Danks Hurls a CG Two Hitter in 1-0 Win posted by Richard Kagan
The White Sox starting pitching is good. Jake Peavy goes out the other night with a torn muscle in his upper back that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Ok, up steps Jonathan Danks, who when he is good, he is really good.
Today he was great, striking out 7, no walks, and gave up only two hits going the distance for a complete game shutout.
That how pitchers did it in the old days. When Billy Pierce, the great lefty for the ChiSox would hurl his gems. Danks has the stuff. And, he helped hot Chicago win their 5th game in a row, to solidfy their 2nd place position in the AL Central.
They are neck and neck with Detroit which holds a slim .5 game lead. The Sox recent winning streak got them back in the watercooler conversation. Now, you can talk about them quite seriously. Sure, they will miss Peavy, but this team is on a roll, and has 4 solid starters. The team may be in the market for another starting pitcher. The team is at the high-water mark for the season at 8 games over.600 so we are not talking chopped liver here. The squad is capable of going 15 games over .500. They need to hit the ball. You can't rely on Alex Rios or Paul Konerko to win you games. You need to come up with somebody else. How about Gordon Beckham? If he could get untracked, they would be in the race. The Sox need quality starts but now needs quality hits. Someone has to drive in runs with runner in scoring position.
Juan Pierre is having an excellent season stealing bases, getting into scoring position. Someone needs to stroke a hit to drive him home. When you are good you are lucky. The Sox made 5 errors and hit two batters alone in the 9th inning, yet held on the win over the Angels. Heck, they are making this team look average, and the Angels are a pretty good team. The ChiSox have talent, even better talent than their rivals on the northside, the Chicago Cubs. They have to continue to play well and show that they deserve to be taken seriously as a contender.
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