Game 2 at The Trop

Well………Game 2 in Tampa didn’t go as well as Game 1. I’m not saying the White Sox didn’t have any chances to shut the Rays out–they had plenty, just could not come through in the end.

Bartolo Colon started the game for the White Sox again. Before the game, I was particularly curious to see how he would fare after his excellent first start. He is one of the keys to White Sox success in 2009.

I did not come to see the game until the 5th inning. 68 degrees in April is too nice to be inside watching. I figured I would just catch the last few innings, and that is what I did.

When I came in, the score was 2-1, White Sox lead. The Rays scored a run to tie the game in the 5th to make it a 2-2 ballgame. The top of the 6th was the big inning for both teams. Carlos Quentin led off the inning with a solo shot that was his fifth of the season. I missed it while doing a good deed for my brother checking the New Jersey Devils score. I don’t like to miss home runs, and that’s why Jim Thome gets on base for a homer by Jermaine Dye, that I was able to see.I was beginning to feel comfortable with a 5-2 lead.

But Bartolo Colon struggled in the 5th inning, and that carried to the 6th inning. He loaded the bases, and then was taken out by Ozzie Guillen. Matt Thornton came it to pitch, and bases loaded………sense any foreshadowing? To make a long story short, grand slam, I don’t want to talk about it.

The White Sox almost made a comeback in the ninth. Two outs were quickly made, until pinch hitter Wilson Betimit singled. Brent Lillibridge (who is listed as 5’11, but I swear he is shorter) was the pinch runner, and quickly stole second. He reminds me of the Scotty Pods of 2005. Chris Getz walked, and then again, Brent Lillibridge steals third. Unfortunately, Josh Fields popped up to end the game, and the White Sox lost 6-5. Here are the current AL Central standings:

Kansas City: 6-4
Detroit: 5-4*
Chicago: 5-5
Minnesota: 5-7
Cleveland: 3-8

*Still playing

3 Stars of the Game:

1. Ben Zobrist: Grand slam.

2. Carlos Pena: Home run.

3. Jermaine Dye: Two-run home run.

Brett Pill had a great game in Connecticut, going 3-for-3 with a double and two singles in a loss to Trenton. This moves his average up to .362. Keep it up Brett, you’re doing great!