Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 2, 2009 3:00PM

Sox Drop Sixth Straight
The Struggles of the Sox continued Tuesday night as the Pale Hose dropped another game to Minnesota, 4-3. John Danks had a decent outing, allowing three runs over seven innings pitched. The offense also managed to produce a few runs to keep the Sox in the game: Alexei Ramirez hit a solo shot in the fifth and Gordon Beckham added a two-run shot in the eighth, but the Twins got the winning run off of the Sox bullpen in the bottom of the ninth. After the game, Beckham voiced the frustration many Sox fans feel: "It's tough because we are losing heartbreakers. It's our third last at-bat or extra-inning loss in a week and a half. But we are still fighting and working as hard as we can to win. We just aren't finding ways to win." The two teams finish up their series today at 12:10 p.m. (WGN).

Wells Ropes 'Stros
Rookie hurler Randy Wells shut down the Houston Astros last night as the Cubs won 4-1 and Wells became the first Cubs rookie pitcher to notch 10 wins in a season since Kerry Wood accomplished that feat in 1998. Milton Bradley belted a homer in the fourth to get the Cubs on the board. RBIs from Koyie Hill (fifth), Aramis Ramriez (sixth), and Fukudome (eighth) added to the tally. Wells only gave up one unearned run in the seventh as he scattered seven hits and fanned four over 6.2 innings. The Grabow-Gregg combo held the lead and Marmol pitched a scoreless ninth - striking out three - for the save. Lou seemed happy with the results from his rookie pitcher, who also leads the teams in wins, saying, "He's a serious-minded kid, who goes about his business and competes really well." The Cubs and Astros finish up today at 1:20 p.m. (CSN).

Crosstown Make-Up
Don't forget tomorrow's Crosstown Classic game as the Sox and Cubs make-up a June rainout. The game gets underway at 1:20 p.m. at Wrigley Field (WGN).