Climbing the Ladder with the American League 9/1/08

ChiSox's Quentin, Griffey out of lineup (AP)
Chicago White Sox outfielders Carlos Quentin, who leads the American League in home runs, and Ken Griffey Jr. were out of the lineup Tuesday night against Cleveland. Quentin has a sore left forearm while Griffey has tightness in his lower back. Both ...

Punchless White Sox fall to Indians
Aside from a three-run outburst in the sixth inning, Chicago was mostly punchless Tuesday night while the Indians were far from it, resulting in a 9-3 loss before 20,980 fans at Progressive Field. With the Twins falling at Toronto, Chicago maintained ...

Blue Jays extend dominance of Twins, 7-5 (AP)
Jose Bautista and Alex Rios both had four hits and hit back-to-back homers Tuesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Minnesota 7-5, their seventh straight victory over the Twins. Lyle Overbay also homered for Toronto, which finished with 17 ...

Guillen hopes White Sox clinch before Twins series
If manager Ozzie Guillen has his druthers, the White Sox won't wait until their Sept. 23-25 series at Minnesota to decide the American League Central despite his earlier predictions.

Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins in a Dead Heat in the Airtight AL Central
The calendar reads September, and the White Sox are in a first-place tie with the Minnesota Twins. As a fan, you couldn’t ask for a more exciting situation. For the first time in divisional play, the White Sox find themselves in what has ...