SB Nation Chicago - Three Homers Power Sox To 11-0 Blowout Of Marinershttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48877/chicago-fave.png2010-07-27T22:00:36-05:00http://chicago.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13549352010-07-27T22:00:36-05:002010-07-27T22:00:36-05:00Ramirez, Konerko, Jones Homer For White Sox In Win Over Seattle
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<p>Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – Alexei Ramirez, Paul Konerko and Andruw Jones each homered, and Gavin Floyd threw seven scoreless frames for Chicago en route to an 11-0 annihilation of Seattle in the second meeting of a four-game series.</p>
<p>Floyd (6-8) did not walk a batter in his outing, allowing only five hits while striking out six for the White Sox, who have won nine straight at U.S. Cellular Field. The starter has allowed one earned run or less in all but one of his last 10 outings, lowering his earned-run average from 6.64 to 3.66.</p>
<p>Ramirez had three hits and drove in three, A.J. Pierzynski went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two <span class="caps">RBI</span>, and Dayan Viciedo doubled twice and drove in a run in the rout.</p>
<p>Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-10) gave up all 11 runs in five innings on 11 hits and two walks for the Mariners, who have lost four of their last six.</p>
<p>Jose Lopez grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners in the first inning. He suffered a tight left hamstring on the play and things got worse for Seattle from there.</p>
<p>Juan Pierre started things in the bottom half with a single, stole second and scored on Ramirez’s base hit to center. Carlos Quentin worked a two-out walk and a wild pitch put two into scoring position for Pierzynski, who brought home both runners with a single to right and raced around on Viciedo’s double.</p>
<p>Ramirez made it 6-0 in the second with a two-run shot over the wall in left- center, and Konerko followed two batters later with a solo blast, his 23rd.</p>
<p>Gordon Beckham’s two-out double the next frame plated Jones, whose three-run round-tripper in the fifth made it a laugher.</p>
<p>Rowland-Smith has not won since June 20, a span of seven starts. The club is 3-16 in his 19 starts this season…Ramirez and Jones have 10 and 14 home runs on the year, respectively…Chone Figgins and Josh Bard each had two hits for the Mariners…Game time: two hours, four minutes.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/CWS">Chicago White Sox</a> shoot for their ninth straight home win this evening, when they continue their four-game series against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/SEA">Seattle Mariners</a> at U.S. Cellular Field,</p>
<p>After a 4-6 road trip, Chicago returned to the Windy City for the start of a seven-game homestand and got a terrific pitching performance from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/167/John_Danks">John Danks</a>. The left-hander tossed eight innings of one-run ball and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/884/Juan_Pierre">Juan Pierre</a> went 3- for-5 with a run scored and two RBI, leading the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/CWS">White Sox</a> to a 6-1 win.</p>
<p>Danks (11-7) scattered six hits and a walk to win his fourth consecutive start.</p>
<p>"He has a huge heart. Every time he's out there he fights every pitch," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said of Danks. "Even when he doesn't have the best stuff, he fights."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/159/Paul_Konerko">Paul Konerko</a> added a solo home run and Alexi Ramirez had three hits, scored a run and drove in another in the victory, Chicago's sixth in seven games against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/SEA">Mariners</a> this season.</p>
<p>Seattle's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/307/Felix_Hernandez">Felix Hernandez</a> (7-7) was touched for four runs on nine hits and three walks over seven frames, the ninth straight outing the right-handed ace has lasted at least that long for the Mariners, who were looking for their first three-game winning streak this month.</p>
<p>"My sinker was pretty good, but the strikeout pitch was not," said Hernandez, who finished with a season-low tying three punchouts.</p>
<p>Getting the call for the White Sox tonight will be right-hander <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/820/Gavin_Floyd">Gavin Floyd</a>, who is 5-8 with a 3.87 earned run average. Floyd did not get a decision on Wednesday against the Mariners, but was terrific in scattering five hits over seven scoreless innings of his team's 2-1 loss.</p>
<p>Since getting hammered for six runs in just 2 2/3 innings by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/TEX">Texas Rangers</a> on June 2, Floyd has surrendered one earned run or less in eight of his last nine starts, but is just 3-2 in that stretch.</p>
<p>Floyd is 1-4 lifetime against the Mariners with a 6.25 ERA in 10 games, eight of which have been starts.</p>
<p>Seattle, meanwhile, will counter with left-hander <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/334/Ryan_Rowland_Smith">Ryan Rowland-Smith</a>, who is 1-9 with a 6.26 ERA on the year. Rowland Smith did not get a decision on Thursday against Boston, as he surrendered five runs and eight hits in six innings of an 8-6 loss.</p>
<p>The Mariners are just 3-15 in Rowland-Smith's 18 starts and have dropped all five of his July outings.</p>
<p>Rowland-Smith is 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA in three games (two starts) against the White Sox.</p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2010/7/27/2318463/sox-look-for-second-straight-win-over-marinersAl Yellon