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June 10: Tigers 2, White Sox 1

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John Danks returned to form, but Justin Verlander was already there.  So were the Sox bats. The Detroit ace outdueled the White Sox southpaw with nine strong innings to Danks’ seven, going the distance for the second time this year while sending the White Sox to another disappointing loss. And the game might’ve turned on [...]

June 1: White Sox 6, Athletics 2

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Hey, if Jim Thome wants to keep making me look smart, I’m all for it. The Gentleman Masher broke open a tie game in the eighth inning with a massive homer to left-center off Santiago Casilla, bailing out Alexei Ramirez and extending the White Sox’s winning streak to four games at the same time. Ramirez [...]

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