Chicago White Sox - 2008 and beyond

[Dauis]

4/6/2008
Game #1 – Cleveland (C. Sabathia) at Chicago (A) (J. Vazquez)
Cleveland 2
Chicago (A) 1
W: C. Sabathia (1-0) L: J. Vazquez (0-1) S: R. Betancourt (1)
HR – CLE: T. Hafner (1), R. Garko (1) CHA: J. Thome (1)

A couple of really good pitching performances. Unfortunately, we wasted Javy's. Sabathia went 8 innings, gave up 1 run on 4 hits and a walk, and struck out 10. Javy went the full 9, giving up 2 hits on 6 hits and 2 walks, and struck out 8.

[Dauis]

4/7/2008
WHITE SOX TRADE
We traded away Joe Crede today. We didn't quite get the backup catcher and prospect, but we got middle reliever Brian Wilson and second base prospect Nick Noonan. Kenny should've traded him last year before he got hurt so he could've received a much better package for him. Wilson will be one of our main middle relievers, and Noonan was assigned to Single A Winston-Salem.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Boston 4
Texas 2
W: H. Okajima (1-0) L: J. Benoit (0-1) S: J. Papelbon (1)

Tampa Bay 3
Baltimore 5
W: E. Bedard (1-0) L: G. Balfour (0-1) S: C. Bradford (1)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (1), B. Upton (1) BAL: B. Roberts (1)

Detroit 2
Kansas City 3
W: Y. Yabuta (1-0) L: F. Rodney (0-1)
HR – KCA: J. Rivera (1)

Los Angeles (A) 1
Seattle 6
W: F. Hernandez (1-0) L: K. Escobar (0-1)

New York (A) 2
Oakland 0
W: A. Pettitte (1-0) L: J. Blanton (0-1) S: M. Rivera (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Washington 1
New York (N) 6
W: J. Santana (1-0) L: S. Hill (0-1)
HR – WAS: E. Dukes (1) NYN: S. Green (1), R. Church 2 (2)

Pittsburgh 4
Milwaukee 2
W: I. Snell (1-0) L: Y. Gallardo (0-1) S: M. Capps (1)
HR – PIT: J. Bay (1), R. Paulino (1) MIL: C. Hart (1), R. Braun (1)

Chicago (N) 11
Cincinnati 8
W: C. Marmol (1-0) L: F. Cordero (0-1) S: H. Iwase (1)
HR – CHN: D. Lee (1), A. Ramirez (1) CIN: J. Votto (1)

St. Louis 5
Philadelphia 6
W: C. Hamels (1-0) L: R. Flores (0-1) S: B. Lidge (1)
HR – SLN: T. Glaus (1), C. Duncan (1) PHI: J. Rollins (1), S. Victorino (1), C. Coste (1)

Arizona 4
Colorado 8
W: J. Francis (1-0) L: B. Webb (0-1)
HR – ARI: C. Jackson 2 (2), C. Young (1) COL: B. Hawpe (1), R. Spilborghs (1)

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will likely be out 1-2 weeks with back spasms.

San Francisco 2
San Diego 3
W: C. Meredith (1-0) L: V. Chulk (0-1)

Atlanta 3
Los Angeles (N) 4
W: B. Penny (1-0) L: J. Smoltz (0-1) S: T. Saito (1)
HR – ATL: B. Jones (1) LAN: R. Martin 2 (2)

Florida 5
Houston 6
W: O. Villarreal (1-0) L: R. Pinto (0-1) S: J. Valverde (1)
HR – FLO: D. McPherson (1) HOU: L. Berkman 2 (2)

[Dauis]

4/8/2008
Game #2 – Cleveland [1-0] (F. Carmona) at Chicago (A) [0-1] (M. Buehrle)
Cleveland 6
Chicago (A) 8
W: On. Perez (1-0) L: F. Carmona (0-1) S: B. Jenks (1)
HR – CLE: M. Alou 2 (2)

Wilson made his first appearance for us today, pitching 2 scoreless innings. He came on in the fifth and pitched fairly well, giving up only 2 hits that inning. The sixth inning looked like it was going to be horrendous. Castillo led off by bunting for a hit. Wilson then committed an error to allow Asdrubal Cabrera to reach, and then walked Alou to load the bases with nobody out. It turned out to be no big deal, as Wilson struck out the next three to get out of the inning unscathed.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Minnesota 3
Toronto 5
W: R. Halladay (1-0) L: P. Neshek (0-1) S: B. Ryan (1)
HR – MIN: A. Casilla (1) TOR: F. Thomas (1), A. Rios (1)

Boston 9
Texas 6
W: D. Matsuzaka (1-0) L: K. Millwood (0-1) S: J. Papelbon (2)

Los Angeles (A) 8
Seattle 5
W: J. Lackey (1-0) L: C. Silva (0-1) S: F. Rodriguez (1)
HR – LAA: G. Anderson (1), M. Napoli (1)

New York (A) 11
Oakland 4
W: P. Hughes (1-0) L: R. Harden (0-1)
HR – NYA: J. Posada (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Pittsburgh 4
Milwaukee 5
W: E. Gagne (1-0) L: M. Capps (0-1)
HR – MIL: P. Fielder (1), R. Braun 2 (3)

Florida 6
Houston 0
W: A. Miller (1-0) L: W. Rodriguez (0-1)
HR – FLO: M. Jacobs (1)

Astros pitcher Felipe Paulino will miss 1-2 weeks with a damaged meniscus.

San Francisco 0
San Diego 6
W: C. Young (1-0) L: M. Cain (0-1)
HR – SDN: J. Edmonds (1)

Chris Young shut down the Giants, allowing only 3 hits, racking up 6 strikeouts, and giving up 2 walks.

Atlanta 4
Los Angeles (N) 7
W: J. Meloan (1-0) L: T. Hudson (0-1) S: T. Saito (2)
HR – ATL: T. Hudson (1) LAN: A. Jones (1)

[Dauis]

4/9/2008
Game #3 – Cleveland [1-1] (A. Laffey) at Chicago (A) [1-1] (J. Contreras)
Cleveland 11
Chicago (A) 3
W: A. Laffey (1-00 L: J. Contreras (0-1)
HR – CLE: L. Gonzalez (1), V. Martinez 2 (2) CHA: J. Fields (1)

It was fairly close until the seventh—we were only down 4-2. However, our bullpen gave up 5 runs in the seventh to take away pretty much any chance we had of coming back.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Detroit 1
Kansas City 7
W: G. Meche (1-0) L: K. Rogers (0-1)
HR – KCA: J. Buck (1)

Los Angeles (A) 3
Seattle 4
W: M. Mussina (1-0) L: J. Weaver (0-1) S: J. Putz (1)
HR – LAA: C. Kotchman (1), M. Izturis (1)

Tampa Bay 7
Baltimore 5
W: D. Wheeler (1-0) L: J. Hoey (0-1) S: T. Percival (1)
HR – TBA: C. Floyd (1), B. Upton (2) BAL: N. Markakis (1)

Minnesota 5
Toronto 8
W: D. McGowan (1-0) L: S. Baker (0-1) S: B. Ryan (2)
HR – MIN: M. Lamb (1) TOR: M. Stairs 2 (2)

Boston 6
Texas 0
W: C. Buchholz (1-0) L: N. Robertson (0-1)
HR – BOS: M. Ramirez (1)

New York (A) 3
Oakland 4
W: A. Embree (1-0) L: B. Traber (0-1) S: H. Street (1)

Yankees starter Joba Chamberlain will likely be out for 2 weeks with a tender shoulder.

