White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle threw a no-hitter tonight against the Texas Rangers as fans cheered on the cold Southside. The only base runner for the Rangers was Sammy Sosa who was walked and then was promptly picked off by the Sox southpaw. Sox hitting, moribund thus far this season, finally came through with Jim Thome hitting two solo home runs and Jermaine Dye adding a grand slam. Great fielding saved the day with no errors and a couple close calls picked up by Juan Uribe at shortstop and Joe Crede at third base.
The Rangers, once owned by George W. Bush, looked as hapless tonight as the president has these past few years, and were unable to mount any type of offensive surge against the Sox hurler. This was the first no-hitter for a White Sox pitcher since Wilson Alvarez threw an ace in 1991.
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