HE DELIVERS
Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer, his 39th of the year, but the White Sox lost 4-3 to Detroit. Chicago’s AL Central lead over Cleveland dropped to two games.
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BASEBALLSCORECARD|Six days to go
MONDAY’S GAMES
American League | Chicago give up a half-game to Cleveland in the AL Central.
TIGERS 4, WHITE SOX 3: Curtis Granderson hit a walk-off homer, adding to Brandon Inge’s two home runs, to beat Chicago 4-3 and drop the White Sox’s lead in the AL Central to two games over Cleveland.
RED SOX 9, ORIOLES 3: Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon each powered two-run homers to keep the Sox on pace.
YANKEES 8, BLUE JAYS 4: Jorge Posada sparked a rally in the seventh.
National League | Philadelphia gains a game on Houston in what’s becoming a tense wild-card race.
PHILLIES 6, REDS 3: Chase Utley hit an inside-the-park homer to move the Phillies within one game of the Astros.
CUBS 3, ASTROS 2: Derrek Lee hit his 45th homer to help the Cubs and hurt the Astros.
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ON TAP TODAY
AL: The Angels are still trying to fend off the A’s in the AL West – the two teams meet in Oakland, Calif., to begin a four-game stand.
NL: Philadelphia goes with Brett Myers (12-8, 3.75 ERA) against New York and Jae Seo (7-2, 2.38) as the Phillies try to move into a wild-card tie with Houston, which visits St. Louis on Tuesday.