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Chicago (N) 6
Cincinnati 9
W: K. Lohse (1-0) L: C. Zambrano (0-1) S: F. Cordero (1)
HR – CHN: G. Soto (1) CIN: K. Griffey Jr. 2 (2), B. Phillips (1), J. Votto (2)

St. Louis 10
Philadelphia 9
W: J. Pineiro (1-0) L: B. Myers (0-1) S: R. Franklin (1)
HR – SLN: R. Ankiel (1), A. Pujols (1). C. Duncan (2) PHI: J. Rollins (2), S. Victorino 2 (3), R. Howard (1)

Washington 12
New York (N) 2
W: J. Weaver (1-0) L: P. Martinez (0-1)
HR – WAS: D. Young (1), R. Zimmerman (1), L. Milledge 2 (2)

Pittsburgh 1
Milwaukee 13
W: D. Bush (1-0) L: P. Maholm (0-1)
HR – MIL: C. Hart (2), P. Fielder (2), J. Baker (1), R. Weeks (1)

Mike Piazza went 5-5 with 3 RBIs in the victory.

Florida 4
Houston 5
W: D. Borkowski (1-0) L: M. Lindstrom (0-1)
HR – FLO: J. Hermida (1), H. Ramirez (1) HOU: M. Tejada (1)

Arizona 5
Colorado 6
W: T. Buchholz (1-0) L: C. Qualls (0-1) S: M. Corpas (1)
HR – ARI: E. Byrnes (1), G. Lombard 2 (2) COL: B. Hawpe (2), T. Tulowitzki (1)

San Francisco 2
San Diego 6
W: R. Wolf (1-0) L: J. Hedrick (0-1)
HR – SFN: J. Crede (1) SDN: K. Greene (1)

Atlanta 1
Los Angeles (N) 17
W: D. Lowe (1-0) L: M. Hampton (0-1)
HR – ATL: M. Teixeira (1) LAN: A. Jones (2), C. Tracy (1), J. Loney (1), M. Kemp (1)

[Dauis]

4/10/2008
CONTRACT EXTENSION
Jason Varitek has signed a 3 year, $30 million extension with the Red Sox.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 13
Baltimore 6
W: D. Wheeler (2-0) L: A. Loewen (0-1)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (2), C. Crawford 2 (2), D. Navarro 2 (2) BAL: A. Huff (1), B. Roberts (2), D. Roberts (1), N. Markakis (2)

Minnesota 1
Toronto 12
W: B. Tallet (1-0) L: P. Humber (0-1)
HR – TOR: R. Adams (1), A. Rios (2)

Detroit 3
Texas 6
W: K. Loe (1-0) L: D. Willis (0-1) S: J. Benoit (1)
HR – TEX: H. Blalock (1), C. Shelton (1)

Oakland 2
Seattle 6
W: M. Batista (1-0) L: J. Duchscherer (0-1)
HR – SEA: R. Ibanez (1), M. Morse (1), W. Balentien (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
St. Louis 4
Philadelphia 11
W: Y. Petit (1-0) L: B. Looper (0-1)
HR – SLN: T. Glaus (2), A. Pujols (2) PHI: P. Burrell (1), C. Utley (1), G. Dobbs (1), R. Howard (2)

Atlanta 6
San Francisco 8
W: P. Moylan (1-0) L: B. Wickman (0-1) S: V. Chulk (1)

Pittsburgh 2
Cincinnati 4
W: B. Arroyo (1-0) L: J. Wright (0-1) S: F. Cordero (2)
HR – PIT: A. LaRoche (1) CIN: A. Dunn (1)

Washington 2
New York (N) 3
W: J. Westbrook (1-0) L: C. Schroeder (0-1)
HR – WAS: N. Johnson (1)

Arizona 12
Colorado 5
W: J. Sosa (1-0) L: J. Towers (0-1)
HR – ARI: E. Byrnes (2), S. Drew (1) COL: M. Holliday (1)

Diamondbacks outfielder Chris Young will be out around 4 days with a fractured hand.

[Dauis]

4/11/2008
TRADE
The Washington Nationals have sent 33-year old second baseman Ron Belliard and 24-year old minor league shortstop Ofilio Castro to the Colorado Rockies for 31-year old starting pitcher Josh Towers and 23-year old minor league left fielder Cole Garner.

Game #4 – Chicago (A) [1-2] (J. Vazquez 0-1, 2.00 ERA) at Kansas City [2-0] (B. Bannister 0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Chicago (A) 2
Kansas City 3 (10)
W: J. Bale (1-0) L: B. Jenks (0-1)
HR – CHA: J. Thome (2)

Well, at least Thome had a good game. He went 2-4 with a home run, a run scored, and 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Minnesota 2
Cleveland 13
W: C. Sabathia (2-0) L: N. Blackburn (0-1)
HR – CLE: M. Alou (3), T. Hafner 2 (3)

Boston 7
Baltimore 4
W: D. Aardsma (1-0) L: B. Burres (0-1) S: J. Papelbon (3)
HR – BOS: J. Drew (1) BAL: R. Hernandez (1), A. Huff (2), N. Markakis (3)

Tampa Bay 4
Toronto 9
W: S. Marcum (1-0) L: J. Niemann (0-1)
HR – TBA: C. Pena 2 (4) TOR: S. Rolen (1), M. Stairs (3), V. Wells (1), R. Johnson (1)

Detroit 5
Texas 7
W: E. Jackson (1-0) L: Y. Bazardo (0-1) S: J. Benoit (2)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (1), M. Cabrera (1)

Oakland 3
Seattle 12
W: C. Baek (1-0) L: D. Eveland (0-1) S: G. Sherrill (1)
HR – SEA: A. Jones 2 (2)

New York (A) 7
Los Angeles (A) 3
W: C. Wang (1-0) L: J. Saunders (0-1)
HR – NYA: B. Wilkerson (1) LAA: M. Izturis (2)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
St. Louis 7
Chicago (N) 8
W: M. Wuertz (1-0) L: J. Kinney (0-1) S: H. Iwase (2)
HR – SLN: A. Pujols (3), C. Duncan (3), B. Ryan (1) CHN: G. Soto (2)

Los Angeles (N) 7
Philadelphia 8 (14)
W: J. Romero (1-0) L: E. Loaiza (0-1)
HR – LAN: M. Kemp (2), C. Hu (1) PHI: P. Burrell (2), C. Utley (2)

Philadelphia left fielder Pat Burrell will miss 2 weeks with a strained back muscle.

