Game 32: White Sox (14-14) VS Twins (16-15)
Lineups
Chicago
Name POS AB AVG HR RBI OBP SLG
Erstad CF 105 .267 2 13 .322 .362
Ozuna DH 36 .194 0 2 .216 .250
Dye RF 96 .219 6 16 .309 .438
Konerko 1B 107 .196 4 18 .279 .355
Pierzynski C 97 .227 5 10 .286 .433
Iguchi 2B 83 .229 2 6 .337 .361
Crede 3B 105 .210 2 9 .259 .286
Cintron SS 35 .143 0 1 .189 .171
Sweeney LF 16 .250 0 1 .294 .438
Minnesota
Name POS AB AVG HR RBI OBP SLG
Castillo 2B 83 .289 0 3 .330 .313
Tyner LF 67 .299 0 9 .333 .373
Hunter CF 110 .345 6 21 .376 .645
Cuddyer RF 102 .284 2 19 .330 .441
Morneau 1B 120 .267 6 17 .346 .475
Cirillo DH 16 .250 0 1 .368 .250
Redmond C 65 .246 0 10 .290 .292
Punto 3B 105 .229 0 6 .308 .314
Bartlett SS 91 .264 0 7 .343 .319
Pitchers
Name IP W L ERA WHIP K/9 AVG
Vasquez 31.1 2 1 4.02 1.15 7.47 .224
Bonser 31.2 0 1 4.55 1.61 9.09 .250
On the one hand, here's an offense that's been one of the worst in the league. On the other hand, here's an offense with some dangerous hitters. I'm not sure if that makes Chicago's offense a joke, because they have most of their everyday players available, or dangerous because this means those everyday players are all due eventually. They might as well be due against the Twins; hell, that's what rivalries are for.
With Vasquez on the hill for the Sox, there's a high probability that all the Twins offense has to do is wait for the Vasquez Blow-Up, which he actually managed to avoid in his start against Minnesota last month. Michael Cuddyer, back in the lineup, hit .429/.467/.714 against Vasquez in 2006.
Let's go Twins!