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* The White Sox have won eight of 11 meetings with the Royals this season and the teams have seven games left against each other. Despite the success against Kansas City, Chicago has been outscored 49-46 in those contests. * With a walkoff homer in the ninth inning yesterday, Jim Thome became the third player to reach the 500 career home run plateau this season, the others being Frank Thomas and Alex Rodriguez. * Six of Paul Konerko’s ten hits against the Royals this season have gone for extra bases (five homers and a double). * The White Sox have hit 172 homers this season. They need 28 in 13 games to reach 200 for the eighth consecutive season. * The Royals are tied with the Twins for the worst mark in the AL this month (4-10). * Emil Brown is batting .400 (24-60) in his last 17 games, including hitting safely in 15 of his last 16 starts. * The Royals are hitting just .236 (33-140) with runners in scoring position this month, lowest in the majors

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* The Angels have won four of the past five games against the White Sox in Chicago. * The Angels are 6-4 in their past 10 games, and it has been their offense determining their fate. Los Angeles has scored 54 runs in its last six wins (9.0 per game), but just five runs in its last four losses (1.3 per game). * Chicago is just 23-37 since the break, the worst record in the AL and trailing only Florida (21-36) in the majors. * Los Angeles is more than happy to get Chone Figgins back. Since returning earlier this month from a sprained left wrist, Figgins is torching the ball, hitting .563 with four doubles and adding four stolen bases as well. * Bartolo Colon has not followed up his 21-win 2005 season very well. In the last two seasons, he is just 7-11 with an ERA of 6.08. * Jose Contreras began his career with four consecutive winning seasons, compiling a 48-27 record, but this year his losses have doubled his wins at 8-16.

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*Since August 15, the Indians have gone 19-6, the best record in baseball during that stretch. *The Indians have not lost a series on the road since before the All-Star Break. *The White Sox have lost 47 games this season after holding the lead, second-most in baseball behind Baltimore (50). *Paul Konerko is one of just 3 active players with 100 RBI vs. the Indians. He has 103, trailing Frank Thomas (155) and Magglio Ordonez (106).

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* The White Sox have won four straight meetings with the Tigers and lead the season series 8-4.
* Chicago has just one win in its last 12 road games while the Tigers have won three of their last four at home.
* Jeremy Bonderman will be seeking his first home win since July 1. Bonderman is 0-2 with a 7.07 ERA in two starts against the White Sox this season.
* Placido Polanco is hitting .447 (17-for-38) during his current eight-game hitting streak.
* Jim Thome is five home runs shy of becoming the 23rd player in Major League history to reach the 500 home run plateau.
* The White Sox are hitting an AL-worst .240 with runners in scoring position this season.
* Jon Garland is 0-3 with an 8.49 ERA in his last six starts. Garland is 12-6 with a 4.21 ERA in 23 career starts against the Tigers.
* Curtis Granderson is hitting .692 (9-for-13) with two doubles, two homers and four RBI in his last four games.

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