Pittsburgh 8
Cincinnati 11
W: J. Burton (1-0) L: M. Morris (0-1) S: B. Bray (1)
HR – PIT: J. Wilson (1), N. McLouth (1)

Florida 7
New York (N) 1
W: R. Nolasco (1-0) L: J. Maine (0-1)
HR – FLO: J. Willingham (1), J. Hermida (2) NYN: J. Maine (1)

Arizona 4
Milwaukee 8
W: J. Suppan (1-0) L: E. Gonzalez (0-1)
HR – MIL: J. Suppan (1), P. Fielder (3)

Washington 5
Houston 1
W: M. Chico (1-0) L: B. Backe (0-1) S: C. Schroder (1)
HR – HOU: T. Wigginton (1)

Colorado 2
San Diego 5
W: G. Maddux (1-0) L: A. Cook (0-1) S: H. Bell (1)
HR – COL: R. Belliard (1)

Atlanta 5
San Francisco 6 (12)
W: P. Misch (1-0) L: R. Soriano (0-1)
HR – ATL: Y. Escobar (1) SFN: J. Crede (2), S. McClain (1), A. Rowand (1)

[Dauis]

4/12/2008
Game #5 – Chicago (A) [1-3] (J. Danks 0-0, 0.00 ERA) at Kansas City [3-0] (L. Hudson 0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Chicago (A) 0
Kansas City 5
W: L. Hudson (1-0) L: J. Danks (0-1)
HR – KCA: P. Ozuna (1), E. German (1), J. Buck (2)

Wow. Luke Hudson pretty much dominated us tonight. He went 8.1 innings, scattered 5 hits, gave up 1 walk and struck out 4. Give him the Cy Young now.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 5
Toronto 6 (11)
W: B. Ryan (1-0) L: D. Wheeler (2-1)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (5) TOR: S. Rolen (2)

Boston 1
Baltimore 2 (10)
W: C. Bradford (1-0) L: J. Papelbon (0-1)
HR – BAL: M. LeCroy (1)

Minnesota 6
Cleveland 3
W: K. Slowey (1-0) L: J. Sowers (0-1) S: J. Nathan (1)
HR – MIN: D. Young (1), D. Deeds (1) CLE: M. Alou (4), L. Gonzalez (2)

Detroit 15
Texas 10
W: J. Verlander (1-0) L: K. Gabbard (0-1)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (2), E. Renteria 2 (2), R. Raburn (1) TEX: H. Blalock (2)

Congratulations to Ivan Rodriguez for picking up hit number 2500 in his 4-6 day.

Oakland 4
Seattle 6
W: C. Silva (1-1) L: J. Blanton (0-2) S: J. Putz (2)
HR – OAK: C. Denorfia (1) SEA: W. Balentien (2)

New York (A) 3
Los Angeles (A) 5
W: K. Escobar (1-1) L: A. Pettitte (1-1) S: F. Rodriguez (2)
HR – NYA: H. Matsui (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 1
New York (N) 2
W: J. Santana (2-0) L: S. Mitre (0-1) S: B. Wagner (1)
HR – FLO: C. Ross (1) NYN: D. Wright (1)

Pittsburgh 4
Cincinnati 6
W: A. Harang (1-0) L: I. Snell (1-1) S: F. Cordero (3)
HR – PIT: J. Bay (2), A. LaRoche (2) CIN: A. Dunn (2), J. Votto (3)

Arizona 4
Milwaukee 11
W: Y. Gallardo (1-1) L: B. Webb (0-2)
HR – ARI: M. Montero (1) MIL: P. Fielder 2 (5), J. Sanchez (1)

St. Louis 3
Chicago (N) 4
W: R. Hill (1-0) L: A. Wainwright (0-1) S; H. Iwase (3)
HR – SLN: A. Pujols 2 (5)

Los Angeles (N) 2
Philadelphia 13
W: C. Hamels (2-0) L: B. Penny (1-1)
HR – PHI: J. Werth (1), C. Utley (3), G. Jenkins (1)

Atlanta 2
San Francisco 1
W: J. Smoltz (1-1) L: P. Misch (1-1) S: R. Soriano (1)
HR – ATL: B. Jones (2)

Washington 6
Houston 2
W: S. Hill (1-1) L: W. Williams (0-1)
HR – WAS: N. Johnson (2) HOU: D. Newhan (1)

Colorado 3
San Diego 0
W: J. Francis (2-0) L: J. Peavy (0-1) S: M. Corpas (2)
HR – COL: T. Helton (1)

[Dauis]

4/13/2008
Game #6 – Chicago (A) [1-4] (M. Buehrle 0-0, 40.51 ERA) at Kansas City [4-0] (Z. Greinke 0-0, 2.25 ERA)
Chicago (A) 6
Kansas City 4
W: M. Buehrle (1-0) L: Z. Greinke (0-1) S: B. Jenks (2)
HR – CHA: P. Konerko (1), A. Pierzynski (1) KCA: J. Buck (3)

Woo hoo! We avoided getting swept by the mighty Royals, and handed them their first loss of the young season. That leaves the Blue Jays as the last remaining unbeaten team in the league. Paul Konerko had a good day at the plate, going 3-4 with a double, a home run, a run scored, and 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Minnesota 1
Cleveland 0
W: F. Liriano (1-0) L: F. Carmona (0-2) S: M. Guerrier (1)
HR – MIN: M. Cuddyer (1)

Tampa Bay 3
Toronto 6
W: R. Halladay (2-0) L: A. Sonnanstine (0-1) S: B. Ryan (3)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (6)

Boston 6
Baltimore 5
W: D. Aardsma (2-0) L: D. Cabrera (0-1) S: J. Lopez (1)
HR – BOS: E. Hinske (1), C. Koskie (1) BAL: D. Roberts (2)

Detroit 11
Texas 10 (10)
W: F. Rodney (1-1) L: J. Benoit (0-2) S: Z. Miner (1)
HR – DET: M. Ordonez (3), C. Grandersson (1) TEX: I. Kinsler (1), J. Hamilton (1)

New York (A) 2
Los Angeles (A) 11
W: J. Lackey (2-0) L: P. Hughes (1-1)
HR – NYA: A. Gonzalez (1) LAA: G. Anderson (2)

Oakland 2
Seattle 3
W: F. Hernandez (2-0) L: R. Harden (0-2) S: J. Putz (3)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Florida 3
New York (N) 5
W: O. Hernandez (1-0) L: T. Tankersley (0-1) S: B. Wagner (2)
HR – FLO: J. Willingham (2)

Pittsburgh 8
Cincinnati 3
W: T. Gorzelanny (1-0) L: J. Affeldt (0-1)
HR – PIT: J. Wilson (2), J. Bay 2 (4)

Los Angeles (N) 13
Philadelphia 3
W: C. Billingsley (1-0) L: B. Colon (0-1)
HR – LAN: A. Jones (3), J. Loney (2), M. Kemp (3) PHI: C. Utley (4)

Washington 1
Houston 12
W: R. Oswalt (1-0) L: T. Clippard (0-1)
HR – HOU: C. Lee (1), R. Oswalt (1), M. Tejada (2), T. Wigginton (2)

Arizona 10
Milwaukee 6
W: T. Pena (1-0) L: S. McClung (0-1)
HR – ARI: M. Reynolds (1) MIL: B. Sheets (1), J. Hardy (1)

Colorado 6
San Diego 1
W: F. Morales (1-0) L: C. Young (1-1)
HR – SDN: M. Barrett (1)

Atlanta 3
San Francisco 4
W: K. Corriea (1-0) L: W. Ohman (0-1)
HR – SFN: R. Durham (1)

St. Louis 10
Chicago (N) 9
W: R. Springer (1-0) L: K. Wood (0-1)
HR – SLN: Y. Molina (1), C. Duncan (4) CHN: D. Lee (2), M. Murton 2 (2)

Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will miss up to 2 weeks with a strained hamstring muscle.

