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TORONTO It has become a familiar end-of-season routine for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Mediocre record. Some cause for optimism. Another fourth-place finish.

However, there appears to be something different about the 2011 edition of the team. Fuelled by franchise player Jose Bautista and an exciting young core, there is an energy in the clubhouse and among baseball fans in a city starved for a contender.

“We have a bunch of guys that really have nothing to lose and just want to go out there and win,” said outfielder Eric Thames. “This fan base deserves it, this city deserves it, this country deserves it.

“That’s what we’re out here every day working hard for and hopefully next year we’ll come a lot closer to that ring, if not win the ring.”

That might be a tad optimistic given that the Blue Jays are a .500 club saddled with teams like New York, Boston and Tampa Bay in the stacked American League East.

General manager Alex Anthopoulos has stocked the farm system and young players such as ace Ricky Romero, catcher J.P. Arencibia and Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie appear to be the real deal. Whether the holes in the team’s roster can be filled for next year is the big question heading into the off-season.

“I think we’ve got a ton of talent here that’s very young and definitely the future is bright,” said Jays reliever Casey Janssen. “I think the young guys are still learning, they’ve got a lot to learn but the ability is there.

“The more reps they get either on the field or at-bats behind the plate or pitchers get innings, it’s just going to help us move forward for the future.”

There were some success stories for the Jays and a few failures, too.

One of the biggest disappointments was Brett Cecil, who led the team with 15 wins last season but spent a chunk of the season at triple-A Las Vegas.

Fellow pitcher Kyle Drabek — the key player coming back in the Roy Halladay deal — looked lost at times on the mound. Travis Snider was given a shot in the outfield but didn’t take advantage.

The Jays’ bullpen was mediocre at best and the closer position was a weak point for most of the season. Anthopoulos will likely shed some light on his off-season plans when he holds a season-ending media availability after Toronto closes out its campaign in Chicago on Wednesday night.

Farrell predicts the 34-year-old GM will be a busy man.

“Every area is going to be looked at,” Farrell said. “The one great thing about Alex is there’s no stone left unturned. Whether that’s domestically, internationally, free agents, trades, everything will be explored.

“I’m looking forward to what I think is going to be a very active off-season.”

The Canadian Press

CHICAGO (AP) – Brandon Morrow finished the season on a strong note and joined an elite group of Toronto Blue Jays’ pitchers from the past.

Morrow became the fourth pitcher in Toronto history to record 200 strikeouts in a season and a ninth-inning rally propelled the Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Wednesday in the season finale.

The 27-year-old right-hander allowed two runs on five hits over six innings of work. He walked five and struck out seven. His strikeout of Tyler Flowers in the fifth inning as No. 200 and he finished the season with 203, fanning four of his last five batters.

“It’s something I was always looking to, especially this last game, I knew I needed four,” said Morrow, who started the day with 196 strikeouts. “That kind of led to some of the walks early on in the game. I settled myself down and I ended up getting it and a few more. It was a good day.”

Morrow joined Roy Halladay (three times), Rogers Clemens (twice) and A.J. Burnett as the only pitchers in Blue Jays history to reach the 200-strikeout plateau.

“Any time you strike out 200 guys in a season, it demonstrates you’ve got tremendous stuff,” said Blue Jays manager John Farrell, a former major league pitcher himself.

“He learned a lot about himself this year, and we’re going to need him moving forward to be that pitcher he’s shown the last three starts.”

Morrow, who didn’t factor in the decision, brought a scoreless streak of 15 innings into the game, but a Gordon Beckham solo homer in the fourth inning halted that streak at 18 2-3 innings.

He posted a 0.86 earned run average over his last three starts – 21 innings pitched – to rebound from a five-start stretch in which Morrow posted a 9.47 ERA. He finished 11-11.

“I kept talking about finishing strong,” he said. “These last three outings, it’s great to get two wins and three quality starts to finish the year.”

Trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning, the Blue Jays benefited from a wild outing from Chris Sale (2-2), who walked three straight hitters with runners on second and third to force in the tying and go-ahead runs.

The win brought Toronto back up to .500 to finish the season, its first with Farrell at the helm.

