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| Colon, ChiSox shut down Twins |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Bartolo Colon threw six scoreless innings to help the Chicago White Sox take an 8-0 decision over the Minnesota Twins in the second of a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. Colon (1-0) gave up just three hits and two walks with two strikeouts to get the win for the White Sox, who snapped a three-game skid. Corky Miller went 2- for-4 with two RBI and a run scored while Alexei Ramirez had two hits and two RBI in the win. "He moved the ball well and went up and down with his speed |
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| White Sox, Twins continue key early-season set |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) -- After exacting a measure of revenge with a lopsided victory of the Chicago White Sox on Friday, the Minnesota Twins will be aiming to take down their American League Central rivals for a second straight time when the two teams square off again this afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field. In the first meeting between the clubs since Chicago edged the Twins in a one- game playoff to decide the AL Central champion last September, Minnesota made a statement with the bats in Friday's opener of this thr |
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| Royals place OF Guillen on DL; recall P Ponson |
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04/10/2009 |
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| of his right groin muscle and recalled pitcher Sidney Ponson from Triple-A Omaha, the club announced on Friday. Guillen, who is expected to miss two weeks, was injured when he ran out a ground ball in the ninth inning of the Royals' 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. "Jose wanted to play through it, but this is the right thing to do for him and the team," Kansas City General Manager Dayton Moore said. For his career, the veteran outfielder has a .273 average with 186 home runs, 770 runs batted in ov |
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| Rays renew acquaintances with O's in Baltimore |
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04/10/2009 |
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| surprising run to the top of the AL heap last season, winning 13 times in 32 starts as his ERA dropped nearly a run-and-a-half down to 4.38 in 193 1/3 innings. More success followed in the postseason, where Sonnanstine won a game apiece against the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox, while giving up nine hits and five runs in 13 innings. However, he lost his lone start in the World Series against Philadelphia. Lifetime against Baltimore, Sonnanstine is 2-2 with a 6.67 ERA in 27 innings over five games. Lanky |
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| Yanks, Royals play first of three in Kansas City |
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04/10/2009 |
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| panding their payroll by over 20 percent during the offseason. That renewed commitment seems to have paid dividends so far, as Kansas City opened the season by taking two of three games on the road from the defending American League Central champion Chicago White Sox. The Royals got strong pitching in all three of those contests, including Thursdays 2-1 win in the rubber match. Kyle Davies fired seven shutout innings, limiting the White Sox to three hits while striking out eight batters, but did not factor in th |
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| Cuckoo for Coco: Crisp's home run sends KC past White Sox |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Coco Crisp hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to help the Kansas City Royals edge the Chicago White Sox, 2-1, to wrap up a three-game series. Alberto Callaspo went 2-for-2 with a run scored while Ron Mahay (1-0) got the win for pitching a scoreless eighth inning for the Royals, who won the last two games of the series after dropping the opener. Kyle Davies worked seven innings of three-hit ball with two walks and eight strikeouts. Jermaine Dye drove in a run in |
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| Royals, White Sox stage rubber match in Windy City |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kyle Davies hopes to carry his strong finish from last year's campaign into this year, as the Kansas City Royals wrap up their season-opening three-game series with the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Davies was the Royals' best pitcher down the stretch in 2008, going 4-1 with a 2.27 ERA in September. He was 9-7 overall, while pitching to a 4.06 ERA. The 25-year-old right-hander is 2-2 with a 5.60 ERA in five lifetime starts against the White Sox. Chicago will counter with 23-year-o |
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| Young aces go head-to-head in White Sox-Royals tilt |
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04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two of the best young right-handers in the American League square off this evening, as Gavin Floyd and the Chicago White Sox try to start the season with consecutive wins against Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals in the middle test of a three-game series from U.S. Cellular Field. After winning just eight games over 40 major league appearances entering last season, Floyd broke out for a team-high 17 wins a year ago for the AL Central- champion White Sox. Floyd, who inked a four-year, $15 |
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| White Sox, Royals to try it again after washed-out opener |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals try once again to lift the lid on their 2009 campaigns this afternoon, when the teams play the first of three games at U.S. Cellular Field. This series was supposed to get underway on Monday, but an ominous forecast of snow and rain prompted officials to postpone the game on Sunday. Chicago won its first American League Central crown since its world championship season of 2005 last year, but it did not come easy. The White Sox squandered a 2 1/2-ga |
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| Majestic return: Griffey homers as M's top Twins |
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04/07/2009 |
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| e then left heartbroken after the star was granted his trade request following the 1999 season, as Seattle shipped him to Cincinnati. The Reds did not record a playoff appearance in Griffey's injury-filled time with the team, and he was dealt to the Chicago White Sox before the trade deadline in 2008. Griffey ranks fifth all-time in homers with 612. Franklin Gutierrez had a two-run homer for the Mariners, who began the Don Wakamatsu era Monday, as he was named manager back in November. He is the first Asian-Amer |
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