Article: Boston wins bullpen battle: Red Sox 9, White Sox 6. Red Sox' relievers keep White Sox' bats in check

The White Sox haven't been swept in a series this season, nor have opponents had much success at U.S. Cellular Field.

Should it happen today when the Boston Red Sox send All-Star- snubbed ace Curt Schilling to the mound against White Sox All-Star ace Jose Contreras, the White Sox say it wouldn't be the end of the world.

But it wouldn't leave a very good taste for the defending champions as they head into the All-Star break.

"If we get swept, I guess we'll need the whole All-Star break to put ourselves back together," first baseman Paul Konerko, one of the White Sox' seven All-Stars, said in jest. "There's still a long way to go. I thought last year in the middle of the season they were ...

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