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Game Info: 8:05 pm EDT Mon Sep 19, 2005
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K. Millwood
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F. García
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Cleveland Indians are leading the AL wild-card race. However, they still have their eyes set on the AL Central title.
The surging Indians look to cut further into the first-place
Chicago White Sox's division lead when the rivals begin a three-game series at U.S. Cellular Field.
Cleveland leads the wild-card race by 1 1/2 games over the
New York Yankees. The Indians, who have won 12 out of 13, have pulled within 3 1/2 games of the first-place White Sox after trailing by 15 games on Aug. 1.
``They're in first place and we're in second,'' Cleveland designated hitter
Travis Hafner said. ``Let's go out there and see who has the best team.''
Chicago has won 10 of 13 meetings with Cleveland -- a big reason why it has been atop the division the entire season. The teams have not met since the White Sox swept a four-game series at Jacobs Field from July 14-17 by limiting the Indians to a total of six runs.
Times have changed for Chicago, which is just 22-23 since Aug. 1. The White Sox enter with a bit of confidence after capturing the deciding game of a three-game series at Minnesota with Sunday's 2-1 victory.
``We're going through a tough time right now,'' Chicago outfielder
Jermaine Dye said, ``but a win is a win and we'll take it.''
It was just Chicago's third win in the last 10 games. The White Sox managed only four runs and 18 hits over the weekend at Minnesota.
``The way we win ballgames over here is to score just enough runs to stay ahead of the other team and beat them,'' Chicago infielder
Geoff Blum said.
Cleveland is clearly headed in the opposite direction, going a major-league best 33-11 since July 31. The Indians completed a 9-1 homestand by routing Kansas City 11-0 on Sunday.
``We realize there is more at stake, but I promise you we'll go there with the same attitude,'' Cleveland third baseman
Aaron Boone said. ``That's just the way this team is.''
Left fielder
Coco Crisp capped a scorching homestand with three hits on Sunday. Crisp batted .375 (15-for-40) and scored nine runs over the last 10 games.
``Why change anything now?'' Crisp said. ``We want to win every game, not just three in Chicago. But we're not going to get all worried about it.''
Chicago starter
Freddy Garcia is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in three starts against Cleveland this season. Garcia has struggled recently, going 1-2 with a 7.23 ERA over his last four starts.
The 29-year-old right-hander is just 3-5 with a 4.56 ERA in 14 starts at home, where he has surrendered 15 of his 24 homers this season. Garcia will be opposed by
Kevin Millwood, who is 0-2 despite a 1.29 ERA in three starts against Chicago this season. Millwood is 1-1 with a 1.2 ERA over his last four outings.
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