Article: Jose saves best for last place; White Sox 7, Royals 0; Contreras' shutout comes against woeful Royals in basement battle

The White Sox would officially like to welcome Jose Contreras to the 2007 season.

Yes, his arrival was past due ... way past due as a matter of fact.

But the right-handed pitcher has now earned himself a seat alongside fellow starting pitchers Mark Buehrle and Javier Vazquez in the front of the class.

One difference -- don't get too comfortable, Mr. Contreras.

In throwing the complete-game shutout in the 7-0 victory over Kansas City on Wednesday, Con- treras has won four consecutive decisions, improving his record to 10-16, and is 5-2 with a 3.11 ERA over his last nine outings.

In doing so, however, he also upped his stock from a two-year, $20 million anchor that couldn't be moved ...

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