AL Central race: September 14, 2008

MLB.com: Vazquez brilliant in Game 1 of twin bill

After a rain delay of more than three hours, [Javier Vazquez] cruised through the Tigers’ lineup by tossing 7 2/3 scoreless innings and went on to win, 4-2, in Game 1 of a straight doubleheader.

MLB.com: Wise decision: Pinch-hitter slams door

The White Sox let a big lead slip away in Game 2 of a straight doubleheader on Sunday night at U.S. Cellular Field, but came back to beat the Tigers, 11-7, thanks to Dewayne Wise’s tiebreaking grand slam.

MLB.com: Twins roughed up in finale vs. O’s

But Sunday afternoon, playing in 95 degrees heat with stifling humidity, the Twins and starting pitcher Nick Blackburn witnessed just how easily the ball can fly out of the park when they allowed five home runs to the Orioles lineup, four of which came off the bats of Nick Markakis and Oscar Salazar, and dropped the final game of the series, 7-3.

CHW 83-65 [6-6 in SEPT]
MIN 82-67 [5-7 in SEPT] (1.5 GB)