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White Sox leave slow start far behind, enter All-Star break in first-place tie

The White Sox entered the All-Star break Sunday tied for first place in the American League Central. That’s a sentence that crossed exactly no one’s mind in spring training. Even in April. Remember that season-opening trip through Milwaukee and Miami? The Sox went 1-5 and were outscored 52-21. Afte...

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What happened White Sox leave slow start far behind, enter All-Star break in first-place tie.
The headline split Chicago Sun-Times frames it as "White Sox leave slow start far behind, enter All-Star break in first-place tie". The Plain Dealer Cleveland frames it as "Guardians sweep Marlins with 5-2 win; ride four-game winning streak in All-Star break".
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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Jul 12, 10:58 PM

White Sox leave slow start far behind, enter All-Star break in first-place tie

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The White Sox entered the All-Star break Sunday tied for first place in the American League Central. That’s a sentence that crossed exactly no one’s mind in spring training. Even in April....

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Star TribuneNews report · Jul 12, 10:33 PM

Twins enter All-Star break ‘in a good position to make a push’ after series win over Angels

The Twins, winners in six of their last eight games, enter the All-Star break with a 48-49 record and tied for the third wild card in the American League standings.

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The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Jul 12, 8:43 PM

Guardians sweep Marlins with 5-2 win; ride four-game winning streak in All-Star break

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The Guardians enter the break at 51-46. They entered the break last year at 46-49, trailing first place Detroit in the AL Central by 12 games.

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