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Article: White Sox, Twins set to battle for division crown
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- September 23, 2008
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Neither the Chicago White Sox nor the Minnesota Twins have been playing like contenders over the past month. They're determined to change that during the final week of the regular season.
The White Sox will bring a 2 1/2-game lead in the AL Central over the Twins to a packed-and-loud Metrodome Tuesday for the start of a three-game series that should, finally, define this slow-developing race.
"We're in first place, so we need to act like a first-place team and go play like one," said Chicago lefty Mark Buehrle, who will take the mound on Wednesday.
Minnesota is glad to be back, after playing 24 of the previous 30 games on the road and going 9-15 in that stretch. ...