Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on May 26, 2009 3:00PM

Sox Thrash Angels
The White Sox put the hurt on the Los Angeles Angels Monday night, winning by the score of 17-3. Angels' starter Ervin Santana didn't make it out of the second inning, surrendering nine hits and seven runs before the fourth out was recorded. Not even a pitching change could slow the Sox, as the bats continued to have success against reliever Rafael Rodriguez. By the end of the fourth inning Chicago had amassed 13 runs off the two L.A. pitchers. Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome both hit three-run homers on their way to four-RBI evenings--Thome's blast moving him past Mike Schmidt and into 13th place on the all-time career home-run list--while Alexei Ramirez and Scott Podsednik each had four hits, adding three and two RBI, respectively. By night's end, the Sox had tallied 24 hits, with every starter recording at least one knock. Meanwhile, John Danks went six innings on the mound for his fourth win of the year, allowing three runs on four hits and six walks. The only downside to the win was that Carlos Quentin left the game with a foot injury, his status yet to be determined. The White Sox will try to replicate their success tonight at 9:05.

Cubs Losing Streak Extended
The Cubs got the offense rolling on Monday night, but the pitching couldn't keep step as they fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-8. Starter Ryan Dempster didn't have his best stuff, surrendering six runs in four innings of work, but Chicago picked him up at the plate by scoring seven times over the same span. Ryan Theriot had three hits and two RBI in his first three at-bats, and Milton Bradley added a two-run double in the third and a two-run homer in the fourth as Chicago went up 7-6. The Cubs held their one-run lead until the sixth, when reliever Neal Cotts gave up three runs on a single, a home run and two doubles. The Pirates then added an RBI single off Aaron Heilman in the seventh to make it 10-7. Chicago picked up an eighth run in the bottom of the inning, but that proved to be the end of the line. Cotts was saddled with the loss and the blown save, as his ERA crept to 7.36. Also, Mr. T sang during the seventh inning stretch. The Cubs and Pirates will do it again at 7:05 tonight.