With the start of the White Sox regular season postponed due to coronavirus concerns, NBC Sports Chicago has decided to re-air 70 victories from the 2005 season from now until June. Here at Sox On 35th, we will also be following along and recapping those games for you in our Tale of the Tape series.
Date of Game: April 20, 2005
The White Sox offense completely pounded Detroit’s pitching, knocking in nine total runs over the course of six innings. Jon Garland also tossed a beauty on the mound, going eight strong in the team’s 11th win.
W: Jon Garland (3-0) | L: Wil Ledezma (1-1)
The Good
- Jermaine Dye (RF): 2-for-4, HR (3), 4 RBI, run
- Scott Podsednik (LF): 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 SB
- Jon Garland (SP): 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- 96 pitches – 64 strikes, 32 balls
The Bad
- Juan Uribe: committed his third fielding error and was also caught stealing
Moment of the Game
Who doesn’t love a good Jermaine Dye homer? The right fielder crushed one to left-center in the first to expand Chicago’s lead to 3-0. Here it is in case you didn’t catch today’s rerun:
Stats On 35th – Let’s Break This One Down by the Numbers
Today’s Numbers:
25.1, 6, 3
25.1
Today’s MVP in terms of Win Probability Added (WPA) was Jermaine Dye with 25.1 percentage points added after a big day at the plate. Scotty Pods was the runner-up with 14.6 points.
6
Scott Podsednik stole second and third base off Detroit’s starter Wil Ledezma to bring his season total to six. He went on to have the second-most in all of baseball by the end of April with 10 stolen bases, just one behind Minnesota’s Torii Hunter who had 11.
3
The White Sox scored three runs in the same inning three different times in this game – the first, fifth, and sixth innings. Jermaine Dye also hit his third home run, Jon Garland earned his third win, and Juan Uribe committed his third error.
Looking Ahead:
- Tomorrow’s game is from April 23rd, 2005 as the Sox travel to Kansas City to face the Royals. NBC Sports Chicago will be airing it at 4:00 pm. As always, check back here at Sox On 35th for the recap!
Player of the Game
Jermaine Dye went 2-for-4, driving in four of the team’s nine runs to earn today’s honor.
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