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It was the Casey Coleman show last night as the youngster threw seven scoreless innings and doubled in a run as the Cubs dispensed Houston 2-0. Coleman scattered six hits and struck out only two across the seven innings of work but he shut down Houston as the Cubs continued to roll under interim manager Mike Quade. Carlos Marmol pitcheda thankfully drama-free ninth for his 38th save of the season. The Cubs have won 4 of 5 and look to play out the season on a high note when they take on the 'Stros in game two of the weekend series later this evening (6:05 p.m., WGN). more ›

The White Sox struggled to get any offense going and the Tigers rode a big fourth inning to a 5-1 victory last night. An Omar Vizquel solo shot gave the Sox an early 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth but the Tigers cracked the game open with four runs in the bottom of the inning off of Sox starter John Danks, who fell to 13-10 on the season. Overall, the Sox only managed four hits on the night off of Jeremy Bonderman: Vizquel's homer and three singles, not the kind of offensive performance the team needed. Meanwhile, the Twins won their sixth straight, extending their AL Central lead to 5.5 games. The Sox play the Tigers once more this afternoon before returning home (12:05 p.m., CSN). more ›

It was all Michael Bourn as the Astros made short work of the Cubs by the football score of 7-3 last night. Bourn went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI - just a homer short of hitting for the cycle - to pace the 'Stros to victory despite giving the Cubs an early 2-1 lead. But Cubs starter Carlos Silva struggled, allowing six runs over five innings to Houston and falling to 10-6 on the year in his first game in over a month. Said Silva, "I felt very good. I didn't enjoy the result." Neither did Cubs fans. With the series split thus far, the two teams face off in the rubber game tonight before the Cubs hit the road for two weeks (7:05 p.m., CSN+). more ›

The newest White Sox Winning Streak hit seven games as the Pale Hose used extra inning heroics to top the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in 10 innings. With the game knotted at 4-4 in the 10th, the newest Sox Manny Ramirez stroked a single and then reached second base on a Detroit error. After a pinch-runner was subbed in, Alex Rios singled the runner to third and A.J. Pierzynski followed up with another single, knocking in the winning run, A.J.'s third RBI of the day. Edwin Jackson pitched 7.1 innings, allowing all four Detroit runs, but it was rookie Chris Sale getting the win in relief. After the game, A.J. said of another dramatic victory, "We're just finding ways to win games. Everyone's sticking with their plan." Unfortunately, the Twins continue to ride a hot streak of their own - four straight and eight of 10 - and maintain a 3.5 game lead over the Sox. The Sox try to extend the winning streak to eight games when they take on the Tigers again tonight (6:05 p.m., WCIU). more ›

It was a pretty exciting night at The Cell last night and that doesn't even include the Mayor's close call. Down 5-1 early, the Sox rallied for a 6-5 win over the Mariners, extending their winning streak to three games. Gordon Beckham belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning and in the fifth, Alexei Ramirez and Paul Konerko both smacked solo shots to bring the Sox to a 5-5 tie. After that display of power, though, it was an Alex Rios RBI single in the seventh that scored the winning run for the Sox. Starter Mark Buehrle gave up all five Mariner runs and got a no-decision as Matt Thornton got the win in relief with Bobby Jenks notching the save. The Sox hope to complete the Seattle sweep tonight when Freddy Garcia takes the hill (7:10 p.m., CSN). more ›

The Sox were firing on all cylinders last night on the way to an 11-0 romp over the Mariners. Gavin Floyd pitched seven scoreless innings and the bullpen followed suit with two more goose eggs for the shutout. Meanwhile, the Sox were active at the plate, sprinting out to an 8-0 lead after just three innings. In the first inning, the Sox used singles and doubles to knock runners home but in the second inning, they just said, "Screw it," and used the long ball as Alexei Ramirez and Paul Konerko homered. Andruw Jones added to the tally with a three-run shot in the fifth. The Sox have outscored Seattle 17-1 over the first two games of their series and they hope to continue that trend when they go for the sweep three in a row tonight (7:10 p.m., CSN). more ›

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Given their recent losing streak and struggles, one wouldn't think the White Sox would be able to pull off one of the season's most thrilling rallies. But that's exactly what happened as the Pale Hose - down to their last strike - rallied for four runs in the ninth off Twins closer Joe Nathan to pull off an improbable 4-2 victory. Down 2-0 with two outs and an 0-2 count, Gordon Beckham fought his way back in the at bat and smacked a solo shot that cut the lead to 2-1. Paul Konerko followed and, after also being worked to a two-strike count, also smacked a solo shot to tie the game. Next, Nathan walked Jermaine Dye (replaced on base by Dewayne Wise) and Carlos Quentin before being yanked. Matt Guerrier got the Twins once more a strike away from ending the Sox half of the ninth with an 0-2 count on Alexei Ramirez but Ramirez won that battle with a single that plated Wise and sent Quentin to third. Quentin would score on a wild pitch to the next batter, Alex Rios, putting the Sox up by two runs. In the bottom of the ninth, reliever Bobby Jenks allowed a two-out single but the Twins couldn't replicate the two-out rally as Jenks got the final out to secure the save. Perhaps the most appropriate quote on the ridonkulous win in the most unfriendly setting for the Sox came from ace Mark Buehrle, who said, "Just about the time we played our last game here, I think we figured out how to win." more ›

