Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on Aug 5, 2009 3:00PM

Sox Edge Angels
Mark Buehrle celebrated his perfect game and the White Sox celebrated another win as they defeated the L.A. Angels in walk-off fashion on Tuesday, 5-4. A.L. Rookie-of-the-Month Gordon Beckham tied the game at four apiece when he singled home Scott Podsednik in the seventh, and Podsednik then picked up the game winner when his base knock scored Jayson Nix with two away in the ninth. Solo home runs by Beckham and Carlos Quentin had given Chicago a 2-0 lead in the early goings, but Jose Contreras’ meltdown on the mound quickly erased the Sox’s advantage. Contreras walked four, threw two wild pitches and a passed ball, and surrendered a two-RBI single in a disasterous three-run third. D.J. Carrasco stepped in for the long relief, pitching four solid frames, and Matt Thornton earned the win in the closer role. Game two versus the Halos happens tonight at 7:11.

Cubs Handle Reds
It was an encouraging start for Tom Gorzelanny and the Cubs, who beat the Reds 6-3 on Tuesday. Gorzelanny allowed only three hits and one run in seven-plus frames, while Chicago’s bats put it away with a big sixth inning. One of those bats was in fact Gorzelanny’s, who picked up an RBI as part of the four-run sixth. Other contributions included Koyie Hill’s bases-loaded double, Kosuke Fukudome’s RBI knock, and—an inning later—Derrek Lee’s solo jack to deep left. The Cubs once again sprung a leak in the late innings, as Angel Guzman allowed two runs to score in the bottom of the ninth, but Chicago’s buffer proved big enough. The Cubs will attempt to complete the sweep tonight at 6:10.