=== Chicago White Sox Team Report - June 18 === (My Sportsbook) - Esteban Loaiza hopes to reach the 10-win plateau for the first time in two years on Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox square off with the Boston Red Sox in the third of a four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field. Loaiza, who went just 9-10 last season, has nine victories through 14 starts this season and an AL-leading 2.24 ERA. Heading into Wednesday's action, Seattle's Jamie Moyer is the only pitcher in the AL with 10 wins. The righthander has won his last two decisions, but failed to earn one in his last start Friday against San Diego. In that outing he allowed three runs on six hits in five innings, while walking one and striking out four. For his career, Loaiza is 2-2 with a 4.61 ERA in seven starts against the Red Sox. On Tuesday, Manny Ramirez ripped a go-ahead three-run homer in the third inning, as the Red Sox earned a 7-4 win over the White Sox in the second contest of the set. Magglio Ordonez recorded two hits and an RBI and former Red Sox Brian Daubach hit a home run for Chicago, which has lost two of three and is 4-4 on a 10- game homestand. Chicago's Bartolo Colon (6-7) was tagged with the loss, throwing six innings and giving up seven hits and two walks on his way to five earned runs. He struck out nine in losing for the fourth time in his last five starts and dropped to 4-7 in 15 career starts against Boston. |
