The Chicago White Sox scored in bunches to put away the New York Yankees 9-4 on Friday night in Chicago. The Sox put up two 4 run innings to take control of the game.
The White Sox came out early and scored 4 runs in the bottom of the first inning, highlighted by A.J. Pierzynski's double which scored two runs. The Sox also got a nice performance from pitcher Freddy Garcia (11-5) who kept the Yanks off balance all night. Garcia went 7 innings and ate up some innings. The bullpen has been battered, and reliever E. Threets possibly re-injured himself and had to be taken out of the game. Both Matt Thornton and JJ Putz are on the DL.
The Sox needed this win badly. Tomorrow they face C.C. Sabathia, one of the best starting pitchers in the league.
John Danks (12-8) is scheduled to pitch for the Sox who need a great outing from him tomorrow. If the Sox are going to stay in this AL Central chase, they need to continue to win games. And, even though Sabathia is the mound, the White Sox need to show that they will find a way to get to him and make him throw a lot of pitches. The more pitches he throws, the greater a chance to make a mistake on a pitch.
