Sox Fall From First
Freddy Garcia was not the big-game pitcher everyone hoped he'd be Tuesday night. In fact, the only thing big about his night was his ERA. Garcia lasted just 2.1 innings and coughed up six earned runs on eight hits. Part of it might have been that he was throwing mid 80's fastballs but it seemed like Twins hitters were locked in as they pounded the Sox' staff to the tune of a 12-5 victory.
"If I would have thrown the Rosin bag, they would have hit it," Garcia said after the game. "I don't make any good pitch, I don't make any adjustments. I would say I got my ass kicked... I got my ass kicked. There's nothing much to say."
It's just the second time in the past 15 home games the Sox have taken a loss and it's the first time since July 10th the Sox have forfeited the division lead. What doesn't bode well for the Sox is that the Twins have won 10 of the las 13 games between these two teams dating back to last season. The five home runs hit by the Twins was a season high for them and tied a season high for homers allowed by the White Sox staff.
If you ask Paul Konerko about the differences between these two clubs right now, he'll tell it plain and simple. "They're playing well right now and you know, we're playing OK. Not bad, but not good. We're just kind of in the middle," Konerko said. "So you keep battling. There's a lot of battles left... we want to win a series. We can still do that." They'll have plenty of chances to retake the lead. Four of the Sox next seven games are against the Twins.
