Where Does Chris Sale Stand Among Cy Young Contenders?

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As the season enters its final month, award discussions will amp up. While getting up-in-arms over the results of certain results is often silly and pointless, there is some actual meaning behind them. Hall of Fame voters regularly (rightfully or wrongfully) cite the number of MVP trophies, Cy Young awards, or Top 5-10 finishes when dissecting a guy's career. So while throwing a fit (hello, Mike Trout vs. Miguel Cabrera) isn't always the best idea, these results have some merit.

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Noesi takes the bullpen off the hook, blows lead by himself

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The secret worst thing about crummy pitchers isn't that they get lit up, it's that they get lit up and then leave work lying around for others. Allowing seven runs in two innings loses a single game, but it also leaves seven innings to pitch. Hector Noesi has been a statistically bad pitcher, but he's been a present one; sopping up goo-gobs of innings in mediocre fashion and saving a weary bullpen.

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Viciedo Saves White Sox From Misery

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For 26 innings, the White Sox had nary a hope of victory against the Cleveland Indians. Staring down a series sweep and fifth consecutive loss thanks, in part, to a dominant performance by Corey Kluber, Dayan Viciedo came to the rescue, blasting a three-run homer off of John Axford in the ninth inning to give the White Sox a 4-3 victory on Sunday.

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Alexei Ramirez washes White Sox bullpen woes away

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There are about a half-dozen sub-plots and examples of important trends that emerged from Sunday's 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians, and they were all washed away when Alexei Ramirez grip-and-ripped a high John Axford fastball into the left field bullpen to make the White Sox walk-off series winners.

The 32-year-old shortstop saw four pitches all game, but nothing logical is standing in the way of his absurdist MVP-like stretch. He capped off a 2-4 day with his hands triumphantly spread at his sides after driving Jordan Danks home with a two-run blast that saved the Sox from another bullpen meltdown and putt his line at .420/.463/.680 for the season.

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Bad Memories - Game Preview & Lineups 4/10

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It's would not be farfetched to say the White Sox played an important role helping Cleveland clinch its first playoff berth since 2007 a year ago.

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