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White Sox Beat Twins, 6-2

Jamie Buss — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:48:10 CDT

Jermaine Dye homered for the third straight game while Juan Uribe added a go-ahead two-run drive in the fifth to help the struggling Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 last night. John Danks (3-3) made it through five innings, giving up six hits and two runs, and Chicago...

Burres Pitches Orioles Past White Sox

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:59:06 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...

Thome Powers White Sox Past Rays With 512th Career Homer

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:17:28 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...

Danks Celebrates Birthday Win

Chip Bayers — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:58:58 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...

Crede's HR Lifts White Sox Past Indians

Chip Bayers — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:36:03 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...