The Struggles of the Sox continued Tuesday night as the Pale Hose dropped another game to Minnesota, 4-3. John Danks had a decent outing, allowing three runs over seven innings pitched. The offense also managed to produce a few runs to keep the Sox in the game: Alexei Ramirez hit a solo shot in the fifth and Gordon Beckham added a two-run shot in the eighth, but the Twins got the winning run off of the Sox bullpen in the bottom of the ninth. After the game, Beckham voiced the frustration many Sox fans feel: "It's tough because we are losing heartbreakers. It's our third last at-bat or extra-inning loss in a week and a half. But we are still fighting and working as hard as we can to win. We just aren't finding ways to win." The two teams finish up their series today at 12:10 p.m. (WGN). more ›

Rich Harden, fresh off of not being traded, had issues on the mound as Houston topped the Cubs 5-3. Harden struck out nine over five innings but also walked six and gave up five runs, a deficit the Cubs were unable to overcome, in spite of two runs in the fifth and a solo D-Lee homer in the eight. But don't tell Harden the issue was over this weekend's waiver claim. Said Harden after the game, "You can't just ignore [the rumors], but the whole thing was ridiculous and had nothing to do with my performance today. I won't make excuses. I still knew I was starting on Monday and I had to prepare myself, and I got prepared and I just didn't get it done." Houston and the Cubs do it again tonight at 7:05 (WGN). more ›

An outbreak of offense and a stellar outing from Randy Wells powered the Cubs waaaaay past the Houston Astros today by a score of 12-0. The Cubs put up six runs in the first inning alone, half of that off a three-run homer from Alfonso Soriano. Aramis Ramirez homered in the second, and the Cubs put up two more in the fourth. A few more late-inning runs from the Cubs, including a solo shot from Andres Blanco in the eighth, wrapped up the blow-out. All told, the Cubs used every available position player and knocked 14 hits off the Houston pitching staff. As for Wells, he was nothing short of fantastic on the mound, throwing eight shut-out innings, scattering six hits and striking out two for his seventh win of the season. Mitch Atkins made his major league debut by pitching a scoreless ninth. But the story today was the offense which, for the third time since the All-Star Break, hit double-digits in the runs scored category, a feat they accomplished only twice before the break. And since the break, the Cubs are now 10-3 and they're 5-1 on this homestand which wraps up tomorrow. The team, now back in a temporary first place tie with the Cardinals who play later tonight, hits the road after tomorrow's matinee finale. more ›

Mark Buerhle's bid at back-to-back perfection fell a few innings short on Tuesday night as the White Sox were defeated by the Twins 5-3. Buehrle set that Major League record for the most consecutive batters retired with 45, but, unfortunately for the Sox, his transition back to normalcy was not a graceful one, as the Twins tagged Buehrle for five runs by the end of the seventh inning. Chicago, who had scored one earlier on a homer by Jermaine Dye, added two more in a ninth, but could not close the four-run gap. The loss drops the Sox into a second-place tie with the Twins, still two back of the slumping Tigers. The two teams will close out their three-game series tonight at 7:10. more ›

The White Sox bullpen blew a brilliant performance by Gavin Floyd but were fortunate enough to be on the winning side of a walk-off win as a Scott Podsednik single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Pale Hose a 4-3 win over the division rival Detroit Tigers. After a nearly three-hour rain delay to start the game, Jim Thome gave the Sox an early 1-0 lead when he hit his 553rd career home run in the second. In the third, Thome added to the lead when he smacked a bases loaded single. Meanwhile, on the mound, Floyd had a brilliant outing for the Sox, allowing only one run on five hits and striking out five over eight solid innings. The Sox took a 3-1 lead into the ninth when Bobby Jenks suffered his second blown save of the season, giving up a two-run homer in the ninth to Curtis Granderson. But, as we mentioned, the Sox turned this one around and Ozzie described the love-fest in the dugout: "Today, everybody could have just gone down and said, 'Oh, there we go again,' when Granderson hit the home run. Everybody went back to the dugout and was rooting and cheering for each other." more ›

First, it was Jake Peavy turning down the White Sox. Now, it's the Astro's Roy Oswalt. Speculation swirled over the weekend that the veteran ace may be on his way to the Sox, but he also turned the team down. more ›

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The Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-4 this afternoon on the back of a huge third inning that saw Mark DeRosa blast a grand slam and a three-run shot from Alfonso Soriano. Embattled pitcher Jason Marquis got his first victory in almost a month and a half, giving up four runs over six and one-third inning and helping his own cause by knocking in a run. Sean Marshall and Jeff Samardzija did clean-up duty to secure the win. more ›