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Going into Thursday's game with the Tigers, the White Sox were 1-24 when they scored fewer than four runs in a game, so the fact that the Good Guys managed to win while scoring only three runs yesterday is a major surprise.  We have John Danks to thank for it.  Danks was superb, giving up only one hit and four walks in seven innings.  He allowed only six balls to be hit out of the infield and recorded four strikeouts. 

The bullpen preserved Danks's shutout, but Sergio Santos struggled to do so.  Santos gave up a hit and two walks to load the bases in the eighth and after inducing a popup for the second out, found himself facing the very dangersous Miguel Cabrera.  On a 3-2 pitch, Santos, who is known for his fastball, relied on a nasty changeup to strike out the Detroit star.  Bobby Jenks picked up his 10th save by tossing a scoreless ninth, and the Sox won their second game in a row -- another rare occurrence this season.

The offense had a little something for both longball and small-ball aficionados.  Omar Vizquel and A.J. Pierzynski both homered to right, Vizquel's first of the season in the first inning and A.J.'s third in the eighth.  Both were Han Solo shots -- nobody on base.  Vizquel also drove in a run with a suicide-squeeze bunt that fell just in front of Brandon Inge, permitting Gordon Beckham to score from third.  All in all, the Sox were very efficient, scoring three runs on just five hits.

Now, it's on to Wrigley to battle the sCrUBS for the Crosstown Cup, sponsored by BP.  I've got an idea, maybe BP can take the Cup and put it on top of that gushing oil leak of theirs.  Hey, the only Cup that Chicago fans care about was secured two nights ago in Philadelphia by the Blackhawks.  We don't need no stinkin' Cup to get the fans jazzed up about the Sox playing the team whose name must not be spoken.  Watch the festivities on WGN today and -- hopefully -- enjoy.  Go Sox!