Mark Buehrle's ejection in the third inning for arguing a balk didn't rattle the Chicago White Sox, who regrouped after losing their starting pitcher and survived a scary ninth inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Wednesday. Buehrle and manager Ozzie Guillen were both tossed by first-base umpire Joe West, who called two balks on the left-hander in the first three innings.

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Mitch Talbot pitched more like a Cy Young winner than the actual Cy Young winner. The Cleveland Indians' right-hander quickly and efficiently outpitched Jake Peavy, a former NL winner of the award, in a 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. "He struck out like 10 guys in the first three or four innings," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said.

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The Cleveland Indians have rescheduled their May 7 postponement against Detroit as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 17. The Indians and Tigers will make up the rainout at 1:05 p.m., and the clubs will play a second game starting at 7:05 p.m. The team said fans with tickets for the originally scheduled 7:05 p.m.

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Omar Vizquel has already borrowed Luis Aparicio's No. 11. And for now, he's sharing another number with his boyhood idol. Vizquel moved into a tie with the Hall of Famer for the second-most career hits by a shortstop, and Mark Teahen drove in three runs as the Chicago White Sox snapped a five-game losing streak to Cleveland by beating the hapless Indians 7-2 on Monday night.

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Jhonny Peralta ended two long streaks with one swing. Peralta singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning Sunday to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3, snap a six-game losing streak and give David Huff his first win since April 15. "It was a clutch win with a clutch hit and some good pitching," said Shelley Duncan, who had a first-inning RBI single to help…

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Francisco Cordero might not have gotten an official save, but stopped the Cleveland Indians from completing a stunning ninth-inning rally. Cordero yielded two runs before stranding two runners to help Johnny Cueto win his third straight start as the Cincinnati Reds held off the error-prone Cleveland Indians 6-4 on Saturday night.

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Daisuke Matsuzaka took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, losing his bid on Juan Castro's bloop single with two outs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Saturday night. Boston made several outstanding defensive plays on hard-hit balls, but it was Castro's soft single over shortstop that finally fell.

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Dusty Baker knew the Cincinnati Reds needed this win in a major way. A day after blowing a six-run lead in the ninth inning, the Reds rebounded Friday night and defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-4. "That was big," the Reds manager said. "Especially after yesterday." On Thursday, closer Francisco Cordero gave up a game-winning, pinch-hit grand slam to Brooks Conrad in a 10-9 loss.

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