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Buehrle dominates Royals in Chicago's 4-1 win

Buehrle dominates Royals in Chicago's 4-1 win
DOUG TUCKER, Jul 3, 2009
The last thing the slumping Kansas City Royals needed was for Mark Buehrle to get even better. But the Chicago left-hander tinkered with the grip on his sinker and became even more dominant than usual against the Royals, taking a four-hit shutout into the ninth before settling for a 4-1 victory that gave the surging White Sox their sixth win in a row. ...More
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Royals Team Report Jul 3, 2009

Gil Meche has a new regimen to follow between starts, and he plans to stick with it.

Though Meche did not win Wednesday, his velocity returned and he liked the way his shoulder felt after throwing 121 pitches in six innings in a 5-1 loss to the Twins.

Meche complained of a "dead arm" after his previous start, a June 26 loss at Pittsburgh in which he exited after five innings with his velocity below 90 mph. Against the Twins, Meche was throwing 96-97 mph.

"I was a different guy from that start (against Pirates) to this one (Wednesday)," Meche said. "After I threw the first pitch of the game, I looked up and saw 95 (mph). I didn't feel I really reached back and tried to throw it (hard), so I knew velocity-wise I was fine.

"It was just a matter of pitching. ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 K. Farnsworth RP Jun 25, 2009 15-day Torn muscle, right groin
 C. Crisp CF Jun 13, 2009 60-day Right shoulder surgery - out for season
 J. Buck C May 31, 2009 15-day Slightly herniated lower back
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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Mark Buehrle(notes) and Paul Konerko(notes), right, celebrate the White Sox 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals during a baseball game Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. Buehrle picked up his eighth win of the season.
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Chicago White Sox's Scott Podsednik(notes) drives the ball into center for an RBI single in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo.  Brian Anderson(notes) scored on the hit. The White Sox won 4-1.
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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Bruce Chen(notes), right, gets a pat on the shoulder from catcher Miguel Olivio as Chen leaves a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in the seventh inning Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Chicago White Sox shortstop Jayson Nix(notes), right,  throws over Kansas City Royals' Miguel Olivo(notes) (21) as he completes a double play in the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo.  Mike Jacobs(notes) was out at first on the play.
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 AL Central Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Detroit 43 35 .551 -- 
 Chi White Sox 41 38 .519 2.5 
 Minnesota 41 39 .512 3.0 
 Kansas City 33 45 .423 10.0 
 Cleveland 31 49 .388 13.0 
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Miguel Olivo - Kansas City RoyalsM. Olivo
#21, Catcher
Leads team with 12 Home Runs
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGA. Callaspo.298 
 HRM. Olivo12 
 RBID. DeJesús35 
 RM. Teahen36 
 SBW. Bloomquist14 
 WZ. Greinke10 
 SVJ. Soria10 
 IPZ. Greinke115.1 
 ERAZ. Greinke1.95 
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 Last Five Games
 Sun, Jun 28at PittsburghW 3-2 
 Mon, Jun 29MinnesotaW 4-2 
 Tue, Jun 30MinnesotaL 1-2 
 Wed, Jul 1MinnesotaL 1-5 
 Thu, Jul 2Chi White SoxL 1-4 
 Next Five Games
 Fri, Jul 3Chi White Sox8:10 pm 
 Sat, Jul 4Chi White Sox1:10 pm 
 Sun, Jul 5Chi White Sox2:10 pm 
 Mon, Jul 6at Detroit7:05 pm 
 Tue, Jul 7at Detroit7:05 pm 
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