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 9, 2005
The White Sox took an early lead at the Metrodome, but Shannon Stewart hit a three run bomb off Jon Garland to tie things up in the fifth. A huge four-run seventh kickstarted by Timo Perez‘s home run eventually put the Sox ahead for good as they captured their first road win.
W: Jon Garland (1-0) | L: Brad Radke (0-1) | S: Shingo Takatsu (2)
The Good
- Carl Everett (DH): 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI
- Paul Konerko (1B): 1-for-4, HR (3), RBI
- Timo Perez (RF): 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI
The Bad
- A.J. Pierzynski (C): 0-for-4
- Scott Podsednik: Picked off at first base by Minnesota’s J.C. Romero
Moment of the Game
Today’s moment of the game will be the entire top of the 7th ining. Tied at three, Timo Perez homered off Brad Radke to give the Sox the lead. Aaron Rowand and Joe Crede both singled, knocking Bradke out and opening up the flood gates. The Sox went on to score three more runs that inning thanks also in part to Juan Uribe, Scott Podsednik, and Tadahito Iguchi.
Stats On 35th – Let’s Break This One Down by the Numbers
Today’s Numbers:
16.2, 71.4, 2
16.2
This game’s MVP in terms of Win Probability Added (WPA) was Timo Perez with 58.4 percentage points. Behind him was Carl Everett, who also homered, with 14 points and Juan Uribe with 10.2.
71.4
Jon Garland hit the zone early and often, throwing 60 of his 84 pitches for strikes. That’s 71.4 percent, though it did not really translate over into strikeouts. Garland only finished with one while giving up three earned on 10 hits.
2
Timo Perez only hit two home runs during the entire span of the 2005 season, where he played in 76 games. One of those came in this game.
Looking Ahead:
- The next game covered will be White Sox at Cleveland from April 11, 2005. It will be aired on NBC Sports Chicago tomorrow at 4:00 pm. Look for a recap after the airing of the game.
Player of the Game
Carl Everett claims the second spot on the leaderboard for hitting a homer and driving in three runs.
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