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Melky Cabrera showed the Chicago White Sox what they are missing. Cabrera hit a go-ahead, two-run homer against his former team in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 5-4 Saturday night to stop a five-game losing streak. Cabrera, acquired from the White Sox on July 30, homered with one out off Aaron Bummer (1-3) and drove in Lorenzo Cain, who led off the inning with a walk against Chris Beck. Continue to Article

August 12, 2017 11:59:pm EST

White Sox fans are understandably looking toward the future. The consistent presence in the middle of the White Sox batting order flashed that consistency and just how impressive that consistency has been again Saturday night, blasting a pair of home runs in the teams 5-4 loss to the visiting Kansas City Royals. Both before the rebuild and during it, Abreu has been a constant for the White Sox. Continue to Article

August 12, 2017 11:38:pm EST

White Sox fans are understandably looking toward the future. The daily scans of the minor league box scores, the giddiness over each new set of prospect rankings, the daydreaming about the 2020 lineup. All great ways to pass the time while waiting for the franchise’s rebuild to reach its apex. But while all that talent develops down on the farm, Jose Abreu keeps on crushing at the big league level. The consistent presence in the middle of the White Sox batting order flashed that consistency — and just how impressive that consistency has been — again Saturday night, blasting a pair of home runs in the team’s 5-4 loss to the visiting Kansas City Royals. They were his 20th and 21st round-trippers Continue to Article

August 12, 2017 9:52:pm EST

The Houston Astros essentially stood pat at the trade deadline, making just one minor deal to acquire left-hander Francisco Liriano to their bullpen. The lack of activity beyond that, which many thought would include adding a front line starting pitcher such as Yu Darvish or Justin Verlander, caught a lot of people by surprise. In an interview with MLB Network Radio on Thursday, Reddick described Astros players as “down in the dumps” after the team whiffed on making a larger deal. Continue to Article

August 12, 2017 2:05:pm EST

A franchise known for the Babe, the Boss and the Iron Horse has a new set of nicknames. Clown face is in left, Bow and arrow competes for time in center and Male judge is stationed in right. Glowing star (Starlin Castro) mans second and Squid (Gary Sanchez) is behind the plate. Continue to Article

August 12, 2017 11:20:am EST