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| Swisher lifts ChiSox in 14-inning comeback over Detroit |
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08/06/2008 |
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| with two outs in the eighth tied the game at six. Game Notes Robertson is winless over his last eight starts...Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen was handed a two-game suspension and was fined an undisclosed amount for his aggressive actions in Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals. He began serving the suspension on Tuesday...The White Sox have won eight of the 13 meetings with the Tigers so far this season...Detroit's Justin Verlander (8-11) and Chicago's John Danks (8-4) are scheduled to start on Wednesday. |
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08/06/2008 |
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| Suspended Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke five games; suspended Kansas City catcher Miguel Olivo five games; suspended Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen two games; suspended Kansas City manager Trey Hillman one game. |
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| Hillman, Guillen, Olivo, Greinke suspended for weekend incident |
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08/05/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke and catcher Miguel Olivo were each suspended five games by Major League Baseball for their roles in a series of incidents during Sunday's 14-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Additionally, Royals manager Trey Hillman was suspended one game, while White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was handed a two-game sentence. All four were fined undisclosed amounts. Hillman will serve his suspension Tuesday, when Kansas City hosts Boston. Likewise, Guillen w |
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| White Sox lose their grip on AL Central |
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08/05/2008 |
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| ision, they now share that lead with the Minnesota Twins. Chicago lost three out of four last week to the Twins, who just received a shot in the arm with the return of Francisco Liriano. The White Sox followed that up by dropping two of three to the Kansas City Royals over the weekend, and in ugly fashion. Not only did the Sox surrender 38 hits in those latest two losses, they also appeared to suffer the worst of a bench-clearing brawl. In the fifth inning of Sunday's eventual 14-3 loss to Kansas City, White Sox |
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| Royals hope to stay hot against Boston |
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08/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox won last season's World Series, but the Kansas City Royals are the ones playing like champions right now. The upstart Royals aim for an eighth victory in their last nine games when they continue a three-game series with the visiting Red Sox tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City extended its current winning run to three straight games with Monday's 4-3 triumph over Boston. Gil Meche worked six solid innings to record his fourth consecutive winning start, while Mark Teahen |
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| Nady, Aviles share AL weekly honor |
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08/04/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady and Kansas City Royals infielder Mike Aviles were named the co-Players of the Week in the American League for the period ending August 3. Nady, acquired by the Yankees from Pittsburgh before the trade deadline, batted .526 with 10 hits in 19 at-bats last week. He belted three homers, drove in 10 runs and registered a 1.158 slugging percentage for his second weekly award this season. His first came during the first week of the campaign with t |
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| Royals continue homestand against Red Sox |
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08/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals hurt the playoff chances of one American League team this past weekend. The young and improving club will attempt to do the same to the hopes of the Boston Red Sox when these two teams begin a three-game set tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals got their current nine-game homestand off to a fine start, as the team tuned up for this series by taking two of three tests from AL Central contender Chicago. In Sunday's finale, Kansas City pounded out 19 hits against White S |
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| White Sox aim for another win over Royals |
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08/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox try to maintain their slim lead in the American League Central this afternoon, as they play the middle test of a three-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Ken Griffey Jr. had an immediate impact on the White Sox lineup in the opener of this set on Friday, as the future Hall of Famer extended his hitting streak to 12 games and finished 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI, as Chicago doubled up Kansas City, 4-2. Chicago obtained the 13-time All-Star and 19 |
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| Griffey shines in debut as White Sox down Royals |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Newly-acquired Ken Griffey Jr. made an immediate impact in his White Sox debut, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI, as Chicago doubled up the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Chicago obtained the 13-time All-Star and 1997 AL MVP from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for second baseman Danny Richar and right-handed pitcher Nick Masset prior to Thursday's non-waiver trading deadline. Orlando Cabrera, Carlos Quentin and Alexei Ra |
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08/02/2008 |
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| t 2-for-4 with a two- run shot. Final Score: Chicago 4, Kansas City 2 Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Newly-acquired Ken Griffey Jr. made an immediate impact in his White Sox debut, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI, as Chicago doubled up the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Chicago obtained the 13-time All-Star and 1997 AL MVP from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for second baseman Danny Richar and right-handed pitcher Nick Masset prior to Thursday's non- |
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