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White Sox fall to Indians 5-4 in extra innings | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Joseph G. Phillips, Sports Editor, The Chicago Crusader Newspaper The Chicago White Sox fell to 8-8 on the season after suffering a 5-4 loss in extra innings to their American League Central rivals, the Cleveland Indians, on Sunday night August 9, on the ESPN network. For the first time in seven years, the White Sox were […]

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