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| Twins losing ground in AL Central |
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06/10/2008 |
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| ost of the season that a team could lose a few games here and there and not see much of an impact in the standings. That is, until the Chicago White Sox went on a tear by ripping off seven straight wins, including four straight over the second-place Minnesota Twins. Overall, the Twins have lost five straight. Suddenly, that gap between first and second has increased to 6 1/2 games, the largest such margin in the majors. Already off to an 0-4 start on their 10-game road trip, the Twins continue their trek into |
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06/10/2008 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Switch-hitter Nick Swisher homered from both sides of the plate and the Chicago White Sox completed a dominant four-game sweep, beating the Minnesota Twins 7-5 Monday for their seventh straight victory. Paul Konerko hit a go-ahead home run as Chicago sent Minnesota to its fifth loss in a row. The White Sox outscored the Twins 40-15 in the series. The White Sox went 7-0 on their homestand and increased their AL Central lead to 6 1/2 games over Minnesota. Chicago has hit 19 home runs during |
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| Indians' road trip producing mixed results |
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06/09/2008 |
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| Lee (9-1, 2.45) will try to enable the Indians to salvage a split in Monday's series finale against Dontrelle Willis (0-0, 4.50) and the Tigers. ON Tuesday, it will be Scott Baker (2-0, 4.03) against Cleveland ace C.C. Sabathia (3-8, 4.81) when the Minnesota Twins come to town. Twins rookie Nick Blackburn (4-4, 3.94) and Paul Byrd (3-5, 4.46) will square off on Wednesday, and Livan Hernandez (6-3, 5.32) will take on the Tribe's Aaron Laffey (3-3, 2.98) on Thursday. Cleveland then continues its homestand with |
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| Scorching White Sox aim for sweep of Twins, perfect homestand |
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06/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The American League-Central leading Chicago White Sox will shoot for a four-game series sweep of the division-rival Minnesota Twins this afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field. Not only have the White Sox owned the Twins so far in this set, but they also have ripped off six straight wins to open a seven-game homestand. Chicago improved to 19-9 as the host this season following Sunday's 12-2 rout in the third installment of this series, with Nick Swisher belting a three-run homer and finishing wit |
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| Guillen gets point across, White Sox win again |
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06/09/2008 |
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Ozzie Guillen certainly got his message across. One week after Chicago's outspoken manager lashed out at his slumping hitters, the White Sox routed the visiting Minnesota Twins 12-2 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory. Nick Swisher and Alexei Ramirez homered, and Joe Crede had another big day at the plate. Last Sunday, Guillen went on a tirade after his offense struggled during a frustrating series at Tampa Bay. Since then, the White Sox have scored 54 runs in six games. ``I don't know how f |
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| ChiSox hammer Twins again to increase AL Central lead |
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06/08/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Nick Swisher went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer to finish with four runs batted in, as the Chicago White Sox crushed the Minnesota Twins, 12-2, in the third portion of a four-game set. Alexei Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and drove in three runs for the White Sox, who have rattled off six victories in a row. Chicago has outscored Minnesota, 33-10 thus far in the series and increased its lead over the second-place Twins to 5 1/2 games in the AL Central. Joe Crede and |
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| Casilla sits with sore back |
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06/08/2008 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Minnesota Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla was scratched from the lineup against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday because of a sore lower back. Recently called up because of injuries in the infield, Casilla has a 10-game hitting streak and is 16-for-40 in that stretch. With Casilla out, shortstop Brendan Harris was scheduled to bat second, with Matt Macri playing second.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not |
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| White Sox take aim at sixth straight win against Twins |
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06/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago White Sox will try to corral their sixth consecutive win when they take on the Minnesota Twins in the third installment of a four-game set at U. S. Cellular Field. The White Sox will send Gavin Floyd to the hill, as he tries to push his personal winning streak to three games. The last time the young hurler was on the hill, he led the White Sox to a 9-5 victory over Kansas City. In the win, Floyd lasted seven innings, surrendering just four runs on six hits, while striking out fo |
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| Crede's display of offense highlights White Sox rout of Twins |
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06/07/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Joe Crede continued his amazing power surge, clubbing a pair of three-run homers, as the Chicago White Sox pounded the Minnesota Twins, 11-2, in the second installment of a four-game series. Nick Swisher had three hits, an RBI and scored three times for the first-place White Sox, who have won five straight games and 17 of their last 23. They widened their lead to 4 1/2 games over Minnesota in the AL Central. The White Sox have hit 11 home runs through the first five games of thi |
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| Washington: Rangers are better off without Ponson |
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06/07/2008 |
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| . Texas was Ponson's sixth big-league stop, fourth in the last three years. Ponson has also pitched for Baltimore, Minnesota, San Francisco, St. Louis and the New York Yankees. ``We'll survive,'' Washington said. ``Did (Ponson's release) set the Minnesota Twins back? Did it set the Yankees back? He was pitching well ... but I don't miss him. The guy can pitch but it just didn't work out.'' Last Wednesday night Ponson made a start against Cleveland on three days' rest for the first time in his 11-year car |
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