Kelly Johnson doubled to start the ninth with Toronto trailing 2-1 and moved to third on David Cooper’s single. Colby Rasmus sacrificed Cooper to second before J.P. Arencibia was walked intentionally to load the bases. Sale (2-2) then walked Mark Teahen and Adam Loewen back-to-back, putting the Blue Jays ahead.

“If you hadn’t seen the first 161 games of the year, you could really look at this game and epitomize or wrap up our entire season,” Farrell said.

“We finished an even .500, but it was the character this team has demonstrated all year long. We benefited from some wildness in the ninth inning, and it was enough to hold on.”

NOTES: Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista, who hit 43 homers and could finish as the major league home run league champion in back-to-back seasons, wasn’t shy when asked who should be the AL MVP. “If I couldn’t vote for myself, then Miguel Cabrera,” he said of the Tigers star.” But if he could vote for himself, would he? “Wouldn’t you?” Bautista said.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Chris Sale returns to the mound after walking in the go-ahead run, Toronto’s David Cooper, left, during the ninth inning of the season finale for both clubs. (Charles Rex Abrogast/Associated Press)

Brandon Morrow finished the season on a strong note and joined an elite group of Toronto Blue Jays’ pitchers from the past.

Morrow became the fourth pitcher in Toronto history to record 200 strikeouts in a season and a ninth-inning rally propelled the Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Wednesday in the season finale.

The 27-year-old right-hander allowed two runs on five hits over six innings of work. He walked five and struck out seven. His strikeout of Tyler Flowers in the fifth inning as No. 200 and he finished the season with 203, fanning four of his last five batters.

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Morrow joined Roy Halladay (three times), Rogers Clemens (twice) and A.J. Burnett as the only pitchers in Blue Jays history to reach the 200-strikeout plateau.

“Any time you strike out 200 guys in a season, it demonstrates you’ve got tremendous stuff,” said Blue Jays manager John Farrell, a former major league pitcher himself.

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Morrow, who didn’t factor in the decision, brought a scoreless streak of 15 innings into the game, but a Gordon Beckham solo homer in the fourth inning halted that streak at 18 2/3 innings.

He posted a 0.86 earned run average over his last three starts – 21 innings pitched — to rebound from a five-start stretch in which Morrow posted a 9.47 ERA. He finished 11-11.

“I kept talking about finishing strong,” he said. “These last three outings, it’s great to get two wins and three quality starts to finish the year.”

Trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning, the Blue Jays benefited from a wild outing from Chris Sale (2-2), who walked three straight hitters with runners on second and third to force in the tying and go-ahead runs.

The win brought Toronto back up to .500 to finish the season, its first with Farrell at the helm.

Kelly Johnson doubled to start the ninth with Toronto trailing 2-1 and moved to third on David Cooper’s single. Colby Rasmus sacrificed Cooper to second before J.P. Arencibia was walked intentionally to load the bases. Sale (2-2) then walked Mark Teahen and Adam Loewen back-to-back, putting the Blue Jays ahead.

“If you hadn’t seen the first 161 games of the year, you could really look at this game and epitomize or wrap up our entire season,” Farrell said.

“We finished an even .500, but it was the character this team has demonstrated all year long. We benefited from some wildness in the ninth inning, and it was enough to hold on.”

CHICAGO White Sox reliever Chris Sale issued a pair of bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning and Chicago’s disappointing season ended Wednesday with a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

It seemed to be a fitting finish for the White Sox, whose year spun out of control. Earlier in the day, Ozzie Guillen was announced as the new manager of the Florida Marlins — the White Sox released him from his contract Monday.

Expected to be a contender in the AL Central, the White Sox wound up 79-83 with pitching coach Don Cooper serving as interim manager the last two games.

And now the search for a new manager begins with general manager Ken Williams saying he has a short list and a preferred candidate. Hitting coach Greg Walker also announced before the game Wednesday he was stepping down.

The Blue Jays’ victory gave them an 81-81 mark under rookie manager John Farrell as they finished fourth in the tough AL East.

Kelly Johnson doubled to start the ninth with Toronto trailing 2-1 and moved to third on David Cooper’s single. Colby Rasmus sacrificed Cooper to second before J.P. Arencibia was walked intentionally to load the bases. Sale (2-2) then walked Canadians Mark Teahen and Adam Loewen back-to-back, putting the Blue Jays ahead.

