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| White Sox holding off Twins |
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07/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - As well as the Chicago White Sox have played lately, manager Ozzie Guillen is adamant about getting to next week's All-Star break on a good note. For the White Sox, that means getting wins on the road. Chicago salvaged a four-game split with Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. With the win, the White Sox also closed out their homestand with an 8-2 record. Now it's back to the road for the Sox, who kick off a three-game series in Kansas City Tuesday night, followed by three more i |
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| White Sox hit the road to Kansas City |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After a very successful homestand, the Chicago White Sox take their act to the road this evening with a visit to Kansas City to battle the Royals in the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Chicago posted a 4-3 victory over Oakland on Sunday to wrap up a 10-game residency with an 8-2 mark, giving them an outstanding 32-13 record at home this year. The White Sox will now try to improve on their 19-24 record on the road this year. Dewayne Wise was 2-for-2 with a double, a run scor |
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| Struggling Bucs return home to battle Astros |
MLB Baseball |
07/07/2008 |
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| is 25-19 in the Steel City this season. The Pirates will send Phil Dumatrait to the mound in the series opener, and he is fresh off the disabled list due to bursitis in his left shoulder. Dumatrait last pitched on June 19 in a 13-8 loss against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The southpaw was torched for nine runs and 11 hits in five innings of work. Dumatrait faced Houston for the first time on June 3 of this season at PNC Park and. He was handed the loss despite permitting two runs and seven hit |
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| Mariners try to extend dominance in Oakland |
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07/07/2008 |
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| the M's earlier in the year in his only other appearance against them, yielding three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 frames back on April 25. The A's enter this series on a sour note after dropping the final two games of their three-game affair with the Chicago White Sox, including a 4-3 setback in Sunday's rubber match at U.S. Cellular Field. Rich Harden (5-1) was saddled with his first loss of the season after giving up three runs -- two earned -- in his five-inning start. The Oakland ace was credited with five hi |
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| Twins hit the road to Boston's Fenway Park |
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07/07/2008 |
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| the Twins sweep their way past the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, at the Metrodome. Nick Punto had an RBI single and Brendan Harris added a single and scored the winning run for the Twins, who have won 16 of their last 18 games to move within a game of the Chicago White Sox for first place in the AL Central. Glen Perkins (5-2) picked up the win, tossing seven solid innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits, while striking out three and walking a batter. Joe Nathan, who was selected to play in the 79th All-Star Game |
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| Wise helps White Sox get series split with A's |
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07/07/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Dewayne Wise was 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and an RBI as the Chicago White Sox used another strong effort from John Danks to earn a split in a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 4-3 win. Danks (6-4) allowed just four hits and two walks to go with a career-high nine strikeouts in a two-run, 6 1/3-inning performance for Chicago. Danks was snubbed from the All-Star team despite surrendering two earned runs or less in 15 of his 18 starts this season. "(Dan |
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| Lee leads Tribe in finale at Minnesota |
MLB Baseball |
07/06/2008 |
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| one out in the sixth. Starter Aaron Laffey was roughed up for four runs on five hits and four walks over five frames. The Twins have amassed an impressive 17-3 record since June 13, a surge that has vaulted them to within one game of the first-place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central standings. Most of that damage has come at home, where Minnesota has won 12 of its last 14 games and owns an outstanding 31-18 mark at the Metrodome this season Minnesota is 5-3 against Cleveland so far in 2008, with t |
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| Twins' bats send reeling Indians to seventh straight loss |
MLB Baseball |
07/05/2008 |
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| got over the fence and we're one run away. With this team that means these guys will lay down some bunts." Game Notes The Twins have amassed an impressive 17-3 record since June 13, a surge that has vaulted them to within one game of the first-place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central standings. Most of that damage has come at home, where Minnesota has won 12 of its last 14 games and owns an outstanding 31-18 mark at the Metrodome this season...Minnesota is 5-3 against Cleveland so far in 2008. Clev |
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| ChiSox crush A's |
MLB Baseball |
07/05/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Nick Swisher, Brian Anderson and Alexi Ramirez each homered to back a terrific effort on the mound from Gavin Floyd, as the Chicago White Sox downed the Oakland Athletics, 6-1, in the third meeting of a four-game series. Floyd (10-4) scattered three hits and three walks in 7 1/3 shutout innings for the White Sox, whose pitching staff allowed a season-high 17 hits in a 7-1 loss on Friday. The surprising righty fanned six but couldn't finish off his masterpiece due to a high pitch c |
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| White Sox' Jenks cleared to pitch after negative MRI, CT scan |
MLB Baseball |
07/05/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks underwent an MRI and CT scan on his back Saturday, with the subsequent results coming back negative. Jenks has not pitched since June 29 against the crosstown rival Cubs, as he finished off a 5-1 win and a three-game sweep with a scoreless inning of relief. However, the 27-year-old felt soreness near his left scapula the day before and has been dealing with discomfort ever since. The hefty reliever is expected to be available in the series open |
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