With the Seattle Mariners sitting at 14 games out, the team is fully expected to be unloading high-priced…
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In just over two weeks, the Chicago White Sox have gone from a beaten-down team in total disarray to a confident ballclub that is practically unbeatable. "A few weeks ago … there's no easy way to say it, but it just wasn't very fun around here," said team captain Paul Konerko, whose eighth-inning home run Thursday lifted the White Sox to their ninth straight victory, 2-0 over…
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Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones is talking about retiring at season's end, according to the…
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Two weeks ago, the Chicago White Sox could do little right. Now, everything seems to be going their way. "This game is so much luck," Mark Buehrle said Wednesday night after he escaped numerous jams to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 for Chicago's eighth straight victory. The team's 12th win in 13 games also included two home runs by Carlos Quentin — the first of which barely cleared…
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The old hidden ball trick, eh? The Chicago White Sox victimized third baseman Brooks Conrad, pitcher Tommy Hanson…
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Sure, the Chicago White Sox had a six-game winning streak — against Pittsburgh and Washington. How would they do against the NL's best? As it turned out, just fine. They roughed up one of baseball's top young pitchers, Tommy Hanson, and rolled to a 9-6 victory Tuesday night over the Atlanta Braves, who came in with a five-game winning streak and a 34-14 mark over the previous seven weeks.
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Jason Heyward's bat has cooled off considerably. Jair Jurrjens is still hurt. Chipper Jones might be on his way to retirement when the season ends. Yet no matter how much difficulty the Atlanta Braves seem to face, they keep winning. Since ending a nine-game losing streak on April 30, the Braves are 34-14, best in the major leagues, and their 42-28 overall record leads the NL.
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Billy Wagner knows the Atlanta Braves can't take their slim division lead for granted. The 38-year-old closer likes how his team is playing, but the season isn't even halfway complete. "You can't put enough ground between yourself and the other teams," Wagner said. "We've got to continue to battle and get the lead as far as we can get it because there's going to be…
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AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,…
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Carl Pavano pitched a four-hitter, and Justin Morneau and Denard Span homered to lead the Minnesota Twins past Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Sunday. Pavano (8-6) won his third straight start. The right-hander struck out two and walked none in his ninth career complete game and second this season.
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