[Dauis]

WEEKLY THOUGHTS
Well, definitely not the start we wanted at 2-4. We're 2.5 behind the Royals, tied with the Tigers and Twins, and a game behind the Indians as well. Jim Thome had a good week, hitting .360 with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs. We didn't hit or pitch very well—a bad combination. We hit .245 and had a 5.03 team ERA, and our bullpen ERA was 0.1 lower than our starters' ERA—a big difference from the spring. So I guess if there's a positive to be found, that's it.

In transaction news, we got a great deal from the Tigers for 25-year old minor league catcher Eric Hollis. They gave up 3 pitching prospects—Brandon Hamilton, Casey Crosby, and the best of the bunch—Rick Porcello. Unfortunately, they're all 19, so I have to hope I last a few years so I can see them develop.

We also put middle reliever Boone Logan on the 60-day DL, as what we originally thought was just a nagging back injury ended up being a torn back muscle. We called up Mike MacDougal to take his place.

AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
1B Carlos Pena (TBA) .368, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R

NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
1B Prince Fielder (MIL) .600, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R

[Dauis]

4/14/2008
TRADE
The Milwaukee Brewers have sent 28-year old right fielder Gabe Gross to the Philadelphia Phillies for 35-year old catcher Chris Coste.

Game #7 – Chicago (A) [2-4] (J. Contreras 0-1, 7.11 ERA) at Detroit [2-4] (K. Rogers 0-1, 8.53 ERA)
Chicago (A) 5
Detroit 2
W: J. Contreras (1-1) L: K. Rogers (0-2) S: B. Jenks (3)

We broke a 2-2 tie by scoring a run in each of the last 3 innings. Contreras pitched well, going 8 innings, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, and striking out 7.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Baltimore 5
Tampa Bay 4
W: J. Guthrie (1-0) L: J. Shields (0-1) S: C. Bradford (2)
HR – BAL: N. Markakis (4) TBA: B. Upton (3)

Texas 4
Los Angeles (A) 5
W: J. Weaver (1-1) L: N. Robertson (0-2) S: F. Rodriguez (3)
HR – TEX: M. Bradley (1) LAA: M. Napoli (2)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 4
Pittsburgh 5
W: P. Maholm (1-1) L: D. Lowe (1-1) S: M. Capps (2)
HR – PIT: J. Bay (5)

Washington 7
Houston 3
W: J. Weaver (2-0) L: W. Rodriguez (0-2) S: C. Schroder (2)
HR – WAS: W. Harris (1) HOU: M. Tejada (3)

Milwaukee 7
St. Louis 12
W: T. Johnson (1-0) L: S. Torres (0-1)
HR – MIL: B. Hall (1) SLN: C. Duncan (5), B. Ryan (2)

Philadelphia 1
Atlanta 7
W: M. Hampton (1-1) L: B. Myers (0-2)
HR – ATL: B. McCann (1)

[Dauis]

4/15/2008
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Kansas City 6
New York (A) 4
W: G. Meche (2-0) L: I. Kennedy (0-1) S: J. Soria (1)
HR – KCA: J. Rivera (2), C. Lubanski (1) NYA: A. Rodriguez (1)

Toronto 7
Boston 8
W: D. Aardsma (3-0) L: B. Ryan (1-1)
HR – BOS: J. Ellsbury (1)

Seattle 7
Cleveland 6 (12)
W: R. Rowland-Smith (1-0) L: R. Betancourt (0-1)

Baltimore 9
Tampa Bay 4
W: A. Loewen (1-1) L: M. Garza (0-1)
HR – BAL: A. Huff (3), N. Markakis 2 (6), E. Torres (1) TBA: C. Crawford (3), D. Navarro 2 (4)

Baltimore second baseman Eider Torres had a great day in his major league debut, going 5-5 with 2 doubles, a home run, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBIs.

Oakland 1
Minnesota 9
W: S. Baker (1-1) L: C. Gaudin (0-1) S: D. Reyes (1)
HR – MIN: M. Lamb (2), J. Mauer (1), D. Deeds (2)

Texas 7
Los Angeles (A) 8
W: C. Bootcheck (1-0) L: K. Fukumori (0-1) S: D. Oliver (1)
HR – TEX: H. Blalock 2 (4) LAA: G. Anderson (3)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
New York (N) 4
Washington 3
W: P. Martinez (1-1) L: J. Towers (0-2) S: B. Wagner (3)
HR – NYN: D. Wright (2)

Cincinnati 2
Chicago (N) 7
W: C. Zambrano (1-1) L: K. Lohse (1-1)
HR – CHN: R. Cedeno (1), G. Soto (3)

San Diego 1
Florida 6
W: T. Tankersley (1-1) L: R. Wolf (1-1)

Los Angeles (N) 1
Pittsburgh 2
W: J. Wright (1-1) L: H. Kuroda (0-1) S: F. Osoria (1)

Colorado 3
Arizona 5
W: D. Haren (1-0) L: C. Capuano (0-1) S: B. Lyon (1)
HR – ARI: J. D'Antona (1)

Houston 4
San Francisco 2
W: C. Sampson (1-0) L: J. Hedrick (0-2) S: J. Valverde (2)
HR – SFN: J. Crede (3)

[Dauis]

4/16/2008
Game #8 – Chicago (A) [3-4] (J. Vazquez 0-1, 2.35 ERA) at Detroit [2-5] (D. Willis 0-1, 9.00 ERA)
Chicago (A) 8
Detroit 9
W: D. Willis (1-1) L: J. Vazquez (0-2) S: F. Rodney (1)
HR – CHA: J. Dye (1), P. Konerko (2) DET: F. Catalanotto (1), B. Inge (1), M. Ordonez (4)

We scored 3 in the first to get out to an early lead, and 4 in the ninth to try and make a comeback, but all the other innings were dominated by the Tigers. Frank Catalanotto went 2-4 with a home run, a run scored, and 4 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Kansas City 5
New York (A) 7
W: C. Wang (2-0) L: B. Bannister (0-1) S: M. Rivera (2)
HR – KCA: C. Lubanski (2) NYA: D. Jeter (1)

Seattle 0
Cleveland 12
W: C. Sabathia (3-0) L: M. Batista (1-1)
HR – CLE: V. Martinez (3)

C.C. Sabathia scattered 4 hits in his shutout performance. He had 1 walk and 6 strikeouts.

Toronto 3
Boston 0
W: R. Halladay (3-0) L: C. Schilling (0-1) S: B. Ryan (4)

Boston will be without Jason Varitek for 2 weeks. He was diagnosed with a damaged meniscus. So far this season he is hitting .250 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored. He also has a .412 OBP.

Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 4
W: D. Wheeler (3-1) L: B. Burres (0-2)
HR – TBA: C. Pena (7)

Oakland 6
Minnesota 7
W: G. Perkins (1-0) L: J. Duchscherer (0-2) S: J. Nathan (2)
HR – OAK: M. Ellis (1) MIN: M. Lamb (3)

Texas 7
Los Angeles (A) 4 (10)
W: J. Rupe (1-0) L: S. Shields (0-1) S: F. Francisco (1)
HR – TEX: J. Hamilton (2) LAA: R. Branyan (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
San Diego 2
Florida 3
W: R. Nolasco (2-0) L: G. Maddux (1-1) S: M. Lindstrom (1)
HR – SDN: J. Gerut (1) FLO: J. Hermida (3)

Cincinnati 8
Chicago (N) 7
W: D. Weathers (1-0) L: M. Wuertz (1-1) S: F. Cordero (4)
HR – CHN: G. Soto (4)

New York (N) 2
Washington 3
W: C. Cordero (1-0) L: J. Westbrook (1-1) S: C. Schroder (3)
HR – NYN: A. Pagan (1)

Los Angeles (N) 1
Pittsburgh 12
W: M. Morris (1-1) L: J. Schmidt (0-1)
HR – PIT: F. Sanchez (1), A. LaRoche (3), R. Doumit 2 (2), N. McLouth (2)

Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp will be out for a week with a fractured finger.

