2007: (April 7,8) Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox

[JoseA]

Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox
At The U.S. Cellular Field



Sat., April 7 @ 2:55 p.m. CT
TV: FOX | Radio: WSCR 670

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Carlos Silva, RHP -- vs. Javier Vazquez, RHP
(0-0, -.--)------------(0-0, -.--)

[JoseA]

Sunday, April 8 @ 1:05 PM CT
TV: WGN | Radio: WSCR 670

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Johan Santana, LHP -- vs. John Danks, LHP
(1-0, 6.00)------------(0-0, 0.00)

[JoseA]

No game tonight due to cold weatcher. Javier was suppose to start, but he will just get pushed back to Saturday.

No immediate make-up game has been scheduled.....

See thread here
Twins-White Sox game postponed by cold

[JoseA]

Should be a hard fought series....I see us winning one of the 2

The second one against Santana I believe we will lose, but I think we will win with Javier on the mound....

[JoseA]

Vazquez dominant in season debut

Starter limits Twins to just one hit over 6 2/3 innings

Uribe hit solo home run

CHICAGO -- Since Aug. 10, 2006, after a five-inning, 111-pitch victorious effort against the Yankees, Javier Vazquez had made 10 starts without picking up a single win. In fact, Vazquez finished 0-4 after six Spring Training trips to the mound.

But when the White Sox needed him most on Saturday against the Twins, in just the fourth game of the regular season, Vazquez showed for at least one afternoon why expectations are so high surrounding his 2007 performance. The right-hander allowed only Michael Cuddyer's leadoff single in the second over 6 2/3 innings while walking four and striking out five to lead the South Siders to a 3-0 victory in front of 33,278, who endured the bone-chilling, 31-degree conditions at U.S. Cellular Field.

Vazquez remained aggressive from start to finish, even when he momentarily lost the strike zone in the second and third innings. But Vazquez's ability to stay sharp in the midst of two precarious jams while protecting a one-run lead could truly be a harbinger of big things to come for the rotation's fourth starter.

Recap

[JoseA]

Excellent game yesterday, I told you he would come out firing after his bad spring training. It was a nice team effort and our pitching really looked good, for once at least!

The game turned in our favor after Cuddyer got stuck between bases, it really gave us some momentum....

[JoseA]

Danks looks good, but White Sox lose

John Danks struck out six during a quality start on Sunday.

Johan Santana was just too much though....

CHICAGO - The good news for the White Sox stemming from Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Twins at U.S. Cellular Field was that rookie left-hander John Danks really made only one mistake in his six solid innings of work. The bad news is that Danks' mistake was launched by Justin Morneau for a three-run home run.

And even worse news was that these three runs of support were given to Johan Santana, the American League's best pitcher, who proves it every time he faces the White Sox. Santana allowed one Joe Crede single over seven innings, striking out nine, and retired the final 17 hitters he faced.

There were viable scoring opportunities for the White Sox in both the first and the second against the Twins' ace. Santana walked Paul Konerko and Jim Thome with two outs in the opening frame, before striking out Jermaine Dye to end the inning. In the second, Tadahito Iguchi walked one out after Crede's bloop single, but Juan Uribe struck out and Pablo Ozuna grounded into an inning-ending force at second base.

Recap

[JoseA]

Jose Contreas was suppose to pitch today, but I am glad Danks did. Danks had a pretty good outing today, striking out 6 in 6 innings. Hopefully he can continue to contribute to the starting rotation as the season progresses.

Johan looked great like he usually does, and out batters sort of looked dazed. I thought we had a chance to break the game open when he left, but it didn't fully happen.....