09/05/2008 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juan Uribe belted a pair of two-run homers to carry the Chicago White Sox to a 10-2 rout of the Angels in a battle of division leaders.
Paul Konerko had three hits, including a solo homer, and Ken Griffey Jr. added a two-run single for the White Sox, who have won two straight after losing five of six. Their lead in the AL Central remained at 1 1/2 games over the Twins after Minnesota beat Detroit, 10-2, Friday night.
Jermaine Dye had three hits and scored once for Chicago, and Mark Buehrle (12-11) threw six shutout innings. The lefty allowed three hits and struck out seven to win for the fourth time in his last five decisions.
The victory came on the day the White Sox found out AL home run leader Carlos Quentin will be out possibly the remainder of the season due to a fractured right wrist. He will have surgery Monday.
Despite the defeat, the Angels lowered their magic number to five for clinching the AL West championship. That's because Texas lost, 8-1, at home to Boston Friday night.
Dustin Moseley (1-4) yielded six hits and four runs in 1 1/3 innings for Los Angeles.
It was a great start for the White Sox, as they scored seven times over the first three innings. In the first, Orlando Cabrera singled, and one out later Dye walked. Konerko's infield hit loaded the bases with two outs before Griffey bounced a ball up the middle.
Nick Swisher walked to begin the second and Uribe then homered to left field.
Konerko started the third with a homer to left, and with two outs Swisher walked again. Uribe promptly made it 7-0 with another blast over the wall in left, logging his seventh career multi-homer game.
Alexei Ramirez singled in two runs in the sixth for a 9-0 cushion before LA scored twice in the seventh on RBI hits from Chone Figgins and Garret Anderson.
Chris Getz scored on a Brian Anderson force play in the eighth for Chicago's final tally.
Game Notes
Buehrle is 2-5 lifetime against the Angels...Quentin injured the wrist Monday in Cleveland. During the ninth inning, Quentin fouled off a pitch from Cliff Lee. In frustration, Quentin punched his bat with his right hand, causing the fracture...Scott Linebrink pitched the eighth inning for Chicago, his first appearance since July 22.
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MySportsbook.com: NBA Championship Odds
With the playoffs about two months away, the top two teams in the Western Conference are the clear cut leaders to win the NBA Championship. The Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the NBA (44-9) and have been absolutely scorching since the second week of the season. What makes the Mavs’ record more impressive is the fact that they dropped their first four games of the season. Currently they have won 17 out of their last 18 and are MySportsbook.com’s favorite (2-1) to win it all. Right behind the Mavs are the Pacific leading Phoenix Suns (39-13). Last season, the Suns lost in the Conference Finals to non-other then the Mavericks four games to two. Of course the Suns were without center Amare Stoudemire who has is averaging 19.9 PPG and 9.5 RPG since coming back from his knee injury. Unlike the Mavs, the Suns have struggled a bit lately having lost their last three and four out of their last seven. Of course the main reason for their three straight loses is due to the absence of two time MVP Steve Nash, who is out with a shoulder injury. Heads-up, the Mavs have beaten the Suns in both of their meetings this season.
In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons (32-19) are the favorites to win it all at 6-1. The addition of Chris Webber seems to have been a good move for the Pistons. Since coming over from the 76ers, Webber has averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG and the Pistons are 11-4. Even though the defending champion Heat are currently on the playoff making cusp, they are the Eastern Conference team that is getting the most action to win it all (9-1). The fact that Shaquille O’Neal is back in the starting lineup after missing 39 games probably has something to do with this. No doubt, Shaq makes a difference when in the lineup as their winning six out of their last seven would indicate.
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