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| ChiSox grind out win against Tribe |
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09/04/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Alexei Ramirez hit a two-run home run as the Chicago White Sox avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Indians with a 4-2 win at Progressive Field. Orlando Cabrera drove in a run while Nick Swisher hit a solo home run for the White Sox, who had dropped five of six coming into the game. Javier Vazquez (11-12) worked six innings and gave up two runs on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts for Chicago, which moved a game ahead of Minnesota for first place in t |
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| Lee named AL Pitcher of the Month |
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09/03/2008 |
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| Lee threw 38 2/3 innings, allowing just eight earned runs on 36 hits. The Arkansas native went at least seven innings in each of his five August starts and did not surrender more than two earned runs in any outing. With a 5-0 Cleveland win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday, Lee became the first Indians pitcher since 1974 (Gaylord Perry, 21-13) to become a 20-game winner. On the season, Lee leads Major League Baseball in wins with a 20-2 record and has a big league-best 2.32 ERA. Others receiving consideratio |
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| Indians go for sweep of White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
09/03/2008 |
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| veland Indians likely aren't going to win the American League Central this season, but it looks like the defending division champs will have a say in determining the winner. Cleveland will attempt to earn a three-game sweep of the Central co-leading Chicago White Sox when the two teams square off again this afternoon at Progressive Field. The Indians recorded their second straight win over the White Sox with Tuesday's 9-3 triumph, Cleveland's 12th victory in its last 15 games. Asdrubal Cabrera led the way for th |
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| Angels continue set with worn-out Tigers |
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09/03/2008 |
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| ith a ground out. Teixeira then lofted a sac fly to center to plate Figgins. Francisco Rodriguez then recorded the final three outs for his 54th save in 59 chances. He is now just three shy of tying the all-time record, set by Bobby Thigpen with the Chicago White Sox in 1990. Angels starter Joe Saunders lasted 6 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits in the no-decision, making him now winless in his last six outings. Scot Shields (6-4) was charged with a blown save after allowing a run in the bottom of |
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| Royals shoot for back-to-back wins over A's |
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09/03/2008 |
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| their last three on the heels of a four-game skid. Greinke (10-9) allowed two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. The Royals haven't put back-to-back wins together since taking the final two games of their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox from August 1-3. That was also the last series they won. Daric Barton homered for the Athletics, who have dropped three of their last four games. Gio Gonzalez (1-3) suffered the loss after he allowed four runs -- three earned -- on two hits with fiv |
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| Indians topple White Sox; AL Central tie remains |
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09/02/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Asdrubal Cabrera recorded three hits, two RBI and a run scored while Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer, as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, at Progressive Field. Franklin Gutierrez added a pair of runs batted in for Cleveland, which has won the first two of this three-game series and has captured 12 of its last 15 games overall. Fausto Carmona (8-5) earned the win after he allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. John Danks turned in a rare |
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| Huff gets AL player honors |
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09/02/2008 |
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| our RBI, during a three-game set this past weekend. It is Huff's second weekly award this season, following honors for the first week of July. It is also his third career honor. Other nominees for this week's honor included Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (.500, 1 HR, 4 RBI, nine runs scored); Seattle's Adrian Beltre (.440, 3 HR, 6 RBI, three doubles); Kevin Millwood of the Texas Rangers (2-0, 1.72 ERA, 9 K in 15 2/3 innings) and Gavin Floyd of the Chicago White Sox (2-0, 1.84 ERA, 9 K in 14 2/3 innings). |
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| Twins continue epic road swing in Toronto |
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09/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins start the final leg of their lengthy 14-game road trip this evening with the first of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Minnesota, which is tied with the Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the AL Central, is 5-6 thus far on the trek - the team's longest since they played 15 straight away from home in August of 1969. The Twins managed a split in their four-game set with the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, as Justin Morneau hit a three-run home run |
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| White Sox's Danks aims to improve road record in Cleveland |
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09/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - In an effort to turn around their recent lack of success on the road, the Chicago White Sox send out a pitcher who's performed well in enemy parks this season for tonight's clash with the Cleveland Indians. In 13 road starts thus far in 2008, John Danks has amassed an impressive 6-2 record along with a 2.87 earned run average for the White Sox. The second-year hurler is coming off a rough outing in Baltimore last Wednesday, however, and brings a personal two-start losing streak into this even |
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| Indians' Lee becomes first 20-game winner in shutout of ChiSox |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee became the first 20-game winner in the majors this season and the first 20-game winner for Cleveland in 34 years to help the Indians to a 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game set. Lee (20-2) continued his run to the AL CY Young Award as he threw his fourth complete game and second shutout of the season. He gave up just five hits and struck out four and lowered his earned-run average to a MLB-best 2.32, among qualified pitchers. He has won hi |
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