SB Nation Chicago - Silva's Perfect Record Gone: White Sox Edge Cubs 2-1https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48877/chicago-fave.png2010-06-12T18:44:28-05:00http://chicago.sbnation.com/rss/stream/12789982010-06-12T18:44:28-05:002010-06-12T18:44:28-05:00Silva Good, Buehrle Better In White Sox' 2-1 Win Over Cubs
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<p>Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – Mark Buehrle pitched into the seventh inning and a pair of Paul Konerko <span class="caps">RBI</span> singles gave the White Sox a 2-1 victory over the crosstown rival Cubs.</p>
<p>Buehrle (4-6) fanned seven, failed to issue a walk and let up eight hits in 6 2/3 shutout frames for his first win in four starts. It also handed the White Sox wins in the first two tests of this weekend set following Friday’s 10-5 final at Wrigley Field.</p>
<p>Konerko finished 3-for-4 and upped his <span class="caps">RBI</span> total to 46 as the club picked up its fourth consecutive victory and fifth in six games.</p>
<p>Carlos Silva (8-1) was handed his first loss of the 2010 campaign, snapping a six-start win streak in the process. In seven innings, the early-season standout was reached for seven hits and two runs with a pair of walks and six strikeouts.</p>
<p>Ryan Theriot collected three hits and an <span class="caps">RBI</span> and Marlon Byrd went 3-for-4 for the Cubs, who went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position in falling for the fourth time in five games.</p>
<p>Three straight singles in the game’s first frame resulted in a 1-0 White Sox lead as Konerko brought home Alexei Ramirez.</p>
<p>The pitchers took over from there, although, Buehrle had to work out of a few jams along the way. The Cubs had their first two runners on in the first and fourth innings, but the crafty veteran southpaw retired the next three batters each time.</p>
<p>In the seventh, Juan Pierre drew a leadoff walk, swiped second and came home on a two-out base hit by Konerko into right-center.</p>
<p>The Cubs threatened in the bottom half when Tyler Colvin and Theriot strung together a pair of two-out hits. Buehrle exited in favor of Sergio Santos, who struck out pinch-hitter Chad Tracy.</p>
<p>Andrew Cashner got Pierre to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the top of the eighth to keep it a two-run game.</p>
<p>But the hosts couldn’t get a run home against J.J. Putz in their turn despite a one-out double from Byrd. Bobby Jenks allowed Theriot’s <span class="caps">RBI</span> single with two outs in the ninth, but recovered to strike out Tracy for his 11th save.</p>
<p>Silva is just 4-11 in 20 career matchups with the White Sox. Despite the loss, he has given up just three runs, walked three batters and recorded 22 strikeouts over 21 innings of his last three starts…Buehrle improved to 5-4 in 12 career starts versus the Cubs. The lefty hurler picked up his first road win in six starts this season…The White Sox won their season series with the Cubs a year ago, taking four of the six matchups…Sunday’s finale will feature Gavin Floyd for the White Sox against Cubs lefty Ted Lilly.</p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2010/6/12/1515346/white-sox-cubs-silva-buehrle-crosstown-classicAl Yellon2010-06-12T11:31:23-05:002010-06-12T11:31:23-05:00Perfect Matchup Between Cubs And White Sox In Game Two Of Crosstown Series
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<p>(Sports Network) - Early-season standout <span>Carlos Silva</span> puts a six-start win streak on the line today when the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chicago Cubs</a> host the crosstown rival <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">White Sox</a> in the middle game of a three-game interleague series at Wrigley Field.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">White Sox</a> drew first blood, 10-5, on Friday, as <span>A.J. Pierzynski</span> finished 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI. <span>Alex Rios</span> was 4-for-4, hit a two-run homer and scored three times for the victors, who have won three in a row and four of five overall.</p>
<p><span>Jake Peavy</span> (5-5) went seven innings for the win, allowing six hits and two runs with five strikeouts.</p>
<p><span>Alfonso Soriano</span> hit a two-run shot and drove in three runs for the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cubs</a>, who have dropped three of four.</p>
<p><span>Randy Wells</span> (3-5) was tagged in defeat for 10 hits and five runs while fanning six and walking three over five full frames.</p>
<p>Silva, who entered the season four games below .500 in 297 career major-league appearances, was 2-0 after his initial five starts in 2010 before starting a skein that's seen him win six straight while allowing 35 hits and 12 runs in 36 innings.</p>
<p>He's ratcheted things up a notch over the last two outings in particular, downing St. Louis and Pittsburgh while giving up just six hits and one run and walking one batter and striking out 16 in 14 innings.</p>
<p>The 31-year-old is just 4-10 in 19 career matchups with the White Sox, posting a 5.52 earned run average in 101 innings. The 13-game winner in 2007 with Minnesota had won just five times over 36 games in 2008-09 with Seattle.</p>
<p>For the White Sox, lefty <span>Mark Buehrle</span> tries to end a three-start drought since his last victory on May 21.</p>
<p>The former 38th-round draft pick (1998) picked up his third win of the season at home against Florida, but is 0-1 with a pair of no-decisions since while being touched for 23 hits and 12 runs in 10 2/3 innings.</p>
<p>He's pitched six innings or more seven times in 12 starts this season while allowing three earned runs or less five times.</p>
<p>Lifetime against the Cubs, Buehrle is 4-4 with a 4.58 ERA in 11 starts. He's 0-4 in five road starts in 2010, however, allowing 34 hits and 21 runs in 26 innings.</p>
<p>The White Sox won their season series with the Cubs a year ago, taking four of the six matchups.</p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2010/6/12/2316382/perfect-matchup-between-cubs-and-white-sox-in-game-two-of-crosstownAl Yellon