9 down, 24 more to go

Chicago's own Christina Santiago

The Sox managed to take the first game of their series against the White Sox tonight by the score of 12-8. The bats continue to be hot, for the most part, and it looks like this new lineup is starting to pay dividends. So far, we are 2-2 on this 10 game homestand and we're going to have to go on a winning streak to have any chance of getting into the playoffs since our road record is pretty piss poor. Anything less than 7-3 on this homestand and we're in bad shape. That is, unless Texas and Tampa Bay both decide to shit the bed, but I don't see that happening.

Lester tomorrow night, followed by the return of Wakefield on Wednesday (I'm going to the game), and Tazawa on Thursday. If we can put together a string of quality starts, I like our chances. One game at a time though...