Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 6, 2010 2:00PM

White Sox Stun, Sweep Red Sox
The White Sox took the Series of Sox with a sweep yesterday after a ninth-inning rally stunned Boston and Chicago came out 7-5 winners. The Sox found themselves down 5-3, down to their final out before mounting a rally that has something of a "Team Of Destiny" ring to it. Carlos Quentin doubled home a run and Ramon Castro then singled in the tying run. But the Sox weren't done: the Red Sox bullpen obliged by walking the next two batters to load the bases and then walked the next two batters - Gordon Beckham and Juan Pierre to bring in two more runs. Matt Thornton then made short work of the BoSox in the bottom of the ninth to give the White Sox the series sweep and extend their winning streak to six games. Said Ozzie: "I'm not going to say this could be the biggest game for us. But we are happier because of the way we did it." Well alright. The Sox now head to Detroit for a four-game series with the Tigers that starts in just a few hours (12:05 p.m., CSN).

Mets Obliterate Cubs
The Cubs picked a heck of a way to end their current winning streak as the Mets ran wild over the North Siders for an 18-5 win. The Cubs actually held a 4-2 lead at one point thanks, in part, to three RBI from Aramis Ramirez which included a two-run homer. But then the Mets teed off on starter Ryan Dempster (4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 3 ER) and the rest of the Cubs staff, rolling up three innings in which they scored five runs. When the game was done, the carnage was 18 runs and 21 hits, a bad day at the park for all Cubs pitchers, especially James Russell and Thomas Diamond who each gave up five runs apiece. The Cubs now welcome the Astros to town for a three-game series beginning this afternoon (1:20 p.m., WGN).