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| Jays trot out ace Halladay for finale with Twins |
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04/16/2009 |
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| rancisco Liriano also makes his third start of the season while chasing victory No. 1. Now 25 years old, the Dominican native opened with a seven-inning outing against Seattle on April 6, then followed with a 4 2/3-inning stint in an 8-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Overall, he's been touched for 10 hits and nine runs while walking four and striking out six. Liriano burst onto the scene with a 12-3 record in 28 appearances for the Twins in 2006, before missing all of 2007 and being limited to just |
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| White Sox, Rays kick off set down south |
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04/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Lefty John Danks makes his first start as a 24-year-old tonight when the Chicago White Sox visit Tropicana Field for the first of four straight games with the team that eliminated them from the 2008 playoffs - the Tampa Bay Rays. Danks allowed seven hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings to score Chicago's lone win in Game 3 of the best-of-five American League Division Series, which they lost in four games. He opened this season on April 9 with a scoreless six-inning stint against Kansas City |
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| Galarraga's gem leads Tigers past White Sox |
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04/15/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Armando Galarraga went 6 1/3 innings without giving up a run to help the Detroit Tigers blank the Chicago White Sox, 9-0, and split a rain-shortened two-game series. Galarraga (2-0) gave up just four hits and two walks, with five strikeouts, for the Tigers, who have won four of their last five games. "He had late life on his pitches," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "It was darting and moving late in the strike zone, probably just about the right time. He threw enough pitches ins |
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| D-Backs close homestand against Cards |
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04/15/2009 |
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| st start of 2009. The offseason addition made a good impression on his new team by limiting the rival Los Angeles Dodgers to three runs on five hits over seven innings to earn the victory this past Friday. Garland, a two-time 18-game winner with the Chicago White Sox in 2005 and 2006, signed a one-year contract with Arizona in January after posting a 14-8 record with a 4.90 ERA with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last season. The lanky right-hander has faced the Cardinals only once during his 10-year major le |
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| Tigers' Galarraga takes hill against White Sox |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Armando Galarraga tries to duplicate a solid season debut this afternoon when the Detroit Tigers play the finale of what is now a rain- shortened two-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. This set was supposed to go three games, but Tuesday's tilt was postponed due to rain. So, with the rainout Detroit juggled its rotation, opting to skip 20-year-old righty Rick Porcello in favor of Galarraga, who was impressive in beating Texas on Friday. Galarraga gave up a run and fiv |
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| White Sox bring back Podsednik |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox and outfielder Scott Podsednik agreed on a minor league contract Tuesday. Podsednik spent three seasons on the South Side, helping Chicago to a World Series championship in 2005. The veteran swiped 59 bags that season and hit .290 while stamping his place in franchise lore with a game-winning home run off Houston's Brad Lidge in Game 2 of the Fall Classic. The 33-year-old played sparingly last season for the Rockies, batting .253 over 93 games before being re |
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| ChiSox place Wise on DL |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox have placed outfielder Dewayne Wise on the 15-day disabled list with a separated right shoulder. Wise was hurt in the fifth inning of Monday's 10-6 victory over Detroit while making a running catch on a drive off the bat of Ramon Santiago. After making the grab in right-center field, he fell on his shoulder. Tests revealed a Grade 3 separation. He is expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks. In seven games this season, Wise is batting .238 with five singles in 2 |
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| White Sox-Tigers game postponed due to rain |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Tuesday's game between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers was postponed because of rain at Comerica Park. A makeup date has not yet been scheduled. The teams will conclude what is now a two-game set on Wednesday afternoon. The White Sox won the opener of the series on Monday, 10-6, behind a pair of homers from Carlos Quentin and milestone blasts from Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko. Dye and Konerko each connected for their 300th career home runs on back-to-back shots in the se |
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| White Sox hope to break out big bats again in Detroit |
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04/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - John Danks hopes for a little run support when the Chicago White Sox play the middle test of their three-game series with the Detroit Tigers this afternoon at Comerica Park. Danks was brilliant in his season debut against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday, as he allowed three hits over six scoreless innings. However, he did not get a decision in his team's 2-1 loss that day. The left-hander, who will celebrate his 24th birthday on Wednesday, is 2-1 lifetime against the Tigers with a 4.00 ear |
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| Marlins, Braves square off in Atlanta |
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04/14/2009 |
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| pitching to a 4.50 ERA. This will be the righty's first career appearance at Turner Field. Javier Vazquez will make a second try at a first victory as a Brave in tonight's tilt. The veteran righty, acquired by Atlanta in an offseason trade with the Chicago White Sox, was on track for a win when he pitched Wednesday in Philadelphia, leaving the contest after six innings with a seemingly- comfortable 9-3 lead. However, the Phillies scored eight times off the Atlanta bullpen in the bottom of the seventh to rally f |
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