Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 26, 2009 3:30PM

Peavy, Sox Blank Tigers
With the White Sox having been eliminated from the playoff race Thursday night, there was nothing left for them to do except play spoiler in the AL Central. And that's what they did Friday night as Jake Peavy threw lights out and Gordon Beckham provided the offense as the Sox beat the Tigers 2-0. The win put the Tigers lead over the Twins at a meager two games. As for Peavy, he struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, giving Sox fans a reason to be optimistic for 2010. Said Peavy of another outing for the Sox, "It was fun tonight. I was able to make some pitches when I needed to, getting out of some jams, and the boys played well behind me for a hard-fought ballgame on both sides." Gordon Beckham's two-run homer in the sixth was the only offense for either team. The two teams continue their weekend series tonight at 6:05 p.m. (CSN).

Cubs Shutdown Giants
Like their South Side counterparts, the Cubs are playing spoiler these days. While technically still alive in both the NL Central and NL Wild Card races, the Cubs would need absolute miracles to in either race to make the playoffs. Still, their 3-0 win last night over San Francisco put the Giants even further back in the Wild Card hunt and, once again, prevented the Cardinals from officially clinching the NL Central. It was a quick game, completed in just under two hours and that was partly thanks to a gem of a game from Carlos Zambrano, who pitched a two-hit shout-out complete game. Not only that, but Zambrano was responsible for knocking in two of the Cubs runs last night off of Giants ace Tim Lincecum. The Giants try to get back on the winning side against the Cubs today at 3:10 p.m. (FOX).