White Sox fall to Rangers at home

Josh Hamilton hit a three-run home run and Hank Blalock added a two-run shot to power the Texas Rangers to a 6-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Hamilton hit his 22nd homer, a 422-foot blast to straightaway center, in the third off Javier Vazquez, as the White Sox (55-43) lost their third straight, all at home. Blalock added his fourth homer in the eighth and Texas (52-48) tied its season-best mark, at four games over .500. The Rangers took two of three from the White Sox before the All-Star break. Chicago outfielder Carlos Quentin led off the bottom of the fourth with his 24th home run, but the White Sox missed several opportunities to score, hitting into three double plays against Scott Feldman. They also committed two errors. Vazquez (7-8) struck out 10, tying a season-high, and gave up three runs and... [read full story]