Game 41: Dye’s grand slam caps seven run fourth
Minnesota @ Chicago (Game 2 of 3)
The White Sox scored seven runs in the fourth inning and that’s all that was needed as Chicago handed the Twins its sixth consecutive loss of the season in a 7-4 victory.
Francisco Liriano worked on the mound for the Twins and held the White Sox to only one hit, a strike out and two walks in the first three innings. Liriano would then get some run support in the top of the fourth on an RBI single from Jason Kubel and a sacrifice fly by Joe Crede. Unfortunately the 2-0 lead wouldn’t last long.
The White Sox came back hard against Liriano, who labored through the bottom half of the fourth inning by giving up six hits and a walk as he threw 37 pitches and faced 10 batters. Paul Konerko put the Sox on the board when he took a 2-2 pitch over the wall in left for a 2-run home run. Alexei Ramirez followed that with a double and scored on a Josh Fields single to take a 3-2 lead.
Corky Miller doubled to left and Jayson Nix walked to load the bases with two out. Jermaine Dye then hit a grand slam to left field to give the White Sox a 7-2 lead. Liriano managed to get the next batter out and left the game after four complete innings and giving up seven runs off seven hits with a three walks and a strike out.
The Twins tried to get back in the game in the sixth with a 2-run home run from Michael Cuddyer but they were unable to get a runner in scoring position afterwards.
The bullpen for the Twins managed to prevent Chicago from doing any more damage after the fourth. Luis Ayala pitched a total of three innings and only allowed two base runners in the form of a walk and a hit batter. Jesse Crain pitched the bottom of the eighth and only needed 10 pitches to record three fly outs.
Attendance: 29,044 (U.S. Cellular Field)
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