Although the White Sox were off to a slow start in Spring Training, the Southsiders went 5-2 this past week and seem to be settling into a groove. These wins put the Sox at a more respectable 10-13 overall, mostly thanks to the arrival of some serious offense.
The Sox scored 13 runs in last Wednesday’s win over the Seattle Mariners and routed the Kansas City Royals 16-4 the next day. Highlights of Wednesday’s game were Alexei Ramirez’ three hits and three RBIs, as well as new addition Kosuke Fokudome having two hits of his own. The biggest event of Thursday’s game was definitely Adam Dunn hitting two out of the park and contributing six RBIs on the day.
Dunn looking ready to play
Naturally, this level of offense could not be maintained throughout the weekend. The highest run total in any one game was six and that was against the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks. However, Sox pitching showed noticeable improvement. Excluding a 17-4 split squad loss against the Los Angeles D...
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