The rally denied Chicago starter Phil Humber his 10th victory after he gave up just two hits and a run in 6 2/3 innings while fanning a career-high nine.

Shawn Camp (6-3) pitched the eighth for the win. Frank Francisco worked the ninth for his 17th save in 21 chances.

The White Sox went ahead 2-1 in the fifth when Alexei Ramirez doubled down the third baseline and a fan picked up the ball after it went into foul territory. Alejandro De Aza had opened with a single and raced home on the play.

But, instead of sending De Aza back to third after the fan interference, umpires ruled he was far enough around the bases and would have scored regardless, so the run counted. Farrell came out for an explanation, but there was no long argument.

Toronto’s Eric Thames, the second batter in the game, hit an RBI double after a leadoff walk to Mike McCoy. The Blue Jays didn’t get another hit until Teahen singled off Ramirez’s glove at short in the seventh to finish Humber.

Chicago had tied it in the fourth on Gordon Beckham’s 10th homer, ending a streak of 18 scoreless innings by Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow. Morrow gave up five hits and two runs in six innings.

Chicago’s Adam Dunn, who needed six plate appearances in the final game to finish with the worst qualifying batting average in modern big league history, sat out the game. He finished with a .159 average in 496 plate appearances, had a club-record 177 strikeouts and hit only 11 homers after signing a four-year, $56-million US contract.

NOTES: Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista, who hit 43 homers and could finish as the major-league home run champion in back-to-back seasons, wasn’t shy when asked who should be the AL MVP. “If I couldn’t vote for myself, then Miguel Cabrera,” he said of the Detroit Tigers star.” But, if he could vote for himself, would he? “Wouldn’t you?” Bautista said. … White Sox LHP Mark Buehrle, who has pitched at least 200 innings in every season since 2001 and will be a free agent, reiterated that he had no idea if he would re-sign with the only team he’s ever played for. Buehrle said his preference is to return but added it might be interesting to see how another organization works. Either way, he said the White Sox don’t owe him anything. He signed a four-year, $56-million deal in 2007. “They’ve given me plenty, they’ve given me a chance to play baseball and given me tons of money,” Buehrle said. … Attendance was 20,524, running the season total at U.S. Cellular Field to 2,001,262. … Morrow struck out seven, giving him 203 for the season and making him the fourth Blue Jays pitcher to fan at least 200.

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TORONTO — It has become a familiar end-of-season routine for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Mediocre record. Some cause for optimism. Another fourth-place finish.

However, there appears to be something different about the 2011 edition of the team. Fuelled by franchise player Jose Bautista and an exciting young core, there is an energy in the clubhouse and among baseball fans in a city starved for a contender.

“We have a bunch of guys that really have nothing to lose and just want to go out there and win,” said outfielder Eric Thames. “This fanbase deserves it, this city deserves it, this country deserves it.

“That’s what we’re out here every day working hard for and hopefully next year we’ll come a lot closer to that ring, if not win the ring.”

That might be a tad optimistic given that the Blue Jays are a .500 club saddled with teams like New York, Boston and Tampa Bay in the stacked American League East.

General manager Alex Anthopoulos has stocked the farm system and young players like ace Ricky Romero, catcher J.P. Arencibia and Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie appear to be the real deal. Whether the holes in the team’s roster can be filled for next year is the big question heading into the off-season.

“I think we’ve got a ton of talent here that’s very young and definitely the future is bright,” said Jays reliever Casey Janssen. “I think the young guys are still learning, they’ve got a lot to learn but the ability is there.

“The more reps they get either on the field or at-bats behind the plate or pitchers get innings, it’s just going to help us move forward for the future.”

There were some success stories for the Jays and a few failures too.

One of the biggest disappointments was Brett Cecil, who led the team with 15 wins last season but spent a chunk of the season at triple-A Las Vegas.

Fellow pitcher Kyle Drabek — the key player coming back in the Roy Halladay deal — looked lost at times on the mound. Travis Snider was given a shot in the outfield but didn’t take advantage.

The Jays’ bullpen was mediocre at best and the closer position was a weak point for most of the season. Anthopoulos will likely shed some light on his off-season plans when he holds a season-ending media availability after Toronto closes out its campaign in Chicago on Wednesday night.

Farrell predicts the 34-year-old GM will be a busy man.

