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’CRTS 21 nber 7,2(Hi HE BATTALION 3B Tuesday, September 7, 2004 Vhite Sox win 7-4 over stumbling Rangers f must . ARLINGTON, Texas (AP esrVt seit' 0 '! The Chicago White Sox face for the 5 lig odds, but they’re not ready >ariy. ;o concede the AL Central title to # Minnesota Twins just yet. JCarl Everett homered and the 1C |lhite Sox took advantage of ^JIPHxas’ season-high five errors jand in a 7-4 victory over the fading moreinfonrJngers on Monday. The White ■mhmIx won their fourth straight to • ^ 8 ames behind the ored female ■St-place Twins. Call ■“We’re trying t( o put tog ;ether Bnic wins and fini sh on a s trong }e pmewoo White Sox first has eman mer. Every! lui Konerko suit i. “W 'e'n : not — ; ; m of it, but I'd be hesiki int t o say It’re in it either, nc >t7 1/1 it.” iption! Visit TjChicago has si ix games ; left lainst Minnesota i, thre :e at the STATE id of a 10-game road trip that lean Monday. 1ATES ■"We’ve got to be around four I five back going into Minnesota,” Konerko tai i. “But we’re playing better." Jin the first two innings. White Sox starter la Dn Grilli (1-1) allowed three hits, walked Bee, committed an error and threw two wild plehes. But the Rangers were only able to Louis DeLuca • THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Rangers second baseman Alfonso Soriano shatters his bat in the first inning of Monday’s game. The White Sox won the game 7-4, putting the Rangers 7.5 games back of AL Wild Card leader the Red Sox. come up with one run during that stretch as they lost for the seventh time in eight games. Grilli, who earned his first major league win since April 20, 2001, for the Florida Marlins, gave up three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 in nings. He struck out three and walked three. “I definitely don’t want to start off in a hole,” Grilli said. "The positive thing was that 1 battled through it. 1 was just trying to minimize the damage. To get out of that situ ation with one run, that’s what I’m trying to do, to keep the team in the ballgame.” ixury ion rent He* Astros notch 11th straight with 11-5 win over Reds By Joel Anderson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , beckoni vaunted the "ens« lau st slugging sur- re-emerge from ^Jlhe crowd was on its f asTprse in the Houston Astrc sw ftdugout. ^■Already seated and oblivious to the cheers. Brandon Backe didn't ||lr from his daze until his teammates nudged him back outside. *■“1 was just excited thinking about the home run,” said the 26- v. |iear-old pitcher, who was making only his fourth career start. “I jap-pas going to go down and sit in my little hole, but they told me u Jo get out there.” BBacke hit his first career homer, a two-run shot, and allowed one "5 nin in seven innings to keep the Astros in the thick of the NL wild card chase with an 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, ^ their season-high l()th straight victory. 'j^Bleff Bagwell, Lance Berkman and Jeff Kent also homered for Hmiston, on its longest win streak in five years. The Astros have 77 wmi 18 of 21 since Aug. 15, the best record in the majors during that stretch. MThe Astros closed within a game of NL wild-card leaders Chicago 2 l arid San Francisco. Houston, a season-high 11 games over .500 at 74-63, hasn’t been within striking range of the Cubs and Giants in more than three months. “They are not missing anything at the plate,” Reds manager Dave Miley said. “If you make a mistake, they hit it and they hit it hard.” Backs virtually shut down the Reds after giving up three hits and a run-scoring single to D'Angelo Jimenez in the first. He gave up only four singles from there, finishing with a career-high eight strikeouts and a walk. But it was Backe’s performance at the plate that was the biggest surprise. Backe went 2-for-2 with a walk, including the two-run shot in the fourth that gave Houston a 5-1 lead. “It was my big dream to be a hitter in the major leagues,” said Backe. who was drafted by Tampa Bay in 1098 as a second base- man. “I never thought I’d be a pitcher. My hitting skills arc still there. I practice all the time behind closed doors.” The crowd of 40,581 gave Backe a standing ovation as rounded the bases and didn't stop the cheers until he came out from the dug- out to doff his cap. It was the first homer by an Astros pitcher since Ron Villone did it against the Reds on Aug. 15, 2003. “1 asked (manager Phil) Gamer, 'Did wejust win the World Series or what?”’ Berkman said. “I didn't know what was going on.” Brazos Orthopedic Physical Therapy Michael T. (Tim) Ward, RT. TAMU 3 year Football Letterman & Class of ‘81 • Orthopedic Rehabilitation • Sports Injury Rehabilitation • Motor Vehicle Accidents & More Monday-Thursday 7am-6pm Friday 8am-5pm 2701 East 29th Street Bryan, TX 77802 Office (979) 776-0247 Fax (979) 774-9515 BUFFET RESTAURANT FRESH SEAFOOD BUFFET Fresh Oysters King Crab Legs Salmon • Mussels • Sushi • Roast Duck FUN! DELICIOUS! HEALTHY! Mongolian BBQ available all day long! YOUR CHOICE OF FRESH FOOD MADE WHILE YOU WATCH! 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