Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on Aug 1, 2009 3:30PM

Sox Bury Yanks
Perhaps buoyed by the acquisition of Jake Peavy earlier in the day, the Sox claimed their second straight game against the New York Yankees, 10-5. D.J. Carrasco--making his first start of the season for the Sox due to the departure of Clayton Richard--surrendered a quick 3-0 lead, but Chicago countered with five runs over the first three frames. The fifth run came on a solo homer by Carlos Quentin, who then drove in the eventual game winner with an RBI double in the fifth. The Sox took out an insurance policy against the league's most productive offense, scoring four more in the seventh to win going away. In addition to Quentin, Jim Thome and Chris Getz each picked up a pair of RBI, and the Sox's bullpen gave their guy a hand with five innings of three-hit relief. Chicago can take the four-game series with a win today at 3:05.

Marlins Rally Past Cubs
An eighth-inning meltdown cost the Cubs a game in the standings on Friday, as they fell to the Florida Marlins 5-2. After Jake Fox's two-run blast in the seventh brought Chicago back to even, setup man Carlos Marmol surrendered a run and loaded the bases for Sean Marshall in the eighth. Florida's Wes Helms then turned Marshall's 2-2 slider into double, scoring the runners from second and third. The late rally unravelled five solid innings by Rich Harden, who allowed two runs and struck out a season-high 11 batters. Despite the loss, the Cubs picked up four games in the standings over the month of July and are 12-4 since the All-Star break. They'll look to continue their winning ways when they step in at 6:10 this evening.