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Chicago White Sox

The South Siders emerged from their longtime pennant drought with a 2005 Series win. Can they hit another one out of the ballpark?

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April 2008
- Burres Pitches Orioles Past White Sox
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 26, 08 5:59 PM CDT
  
  Brian Burres allowed three singles in eight shutout innings and Guillermo Quiroz hit his first major league homer today as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 in the first game of a split doubleheader. The game was a makeup from Friday night's rainout. Burres (3-1) had faced one batter in the bottom of the first Friday before rains halted play and the game was eventually called. More »
- White Sox Beat Yankees 7-6 to Avoid Sweep
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 25, 08 1:18 AM CDT
  
  Joe Crede hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to hand Joba Chamberlain his first major league loss and give the White Sox a 7-6 win over the Yankees last night to avoid a three-game sweep. Bobby Jenks (1-0) got Jorge Posada to ground into an inning-ending double play in the ninth to get the win in a game twice delayed by rain. More »
- Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 24, 08 7:58 AM CDT
  
  Mike Mussina pitched seven strong innings and moved ahead of Bob Gibson on the career wins list, as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 last night. Jorge Posada had four hits, including a career-high three doubles, and drove in two runs. Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh, while Johnny Damon added a three-run shot in the eighth. More »
- Abreu, Damon Power Yankees
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 22, 08 11:46 PM CDT
  
  Bobby Abreu hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, Chien-Ming Wang earned his 50th career victory and the New York Yankees did just fine without A-Rod, beating the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Tuesday night. Abreu connected for his seventh career grand slam off Octavio Dotel with two outs in the seventh to rally New York from a 3-2 deficit. More »
- Thome Powers White Sox Past Rays With 512th Career Homer
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 20, 08 6:17 PM CDT
  
  Jim Thome hit career homer No. 512 and drove in three runs, John Danks struck out eight in seven innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Sunday. Thome also tied a career high with four hits. His second homer in the last three games tied him with Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for 19th place on the all-time list. More »
- Rays' Sonnanstine Tosses 3-Hitter
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 19, 08 11:37 PM CDT
  
  Andy Sonnanstine threw a three-hitter for his first career complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0 last night. The White Sox had just three singles, including a bunt hit, and didn't get a runner past second base. After two of the hits, Sonnanstine later got inning-ending double play grounders. Sonnanstine (2-1) struck out four and walked one. More »
- Thome Hits No. 511 as Chisox Crush Rays
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 19, 08 12:55 AM CDT
  
  Jim Thome hit his 511th career home run and Javier Vazquez won his third consecutive start to lead the Chicago White Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-2 on Friday. Thome connected in the third inning for a three-run shot off rookie Jeff Niemann, who was making his second career start. The next batter, Paul Konerko, homered to make it 4-0. More »
- Orioles Rally to Beat ChiSox
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 17, 08 11:35 PM CDT
  
  Adam Jones singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning, capping a late comeback that gave the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox tonight. Baltimore trailed 5-2 in the eighth before rallying to split the two-game series. Nick Markakis homered for the Orioles, while Carlos Quentin hit two for the Chi Sox and Joe Crede hit one. More »
- Thome Powers White Sox Past Orioles 3-1
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 9:26 PM CDT
  
  Looks like a one-game suspension was just what Jim Thome needed to put some life back into his bat. Thome broke a prolonged power drought with a three-run homer and a double, leading the Chicago White Sox past the skidding Baltimore Orioles 3-1. Jose Contreras (1-1) pitched seven innings of four-hit ball for the White Sox, who have won nine of 12. More »
- Danks Celebrates Birthday Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 15, 08 6:58 PM CDT
  
  John Danks celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first win in 12 starts, taking a shutout into the eighth inning to lead the Chicago White Sox past the Oakland Athletics 4-1 Tuesday for a two-game split. Chicago just missed its third shutout in four games, the White Sox kept the team that entered the game with the American League's best record in check. More »
- Smith Pitches Oakland Past White Sox
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 14, 08 10:31 PM CDT
  
