White Sox Return To Glory (MLB 15)

[rjsuperfly66]

Hi all, just looking for a place to document the comings and going of what I hope will be a multi-year extravaganza. Picked the White Sox because 1) They are bad in this game but 2) They seem to have some exciting young pieces.

The first three games of 2015 are at Kansas City. Updated rosters make the Royals seem a little more intimidating.

Game 1: Sale vs. Cueto
Game 2: Samardzija vs. Volquez
Game 3: Quintana vs. Ventura

Wish the Sox luck!

[rjsuperfly66]

Re: White Sox Return To Glory (MLB 15)

Game 1: White Sox (Sale) vs. Royals (Cueto)

As expected, a pitchers duel. Neither team could muster up much offense through the first 6 innings, but the Royals struck first in the bottom of the 7th, when Omar Infante doubled, scoring Alex Rios from first with 2 outs. The White Sox struck back in the top of the 8th, as Micah Johnson walked on four pitches to knock Cueto out of the game, stole second on Wade Davis, and scored on an Alexei Ramirez single to left. Melky Cabrera than sacrificed Ramirez to second, and after a Jose Abreu single to center and an Adam LaRoche strikeout, Avisail Garcia singled in Ramirez to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead, and that would be all the White Sox would need as David Robertson would slam the door shut for the save.

Player of The Game: Chris Sale (White Sox) - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 12 K's

Game 2: White Sox (Samardzija) vs. Royals (Volquez)

The Royals would strike first again in the bottom of the second, where with one out, Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez singled, Alex Gordon was hit by a pitch, and Moustakas scored on a sacrifice fly to center to give the Royals a 1-0 lead. The White Sox would threaten, but not score until the Top of the 8th on a leadoff home run by Melky Cabrera off of Ryan Madsen, the 3rd pitcher used by the Royals in the game to tie the game at 1. Samardzija would pitch into the 8th, but with 1 out, gave up a single to Alex Rios which scored pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson from 2nd to give the Royals a 2-1 lead and pull Samardzija from the game. Greg Holland would come in the game and get the save from there, Royals winning 2-1.

Player of The Game: Alex Rios (Royals) - 1-3, 1 RBI (Game-Winner)

Game 3: White Sox (Quintana) vs. Royals (Ventura)

For a change, the White Sox scored in the top of the first, Melky Cabrera singled, and with two outs, Adam LaRoche homered to center to give the Sox a 2-0 lead. Then in the top of the 6th, Cabrera would walk, and Jose Abreu and LaRoche would hit back-to-back singles to load the bases and knock Ventura from the game. Wade Davis would get Avisail Garcia to pop out to the catcher, but with 2 outs, Tyler Colvin would reach on a fielding error by the Royals catcher Salvador Perez to make the score 3-0. In the bottom of the 6th, Alcides Escobar would lead off with a single, steal second, advance to 3rd on a fielding error by the right fielder of the White Sox, Garcia, and score on a single by Kendrys Morales to make the score 3-1 and put runners on the corners with 1 out. Nate Jones would come in for the White Sox at this point and get the next 2 outs and eliminate the scoring threat. In the top of the 7th, Micah Johnson would double with 1 out, and Melky Cabrera would single him home to give the White Sox a 4-1 lead. David Robertson would come in for the bottom of the 9th, but promptly gave up a leadoff home run to Salvador Perez to cut the deficit to 4-2. Then with 2 outs, Robertson would give up a single to Mike Moustakas, and a 2-run home run to Alex Gordon to tie the game at 4. Into extras the game would go, and to be more specific, the top of the 13th. With 2 outs of Royals reliever Luke Hochevar, Tyler Flowers would single, Micah Johnson would single Flowers over to 3rd, and Alexei Ramirez would single home Flowers to give the White Sox a 5-4 lead, and White Sox reliever Chris Beck would do what Robertson couldn't and have a flawless 13th for the save.

