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| White Sox host Tigers in important Central clash |
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08/05/2008 |
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| homestand tonight after it has dropped two straight and six of its last eight games to fall into a tie with the Minnesota Twins for the top spot in the Central standings. The White Sox just lost the last two tests of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals, including Sunday's 14-3 drubbing at Kauffman Stadium. Left-hander Clayton Richard was blasted in his third career start, allowing nine runs -- six earned -- on 11 hits while striking out one and walking one over 4 1/3 innings of work. A.J. Pierzyns |
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| Gordon, Royals down Red Sox |
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08/05/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Alex Gordon homered to help the Kansas City Royals defeat the Boston Red Sox, 4-3, in the first game of a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Mark Teahen collected two hits an RBI and a run scored for the Royals, who won for the seventh time in eight games. Dustin Pedroia scored a run on a game-high three hits for the Red Sox, who fell for the first time in four games. Gil Meche (10-9) won his fourth straight start after yielding two runs on four hits and five walks in six inni |
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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 end road trip with clash against Royals |
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08/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox wrap up their 10-game road trip this afternoon with the rubber match of their three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. In the second game of this series on Saturday, Billy Butler homered and scored twice, while Esteban German drove in three runs to lead the Royals to a 9-7 victory. Five Royals had three-hits on the day, including Miguel Olivo, Ross Gload and Mike Aviles. Eight of the nine starters for Kansas City scored a run and Butler finish |
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| Royals' Grudzielanek placed on 15-day DL |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals placed second baseman Mark Grudzielanek on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a right ankle sprain. The 14-year veteran was injured in Friday's 4-2 setback to the White Sox, colliding with right fielder Mark Teahen while chasing a pop-up. The 38-year-old Grudzielanek is hitting .299 with 36 runs scored and 24 RBI in 86 games this season. Kansas City purchased the contract of infielder Jason Smith from Triple-A Omaha to take Grudzielanek's roster spot. |
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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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| Griffey expected to debut for White Sox at Kansas City |
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08/01/2008 |
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| trade deadline, prying legendary slugger Ken Griffey Jr. away from the Cincinnati Reds. The veteran outfielder is set to make his debut in a White Sox uniform tonight, when the American League Central leaders start up a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The White Sox acquired the 13-time All-Star and 1997 AL MVP in exchange for second baseman Danny Richar and right-handed pitcher Nick Masset, and Griffey is expected to be in the lineup as the center fielder for tonight's opener |
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| KC shoots for rare sweep in Oakland |
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07/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brian Bannister attempts to avoid his fourth straight loss this afternoon, as the Kansas City Royals try and complete their first three- game sweep in Oakland in more than 20 years when they wrap up their set at McAfee Coliseum against the Athletics. Kansas City, which has won the first two games of this set and its last five on the road, has not swept a series in Oakland since turning the trick from June 14-16, 1988. Bannister, whose name has popped up recently in trade rumors, was charged wi |
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