Kevin Youkilis homered, plated four and scored three times as the White Sox embarrassed the Rangers, 19-2. Alex Rios also went deep, scored three runs and knocked in three more for Chicago in the opener of the three-game set. A.J. Pierzynski popped a three-run homer, while Adam Dunn added a solo shot and two RBI. Chris Sale tossed seven-and-a-third innings of one-run ball to improve to 10-and-2. Elvis Andrus smacked a two-run double in the eighth to break up the shutout for the Rangers. Roy Oswalt allowed 11 runs, nine earned, and 13 hits in four-and-two-thirds innings to fall to 2-and-1.
