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August 18: Royals 5, White Sox 4

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Gil Meche had nothing. The Kansas City defense didn’t sparkle. But he had enough to beat the White Sox thanks to some characteristically bad baserunning. Alexei Ramirez popped up with one out in the second inning, and Alberto Callaspo parked under it to make the catch. He didn’t, but Ramirez absentmindedly rounded first at a [...]

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