Article: White Sox Beat Royals, Cut Division Lead

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Dateline: KANSAS CITY, Mo. [image omitted]

Mark Buehrle won his seventh straight decision as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 Tuesday night and closed within three games of the AL Central leader.

Paul Konerko, Joe Crede, Tony Graffanino and Magglio Ordonez homered for the White Sox, who tied a season high with 16 hits in the opener of the three-game series. Ordonez, Graffanino, Crede and Paul Konerko each had three hits.

Kansas City has led the AL Central since July 1. Chicago hasn't been this close to first place since July 2.

Buehrle (9-10) has had a down-and-up season. He went 0-9 with a 6.86 ERA in 11 starts from April 20 to June 11 and is ...

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