Morning Box Score: Sox Steamroll O's

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 27, 2010 1:00PM

The White Sox finally unleashed on the pesky Orioles last night, steamrolling the O's 8-0 after an August of struggles against one of the AL's worst teams. Perhaps more important than any offensive output was the dominating performance on the mound by Edwin Jackson who threw eight innings of shutout ball, allowing three hits, two walks, and striking out 10. As for scoring, the Sox did most of it without power, instead scoring their first six runs via a slew of RBI singles used to knock in runners. The only exhibition of power was in the eighth when Alex Rios delivered a two-run homer; Rios lead the Sox with 3 RBI. Said Jackson of the Sox' performance and their standing in the playoff race (they currently trail Minnesota by 3.5 games): "We don't need to put pressure on ourselves or come in and stress. The mood has been the same through the good stretches and bad stretches as long as I've been here. That's always been a positive, when you have a team whose confidence hasn't gone anywhere." They'll need that confidence going into this weekend's series against the New York Yankees who boast the best record in baseball (tied with Tampa Bay Rays who are also tied with the Yankees atop the AL East). Game one is tonight at The Cell (7:10 p.m., CSN).

The Cubs begin their series in Cincinnati tonight (6:10 p.m., WGN).