Alvarez got the ball in the bottom of the first and Otis Nixon popped up a bunt to first to start. Billy Hatcher popped up to short and Mike Greenwell grounded out to second to end the inning.
Ventura singled to right to start the top of the second before Darrin Jackson popped up to short. Lance Johnson singled to center but Ron Karkovice struck out swinging. Ozzie Guillen lined out to right to end the inning. Andre Dawson struck out swinging to start the bottom of the second before Mo Vaughn walked. Tim Naehring popped up to second but John Valentin walked. Rich Rowland struck out swinging to end the inning.
Raines hit yet another home run to start the top of the third but Cora flied out to left. Thomas grounded out to third but Franco walked. Ventura took strike three to end the inning with Chicago up 2-0.
The BoSox failed to respond in the bottom of the third as Scott Fletcher flied out to right to start. Nixon popped up to short and Hatcher grounded out to second to end the inning.
Things went south in the top of the fourth as Jackson struck out swinging to start. Johnson walked and stole second before Karkovice walked as well. A passed ball moved both runners over but Karkovice was hung out to dry on a grounder to first by Guillen. Raines was intentionally walked to load the bases and the gamble failed as Cora tripled into the right field corner to clear the bases. Thomas flied out to right to end the inning but it was 5-0 White Sox.
Cora adds to the misery
Greenwell struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth before Dawson drew a walk. Vaughn popped up to third but Naehring drew a walk. Valentin popped up to second to end the inning.
Franco grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth before Ventura popped up to second. Jackson took strike three to end the inning. Rowland struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth before Fletcher flied out to center. Nixon grounded out to short to end the inning.
Johnson lined out to first to start the top of the sixth before Karkovice struck out swinging. Guillen lined out to second to end the inning. The BoSox blew another rally in the bottom of the sixth as Hatcher grounded out to third to start. Greenwell grounded out to second but Dawson got a base hit to left. Vaughn got a base hit to left and Naehring flied out to right to end the inning.
The White Sox finished off Darwin in the top of the seventh as Raines singled to left to begin. Cora sacrificed Tim to second with a bunt and Thomas walked. Both runners moved over on a grounder to first by Franco and Ventura was intentionally walked to load the bases. Jackson ripped a base hit to center to score both Raines and Thomas, chasing Darwin. Danny battled but was charged with 8 runs in 6 2/3 innings allowing 7 hits and SIX walks. Ricky Trlicek came in to pitch and Johnson singled to right to score Ventura but Johnson was thrown out at second trying to stretch a double to end the inning with the White Sox ahead 8-0.
The BoSox tried to start a rally in the bottom of the seventh as Valentin doubled to center to begin. Rowland singled to left to score John and chase Alvarez from the game. Jose DeLeon came in to pitch and Fletcher singled to right. Nixon popped up to third and the ball got away on Hatcher's swinging strikeout to move the runners over. Greenwell walked to load the bases and with a chance to get the Sox back in it....Dawson grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox down 8-1.
The White Sox poured it on in the top of the eighth as Karkovice walked to start. Ron moved to second on Guillen's grounder to third and Raines crushed his third home run of the game. Cora walked and Thomas hit a home run all the way to Saturn to wrap up the scoring. That was it for Trlicek as Tony Fossas came in to pitch to pinch hitter Warren Newson. Newson and Ventura struck out swinging to end the inning with the White Sox up 12-1.
Another home run for Raines
Dan Pasqua came in for Thomas to start the bottom of the eighth and Vaughn flied out to left to start. Naehring walked and Guillen booted a grounder by Valentin for an error. Rowland struck out swinging and Fletcher flied out to center to end the inning.
Dave Valle came in for Vaughn with Lee Tinsley in for Mike Greenwell to start the top of the ninth and Jackson doubled to center to start. Johnson popped up to second but Karkovice walked. Guillen took strike three but Naehring booted a grounder by Raines for an error to load the bases. Cora grounded out to third to end the inning. Dennis Cook came in to finish off the bottom of the ninth and Nixon flied out to right to start. Hatcher flied out to right but Pasqua dropped a pop up by Tinsley for an error. Damon Berryhill pinch hit for Dawson and walked but Valle took strike three to end the game. The White Sox had won 12-1.
Jackass of the Night is Danny Darwin. He got smacked around for 8 runs in 6 2/3 innings allowing 7 hits and 6 walks while striking out 5.
The Good:
Andre Dawson was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Damon Berryhill walked as a pinch hitter.
Mo Vaughn was 1 for 3 with a walk.
John Valentin was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Tony Fossas tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Otis Nixon was 0 for 5.
Billy Hatcher was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
Lee Tinsley was 0 for 1 at the plate.
Dave Valle struck out as a pinch hitter.
Ricky Trlicek allowed 4 runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Mike Greenwell was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Tim Naehring was 0 for 2 with an error but walked twice.
Rich Rowland was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but drove in a run.
Scott Fletcher was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
That game sucked for all the wrong reasons. Darwin got lit up by Tim Raines of all people and the BoSox couldn't get a clutch hit when it counted. Boston had men on base almost every inning and couldn't get anyone in most of the time. Just a bad day for the offense but there will be better ones. Darwin and Trlicek got hammered for 12 runs so hopefully the pitchers tomorrow do a lot better job. Its only April but Frank Viola and Danny Darwin don't look good so far this season. Time could be catching up to them but then again, its only April. The less said of this epic disaster, the better. The Sox now welcome the Oakland A's in for a three game set tomorrow afternoon in Boston. Aaron Sele looks for his first win of the season against Bob Welch of Oakland. The game begins at 1:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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