“Every area is going to be looked at,” Farrell said. “The one great thing about Alex is there’s no stone left unturned. Whether that’s domestically, internationally, free agents, trades, everything will be explored.

“I’m looking forward to what I think is going to be a very active off-season.”

It has become a familiar end-of-season routine for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Mediocre record. Some cause for optimism. Another fourth-place finish.

However, there appears to be something different about the 2011 edition of the team. Fuelled by franchise player Jose Bautista and an exciting young core, there is an energy in the clubhouse and among baseball fans in a city starved for a contender.

“We have a bunch of guys that really have nothing to lose and just want to go out there and win,” said outfielder Eric Thames. “This fanbase deserves it, this city deserves it, this country deserves it.

“That’s what we’re out here every day working hard for and hopefully next year we’ll come a lot closer to that ring, if not win the ring.”

That might be a tad optimistic given that the Blue Jays are a .500 club saddled with teams like New York, Boston and Tampa Bay in the stacked American League East.

General manager Alex Anthopoulos has stocked the farm system and young players like ace Ricky Romero, catcher J.P. Arencibia and Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie appear to be the real deal. Whether the holes in the team’s roster can be filled for next year is the big question heading into the off-season.

“I think we’ve got a ton of talent here that’s very young and definitely the future is bright,” said Jays reliever Casey Janssen. “I think the young guys are still learning, they’ve got a lot to learn but the ability is there.

“The more reps they get either on the field or at-bats behind the plate or pitchers get innings, it’s just going to help us move forward for the future.”

There were some success stories for the Jays and a few failures too.

One of the biggest disappointments was Brett Cecil, who led the team with 15 wins last season but spent a chunk of the season at triple-A Las Vegas.

Fellow pitcher Kyle Drabek, the key player coming back in the Roy Halladay deal, looked lost at times on the mound. Travis Snider was given a shot in the outfield but didn’t take advantage.

The Jays’ bullpen was mediocre at best and the closer position was a weak point for most of the season. Anthopoulos will likely shed some light on his off-season plans when he holds a season-ending media availability after Toronto closes out its campaign in Chicago on Wednesday night.

Farrell predicts the 34-year-old GM will be a busy man.

“Every area is going to be looked at,” Farrell said. “The one great thing about Alex is there’s no stone left unturned. Whether that’s domestically, internationally, free agents, trades, everything will be explored.

“I’m looking forward to what I think is going to be a very active off-season.”

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Mediocre record. Some cause for optimism. Another fourth-place finish.

However, there appears to be something different about the 2011 edition of the team. Fuelled by franchise player Jose Bautista and an exciting young core, there is an energy in the clubhouse and among baseball fans in a city starved for a contender.

“We have a bunch of guys that really have nothing to lose and just want to go out there and win,” said outfielder Eric Thames. “This fanbase deserves it, this city deserves it, this country deserves it.

“That’s what we’re out here every day working hard for and hopefully next year we’ll come a lot closer to that ring, if not win the ring.”

That might be a tad optimistic given that the Blue Jays are a .500 club saddled with teams like New York, Boston and Tampa Bay in the stacked American League East.

General manager Alex Anthopoulos has stocked the farm system and young players like ace Ricky Romero, catcher J.P. Arencibia and Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie appear to be the real deal. Whether the holes in the team’s roster can be filled for next year is the big question heading into the off-season.

“I think we’ve got a ton of talent here that’s very young and definitely the future is bright,” said Jays reliever Casey Janssen. “I think the young guys are still learning, they’ve got a lot to learn but the ability is there.

“The more reps they get either on the field or at-bats behind the plate or pitchers get innings, it’s just going to help us move forward for the future.”

There were some success stories for the Jays and a few failures too.

One of the biggest disappointments was Brett Cecil, who led the team with 15 wins last season but spent a chunk of the season at triple-A Las Vegas.

Fellow pitcher Kyle Drabek — the key player coming back in the Roy Halladay deal — looked lost at times on the mound. Travis Snider was given a shot in the outfield but didn’t take advantage.

The Jays’ bullpen was mediocre at best and the closer position was a weak point for most of the season. Anthopoulos will likely shed some light on his off-season plans when he holds a season-ending media availability after Toronto closes out its campaign in Chicago on Wednesday night.

Farrell predicts the 34-year-old GM will be a busy man.

