By Mark Gonzales
The White Sox won their fourth consecutive game and their second straight without slugger Carlos Quentin, who was scratched from Wednesday night's lineup because of recurring pain in his left knee.
After a two hour, 20 minute rain delay, the White Sox showed no letdown by pulling away to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels to move ahead of Minnesota for second place in the American League Central while remaining one game behind Detroit.
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The White Sox won their fourth consecutive game and their second straight without slugger Carlos Quentin, who was scratched from Wednesday night's lineup because of recurring pain in his left knee.
After a two hour, 20 minute rain delay, the White Sox showed no letdown by pulling away to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels to move ahead of Minnesota for second place in the American League Central while remaining one game behind Detroit.
Full game story | Wednesday's box score | Game photos
"(Quentin) could have played, but he was not the way we wanted him to play," manager Ozzie Guillen said before the game. "He could have run a little bit, but if I put Carlos there having a day game (Thursday), and he gets worse, then I'm not doing my job."
Quentin probably won't start until Friday night, Guillen said. Paul Konerko and Dayan Viciedo each hit two-run doubles with two out. Brent Lillibridge hit an RBI single to cap a three-run sixth.
Freddy Garcia scattered five hits over six innings to earn his sixth consecutive decision. The Angels scored an unearned run in the fifth, but Garcia picked Erick Aybar off second to end the threat.
Bobby Jenks pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
Quentin probably won't start until Friday night, Guillen said. Paul Konerko and Dayan Viciedo each hit two-run doubles with two out. Brent Lillibridge hit an RBI single to cap a three-run sixth.
Freddy Garcia scattered five hits over six innings to earn his sixth consecutive decision. The Angels scored an unearned run in the fifth, but Garcia picked Erick Aybar off second to end the threat.
Bobby Jenks pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
"Very few pitching prospects to fall back on since we gave San Diego all of them for Peavy,"
Uh, wrong. We gave San Diego a serviceable major league starter and 3 failed minor league pitchers. Hudson has a higher ceiling and better stuff than all 4 pitchers we gave up in the Peavy trade, Carlos Torres is pretty decent as well, and comparable to Clayton Richard.
If you're going to complain at least be kind enough to complain about something factual, not imaginary.
Fact is anyone who is worrying or complaining about this team is a little whacked. I was going to Sox games since bat day. Favorite players growing up were Roy Seivers, Floyd Robinson and Nellie Fox. Do you even know of the first 2? Don't question my integrity ya buffoon.
magscredit, man are you whacked on everything you said. If those are code words for Cub fans, you would know, since that is undoubtedly what you are.
I ask for a reality check, you see Cub fans in your closet. What a paranoid fool you are. You are exactly one of those dummies I alluded to who takes every objective statement about the Sox as an attack. Go back to the Soviet Union where everyone had to think in lockstep.
Hey Injuriesarekillingus, you gave yourself away when you started talking "dreams", "believe", and knocking theDH rule. Time to go back to your little cubbie den and realize the worst new of the day. Your leaving Arizona.
Even though we've managed to win.
If Carlos is going to have to sit a week because he makes one shoestring catch and bangs up his knee, I say it's better he not try so hard on defense. Giving up his bat over several games for one out is a bad bargain. What would help is him getting to balls without having to dive for them.
Or, maybe baseball could try all offensive and defensive squads like football. That would be interesting, also create more jobs for the players. Hey, just an extrapolation of the DH rule we already have.
The Peavy injury is the one that's going to kill us, unless Hudson miraculously comes through as the next Strasbourg or Dwight Gooden. Very few pitching prospects to fall back on since we gave San Diego all of them for Peavy, including Richard who was considered for the freaking All Star game. No prospects left in the system to even make a bid on Cliff Lee. Things have not looked so good and so bad at the same time all season long.
Watch how many klucks are going to post on here that they just KNOW that Hudson is going to fabulously succeed and that having any doubt is anti-patriotic or something. Why? Because he is a Sock. Enough for them. No doubts or questions allowed.
Maybe "dreams can come true" if they just "want it bad enough" and "believe in themselves," blah, blah, blah. However, reality enters stage right in the form of probabilities, not certainties, and it's all in the balance now. Unless Kenny finds a team willing to give up an all star in return for nothing. Hell, the Mariners took Bradley in return for Silva. Think they'll accept Jones for Lee? (sarcasm)
Is there anyone who is not sick of this idc clown? give it a rest, no one cares how you think everyone else should respond to everything.
GO SOX
Now you big silly downers have to say they had those errors, you just wait they won't have that many tomorrow. No one else say anything, I have already said everything for you.
Yes, 5 errors.
But in case you didn't notice, they won the game handily.
Gotta hang onto something negative, I guess.
Another sad day for the Downer crowd.
Fielding was very suspect, but "not a major leaguer" Viciedo comes through in the clutch, "washed-up" Freddy Garcia pitches well, "washed-up" Paul Konerko continues to hit, "injury-prone" JJ Putz has a solid outing and "worthless" Bobby Jenks saves the game.
The result? The "beat bad NL teams" White Sox win their second series against an AL team with a winning record, and their third straight.
5 errors? Are you kidding me? 5?