Robin Ventura has been praised most of the season for not only getting the team to respond to him in his first year as the Chicago White Sox's skipper, but also for pulling the right strings at just the right time for his first-place team. His strategic knack was on display again Tuesday in Chicago's 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, as Ventura instituted his first major shakeup of the season. A night after the White Sox lost an 11-inning game in which their only runs came via Adam Dunn homers, and with the team missing the big presence of cleanup hitter Paul Konerko, Ventura made some changes. Not that the three runs were anything to write home about, but they were enough thanks to the efforts of the new-look lineup. Alejandro De Aza remained the leadoff man, but Dewayne Wise batted second with Alex Rios third. Dunn dropped from third to the cleanup spot, and Kevin Youkilis went from the No. 2 hole to the No. 5 spot. The Sox entered the game third in the major lea...
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PLAYERS:
Robin Ventura,
Adam Dunn,
Paul Konerko,
DeWayne Wise,
Alex Rios,
Kevin Youkilis,
Alejandro De Aza
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
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