McKnight: Jackson Has Masterpiece Outing For Sox
Add a 5-1 victory over the Rays plus Edwin Jackson's masterpiece outing and it all comes out to a great way to start the season at US Cellular field.
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Add a 5-1 victory over the Rays plus Edwin Jackson's masterpiece outing and it all comes out to a great way to start the season at US Cellular field.
Starting pitcher Edwin Jackson struck out a career-high 13 batters and the Chicago White Sox cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
A baseball season is 162 games stretch over six months, and if you're good can go even longer. And it's become clear that the mental demands can be as great as the physical.
White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson says he is looking forward to success from a Sox team with "a nice, winning attitude."
Adam Dunn is in uniform and will be announced with his team before Thursday's home opener, but he won't play two days after undergoing an emergency appendectomy.
White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper said morning that he thinks the White Sox have "a good chance to do some damage this year."
The White Sox have announced they will bring in designated outfielder Lastings Milledge, and are buying the minor-league contract of pitcher Jeff Gray.
The Tampa Bay Rays have already gotten off to their worst start in franchise history, now they'll have to travel to Chicago to take on the White Sox in their home opener.
The White Sox were trailing heading into the ninth inning and were able to come back to send the game into extra innings. Brent Morel singled in the 12th to send Carlos Quentin and Alexei Ramirez across the plate. One more run from the Sox shut the Royals down 10-7.
Late Tuesday night, White Sox slugger Adam Dunn had to undergo an emergency appendectomy. While that may seem like a very serious condition for Dunn, he'll likely only miss five games.
There is no way to judge a baseball team after four games, but when glaring problems that have haunted a franchise for several seasons resurface, two words come to mind: uh-oh!
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox, capping a 12-inning marathon on Tuesday night. On Wednesday the White Sox will look for revenge after a short turnaround.
Less than a week after leading the White Sox to victory in their season opener, slugger Adam Dunn is out for an emergency appendectomy.
Gordon Beckham and Paul Konerko picked up first inning RBI for the Chicago White Sox, but a late home run by the Royals would push the game to extra innings.
The White Sox have two new bars and a number of new food options at U.S. Celluar Field.
