A pitcher's duel? A pitcher's duel! White Sox win a pitcher's duel

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Well look at that, after waiting until the last game in June to record their first shutout, the White Sox pitching staff has another in a week, taking the rubber match from the Seattle Mariners in a 1-0 surprise gift from Hector Noesi and the deservedly maligned bullpen.

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The Mariners might actually be happy to see Hector Noesi - Lineups & Preview 7/6

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While he has charmed many on the South Side for his surprisingly consistent mediocrity, for being a below-average consumer of innings on a pitching staff that was a phone call away from more Dylan Axelrod or Undead Tommy Hanson, Hector Noesi is relic of darker times in recent Mariners history. He was a hurricane of suck (6.31 ERA in 135 innings in Seattle) in the 2012 starting rotation, and an equally disastrous reminder of the Pineda-Montero trade in brief appearances in 2013 and 2014.

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