Offensive Onslaught

The Sox won their 8th straight ballgame when they crushed the Cubs this afternoon by a score of 12-2, the largest margin of victory for either team against one another since interleague play began in 1997. This marks the third time on the year that the Sox have won 8 straight, their season high. With the win the Sox moved to 10.5 games up on the Twins and became the first team in the majors to win 50 games this season. (They were also the first team to 10, 20, 30, and 40.)
Freddy Garcia neutralized the Cubs bats by holding them to just 1 run on 3 hits in his 7IP. His lone mistake in the game turned out to be a high fastball to Hollandsworth which was deposited deep into the right field seats.
Frank Thomas opened the door for the Sox barrage with his 1st inning 428 foot solo HR to left, which just happened to be in his first at bat of the year that I saw him have in person. I love to watch that man hit. The game stayed close early with the Sox blowing a few scoring opportunities in the first couple innings, but they broke loose after pulling ahead 3-1 in the 3rd. AJ knocked a 2R HR and Crede a 3R HR, there were a few sac flies, 2 wild pitches with men on third, and most importantly, 2 out hits. I don't think I've ever seen a Sox team hit so often and score so many with 2 outs. All in all, it was a pretty balanced offensive attack. On top of all of that, the hit and run was executed perfectly on numerous occasions throughout the game.
Aside from the heat, it was a great ballgame to be at. Cubs fans were plentiful but were drowned out early into the game. I guess having only 3 hits through 7 innings isn't enough for even them to cheer about, as they were pretty silent after the first couple innings. It was a bit funny hearing them get exited over a hit later in the game though, down by 10 or 11 runs. I'd say the crowd was at least 60-40 Sox fans over Cubs fans.
The only drawback of my day was when we first got to our seats and sat down, I noticed that when I leaned forward my back was sticking to my chair a little. I turned around to find some jag-off stuck a wad of gum on the backrest my seat, and it was stuck all over the back of my jersey. My guess is that it was probably the Cubs fans sitting a couple of rows behind us. J/K, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.
The Sox will be sending Contreras to the hill tomorrow to face the Cub's future HOF'er Greg Maddux.