Sox 5 Twins 4

Great game by the Sox today, as the Sox win 5-4. Todays starters were Mark Buehrle for the Sox and Nick Blackburn for the Twins. Buehrle struggled early, but did what he does best. Buehrle fought through the heart of the Twins lineup as they scored 4 runs early in the game. Blackburn pitched a solid game, as he usually does against the Sox. He pitched 7.2 innings and let up 5 earned runs. Buehrle logged 8 innings gave up 4 runs and 8 hits. Big game from the Sox bats, Konerko hit a 2 run homer. Konerko is on fire! He has hit 3 long ones in 6 games while driving in 7 runs. He has been consistent for the Sox and that can only mean good things if he's healthy and swinging the bat. Gordon Beckham and Mark Kotsay both joined in on the homer party as they each slugged their first homers of the season. However, the play of the game was when pinch hitting Andruw Jones lined a single to left field and scored Carlos Quentin to give us a 5-4 lead. Then Bobby Jenks proved that he has not deteriorated as a pitcher and is still a strong closer now matter how much he weighs. This game should be a turning point as the Sox embark upon a road trip to Canada to the Rodgers Centre to face off against the Toronto Blue Jays. I am glad to see that the Sox bats picked up, and I am relieved that the bullpen got a break today because of Mark Buehrle's gutsy performance today. If our guys start hitting consistently, and the pitchers keep it close we will be able to win a lot of games. This is comparable to the 2000 Oakland A's when they had a great pitching staff with the likes of Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson, and Barry Zito (like the Sox this year). They kept their opponents close, and came into the game with the mindset that if they kept it close their offense would be able to come through and win some games. Knowing that this has been done before, I believe that this will be the theme for our 2010 Sox. Go Sox! Next games probables for the Sox: Jake Peavy (0-0, 5.40) and for the Jays: Brian Tallet (1-0, 2.70)