Axelrod’s early exit leads White Sox to 7-4 loss to Nationals
WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Dylan Axelrod failed to get through the fourth inning, and the White Sox struggled to hit with runners in scoring position in their 7-4 loss to Washington that completed a three-game sweep for the Nationals. The Sox were swept in an interleague series for the first time since the Cubs got them in late June of 2008. The Sox peppered Nationals starter Dan Haren with 10 hits through the first five innings but were 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position in the game. The Sox left 10 runners on base. Jeff Keppinger, who is taking over at …
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Floyd, White Sox fall short in 5-2 loss to Nationals
WASHINGTON - Gavin Floyd was wonderful his first time through the Washington Nationals lineup on Wednesday night. The second and third times? Not so good. The Nats scored in the third, fourth and fifth innings against Floyd, sending the White Sox right-hander to the showers in the sixth inning and holding on for a 5-2 victory. The Sox (4-4) are 0-2 in their series here, which opened a 10-game road trip that continues in Cleveland and Toronto. The Nationals improved to 6-2. Adam Dunn and Alex Rios drove in the Sox runs by grounding out with runners on third against …
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Nationals hit four home runs, top White Sox 8-7
WASHINGTON - A strange thing happened to the White Sox coming out of the starting gate last week. They made seven errors, an American League high. A team built around pitching and defense, with close to the same unit that led the AL in fielding percentage last season, dropped fly balls, made errant throws, bumped into each other on pop-ups and muffed a routine first baseman-to-the-pitcher-covering ground ball. The Sox took ran their customary infield practice before the first game of a road series Tuesday and played a clean defensive game until left-hander Donnie Veal’s pickoff throw in the seventh …
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White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham leaves game, listed day-to-day
WASHINGTON -- White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham left Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals during the third inning with nerve irritation in his left wrist. Beckham grimaced and bent over slightly after swinging and missing at a third strike when he batted against Gio Gonzalez in the second. Trainer Herm Schneider checked Beckham’s left wrist. Beckham played the second inning in the field but was replaced by Angel Sanchez in the third. He is day-to-day. The Sox and starting pitcher Jake Peavy were tied 2-2 in the sixth inning. …
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White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham leaves game against Nationals
WASHINGTON -- White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham left Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals during the third inning with an apparent injury. Beckham grimaced and bent over slightly after swinging and missing at a third strike when he batted against Gio Gonzalez in the second. Trainer Herm Schneider appeared to be checking Beckham’s left wrist. Beckham played the second inning in the field but was replaced by Angel Sanchez in the third. The Sox and starting pitcher Jake Peavy led 1-0 after three innings. Jeff Keppinger scored from third when Gonzalez balked with the bases loaded in the …
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