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When Carlos Quentin gets hot, he can carry the White Sox – and that’s what he did last night in leading the Sox to an 8-6 win over the Rangers in Texas. Q, who was moved into the No. 3 slot in the order, slugged three home runs for the first time in his career, raising his season total to 12.
The three blasts resulted in five RBI, boosting his tally for the year to 31. The first dinger, a solo shot, came in the first inning and was a line drive that Hawk Harrelson was imploring to stay up. The second time Q went yard, in the third inning, he absolutely launched one down the right field line that traveled 405 feet and was never in doubt, driving in two runners ahead of him. The third big fly was another bullet to left that came in the ninth inning with the bases empty and gave the Sox an insurance run that they didn’t wind up needing.
Q did get a little help from his friends. Adam Dunn, who was dropped to fifth in the batting order, also made Ozzie look a managerial brainiac by powering a ball into the home run porch in right field. Brent Morel contributed an RBI single, and Alex Rios chipped in with an RBI double.
Jake Peavy started the game and gave up two runs on five hits in three innings before the rains came. The almost 3-hour delay ended Peavy’s night, and a parade of relievers did just enough to get the win: Will Ohman, 1.0 IP; Tony Pena, 1.0 IP and the win; Chris Sale, 1.0 IP and a hold; Jesse Crain, 1.0 IP and a hold; Matt Thornton, 0.2 IP and a hold, though he got himself in a jam that forced him out before the eighth inning was over; and Sergio Santos, 1.1 IP to earn the 4-out save, his seventh. Ozzie said he would have used starters Phil Humber and Edwin Jackson if the game had gone to extra innings. Thankfully, that wasn’t necessary.
The Surprising Indians suffered a rare loss at home, so the Sox win moves them back to 9.0 games behind the Tribe. The win also gives the Sox a chance at winning another series, as Gavin Floyd takes the mound this afternoon. Go Sox!
When Carlos Quentin gets hot, he can carry the White Sox – and that’s what he did last night in leading the Sox to an 8-6 win over the Rangers in Texas. Q, who was moved into the No. 3 slot in the order, slugged three home runs for the first time in his career, raising his season total to 12.
The three blasts resulted in five RBI, boosting his tally for the year to 31. The first dinger, a solo shot, came in the first inning and was a line drive that Hawk Harrelson was imploring to stay up. The second time Q went yard, in the third inning, he absolutely launched one down the right field line that traveled 405 feet and was never in doubt, driving in two runners ahead of him. The third big fly was another bullet to left that came in the ninth inning with the bases empty and gave the Sox an insurance run that they didn’t wind up needing.
Q did get a little help from his friends. Adam Dunn, who was dropped to fifth in the batting order, also made Ozzie look a managerial brainiac by powering a ball into the home run porch in right field. Brent Morel contributed an RBI single, and Alex Rios chipped in with an RBI double.
Jake Peavy started the game and gave up two runs on five hits in three innings before the rains came. The almost 3-hour delay ended Peavy’s night, and a parade of relievers did just enough to get the win: Will Ohman, 1.0 IP; Tony Pena, 1.0 IP and the win; Chris Sale, 1.0 IP and a hold; Jesse Crain, 1.0 IP and a hold; Matt Thornton, 0.2 IP and a hold, though he got himself in a jam that forced him out before the eighth inning was over; and Sergio Santos, 1.1 IP to earn the 4-out save, his seventh. Ozzie said he would have used starters Phil Humber and Edwin Jackson if the game had gone to extra innings. Thankfully, that wasn’t necessary.
The Surprising Indians suffered a rare loss at home, so the Sox win moves them back to 9.0 games behind the Tribe. The win also gives the Sox a chance at winning another series, as Gavin Floyd takes the mound this afternoon. Go Sox!
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