MLB Wrap: Borchard's Blast Helps White Sox Edge Phillies
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Joe Borchard cracked the longest home run in the history of Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field to help the White Sox defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 in an interleague game on Monday.
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Only two seasons after they won the World Series for the first time since 1917, the White Sox incurred the largest dropoff in victories in the major leagues last season.
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Dustin Pedroia drove in five runs to help the Red Sox advance to their second World Series in four years.
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Dan Uggla homered leading off the ninth inning Tuesday night and the Florida Marlins rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5, rebounding after Dontrelle Willis was forced to leave after one inning with a tight left forearm.
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Joe Crede and A.J. Pierzynski homered during an 11-run, 12-hit third inning Tuesday night and the Chicago White Sox used their biggest scoring output in a decade to rout the St. Louis Cardinals 20-6.
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After his team ended a five-game losing streak, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen decided the time was right for a meeting with the players. Javier Vazquez pitched eight shutout innings to win for the first time since April 13 as the White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Friday night.
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The Chicago White Sox traded right-hander Freddy Garcia to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night for Gavin Floyd and a player to be named.
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Esteban Loaiza outpitches Jon Garland with seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Athletics opened a key homestand with a 4-2 victory over the White Sox on Friday night.
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Timo Perez bunted in the go-ahead run and Joe Borchard hit the longest homer in U.S. Cellular Field history Monday to help the Chicago White Sox defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8.
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Erik Bedard slowed down one of the most potent batting orders in the majors, beating the Chicago White Sox with a fastball humming in the mid-90s, a sharp curve and a tantalizing changeup.
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Ryan Howard hits his 55th and 56th home runs, and Jamie Moyer pitches eight solid innings to help the Phillies beat the Marlins, 3-2.
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The Chicago White Sox blew a ninth-inning lead, bounced right back and gained a game in the AL Central race. Thanks to Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins had a much easier night.
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Boston finishes off a sweep of Chicago with an 11-1 victory on Sunday. In the four-game series, the Red Sox outscored the White Sox, 46-7.
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Through the final seven innings, the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen successfully nursed a one-run lead. Shane Victorino scored from second base on an infield single and chased down a 420-foot fly for the final out. With their season on the brink, the Phils came through with a clutch win. It wasn't enough.
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Freddy Garcia pitches eight shutout innings and A.J. Pierzynski hits a grand slam to give the White Sox an important 7-0 win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
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Chicago's Mark Buehrle pitches eight innings to get his 100th career victory as the White Sox beat the Astros, 6-3, on Sunday.
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Tadahito Iguchi tied it with a two-out, two-run homer, and Jim Thome celebrated his return to the lineup with a go-ahead single as the White Sox scored three in the eighth and beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-4, last night in Chicago.