04.03.10

By Scott Merkin / MLB.com

03/04/10 9:32 PM EST

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Source Training goal for John Danks was to harness his curve within the batter zone.

Ozzie Guillen's Spring Training promise was to have the White Sox off and uninterrupted from the very beginning.

Mission accomplished on both ends in Thursday's 4-4 tie with the Angels at Tempe Diablo Circus, marking the teams' Cactus League opener. Well, mission practised to some extent.

"I was one-for-one and was pretty excited about that," a smiling Danks said in the one curve he threw against the Angels. "It was mostly fastball-changeup. I threw one cutter but extremely was just trying to throw strikes."

Danks had the honor of starting the Cactus Band opener, finding himself in the same lineup with younger brother Jordan for the first at intervals since the duo played for Round Rock High School in Texas. Jordan Danks started in open field and then moved

Source: MLB.com

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