Philadelphia 5
Atlanta 3
W: K. Kendrick (1-0) L: T. Glavine (0-1) S: B. Lidge (2)
HR – PHI: J. Werth (2) ATL: B. McCann (2)

Milwaukee 9
St. Louis 5
W: D. Riske (1-0) L: B. Looper (0-2) S: C. Villanueva (1)
HR – MIL: J. Hardy (2), P. Fielder (6), R. Weeks (2) SLN: Y. Molina (2)

Colorado 2
Arizona 5
W: J. Sosa (2-0) L: A. Cook (0-2) S: B. Lyon (2)
HR – ARI: C. Young (2)

Houston 2
San Francisco 0
W: B. Backe (1-1) L: O. Perez (0-1) S: J. Valverde (3)

[Dauis]

4/17/2008
Game #9 – Chicago (A) [3-5] (L. Nunez 0-0, 0.00 ERA) at Detroit [3-5] (J. Verlander 1-0, 3.46 ERA)
Chicago (A) 10
Detroit 11 (11)
W: T. Jones (1-0) L: M. Thornton (0-1)
HR – CHA: N. Swisher (1) DET: F. Catalanotto 2 (3)

We scored a run in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to tie the game at 8. Then in the eleventh, we scored 2 runs on 3 hits to take what I thought was a comfortable lead. Ozzie brought in Thornton in the bottom of the inning to try and close it out. He gave up a leadoff walk to Granderson, then a double to Guillen to bring in Granderson and make it a 1-run game. Thornton then walked Catalanotto and Raburn to load the bases for Ivan Rodriguez with nobody out. Rodriguez gave us a gift and grounded into a 5-2-3 double play, but Renteria hurt us by taking an 0-2 pitch into the hole in left to score Catalanotto and Raburn and win the game. Catalanotto went 2-3 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored, 2 RBIs, and 3 walks.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Kansas City 6
New York (A) 8
W: A. Pettitte (2-1) L: B. Tomko (0-1) S: M. Rivera (3)
HR – KCA: J. Buck (4) NYA: J. Posada (2), A. Rodriguez (2), M. Cabrera (1)

Oakland 10
Minnesota 2
W: J. Blanton (1-20 L: N. Blackburn (0-2)
HR – MIN: M. Lamb (4)

Seattle 1
Cleveland 4
W: J. Sowers (1-1) L: C. Silva (1-2) S: R. Betancourt (2)
HR – CLE: V. Martinez (4), A. Cabrera (1)

Toronto 4
Boston 5
W: J. Beckett (1-0) L: A. Burnett (0-1) S: H. Okajima (1)

Baltimore 0
Tampa Bay 8
W: S. Kazmir (1-0) L: E. Bedard (1-1)
HR – TBA: D. Navarro (5)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Los Angeles (N) 0
Pittsburgh 3
W: I. Snell (2-1) L: B. Penny (1-2)
HR – PIT: N. Walker (1)

Ian Snell went the distance in the shutout. He gave up 3 hits, had 9 strikeouts, and allowed 4 walks.

New York (N) 2
Washington 4
W: S. Hill (2-1) L: J. Santana (2-1) S: C. Schroder (4)
HR – WAS: D. Young (2), A. Escobar (1)

San Diego 2
Florida 3
W: S. Mitre (1-1) L: J. Peavy (0-2) S: L. Gardner (1)
HR – FLO: H. Ramirez (2)

Milwaukee 5
St. Louis 3
W: Y. Gallardo (2-1) L: M. Ginter (0-1) S: B. Shouse (1)
HR – MIL: P. Fielder (7), J. Baker (2), C. Coste (2)

Cincinnati 6
Chicago (N) 7
W: C. Pignatiello (1-0) L: M. McBeth (0-1) S: H. Iwase (4)
HR – CIN: A. Dunn (3) CHN: D. Lee 2 (4), G. Soto (5)

Houston 2
San Francisco 9
W: P. Misch (2-1) L: W. Williams (0-2)
HR – SFN: B. Kielty (1)

Philadelphia 6
Atlanta 4
W: C. Hamels (3-0) L: J. Smoltz (1-2) S: B. Lidge (3)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (3) ATL: M. Diaz (1), Y. Escobar (2)

Colorado 2
Arizona 3
W: B. Webb (1-2) L: J. Francis (2-1) S: C. Qualls (1)
HR – ARI: M. Reynolds (2)

[Dauis]

4/18/2008
Game #10 – Toronto [7-2] (S. Marcum 1-0, 3.68 ERA) at Chicago (A) [3-6] (M. Buehrle 1-0, 8.68 ERA)
Toronto lineup: 1B M. Stairs – LF R. Johnson – RF A. Rios – DH F. Thomas – CF V. Wells – 3B S. Rolen – SS D. Eckstein – 2B A. Hill – C R. Barajas
Chicago lineup: 3B J. Fields – SS O. Cabrera – DH J. Thome – LF N. Swisher – 1B P. Konerko – RF C. Quentin – CF A. Ramirez – 2B D. Richar – C A. Pierzynski

Toronto 5
Chicago (A) 3
W: S. Marcum (2-0) L: M. Buehrle (1-1) S: B. Ryan (5)
HR – TOR: F. Thomas (2) CHA: P. Konerko

Not a whole lot to say about this one. Toronto scored 3 in the fourth and never looked back. Marcum had a decent game for Toronto, going 7.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, and striking out 5.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Seattle 2
Boston 1
W: F. Hernandez (3-0) L: D. Matsuzaka (1-1) S: J. Putz (4)

Cleveland 6
Detroit 7
W: B. Seay (1-0) L: R. Betancourt (0-2)
HR – CLE: T. Hafner (4), A. Cabrera (2) DET: C. Guillen (1)

Los Angeles (A) 10
Baltimore 3
W: K. Escobar (2-1) L: D. Cabrera (0-2) S: C. Bootcheck (1)
HR – LAA: V. Guerrero (1), C. Kotchman 2 (3), K. Morales (1)

Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis will be out one week with a damaged meniscus. So far this season he has hit .359 with 6 home runs, 11 RBIs, and scored 11 times.

