SERIES: at U.S. Cellular Field, Friday, April 10 - Sunday, April 12. Friday's first pitch is at 7:11 PM, Saturday's at 3:05 PM, and Sunday's at 1:05 PMFRIDAY'S PROBABLES: Jose Contreras (7-6, 4.54 ERA in 2008) vs. R.A. Dickey (5-8, 5.21 in 2008)
SATURDAY'S PROBABLES: Bartolo Colon (4-2, 3.92 ERA in 2008) vs. Francisco Liriano (0-1, 5.14)
SUNDAY'S PROBABLES: Mark Buehrle (0-0, 3.60) vs. Nick Blackburn (0-0, 7.20)
Of course, the last time the Twins came to Chicago, the Sox won a memorable 1-Game Play-off for the AL Central title. The start to the 2009 season for last season's division frontrunners has been rough. The White Sox are currently hitting .198 as a team, last in the American League, while the Twins are hitting .219, third to last. With normal, early season temperature in the forecast, it's hard to see either of these teams mustering much offense.
The main storyline for the White Sox is the return of Jose Contreras and Bartolo Colon, each coming off injury-plagued 2008 seasons. Contreras's story is simply remarkable, he wasn't expected to make much of an impact until the All-Star break or later and here is he, starting Game #4. Colon makes his first appearance in a White Sox uniform since 2004. In limited action against the current Twins' roster, he has had some success, only allowing a .229 BAA and has yet to serve up a home run.
Finally, on Sunday Mark Buehrle makes his 2nd start of the season. After a good, but uninspiring debut Opening Day, he will be opposed by Nick Blackburn, who last faced the Sox in the aforementioned Play-Off Game, going 6.1 innings, allowing only 1 run on 4 hits. As for Saturday's starter, Francisco Liriano, who has seemingly been around for ever, has had very limited exposure to the White Sox roster; only facing 5 current players 15 total times.
This series also marks the return of Joe Crede to the South Side, fresh off signing a deal with the Twins. It's weird to see him parading around in their goofy pinstripes, but the Sox have planned a short video tribute for Crede and he has the option to make a quick address to the fans. So bust out those #24 jerseys one more time.
2 comments:
is this your writing, or are you copying it from elsewhere? i'm assuming it's your original work.
i don't have cable, but i'll be able to watch both saturday and sunday's games here in minnesota.
Everything on this site, unless otherwise cited, is my own original work.
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