Gavin Floyd flirted with a no hitter today to lead the Sox to a 4-1 win over ESPN's love child, Boston Red Sox. The win salvages the four game series where the Sox dropped the first three games in lifeless fashion.
The Sox were bombed out of the first two games of the series by a score of 10-3, then followed those two losses with a 1-0 loss where Jake Peavy continued his dominance in this early 2012 season by pitching his second consecutive complete game.
The Sox end the up and down April at 11-11. The month saw the Sox going 4-1 against AL Central opponents Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers, Adam Dunn getting back on track pounding out five home runs, Alex Rios batting .311 and Paul Konerko crossing the 400 home run plateau. The month also saw history made on April 21 in Seattle where Phil Humber threw a perfect game.
The Sox will have an off day tomorrow then hopefully rudely welcome the current AL Central leading Cleveland Indians for a three games series. The Sox will then hit the road to face the Tigers and again Indians. They will face AL Central rivals 21 of 29 games in the month of May including ten games against the Indians. The month will also feature the first of two crosstown showdowns.
Hopefully as the weather warms up, so will the bats.
Thornton closed the game yesterday. Closer controversy sparked by Mike's blog??
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