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How bad have things gotten for the Detroit Tigers over the past week? Bad enough that Friday's 4-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox is their eighth straight, which knocked them back to .500 at 28-28 after starting the season 23-14.*
It was a long way down, and Friday's landing was particularly harsh as the Tigers fell in the 11th inning on a walk-off hit-by-pitch.
The White Sox loaded the bases against reliever Alex Wilson on two singles and an intentional walk, which set the stage for Avisail Garcia. Garcia was then plunked on the fourth pitch of his plate appearance, allowing Adam Eaton to trot home with the winning run. The pitch was actually reviewed as the White Sox awkwardly celebrated, but it was soon confirmed that Detroit's nightmares would be prolonged another day.
That painful moment was nearly avoided two innings earlier as closer Joakim Soria closed in on the final out. However, with two outs and nobody on, Adam LaRoche took him deep to center field to tie the game. The blown save was Soria's second.
With the win, by the way, the White Sox were the only AL Central team to emerge victorious on Friday night.
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CHI CHI GONZALEZ SHUTS OUT THE ROYALS


The Texas Rangers are getting a tremendous lift from rookie Chi Chi Gonzalez.
After tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his major league debut against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday (including five hitless innings to start), Gonzalez returned to the hill Friday night in Kansas City and went the distance this time, tossing a three-hit shutout as the Rangers topped the defending AL champion Royals 4-0.
Gonzalez improved in two big areas: Efficiency and command. After walking five against Boston, he only walked two while striking out two and allowing three singles. According to ESPN Stats & Info, he's the first Rangers rookie to toss a shutout within his first two starts since Len Barker in 1976. We're assuming he will allow a run at some point, but the Rangers have to be thrilled with his performance given the injuries and shortcomings in their rotation.
Considered a consensus top-100 prospect in baseball entering the season, the 23-year-old right-hander should stick around for awhile.
RAYS BEATS MARINERS, LOSE JAKE ODORIZZI


It was a good news, bad news kind of night for the Tampa Bay Rays.
On the plus side, Logan Forsythe's ninth-inning home run off Fernando Rodney was all the offense they needed in a 1-0 victory against the Seattle Mariners.
On the down side, it appears standout starter Jake Odorizzi could be headed for some missed time after leaving the game with tightness in his left oblique during the fifth inning. Odorizzi allowed an infield hit to Brad Miller, struck out Mike Zunino and then walked Dustin Ackley on four pitches to end his evening, but sometime during that sequence is when he began feeling uncomfortable.
Understanding how oblique injuries can linger when pushed too far, the Rays didn't take any chances. For now, Odorizzi is day-to-day, and that's how the Rays need him.*
On the other side, the disappointing Mariners have now dropped seven straight, dropping them to 24-31. They've scored a total of 13 runs during that stretch.*
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CARDINALS TAKE ANOTHER FROM DODGERS



The St. Louis Cardinals are just about everybody's nemesis in the National League given the recent success they've enjoyed, but no team has been on the wrong side of that more often than the Los Angeles Dodgers. *
That continued with a 7-1 loss on Thursday, and it continued again with a 2-1 loss on Friday night.*
Redbird right-hander Carlos Martinez led the way, striking out 11 Dodgers over seven innings. Martinez struggled a bit with his command early, allowing three walks and three hits over the first two innings, but rebounded to retire 15 of 16 before turning things over to a trio of Cardinals relievers.*
At the point Martinez left, St. Louis was actually trailing 1-0. Kolton Wong evened things with an RBI infield single when pitcher Brett Anderson slipped and couldn't cover first base. Matt Carpenter followed with a sacrifice fly, which proved to be the difference. The Cardinals have won four straight (again), while improving their league best record to 37-18. **
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