Kansas City 2
Tampa Bay 11
W: A. Sonnanstine (1-1) L: Z. Greinke (0-2)
HR – KCA: J. Buck (5) TBA: C. Pena 2 (9)

New York (A) 1
Minnesota 0
W: P. Hughes (2-1) L: F. Liriano (1-1) S: B. Traber (1)

Texas 5
Oakland 0
W: K. Gabbard (1-1) L: R. Harden (0-3)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Chicago (N) 6
Pittsburgh 2
W: R. Hill (2-0) L: T. Gorzelanny (1-1) S: C. Marmol (1)
HR – CHN: D. Lee (5), A. Ramirez (2), G. Soto (6)

Milwaukee 1
New York (N) 6
W: A. Heilman (1-0) L: C. Villanueva (0-1)
HR – MIL: P. Fielder (8)

Washington 5
Florida 6
W: L. Gardner (1-0) L: J. Rauch (0-1) S: M. Lindstrom (2)
HR – FLO: J. Hermida (4), H. Ramirez 2 (4)

San Diego 3
Atlanta 5
W: T. Hudson (1-1) L: C. Young (1-2) S: R. Soriano (2)
HR – ATL: Y. Escobar (3)

Cincinnati 7
St. Louis 8
W: J. Isringhausen (1-0) L: D. Weathers (1-1) S: R. Springer (1)
HR – CIN: M. Belisle (1), J. Bruce (1) SLN: T. Glaus (3), K. Lofton (1)

Philadelphia 3
Colorado 0
W: Y. Petit (2-0) L: F. Morales (1-1) S: C. Condrey (1)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (4), J. Werth 2 (4)

Houston 3
Arizona 1 (11)
W: O. Villarreal (2-0) L: B. Lyon (0-1)
HR – HOU: J. Cruz Jr. (1)

San Francisco 7
Los Angeles (N) 8
W: E. Loaiza (1-1) L: S. Kline (0-1) S: T. Saito (3)
HR – SFN: S. Hatteberg (1)

[Dauis]

4/19/2008
Game #11 – Toronto [8-2] (G. Chacin 0-0, 4.91 ERA) at Chicago (A) [3-7] (J. Contreras 1-1, 4.40 ERA)
Toronto lineup: 2B J. Inglett – LF R. Johnson – RF A. Rios – 1B L. Overbay – CF V. Wells – 3B S. Rolen – DH M. Stairs – C G. Zaun – SS R. Adams
Chicago lineup: 2B A. Ramirez – SS O. Cabrera – DH J. Thome – 1B P. Konerko – 3B J. Fields – CF N. Swisher – LF C. Quentin – RF J. Dye – C A. Pierzynski

Toronto 9
Chicago (A) 8 (10)
W: B. Ryan (2-1) L: M. Thornton (0-2) S: S. Downs (1)
HR – TOR: G. Zaun (1) CHA: J. Dye (2), P. Konerko (4), N. Swisher (2), A. Ramirez 2 (2)

This team is frustrating to watch sometimes. Contreras put us in a 4-0 hole after 4 innings, but we tied it up in the seventh. Both teams scored a run in the eighth, and we headed to extras. Ozzie brought out Matt Thornton to start the tenth in relief of Contreras. He got the first batter out, then gave up 2 walks, a single, another walk, and another single before being pulled. The total damage was 4 runs scored in that inning.

In the bottom of the inning, Konerko led off with a solo shot to cut the lead to 3. Josh Fields followed with a base hit, and Jerry Owens hit into a fielders choice at second. Quentin and Dye both walked to load the bases for A.J. Pierzynski. He hit a double down the left field line, which scored Owens and Quentin. Dye tried for home, and the tying run was thrown out. Alexei Ramirez walked, but Cabrera flew out to center to strand A.J. at second.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Cleveland 6
Detroit 7
W: Y. Bazardo (1-1) L: P. Byrd (0-1) S: T. Byrdak (1)
HR – CLE: L. Gonzalez (3), E. Encarnacion (1) DET: I. Rodriguez (1)

Seattle 8
Boston 2
W: C. Baek (2-0) L: T. Wakefield (0-1)
HR – SEA: A. Beltre (1), R. Ibanez (2)

Texas 2
Oakland 4
W: A. Embree (2-0) L: K. Millwood (0-2) S: H. Street (2)
HR – TEX: I. Kinsler (2) OAK: D. Barton (1)

Los Angeles (A) 15
Baltimore 13
W: J. Gobble (1-0) L: R. Seanez (0-1) S: F. Rodriguez (4)
HR – LAA: G. Anderson (4), V. Guerrero (2) BAL: M. LeCroy (2), M. Mora 2 (2)

New York (A) 3
Minnesota 1
W: C. Pavano (1-0) L: G. Perkins (1-1) S: M. Rivera (4)
HR – NYA: B. Wilkerson (2) MIN: A. Everett (1)

Kansas City 4
Tampa Bay 5
W: J. Shields (1-1) L: L. Hudson (1-1) S: T. Percival (2)
HR – KCA: R. Gload (1), R. Klesko (1) TBA: E. Longoria (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Milwaukee 2
New York (N) 3 (12)
W: J. Borowski (1-0) L: E. Gagne (1-1)
HR – NYN: E. Chavez (1)

Cincinnati 3
St. Louis 2
W: B. Livingston (1-0) L: J. Pineiro (1-1) S: F. Cordero (5)
HR – CIN: P. Bako (1) SLN: D. Jimenez (1)

Washington 4
Florida 7
W: M. Hendrickson (1-0) L: J. Weaver (2-1) S: M. Lindstrom (3)
HR – WAS: A. Escobar 2 (3) FLO: R. Andino (1), D. McPherson (2)

Chicago (N) 2
Pittsburgh 8
W: P. Maholm (2-1) L: A. Harben (0-1)
HR – CHN: D. Lee (6), A. Harben (1) PIT: J. Wilson (3)

San Diego 1
Atlanta 10
W: M. Hampton (2-1) L: M. Prior (0-1)
HR – SDN: K. Greene (2) ATL: C. Jones 2 (2), B. McCann (3), M. Hampton (1)

Philadelphia 15
Colorado 7
W: B. Myers (1-2) L: K. Wells (0-1)
HR – PHI: J. Rollins (5), C. Utley (5) COL: R. Belliard (2), M. Holliday (2)

Jimmy Rollins hit for the cycle in the midst of a 6-6 day at the plate. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6. He hit a 2-run single in the first, an RBI single in the second, a 2-run homer in the fourth, doubled in the 6th, hit an RBI triple in the 7th and doubled in the 9th. This season he's hitting .408 with 5 home runs, 15 RBIs, and 14 runs scored.

Houston 6
Arizona 5
W: D. Borkowski (2-0) L: D. Davis (0-1) S: J. Valverde (4)
HR – HOU: T. Wigginton (3) ARI: C. Young (3), D. Krynzel (1)

San Francisco 7
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: B. Zito (1-0) L: D. Lowe (1-2) S: P. Moylan (1)
HR – SFN: S. McClain (2), B. Molina (1), R. Winn (1) LAN: A. Jones (4), J. Loney (3)

[Dauis]

4/20/2008
CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Los Angeles Angels announced they have signed 28-year old starting pitcher Jon Garland to a 4-year, $26.04 million extension.

Game #12 – Toronto [9-2] (D. McGowan 1-0, 4.97 ERA) at Chicago (A) [3-8] (J. Danks 0-1, 4.26 ERA)
Toronto lineup: SS J. Inglett – LF R. Johnson – RF A. Rios – DH F. Thomas – CF V. Wells – 3B S. Rolen – 1B M. Stairs – 2B A. Hill – C R. Barajas
Chicago lineup: CF J. Owens – 3B J. Fields – DH J. Thome – LF N. Swisher – 1B P. Konerko – RF C. Quentin – SS A. Ramirez – 2B D. Richar – C A. Pierzynski

Toronto 6
Chicago (A) 10
W: J. Danks (1-1) L: D. McGowan (1-1) S: B. Jenks (4)
HR – TOR: F. Thomas (3), A. Rios (3), A. Hill (1) CHA: J. Fields (2)

It's always nice to jump out to a 7-2 lead after 1. Toronto scored 1 in the sixth and 3 in the seventh to make it close, but we put 3 on the board in the eighth—thanks to a home run by Josh Fields—to put the game away for good.

