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				<title><![CDATA[Buehrle dominates Royals in Chicago's 4-1 win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By DOUG TUCKER
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) -- The last thing the slumping Kansas City
Royals needed was for Mark Buehrle to get even better.

But the Chicago left-hander tinkered with the grip on his sinker
and became even more dominant than usual against the Royals,
taking a four-hit shutout into the ninth before settling for a
4-1 victory that gave the surging White Sox their sixth win in a
row.

"I had everything working," said Buehrle (8-2), who raised his
career mark against Kansas City to 20-8. "I changed my sinker
grip in the bullpen because the last two or three games, it's
been cutting instead of sinking. So I moved my fingers closer
together and I think it was probably one of the best sinkers
I've had in a while."

Buehrle failed to get his first complete game since May 2, 2008,
when Alberto Callaspo doubled and scored on David DeJesus'
one-out double. He was relieved by Bobby Jenks, who got the last
two outs for his 19th save in 21 chances for the White Sox, who
have won 10 of 12 and 14 of their last 19 on the road.

Until the ninth, the 30-year-old Buehrle had been dominant. He
did not issue a walk and had a season-low one strikeout in 8 1-3
innings. He threw 68 strikes in 100 pitches.

"That's kind of embarrassing to get only one strikeout," he
said. "But it's good to put the ball in play early and go deep
in games. I'll take this every time, obviously."

Mark Teahen, one of the few Royals hitters who seems to have
much luck against the 30-year-old Buehrle, was 2 for 3, raising
his career mark against him to .440.

"I asked him if he'd sign (the ball)," said Buehrle with a grin.
"I finally got him out."

Teahen grounded out in the eighth.

"He's tough. He really is," Teahen said. "He mixes up all his
speeds, pitches both sides of the plate. You want to be
selective with the guy. But when he's pounding the strike zone,
throwing all his pitches for strikes, it's hard to be too
patient."

Jayson Nix hit a solo home run off Bruce Chen (0-2) as the
Royals lost their sixth in eight games. They've scored only
three runs in their last three games, all losses.

Chen went six-plus innings plus two batters and gave up two runs
on five hits. Making his second major league start since
undergoing Tommy John surgery in late 2007, Chen walked one and
struck out five and did not allow a hit until Nix sent a 2-2
pitch sailing into the visitors bullpen leading off the fourth.

The left-hander, looking for his first victory since Oct. 2,
2005, was not threatened again until Jim Thome doubled under
David DeJesus' glove leading off the seventh and Paul Konerko
followed with a shallow single.

"I felt pretty good," Chen said. "I felt I mixed my pitches and
I was keeping the ball down. I felt like I gave my team a chance
to win."

Reliever Ron Mahay came in and got a double-play grounder from
A.J. Pierzynski that allowed Thome to make it 2-0. Scott
Podsednik's RBI single off Mahay made it 3-0 in the eighth.
Gordon Beckham drove in the fourth run in the ninth.

The Royals helped Buehrle by running themselves into two
embarrassing double plays. Willie Bloomquist singled with one
out in the first but was doubled off first after Billy Butler
flied out to center field. Then Teahen singled with one out in
the second and failed to get back to the bag in time when Miguel
Olivo flied out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

"It just seems like everything's working for us," Buehrle said.
"A ball in the dirt, guys are getting to second base on it. Then
a base hit right after that. When you're playing good, it seems
like everything's working for you."

Royals manager Trey Hillman had a different perspective on the
baserunning blunders.

"It didn't help at all. You've got to check and pick up the ball
when you're in motion like that," he said. "Willie checked but
couldn't pick it up. Mark didn't check and went too far and
couldn't get back."

NOTES: X-rays on Alexei Ramirez's right middle finger were
negative but manager Ozzie Guillen was not sure how soon the
White Sox shortstop would return to the lineup. Ramirez was hurt
Wednesday in the game at Cleveland. ... The Royals went over the
1 million attendance mark, seven dates earlier than in 2008.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[White Sox-Royals Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BEARDMORE
STATS Writer

Chicago (39-38) at Kansas City (33-43), 8:10 p.m. EDT

The Chicago White Sox were riding high when they last left
Kauffman Stadium. They'll be looking to continue another run of
outstanding play as they make their return to Kansas City.

Chicago goes for its sixth straight victory Thursday night when
it opens a four-game set with the struggling Royals.

The White Sox (40-38) are back at Kauffman for the first time
since May 29-31, when they pulled off their first three-game
sweep in Kansas City since 2005.

The White Sox won the opener of a 12-game homestand that
followed that series, but dropped eight of the next 11.

Chicago, though, has gotten back on track, winning 12 of 16
since that stretch. Jose Contreras pushed the White Sox's run to
five games Wednesday by allowing two runs in eight innings of a
6-2 victory over Cleveland.

The right-hander is 3-2 with a 2.17 ERA since being recalled
from Triple-A Charlotte on June 8.

"We've seen it before (from Contreras)," said White Sox manager
Ozzie Guillen, whose team has won five straight and 13 of 17 on
the road. "That time in the minor leagues was great. He's in a
groove right now."

Gordon Beckham extended his hitting streak to six games with a
fifth-inning double and added an RBI single in the sixth after
Ramon Castro's three-run shot.

Beckham, called up from the minors June 4, is batting .579 (11
for 19) during the winning streak. He hit a walkoff single in
Mark Buehrle's last start, Saturday's 8-7 victory over the Cubs.

Buehrle (7-2, 3.26 ERA) matched a season high with five runs in
5 2-3 innings, but the White Sox have won his last three starts.

The left-hander is 0-0 with a 3.65 ERA in two starts versus
Kansas City in 2009. Chicago has won six of Buehrle's last eight
starts at Kauffman Stadium, the most recent a 5-3 victory May 30
when he yielded three runs and seven hits over 7 1-3 innings.

The Royals (33-44) lost the last two games of their three-game
set against Minnesota, dropping to 1-2 on a seven-game
homestand. Kansas City scored one run in each defeat.

First baseman Billy Butler went 4 for 4 on Wednesday, but the
Royals fell 5-1 and are 1-7 in their last eight at home.

"Obviously, I had a good day. But we just couldn't get the big
hit we needed," Butler said.

Kansas City got 12 hits Wednesday, the first time since Aug. 29,
1996, that it had at least that many hits while scoring fewer
than two runs.

Bruce Chen (0-1, 5.68) takes the ball Thursday, looking to
continue the Royals' strong starting pitching of late. Kansas
City starters are 2-2 with a 1.71 ERA in the last four games.

Chen goes for his first victory since Oct. 2, 2005. In his first
start since Aug. 4, 2006, the left-hander gave up four runs over
6 1-3 innings of a 6-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Chen is 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA in two career starts versus Chicago.

White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez went 3 for 4 with an RBI on
Wednesday, but left the game with an injured right middle
finger. He'll  miss Thursday's contest.

Chicago outfielder Jermaine Dye has a nine-game hitting streak,
batting .486 (17 for 35) with three homers, nine RBIs and seven
multihit games in that span. Dye has batted .357 (10 for 28)
this season against Kansas City, which has won four of seven
meetings with the White Sox this season.]]></description>
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