Jake Peavy was finally ready to make his debut for the Chicago White Sox. He was on the disabled list since June 13th when he hurt his right ankle as a member of the San Diego Padres. Peavy’s return to the mound was delayed when his pitching arm was hit by a line drive while pitching in the minor leagues.
On Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, Peavy went five innings and gave up three hits, two walks and three earned runs while striking out five batters. Thanks to strong run support, Peavy was able to pick up the win as …read more

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t dominating the National League like they were earlier in the season. On Monday, the club brought in some reinforcements by trading for Jim Thome and John Garland.
Thome comes from the Chicago White Sox where he was hitting .249 with 23 homers, 55 runs and 74 RBIs. The 39-year-old has solely been a designated hitter in the last couple years. With that in mind, he may simply be used as a pinch hitter by the Dodgers.
“We’re bring him here to come off the bench and be a great influence in the clubhouse,” said Dodgers GM Ned …read more

It’s been a long season for David Ortiz. He started off the season in a massive slump. Then his name got tangled in steroids controversies. On Wednesday, the slugger for the Boston Red Sox hit a walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth against the Chicago White Sox to add some joy to his season.
In the bottom of the second inning, Ortiz hit a solo shot to tie the game at 1-1. With the ballgame tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Ortiz twisted a homer around the Pesky Pole to give Boston a 3-2 win.
On …read more

In May, Jake Peavy blocked a trade that would have sent him from the San Diego Padres to the Chicago White Sox. This time when the White Sox came calling, Peavy decided the timing was right and agreed to the deal.
The former Cy Young Award winner will give the White Sox one of the best starting pitchers in baseball. This season, the 28-year-old from Alabama is 6-6 with a 3.97 ERA. He also has 92 strikeouts and a 1.19 WHIP in 81.2 innings.
Currently, Peavy is on the disabled list with an ankle injury. The White Sox believe that he’ll be …read more

On Tuesday, the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox completed a trade of struggling players. The Red Sox traded Mark Kotsay to the White Sox and Boston received Brian Anderson.
Anderson is a center fielder who never really put it all together for the White Sox. He’s played parts of the last five seasons with the White Sox while showing minimal success at the plate. In fact, his .238 batting average this year was a career-best. He also has two homers, 13 RBIs and 25 runs on the season.
Considering that Anderson is still only 27 years old and scouts …read more

The Chicago White Sox had a number of slumping batters heading into Wednesday’s contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Six homers later, the White Sox had posted a 10-7 victory over the Dodgers.
In the first inning, Alexei Ramirez hit a homer to break the seal. In the third, Jermaine Dye went deep. Josh Fields hit a homer in the fourth. In the fifth inning, Chicago got homers from Paul Konerko, Jayson Nix and a second from Josh Fields.
On the mound, Gavin Floyd went six innings while allowing six hits, two walks and only one earned run. With the win, Floyd …read more

Magglio Ordonez, the six-time All-Star outfielder, has been benched indefinitely by manager Jim Leyland. Ordonez is struggling at the plate and Leyland thinks some time away will help Ordonez settle down and get his stroke back.
On the season, Ordonez is hitting .273 with two homers, 22 RBI and 28 runs. In the month of June, he’s hitting just .250 with no homers, three RBIs and five runs. Considering that he’s hit at least 21 homers and driven in at least 103 RBIs in the last three seasons, he’s far from his typical pace.
Although he’s 35 years old, most scouts agree …read more

After losing their last six games, the Minnesota Twins were mad. The Chicago White Sox can give a first hand account of how mad the Twins were on Thursday night. After jumping out to an 8-0 lead after two innings, Minnesota kept bashing away and finished the game with a 20-1 victory.
The 20-1 final score was the second largest win for Minnesota, while it tied Chicago’s worst loss in their history. With the win, the Twins are now 19-23. The loss dropped the White Sox to 17-23.
Bartolo Colon got pounded for eight runs, seven hits and two walks in two …read more

Jose Contreras of the Chicago White Sox asked to be sent to the minor leagues. According to a report on ESPN.com, the White Sox agreed with Contreras and decided to follow through with his wish. The 37-year-old from Cuba will soon report to the minors in an attempt to work through his struggles.
Over six starts this season, Contreras has an ERA of 8.19 and he’s given up 40 hits and 16 walks in 29.2 innings. Without much control of his pitches, Contreras has struggled to get anyone out.
Before the White Sox could send Contreras to the minors, he had to …read more

Zack Greinke continued his amazing start to the 2009 baseball season. The Kansas City Royals hurler was marvelous once again on Monday. His pitching performance allowed the Royals to win 3-0 against the Chicago White Sox and improve to 15-11 on the season.
Pitching all nine innings, Greinke needed only 104 pitches to allow six hits, no walks and no earned runs while striking out ten batters. He has won all six of his starts and his ERA is a microscopic 0.40 and his WHIP is an equally as impressive 0.84.
In his first four starts of the season, Greinke didn’t allow …read more