A.J. Pierzynski will be out 1-2 weeks with a bruised foot, so we'll put him on the DL and call up Cole Armstrong from Charlotte. So far in Charlotte, Cole was hitting .314 with 1 home run, 6 RBIs, and 5 runs scored.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Cleveland 2
Detroit 4
W: K. Rogers (1-2) L: A. Miller (0-1) S: F. Rodney (2)
HR – DET: C. Guillen (2)

Carlos Guillen will be out 3-4 weeks with a fractured hand. This year he is hitting .500 with 2 home runs, 9 RBIs, and 14 runs scored.

Kansas City 8
Tampa Bay 6
W: G. Meche (3-0) L: M. Garza (0-2) S: J. Soria (2)
HR – KCA: J. Guillen (1)

Tampa Bay will be without Carlos Pena for the rest of the season—7 months to be exact. He fractured his skull when he was hit by a pitch. He hit .309 with 9 home runs, 17 RBIs, and 14 runs scored.

Los Angeles (A) 4
Baltimore 3 (10)
W: F. Rodriguez (1-0) L: K. Birkins (0-1)
HR – LAA: V. Guerrero (3) BAL: R. Sanders (1)

Seattle 6
Boston 2 (11)
W: R. Rowland-Smith (2-0) L: J. Papelbon (0-2)

Texas 2
Oakland 4
W: L. DiNardo (1-0) L: N. Robertson (0-3) S: H. Street (3)
HR – TEX: D. Murphy (1)

New York (A) 9
Minnesota 1
W: I. Kennedy (1-1) L: P. Humber (0-2)
HR – NYA: B. Wilkerson (3) MIN: J. Morneau (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Washington 8
Florida 5
W: J. Towers (1-2) L: L. Gardner (1-1) S: C. Schroder (5)
HR – FLO: R. Andino (2), D. McPherson (3)

San Diego 5
Atlanta 3
W: R. Wolf (2-1) L: C. James (0-1) S: H. Bell (2)
HR – SDN: M. Barrett (2), K. Kouzmanoff (1)

Milwaukee 3
New York (N) 5
W: A. Heilman (2-0) L: M. Parra (0-1) S: B. Wagner (4)
HR – MIL: R. Braun (4) NYN: C. Beltran (1)

Chicago (N) 4
Pittsburgh 5
W: M. Capps (1-1) L: H. Iwase (0-1)
HR – CHN: A. Ramirez (3) PIT: S. Pearce 2 (2)

Cincinnati 11
St. Louis 8
W: K. Lohse (2-1) L: J. Garcia (0-1) S: F. Cordero (6)
HR – SLN: C. Duncan (6)

Philadelphia 4
Colorado 15
W: C. Capuano (1-1) L: J. Durbin (0-1)
HR – PHI: P. Feliz (1) COL: T. Helton 2 (3), B. Hawpe (3)

Houston 3
Arizona 4 (10)
W: B. Lyon (1-1) L: D. Borkowski (2-1)

San Francisco 5
Los Angeles (N) 6 (10)
W: T. Saito (1-0) L: P. Misch (2-2)
HR – SFN: A. Rowand (2) LAN: J. Loney (4)

[Dauis]

WEEKLY THOUGHTS
Not a very good week, going 2-4. We went 1-2 each against Detroit and Toronto. As a team we're hitting .265—tenth in the AL, and our team ERA is 5.93—thirteenth in the AL. Both those numbers have to improve if we're going to finish anywhere close to .500. We're still trying to build our farm system, though it's still so bad that Baseball America ranks John Danks as our only top 100 prospect at number 78, so they rank our system as 28th out of the 30 major league teams. Obviously I've still got a lot of work ahead of me.

AL Player of the Week
CF Curtis Granderson (DET) - .625, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 7 R

NL Player of the Week
C Geovany Soto (CHN) - .591, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, .591 OBP

[Dauis]

4/21/2008
Game #13 – Kansas City [6-5] (B. Bannister 0-1, 5.11 ERA) at Chicago (A) [4-8] (J. Vazquez 0-2, 4.71 ERA)
Kansas City lineup: 3B J. Hannahan – SS E. German – RF J. Guillen – LF J. Rivera – 1B R. Gload – DH R. Klesko – CF C. Lubanski – 2B A. Callaspo – C J. Buck
Chicago lineup: CF J. Owens – SS O. Cabrera – DH J. Thome – LF N. Swisher – 1B P. Konerko – RF C. Quentin – 3B J. Fields – 2B D. Richar – C C. Armstrong

Kansas City 5
Chicago (A) 6
W: O. Perez (1-0) L: J. Bale (1-1) S: B. Jenks (5)
HR – CHA: J. Fields (3)

After putting up 5 in the first thanks in part to a Josh Fields grand slam, I made the mistake of thinking we'd be ok. Javy decided to remind me why no lead is ever safe with this pitching staff, though, and gave up 3 in the fourth and 2 in the sixth to tie the game. Jerry Owens scored the winning run in the seventh on a sac fly by Paul Konerko.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Seattle 3
Boston 4
W: C. Schilling (1-1) L: M. Batista (1-2) S: D. Aardsma (1)

Cleveland 4
Detroit 3
W: C. Sabathia (4-0) L: T. Jones (1-1) S: R. Betancourt (3)
HR – DET: M. Cabrera (2)

Los Angeles (A) 7
Baltimore 8 (10)
W: C. Bradford (2-0) L: D. Oliver (0-1)
HR – LAA: G. Anderson (5), T. Hunter (1), M. Napoli (3) BAL: B. Roberts (3), J. Arias (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
St. Louis 7
Pittsburgh 8 (10)
W: J. Grabow (1-0) L: R. Springer (1-1)
HR – SLN: R. Ankiel (2) PIT: N. McLouth (3)

Rick Ankiel had a great day at the plate, going 5-6 with a home run and a double. This season he's hitting .333 with 2 home runs.

Florida 4
Cincinnati 9
W: B. Arroyo (2-0) L: R. Nolasco (2-1)
HR – FLO: R. Andino (3), K. Shoppach (1), H. Ramirez (5) CIN: J. Peralta (1)

Atlanta 1
New York (N) 3
W: J. Westbrook (2-1) L: T. Glavine (0-2) S: J. Smith (1)

Milwaukee 8
Houston 3
W: J. Suppan (2-0) L: B. Backe (1-2)
HR – MIL: M. Piazza (1), R. Braun (5)

San Diego 1
Colorado 2
W: A. Cook (1-2) L: G. Maddux (1-2) S: M. Corpas (3)
HR – COL: M. Holliday (3)

San Francisco 6
Arizona 5 (17)
W: J. Taschner (1-0) L: C. Robertson (0-1)
HR – SFN: R. Durham 2 (3)

Chicago (N) 9
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: C. Pignatiello (2-0) L: E. Loaiza (1-2) S: H. Iwase (5)
HR – LAN: C. Tracy (2)

[Dauis]

4/22/2008
Game #14 – Kansas City [6-6] (B. Tomko 0-1, 12.27 ERA) at Chicago (A) [5-8] (L. Nunez 0-0, 11.57 ERA)
Kansas City lineup: CF J. Gathright – SS E. German – RF J. Guillen – LF J. Rivera – 1B R. Gload – DH R. Klesko – 3B J. Hannahan – 2B A. Callaspo – C J. Buck
Chicago lineup: CF J. Owens – SS O. Cabrera – DH J. Thome – LF N. Swisher – 1B P. Konerko – RF C. Quentin – 3B J. Fields – 2B D. Richar – C C. Armstrong

