Gordon Beckham and vibram five fingers classic Tyler Flowers
Besides Dunn, Gordon Beckham and vibram five fingers classic Tyler Flowers also went deep as the White Sox tied season highs with four straight wins and three homers in a game.
Not bad, considering Paul Konerko sat out his second in a row after being hit near his left eye by a pitch on Friday.
“If we can keep going on the right track with the guys swinging the bats the way they have the last few days, we should be able to play a little more consistent,” Peavy said.
Back-to-back homers by Beckham and Dunn leading off the fourth gave them a 2-0 lead. Flowers made it 3-0 with a drive to start the fifth off Paul Maholm (4-3), giving the White Sox three homers for the second straight game and Peavy (5-1) all the support he needed.
The right-hander struck out seven and walked two over 6 1-3 innings even though the wind was blowing out. He helped chase Maholm during a two-run seventh, grounding into a force and scoring on a sacrifice fly, and he left to cheers with a runner on first after retiring Ian Stewart on a fly to right in the bottom half.
Peavy shook off a rough outing against Detroit and got back to dominating. For the Cubs, Maholm got hit hard, allowing five runs and nine hits over 6 1-3 innings after going 4-0 in his previous five starts. And the lineup could be in for some changes.
“We need some production,” manager Dale Sveum said. “The bottom line is two months into the season, we have to start producing or we’re going to have to start making some changes.”
Notes: Although the team has not announced his signing, manager Robin Ventura said veteran INF Orlando Hudson is on his way and that 3B Brent Morel is likely headed to the disabled list because of lower cheap vibram five fingers shoes back soreness. A four-time Gold Glove second baseman, Hudson was waived Thursday by San Diego. He will probably see time at third. … Gavin Floyd is scheduled to start Tuesday, with P.J. Walters going for the Twins. … Matt Garza starts Monday for the Cubs against Houston, with Bud Norris taking the mound for the Astros. … Sveum said the Cubs will soon discuss calling up Anthony Rizzo from the minors. It’s not hard to see why, considering he’s batting .353 with 14 homers and 39 RBIs for Triple-A Iowa. “That’s definitely going to be talked about,” manager Dale Sveum said.
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