(6-7) SOX 6, RANGERS 0
Last night, for the first time since 1991, when a young and rotund Wilson Alvarez befuddled the Oriole, and the first time in Chicago since 1967, a White Sox pitcher threw a no-hitter! And it was a pretty no-hitter...in fact, were it not for a walk to Sammy Sosa (who was subsequently picked off of first base) it would have been a perfect game.
This felt great as a fan to watch, and had to feel 100 times better for a team that really needed something to feel good about. Not only was Buehrle unhittable, but Jermaine Dye came thru with 2 outs and 2 strikes and the bases loaded to hit a grand slam that blew open a game that up until that point looked like it was following the same script as so many of the frustrating low scoring losses that have happened so far this year.
Thank you Mark Buehrle, your sparkling performance was just the tonic our wounded nation needed after Sanjaya got voted off American Idol.
Game Scores- Millwood TEX 36, Buehrle SOX 94
AL CENTRAL ROUNDUP
(9-5) TWINS 5, MARINERS 4
Supposed to face Felix Hernandez, who has been the best pitcher in baseball this year? No problem, he gets hurt in the first inning and leaves the game. Closer can't get anyone out in the ninth inning? That's OK, the tying run gets thrown out at the plate. Everything is beautiful when you are the Minnesota Twins.
Game Scores- Silva MIN 48, Hernandez SEA 33
(4-11) ROYALS 4, (9-6) TIGERS 3
God bless the Royals. It's about damn time somebody finally got to Todd Jones. I've pretty much had it with teams in our division picking up 58 year old journeymen pitchers who suddenly become enchanted with the Minnesota Twins pixie dust.
Game Scores- Meche KC 67, Bonderman DET 73
YANKEES 9, (6-5) INDIANS 2
I don't know why, but something in my soul feels good when I see the Yankees bitch slap the Indians.
Game Scores- Sowers CLE 16, Igawa NYY 58
Game Score Corner
*******************
We have a new #1...guess who it is...
1. 94 Mark Buehrle SOX (v. Tex 4/18)
2. 89 Felix Hernandez SEA (at Bos 4/11)
3. 86 Felix Hernandez SEA (v. Oak 4/2)
4. 85 Kyle Lohse CIN (at Cubs 4/15)
5. 82 Ben Sheets MIL (v. Lad 4/2)
6. 81 Johan Santana MIN (at SOX 4/8)
6. 81 Kip Wells STL (at Hou 4/8)
8. 79 John Maine NYM (at Stl 4/4)
9. 78 Roy Halladay TOR (v. Det 4/13)
10. 77 Rich Hill CUBS, Aaron Cook COL, Josh Beckett BOS, Tim Hudson ATL, Curt Schilling BOS, Matt Cain SF
2 comments:
Jeez, what does it take to get a game score of 100? Do you have to get everyone out in 27 pitches?
You'd need to pitch a complete game shutout no hitter and strike out at least 13 more than you walk.
If you pitch a complete game one-hit shutout, you'd have to strike out 15 more than you walk..
it is a rare, rare achievement..like I wrote earlier the last one I know of was Kerry Wood in 98
Post a Comment