Kansas City 7
Chicago (A) 6
W: B. Tomko (1-1) L: L. Nunez (0-1) S: J. Soria (3)
HR – CHA: N. Swisher (3)

Ugh. We scored 3 in the sixth to tie the game at 3, but Nunez and Dotel combined to give up 4 runs in the seventh on 5 hits. Swisher hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the inning, but that's all we would get, as the Royals bullpen shut us down for the rest of the game. Swisher had a good game, going 2-3 with a home run, a double, 2 runs scored, 3 RBIs, and a walk.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
Tampa Bay 9
Boston 5
W: S. Dohmann (1-0) L: J. Beckett (1-1)
HR – BOS: D. Pedroia (1)

Cleveland 5
Baltimore 3
W: J. Sowers (2-1) L: E. Bedard (1-2) S: R. Betancourt (4)
HR – CLE: A. Cabrera (3) BAL: M. LeCroy (3)

New York (A) 1
Toronto 4
W: R. Halladay (4-0) L: A. Pettitte (2-2) S: J. Frasor (1)

Los Angeles (A) 6
Minnesota 2
W: J. Garland (1-0) L: N. Blackburn (0-3)
HR – LAA: C. Kotchman (4)

Texas 5
Seattle 3
W: K. Loe (2-0) L: C. Silva (1-3) S: J. Benoit (3)
HR – TEX: M. Bellhorn (1), M. Blalock (5)

Detroit 1
Oakland 10
W: J. Blanton (2-2) L: D. Willis (1-2)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
Washington 3
Philadelphia 5
W: T. Gordon (1-0) L: S. Hill (2-2) S: B. Lidge (4)
HR – WAS: E. Dukes (2)

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels will miss at least 1-2 weeks with back spasms.

St. Louis 3
Pittsburgh 4
W: D. Marte (1-0) L: R. Franklin (0-1)

Florida 7
Cincinnati 6
W: J. Miller (1-0) L: B. Salmon (0-1) S: M. Lindstrom (4)
HR – FLO: C. Ross (2), D. Uggla (1), M. Rabelo (1)

Atlanta 4
New York (N) 3
W: J. Smoltz (2-2) L: J. Santana (2-2) S: R. Soriano (3)
HR – NYN: C. Delgado (1)

Milwaukee 1
Houston 7
W: W. Williams (1-2) L: Y. Gallardo (2-2)
HR – MIL: J. Baker (3) HOU: L. Berkman (3), C. Lee (2)

San Diego 13
Colorado 5
W: C. Young (2-2) L: J. Francis (2-2)
HR – SDN: K. Kouzmanoff 2 (3) COL: G. Atkins (1), R. Spilborghs 2 (3)

San Francisco 3
Arizona 9
W: B. Webb (2-2) L: T. Lincecum (0-1)
HR – ARI: B. Webb (1), C. Young (4), J. D'Antona (2), D. Krynzel (2)

Chicago (N) 2
Los Angeles (N) 4
W: B. Penny (2-2) L: T. Lilly (0-1) S: B. Falkenborg (1)
HR – LAN: A. Jones (5), J. Loney 2 (6), R. Martin (3)

[Dauis]

4/23/2008
Game #15 – Kansas City [7-6] (Z. Greinke 0-2, 8.36 ERA) at Chicago (A) [5-9] (M. Buehrle 1-1, 7.13 ERA)
Kansas City lineup: CF J. Gathright – SS E. German – RF J. Guillen – LF J. Rivera – C J. Buck – 1B R. Shealy – 2B M. Grudzielanek – DH A. Callaspo – 3B P. Ozuna
Chicago lineup: 3B J. Fields – SS O. Cabrera – DH J. Thome – LF N. Swisher – 1B P. Konerko – RF C. Quentin – CF A. Ramirez – 2B D. Richar – C C. Armstrong

Kansas City 3
Chicago (A) 5
W: M. Buehrle (2-1) L: Z. Greinke (0-3) S: B. Jenks (6)
HR – CHA: O. Cabrera (1), N. Swisher (4), C. Quentin (1), C. Armstrong (1)

Typical White Sox baseball. Our first 4 hits were solo home runs. Our first non-homer hit came in the eighth, on a Josh Fields triple. The important thing, though, is that we won the series. Nick Swisher went 2-4 with a home run, a run scored, and an RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES
New York (A) 1
Toronto 7
W: D. McGowan (2-1) L: P. Hughes (2-2)
HR – TOR: L. Overbay (1)

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will miss at least one week with a strained groin muscle. This year he's hitting .300 with 2 home runs, 9 RBIs, and 5 runs scored.

Tampa Bay 5
Boston 10
W: D. Matsuzaka (2-1) L: A. Sonnanstine (1-2)
HR – TBA: R. Baldelli (1) BOS: M. Lowell (1), M. Ramirez (2), J. Ellsbury (2), C. Koskie (2)

Cleveland 7
Baltimore 2
W: F. Carmona (1-2) L: D. Cabrera (0-3) S: J. Lewis (1)
HR – CLE: M. Alou (5)

Los Angeles (A) 4
Minnesota 5
W: G. Perkins (2-1) L: J. Gobble (1-1) S: J. Nathan (3)

Texas 1
Seattle 4
W: F. Hernandez (4-0) L: K. Gabbard (1-2) S: J. Putz (5)
HR – TEX: M. Byrd (1) SEA: A. Jones (3), W. Balentien (3)

Detroit 6
Oakland 3
W: V. Vasquez (1-0) L: K. Calero (0-1) S: F. Rodney (3)
HR – OAK: J. Cust (1)

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES
St. Louis 7
Pittsburgh 3
W: A. Wainwright (1-1) L: T. Gorzelanny (1-2)
HR – SLN: A. Pujols (6)

Florida 8
Cincinnati 3
W: A. Miller (2-0) L: M. Belisle (0-1)
HR – FLO: C. Ross (3), K. Shoppach (2) CIN: J. Peralta (2)

Atlanta 2
New York (N) 3
W: J. Maine (1-1) L: T. Hudson (1-2) S: B. Wagner (5)
HR – ATL: C. Jones (3), Y. Escobar (4)

San Diego 5
Colorado 8
W: R. Ramirez (1-0) L: T. Hoffman (0-1) S: M. Corpas (4)
HR – COL: M. Holliday (4)

Washington 7
Philadelphia 5
W: J. Rauch (1-1) L: K. Kendrick (1-1) S: C. Schroder (6)
HR – WAS: R. Zimmerman (2), N. Johnson (3) PHI: J. Rollins (6), C. Snelling (1), C. Ruiz (1)

Milwaukee 4
Houston 7
W: S. Casilla (1-0) L: B. Shouse (0-1)
HR – MIL: R. Weeks (3) HOU: L. Berkman (4), C. Lee (3)

San Francisco 2
Arizona 11
W: C. Qualls (1-1) L: M. Cain (0-2) S: T. Pena (1)

Chicago (N) 8
Los Angeles (N) 6
W: S. Eyre (1-0) L: E. Loaiza (1-3) S: H. Iwase (6)
HR – CHN: G. Soto (7), K. Fukudome (1) LAN: A. Jones (6), J. Kent 2 (2), A. Kearns (1)