Sox Take Game One in Florida with 5-1 Win Over Rays (Game 54, '08)

The Rays have shown why they are in first place in the American League East.  They can pitch.  They have speed, running off Sox pitching all night long, and they can play defense.  Still, the White Sox did enough hitting tonight, with a very long home run drive that hit one of the rings by Konerko, who had not homered since April.  Overall, the Sox managed eleven hits in the game.  Carlos Quentin picked up yet another RBI, and Crede homered as well. 

I will take the win of course, but Joe Crede continues to have some defensive miscues for some reason, and they have tended to be throwing errors.  It looks as if he is trying to be very careful with his throws to the point of inadvertantly throwing the ball away or in the dirt.  John Danks got himself in trouble sometimes, but was able to pitch over that trouble.  I give him a lot of credit for giving up just 1 earned run on 6 innings.  Like all the Sox pitchers in general, he will have to get better at holding runners on since the Rays ran at will all night long on Sox pitching.  The bullpen was fantastic again, yeilding nothing.  With a win tomorrow, the White Sox can guarantee themselves a series split.