to left, P. Ozuna to third
- C. Everett hit sacrifice fly to right, P. Ozuna scored, T. Iguchi to third
- P. Konerko flied out to center
- J. Dye popped out to shallow left center
1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Chi White Sox 1, Minnesota 0
There's just no excuse for not sending Iggy on the FO to CF. He's avg'd 30 SB/yr in Japan over the last 4 yrs. It was hit deep enough to where Mauer wasn't even covering the plate on the throw.
Score should be 2-0 WSox
Top 3rd: Chi White Sox 3-0 WSox
- J. Uribe singled to second & stole 2nd
- P. Ozuna sacrificed to pitcher, J. Uribe to third
- T. Iguchi hit sacrifice fly to center, J. Uribe scored
- C. Everett singled to third but Konerko K'd
Bottom 3rd: Minnesota
- L. Rivas singled to right
- S. Stewart flied out to center, L. Rivas to second
- J. Castro singled to right, L. Rivas to third
- J. Mauer struck out swinging
- M. LeCroy singled to left, L. Rivas scored, J. Castro to second
- T. Hunter homered to deep left, M. LeCroy and J. Castro scored
- L. Ford flied out to deep right
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors
Chi White Sox 2, Minnesota 4
A RON 1,3 w 2 outs. Castro & Rivas have good speed but LeCroy doesn't. Uribe likely makes that play (if Crede doesn't interefere). 3-0 WSox
Top 5th: Chi White Sox RON 1,3 2 outs for Koney. bummer.
- C. Everett singled to center, T. Iguchi to third
- P. Konerko struck out swinging
Bottom 5th: Minnesota
- J. Castro singled to left
- J. Mauer walked, J. Castro to second
- M. LeCroy walked, J. Castro to third, J. Mauer to second
- T. Hunter grounded into fielder's choice, J. Castro scored, J. Mauer to third, M. LeCroy out at second
- L. Ford grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, T. Hunter out at second
Odds are Mark gives up a run here. 3-1 WSox
Top 7th: Chi White Sox RON 2, no outs .. missed op
- J. Crede doubled to right center
- J. Uribe struck out swinging
- P. Ozuna struck out looking
- T. Iguchi grounded out to third
Playing the avg's we get that run. 4-1 WSox.
Bottom 7th: Minnesota
- S. Stewart singled to second
- J. Castro sacrificed to pitcher, S. Stewart to second
- J. Mauer grounded out to first, S. Stewart to third
- M. LeCroy struck out looking
Playing the avg's they get that run. 4-2 WSox
Bottom 8th: Minnesota
- C. Politte relieved M. Buehrle
- T. Hunter safe at first on pitcher C. Politte's fielding error
- T. Hunter stole second
- L. Ford struck out looking
- T. Hunter stole third
- M. Cuddyer struck out looking
- C. Miller flied out to right
RON 3 w 1 out. Playing the avg's they score. 4-3 WSox.
Top 9th: Chi White Sox
- J. Nathan relieved J. Rincon
- A.J. Pierzynski singled to right
- S. Podsednik hit for J. Crede
- S. Podsednik flied out to center
- W. Harris hit for J. Uribe
- A.J. Pierzynski to second on passed ball
- W. Harris struck out looking
- P. Ozuna grounded out to first
RON 2, 1 out but slow feet. Avg's would say we don't score. 4-3 WSox.
If Uribe makes that play & tonight falls along the avg's we're looking at 4-3 WSox w the Twins coming to bat in the 9th w Rivas Stewart Casto Mauer or something close to that. It could go either way. There isn't much history there but they do have some hits against Shingo. I think Momentum would definitely be in the favor having scored the last 2 runs.
I think extra innings favors the Twins because Nathan has the #'s over 30 pitches. I'm just being honest. He threw 12 pitches in the top of the 9th.
I don't know if it helps or not but in all likelihood based on how we pitched tonight & they pitched tonight we still lose this game. Maybe a 5-4 loss in extra innings is easier to take than a 5-2 loss but it's still a loss. The one consolation prize is that we didn't use up our pen in that effort so we should be fresh & ready to battle CLE on Mon.
Pitches-strikes
WSox: M Buehrle 100-66; C Politte 10-9;
Twins: J Santana 108-82; J Rincon 19-11; J Nathan 12-9.
Unlike some of you I don't think he resembled a Cy Young pitcher tonight.
His hits & MOB #'s were not Cy Youngese. We should have tagged for 3R & a possible 4th. But if you look at the play by play & apply they are more likely the winners of tonight's game.
We won the series. Time to move on. Next up CLE.
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LMFAO!!!
"Playing the averages."
You statheads really amuse me. Did you actually watch the game? :banghead