Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 22, 2009 3:00PM

Twins Sink Sox, Playoff Hopes
The slim playoff hopes for the White Sox just got much slimmer after last night's 7-0 trouncing at the hands of the Minnesota Twins. The Sox are now seven games back of Detroit with only 11 games remaining. After the game, Ozzie acknowledge the uphill climb the Sox face: You do the math, we're still in it. But I don't think physically and mentally we're in. You can put all the math and say, 'If we lose here, if we win here, we have a chance because we're not out.' But we look at the ballclub day-in and day-out. You start to put doubts in your mind [about] if this thing is for real." Daniel Hudson, making his first career big league start, pitched five innings, allowing three runs before the bullpen gave way to four more. Not that it mattered, though: the Sox couldn't muster a single run. It was the 13th time this season the Sox have been shut out, which leads the AL. The Sox give it another go against the Twins tonight at 7:11 p.m. (WCIU).

Cubs Roll Over Brewers
Even though the Cubs season was over a few weeks (or even months) ago, the team still has to play the games and play they did last night, rolling over the Brewers 10-2. The Cubs exploded for seven runs over the first two innings, giving Tom Gorzelanny - making a rare start for the team - a big cushion. Gorzelanny struck out two and gave up just two runs over five innings and the bullpen combo of Aaron Heilman and Justin Berg shut down the Brewers the rest of the way. As for the offense, Derek Lee led the way with another four RBIs including his 34th homer of the season. Aramis Ramirez also went deep and drove in a pair of runs. Call-up Tyler Colvin also played well in his debut for the Cubs. The division foes tango again tonight at 7:05 p.m. (CSN).