Player of The Game: Adam LaRoche (White Sox) - 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB's

Post-Series Standings:

AL Central

Tigers 3-0
White Sox 2-1
Royals 1-2
Indians 1-2
Twins 0-3

[rjsuperfly66]

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Game 1: Twins (Nolasco) vs. White Sox (Rodon)

Top of the first, Carlos Rodon walks the lead-off man Eduardo Nunez, gives up a base-hit to Danny Santana, and Joe Mauer follows up with a single to center to score Nunez, 1-0 Twins. Danny Santana would advance to third on a sacrifice fly to center field, and with 2 outs in the inning, Torii Hunter would hit his first home run of the season, a 3 run shot to give the Twins a 4-0 lead. Top of the second, Rodon would give up another home-run to lead-off man Eddie Rosario, 5-0 Twins. Bottom of the 4th, Geovany Soto would reach on an infield single with 1 out, would reach 2nd on a fielder’s choice, and with 2 outs would score on a double from Alexei Ramirez, 5-1 Twins. Ramirez would then score on a single from Melky Cabrera, 5-2 Twins. Top of the 5th, Rodon would get 2 outs and then give up a home run to Brian Dozier to end his day, 6-2 Twins. His replacement, Chris Beck, would give up an immediate home run to Trever Plouffe, 7-2 Twins. Hunter would hit a single, and be doubled home by Miguel Sano, 8-2 Twins. Top of the 9th, with 1 out, Dozier would double to left, Plouffe would walk, and Hunter would single home Dozier, 9-2 Twins. Plouffe would then score on a Sano sacrifice fly, 10-2 Twins, and that’s how it would end.

Player of the Game: Torii Hunter (Twins) – 4-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI’s

Game 2: Twins (Milone) vs. White Sox (Danks)

Twins would strike again early, top 1st Joe Mauer would double with 2 outs, and Brian Dozier would single him home, 1-0 Twins. Top of the 3rd, Mauer would attack again with 2 outs, a solo home run to center field, 2-0 Twins. Top of the 5th, Eduardo Nunez would single to right, steal 2nd, advance to 3rd on a sacrifice fly, and score on a Brian Dozier single to right, 3-0 Twins. Bottom of the 5th, Tyler Flowers would lead off the inning with a walk, but a put out at 2nd would leave Gordon Beckham on 1st with 1 out. He would advance to 2nd on a bunt by Emilio Bonifacio, and score with 2 outs on an Adam Eaton single to center, 3-1 Twins. In the top of the 8th, Zach Duke would give up back-to-back walks to Trevor Plouffe and Dozier, and Torii Hunter would make them pay, hitting a 3-run homer off of Zach Putnam, 6-1 Twins. Top of the 9th, Jacob Petricka gave up a Danny Santana single, walked Mauer and Dozier, and gave up a single to Torii Hunter, 7-1 Twins.

Player of the Game: Torii Hunger (Twins) – 4-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI’s (Series to Date: 8-10, 2 HR’s , 8 RBI)

Game 3: Twins (Hughes) vs. White Sox (Sale)

Bottom of the 5th, Tyler Colvin would single to right, and Gordon Beckham would single to center. Tyler Flowers would ground out, first unassisted, to advance the runners. With 1 out, Micah Johnson would knock in both runs to give the White Sox their first lead in the series, 2-0. Top of the 6th, Eduardo Nunez would single to right off of Chris Sale, and Danny Santana would hit his 1st homer of the season to tie the score at 2. Top of the 7th, Miguel Sano would single and Eddie Rosario would reach on an infield hit, and with 1 out, Nunez would single to left scoring Sano to give the Twins a 3-2 lead. Santana would single to right to load the bases, and with 2 outs, Dozier would single to left to score Nunez and Santana, 5-2 Twins. Trevor Plouffe would then single home Joe Mauer who originally reached base on a fielder’s choice, 6-2 Twins. Bottom of the 9th, Adam LaRoche would hit a leadoff home-run off of reliever Casey Fien, 6-3 Twins. Glen Perkins comes in for the save opportunity, Adam Eaton reaches base on a fielding error, but the next batter Avisail Garcia grounds into a force out at 2nd. 1 out, Gordon Beckham flies out to center. 2 outs, Tyler Flowers hits a 2-run homer to center, 6-5 Twins, but Perkins would get Melky Cabrera to ground out to end the game.

Player of the Game: Danny Santana (Twins) – 2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI

AL Central Standings

Indians 4-2
Tigers 4-3
Twins 4-3
White Sox 2-4
Royals 2-5

Next Series: at Cleveland (4-2) for 2 games

[OliDegu2008]

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Glad to see this up and running. The White Sox are an interesting team to me. Any prospects you looking to bring up and get some playing time this season?