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More defensive issues/lapses today for the Sox.

Septimo SHOULD be used against Gordon here. The next 3-4 innings are going to take 2 hours going batter by batter with September rosters.

Would be interesting to see how much more the Cubs' attendance would have been today at home compared to the Sox with the Bears also playing at Soldier Field. Doubt there's even 20,000 fans today.

Not very excited about seeing Axelrod in this game. Scary as he might be, would prefer Jones. Septimo also up.

Santiago is getting tired....still hasn't built up his endurance/stamina to 100%. Omogrosso on. Biggest appearance of his major league career, arguably.

Santiago is getting tired....still hasn't built up his endurance/stamina to 100%.

Having Youk, Alexei and Dunn all out of the line-up isn't exactly helping matters. 51 pitches for Guthrie, 88 for Hector. Might have a better chance keeping him in there and getting a big inning, rather than scoring off their bullpen back-end guys.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 02:15 PM) Who would win in a poll for 3rd lefty in the rotation next year---Santiago or Quintana? Assuming Danks and Sale are healthy and in the rotation. Maybe both, if they let Floyd go. You'd have to think Hector would have more trade value, but trading either one of those guys in the offseason isn't going to be selling high exactly, you need all the rotation depth you can get, as 2012 has proven over and over and over again. Wise just 1/16th of an inch from a blast way back into the RF bleachers.

6 was his career high in K's, done the last time out against Minnesota. Already has blown past that, decent shot at 10.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 02:09 PM) With expanded rosters, the bullpen can take it. Yes and no, you're still going to have to use some inexperienced relievers in a key tie game for an inning or two....Jones, Veal, Septimo, Omogrosso, etc.

8 K's in the first 4 innings. But still, 88 pitches to get there...going to have to get the bullpen up and ready to go in the 5th.

Hector might have the liveliest arm left in the rotation at this point in the rotation. The problem is the control will force us to the pen in the 5th or 6th inning, before we start the Tigers' series tmrw. Orioles have been SO resilient this year...they're a LOT like the White Sox. Looked like the Yankees had them wiped out and now it's 5-3 with plenty of game left to go.

Two hits given up to righties on screwballs. One to Perez, one to Escobar.

66 pitches for Santiago already, almost half, 34, for Guthrie. Sigh.

Rios, DeAza twice and AJ all hitting the ball pretty darned hard to the OF. But too many White Sox brain cramps to take advantage and jump out to the early advantage.

Righties, only .204 but 792 OPS and 9 homers Lefties, .229, but a MUCH lower 631 OPS and only 1 homer

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 01:53 PM) Robin could have moved him to the 9th spot. Instead he leaves him there, which means more ABs for probably the worst hitter on the team. Correction, worst hitter for Charlotte this year.

You can't lose the LH hitter and take on Butler over and over again and get away with it.

So far we've got: 1) Alexei not showing up on time for the game 2) Olmedo not being able to execute a bunt 3) DeAza not taking out the catcher blocking the plate 4) No hitting with RISP 5) AJ calling a homer out of the box and not running all out after contact and getting picked off between 1st and 2nd Looks like it will be Yankees, Orioles 1 GB and Rays 2 GB...down to the wire in the AL East.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 01:43 PM) Just pissing away runs right now. Viciedo again can't deliver against the RHP. Free Dan Johnson! You know what Hawk's position on that would be...don't want to destroy Viciedo's confidence, etc. Hawks almost always is going to defend the starters, unless it's Brent Morel this season.

Should be at least 2-0. What else is new? 14/77 with RISP now.

Royals' outfielders have been destroying the Tigers and White Sox this month.

C'mon Harrelson, that wasn't even close.

Two questionable non-strike calls there elevate Hector's pitch count but he gets Hosmer out of there. Looking good....but, as usual, with all our starters except Peavy, pitch count a bit worrisome.

Gordon, once again, cuts down another runner at the plate. This time DeAza comes up a bit gimpy with Perez blocking the plate effectively. 14/76 with RISP during our recent 4-8 stretch (.184).