2007: (April 17-19) Texas Rangers @ Chicago White Sox

[JoseA]

Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox
U.S. Cellular Field



Friday, April 17 @ 7:11 p.m. CT
TV: WCIU | Radio: WSCR 670

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Robinson Tejeda, RHP -- vs. Jon Garland, RHP
(1-1, 4.50)---------------(0-0, 3.65)

[JoseA]

Wednesday, April 18
7:11 PM CT
CSN, MLB.TV

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Kevin Millwood, RHP vs. Mark Buehrle, LHP
(2-1, 3.71) --------(0-0, 4.32)

Thursday, April 19
7:11 PM CT
CSN, MLB.TV

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Vicente Padilla, RHP vs. Javier Vazquez, RHP
(0-3, 6.62)--------(2-0, 1.50)

[JoseA]

Home runs cost White Sox

"I'm not scared of Sammy," Guillen said. "As long as Teixeira hits in front of Sammy, he will walk a lot from Ozzie Guillen.

Jim Thome went yard

CHICAGO -- Give the White Sox credit for being optimistic and highly confident.

It would have been easy for the team to lose faith following Tuesday's 8-1 shellacking at the hands of the Rangers before 23,139 at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox (5-7) lost their third straight, with the team scoring a mere two runs and knocking out 18 hits over the past 27 innings.

But their resolve for success seems to have grown even stronger as this offensive funk deepens. The White Sox understand their talented lineup will hit. It's just a question of when the offense will get hot.

Recap

[JoseA]

Buehrle an unlikely candidate for no-no

"Never in a million years did I think I would be able to have this happen," said Mark Buehrle.

Drafted in the 38th round in 1998, lefty pitches way into history

CHICAGO -- Peruse the five starters currently comprising the White Sox starting rotation.

Break down each pitcher's raw stuff and what he features on the mound, and then take a guess as to the one who would be most likely to throw a no-hitter. Mark Buehrle probably would be a notch above John Danks from the bottom of the list, partially because Danks is a rookie.

But there was the 28-year-old Buehrle, mobbed by his teammates on U.S. Cellular Field a little over two hours after he threw the first pitch of Wednesday's game against Texas, celebrating the 16th no-hitter in franchise history. Buehrle needed 106 pitches to make history, a typically efficient effort from the talented southpaw.

Buehrle finished the job against a good hitting Texas lineup, which features the likes of Mark Teixeira, Hank Blalock and Sammy Sosa, to name a few. It's also a team Buehrle has handled in the past, raising his career record to 9-3 against the Rangers, and earning a huge dose of respect from the opposition in the process.

Recap

[JoseA]

Rally gives White Sox finale

Rob Mackowiak hit a two run home run

"I thought we played a very good game," added White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome.

CHICAGO -- Assists or any sort of victory credits aren't handed out to players who don't participate in a given Major League Baseball contest.

But if that official statistic suddenly was added to the box score representing the White Sox 6-4 victory over the Rangers before 25,495 at U.S. Cellular Field on Thursday, then Mark Buehrle's name would have followed said category.

Buehrle basically did nothing more Thursday than handle a plethora of media requests and bask in the afterglow of Wednesday's no-hitter. That special performance seemed to carry over a major boost for a team searching for sparks during the first 12 games of the 2007 season.

Recap

[JoseA]

Overall this was a great series, way to finish strong. Javier pitched a decent game yesterday and we all know how amazing Buehrle was on Wednesday, just amazing!....