Sox and Tribe tie after ten

Chicago White Sox starter Freddy Garcia would go three innings to start the game against the Cleveland Indians before seven other Sox pitchers would take to the mound for exactly one inning each. Garcia allowed five hits and three runs while striking out three. The Tribe held a 4-2 lead heading into the eighth inning before Jess Todd would allow five hits and a walk that lead to three earned runs in his .2 innings of work.

Indians lead off hitter and center fielder Michael Brantley went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a walk. Five Indians would knock in one run each. Sox second baseman CJ Retherford would hit a 2-run homer as part of the eighth inning surge. Right fielder Carlos Quentin went 2-for-3 and scored a run for the Sox who now stand at 3-3-2 while the Indians still do not have a defeat at 5-0-1.

Sheets struggles with new team as A’s fall to White Sox

The Oakland A’s took a risk this off season in acquiring former Milwaukee Brewers star pitcher Ben Sheets after he missed last season with an injury. Sheets did nothing to calm the nerves of A’s brass today as he allowed five runs in 2.2 innings. Sheets is expected to be the opening day starter for the A’s looked impressive in his first two innings pitching perfect innings. But the wheels came off in the third as Sheets allowed five runs on six hits and a walk.

White Sox outfielder Andruw Jones hit a triple in the third inning knocking in two and A.J. Pierzynski added another two later in the inning.A’s slugger Eric Chavez hit his first two homers of the spring in the loss. The A’s fell to 2-4-1 on the spring while the Sox moved to 3-3-1.

5-run 8th inning propels Giants to win over White Sox

The Chicago White Sox were leading the San Francisco Giants by a score of 2-1 heading into the eight inning before Jhonny Nunez allowed the Giants to score five runs including back-to-back homers by Fred Lewis and Buster Posey.

White Sox starter John Danks looked impressive in his three innings of two hit shutout ball walking one while striking out four. Giants starter Matt Cain also went three innings but allowed one run on two hits. Giants win moved them to 6-1 on the spring while the Sox feel to 2-3-1.

Seattle Edges White Sox

The Seattle Mariners would face the Chicago White Sox in Glendale as the two teams would battle it out in a close game. Chicago would score first before the Mariners would tie the game up in the fourth inning. The game would go back and forth as the White Sox would regain the lead in the fifth and the Mariners would take the lead in the top of the sixth. Read more

Whie Sox double up Dodgers 8-4

Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre, who stepped in and stepped up last season when Manny Ramirez was suspended, had an RBI single and a stolen base for his new team the Chicago White Sox. Manny had a solid game himself in the DH role going 2-for-2 with an rbi, walk and run scored.

Freddy Garcia allowed on two hits with a walk in two innings before turning the ball over to Bobby Jenks who was lit up for two runs on two hits and two walks in his one inning of work. The Dodgers rolled out an impressive series of pitchers of Russ Ortiz, Jeff Weaver and Eric Gagne. Or at lest it would have been impressive if this was 2004. Weaver allowed three runs on sour hits and Gagne allowed two run in his first inning back in blue.

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