  Greg Smith outpitched Mark Buehrle for his first major league win, and Kurt Suzuki went 4-for-4 as Oakland beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 Monday for its eighth victory in 10 games. Making his second big league appearance, Smith (1-0) gave up one run and six hits over seven innings at U.S. Cellular Field, where the gametime temperature was 42 degrees. More »
- Grand Slams for Crede and Konerko
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 13, 08 6:01 PM CDT
  
  Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each hit grand slams to back Javier Vazquez's strong start, as the White Sox pounded the Tigers 11-0 today. Konerko's homer came in the third off Kenny Rogers and Crede's grand slam, his second this season, came in the fifth against Zach Miner as the White Sox won for the fifth time in six games over Detroit. More »
- White Sox Shut Down Stumbling Tigers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 12, 08 6:07 PM CDT
  
  Gavin Floyd nearly took his success against Detroit to a new level. Floyd held the Tigers hitless until Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth inning today and pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 7-0 victory. Floyd (2-0) had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. His no-hit bid ended when Renteria hit a liner that fell in front of right fielder Jermaine Dye. More »
- Kubel Hits Slam, Twins Pummel White Sox
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 10, 08 12:01 AM CDT
  
  Jason Kubel hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, and the Minnesota Twins broke out on offense in pounding Chicago 12-5 and snapping the White Sox's five-game win streak on Wednesday night. The 12 runs doubled their previous season high and were their most since they beat the White Sox 20-14 and 12-0 on July 6, 2007. More »
- Crede's Slam Powers ChiSox to 7-4 Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 8, 08 12:04 AM CDT
  
  Joe Crede hit a tiebreaking grand slam to cap a five-run seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox won its home opener 7-4 on Monday over the Minnesota Twins. Coming off a weekend sweep at Detroit, Chicago has won five straight for the first time since Aug. 10-14, 2006. More »
- Winless Tigers Lose Sixth in a Row, 13-2
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 6, 08 10:48 PM CDT
  
  Nick Swisher homered on the game's second pitch, while Carlos Quentin had four RBIs as the Chicago White Sox handed the Tigers a 13-2 loss Sunday night. Despite the second-highest payroll in baseball, the Tigers, the only winless team in the majors, are off to their worst start since going 0-9 at the beginning 2003, when they lost an AL-record 119 games. More »
- White Sox Rally for Win Over Tigers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 5, 08 9:59 PM CDT
  
  Jim Thome hit an RBI double in the sixth inning for the White Sox's only hit off Dontrelle Willis, and Chicago beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Saturday. Detroit, the only winless team in the major leagues, is 0-5 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL-record 119 losses. Willis walked seven in his Tigers debut. More »
- Tigers Drop to 0-4, Lose 8-5 to ChiSox
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 4, 08 4:27 PM CDT
  
  For the Detroit Tigers, 2008 is starting to resemble 2003. A.J. Pierzynski drove in five runs with three hits, including a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning Friday that led the Chicago White Sox over the Tigers 8-5. Detroit, the only winless team in the major leagues, is 0-4 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003, when they lost an AL-record 119 times. More »
- Crede's HR Lifts White Sox Past Indians
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 3, 08 6:36 PM CDT
  
  Even though his pitchers allowed 17 runs in losing the first two games of the season, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen maintained a positive outlook. "We expected to win at least one game this year," Guillen said after Chicago defeated the Cleveland Indians 2-1 Thursday. John Danks didn't allow a hit until Casey Blake singled leading off the sixth inning, and Joe Crede hit a tiebreaking home run off Jake Westbrook to lead off the eighth. More »
March 2008
- Cleveland Wins But Worries
  
  newser | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Mar 31, 08 11:35 PM CDT
  
  Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez was injured in a second straight home opener, and ace C.C. Sabathia and closer Joe Borowski both looked shaky, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer . Nonetheless, the Indians prevailed against the White Sox, 10-8, on Casey Blake's three-run ninth-inning double. Chicago starter Mark Buehrle was downright woeful, exiting during a seven-run second inning. More »

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