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HOUSTON -- Having squandered all of the momentum following their surprisingly scorching start to the season, the Chicago White Sox could at least hang their hat on their recent performances on the road, where theyd won three of four games entering their series opener against the Houston Astros. Mens/Womens Saucony Shadow 6000 Deep Grey/Pink/Blue .But following their 5-0 setback Friday -- their fourth shutout loss on the season -- Chicago (40-40) dropped back to .500. At least it has its ace on the mound for the middle game of the series Saturday.White Sox left-hander Chris Sale (13-2, 2.79 ERA), the first pitcher in the majors to reach 13 wins this season, pursues his second victory over Houston this season. Sale defeated the Astros 2-1 on May 19, allowing one run on four hits with nine strikeouts while tossing a complete game. Astros catcher Evan Gattis recorded the lone run against Sale with a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning.Sale has dominated the Astros throughout his career, posting a 4-1 record and 0.66 ERA in five career starts against them. He has allowed three earned runs while posting 56 strikeouts in 41 innings against Houston.Weve got Sale tomorrow so we have a pretty good chance of winning the ballgame and (left-hander Jose) Quintana afterwards, so weve just got to keep our heads up and keep grinding, said White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, who suffered the loss Friday night despite allowing just three hits and two earned runs over seven strong innings.Right-hander Doug Fister (8-4, 3.36 ERA) gets the start for the Astros and seeks to rebound after the Royals snapped his seven-game winning streak in Kansas City on Sunday. Fister allowed four runs on eight hits while striking out six over 6 2/3 innings in the 6-1 setback.For Fister, that streak was the longest of his career. The Astros had won 10 consecutive games in which Fister started, a streak that tied their single-season record set by right-hander Donnie Wall in 1996.Fister is 3-4 with a 3.77 ERA in 10 career starts against the White Sox, including a 5-3 win in Chicago on May 18 when he pitched into the seventh inning.The Astros have won 13 of 15 games at Minute Maid Park and opened a key 10-game homestand with their third shutout win and sixth in succession at home. Once 11 games below .500, the Astros (43-37) continue to put distance between their sluggish start with a successful mix of effective starting pitching and timely, productive at-bats.Weve played really well and weve gotten ourselves back into relevance, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. And Im proud of this group.Were playing pretty good baseball. Weve got a great energy about us, the vibe is good, our personality is good, theyre having a lot of fun. Were winning games we should win when were in position to win. What comes with that is a much better standing in July than it did in April. What that gives us is positive momentum going into the last nine games of this homestand and the first half. Nike Rn Distance 2 Mens . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. Womens Saucony Jazz Original Retro Sneakers Red White Blue .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. http:///...lack-863775-002.html . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. METAIRIE, La. -- The mistake-prone New Orleans Saints can add a suddenly slumping offense to the list of reasons they will likely miss the playoffs for the third consecutive year.Drew Brees threw three interceptions for the second straight week in a 16-11 loss Sunday at Tampa Bay while receiving little help from his offensive teammates, leaving the Saints (5-8) grappling Monday with the frustration of another lost season. New Orleans, which has not been above .500 since 2013, trails the Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South by three games with three weeks left in the regular season.By the time the Saints kick off against Arizona in a late-afternoon game on Sunday, they could be eliminated from the NFC wild card picture. And a victory by either the Bucs or the Falcons on Sunday would end their division title hopes as well.The Saints face this disappointing scenario despite their formerly leaky defense holding Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston to no rushing or passing touchdowns for the first time in his college or professional career. New Orleans limited the Bucs to 270 yards without starting safety Kenny Vaccaro, who began serving a four-game suspension for using the banned substance Adderall.Its been the same story all season long, said veteran safety Roman Harper, who started and played 51 snaps in place of Vaccaro. When one unit plays well, we have another unit that does not. We havent been able to put a complete game together with all three units playing well. If we did that, we probably would have been pretty good.For the last two weeks, the primary issue has been an offense that still ranks No. 1 in the NFL in yards but has slowed dramatically.Brees has gone two straight games without a touchdown pass for only the second time in his 11 years with New Orleans. The Saints have scored one touchdown in that span, losing at home to Detroit 26-13 before managing three field goals and a safety against Tampa Bay.The Bucs limited the Saints to 46 rushing yards, their second lowest total of the season. Brees, sacked oncee and pressured several times, now leads the NFC in interceptions with 14. Womens Saucony Jazz Original Retro Sneakers Green White. Were going to turn the ball over if we have to throw it an 80-percent clip, offensive tackle Zach Strief said. This game is not as complicated as we would like to make it sound. When you become one-dimensional, its tough to protect the quarterback, and when youre relying on him to make all the plays and you dont give him time, youre going to struggle.The errors came one after the other. With the Saints trailing 13-5 late in the second quarter, Brees overthrew open receiver Brandin Cooks on a deep pass in the end zone. After getting a first down inside the Tampa Bay 1 on the same drive, the Saints self-destructed just before halftime.A false start penalty on tackle Tony Hills -- one of six for the offense on a day the Saints were penalized 13 times for 104 yards -- moved the ball back to the 6. Running back Travaris Cadet dropped a pass with a clear path to the end zone. Brees tripped on guard Jahri Evans foot and was sacked, forcing the Saints to kick a field goal.In the third quarter, Cooks couldnt hang on to a third-down pass in the end zone that would have been a go-ahead touchdown. Instead, New Orleans kicked another field goal to cut the deficit to 13-11.Its not one breakdown specifically, coach Sean Payton said. Weve got to look how we as coaches can improve the efficiency, and that starts with maybe the overall amount (of information) that were giving them.The special teams gaffe and defensive problems that plagued the Saints early in the year have given way to offensive inefficiency and massive frustration. New Orleans has outgained and outscored its opponents for the year with almost nothing to show for it.We have to be real honest and look in the mirror, Strief said. We have to make changes to the problems that have plagued us.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ;Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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