“Every area is going to be looked at,” Farrell said. “The one great thing about Alex is there’s no stone left unturned. Whether that’s domestically, internationally, free agents, trades, everything will be explored.

“I’m looking forward to what I think is going to be a very active off-season.”

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The drop panel nodes should be placed so they share the same offset parent as the buttons that activate it.

NOTE: IE8 Got-chya: the ID for the panel is hard coded into the IE8 rouned corners code.
If you have changed the ID for the drop panel and are having trouble with IE8
change the ID in the template string in this function: ie8DropPanel()

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$(panel).css({
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$(panel).slideUp(speed, function() {hideAllContent(buttons);});

}

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for (var i = buttons.length-1, b; b=buttons[i]; i–) {
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dropPanelSetUp:dropPanelSetUp
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channel,
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$(‘.cw-header #header-search-string’).attr(‘name’,'what’);
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selectFirst: false
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AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Chicago White Sox’s Tyler Flowers, right, is greeted at home by Adam Dunn, after Flowers’ home run off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez, during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 in Chicago.

Mark Buehrle pitched seven shutout innings in possibly his final start for the White Sox and Tyler Flowers homered to lead Chicago to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
The White Sox played their first game since Ozzie Guillen was released from his contract after Monday night’s victory over the Blue Jays. Pitching coach Don Cooper served as interim manager.
Buehrle (13-9) allowed six hits, struck out six and walked none. He left to an ovation before throwing a pitch in the top of the eighth.
Buehrle will be a free agent after the season. General manager Ken Williams said before Tuesday night’s game he didn’t know yet whether Buehrle fit into the team’s future plans. Buehrle, a 38th-round draft pick in 1998, is 161-119 in his career.
The durable and fast-working left-hander has a no-hitter and a perfect game on his White Sox resume from a career that began in 2000. He reached the 200-inning mark for the 11th straight season when he got the second out of the second inning, and he’s had at least 10 wins and 30 starts every season since 2001.
When the White Sox came out for the start of the eighth, the rest of the team stayed behind near the dugout, allowing Buehrle to go to the mound by himself. Cooper then went out and removed Buehrle from the game as his teammates stood and applauded.
Buehrle waved to the fans who where chanting his name and hugged his teammates as they headed to the field. Several minutes later, Buehrle emerged again from the dugout for a curtain call, taking off his cap and extending his arms toward the small crowd announced at 23,934.
Flowers hit a solo homer, his fifth of the season, off Henderson Alvarez (1-3) in the second. A.J. Pierzynski singled home a run in the sixth.
Toronto’s Mike McCoy greeted Jesse Crain with his second homer to cut the lead to 2-1.
Chris Sale got the final five outs to earn his eighth save in nine chances.
Alvarez allowed seven hits in seven innings.
Chicago first baseman Adam Dunn went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts, dropping his average to .159 with 177 strikeouts. Dunn needs six plate appearances in the final game to finish with the worst qualifying batting average in modern big league history, surpassing Rob Deer’s .179 mark in 1991.
NOTES: White Sox RHP Phil Humber (9-9) makes his 28th appearance and 26th start in Wednesday’s season finale. Humber is 1-5 with a 6.15 ERA in his last 10 starts. He is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in three career games, including a start, against the Blue Jays. Toronto counters with Brandon Morrow (11-11), whose 10.18 strikeouts per nine innings leads the American League. … Omar Vizquel, at age 44, said he’d like to play another season, but is not sure if he’ll try to follow Guillen to Florida — should he become Marlins manager — or maybe stick with the White Sox another season. He did attend Guillen’s final news conference Monday to show support for his fellow Venezuelan. … Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion has an inflamed nerve in his left shoulder but no structural problems. He has not been ruled out of Wednesday’s season finale.

CHICAGO Mark Buehrle pitched seven shutout innings in possibly his final start for the White Sox and Tyler Flowers homered to lead Chicago to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

The White Sox played their first game since Ozzie Guillen was released from his contract after Monday night’s victory over the Blue Jays. Pitching coach Don Cooper served as interim manager.

Buehrle (13-9) allowed six hits, struck out six and walked none. He left to an ovation before throwing a pitch in the top of the eighth.

Buehrle will be a free agent after the season. General manager Ken Williams said before Tuesday night’s game he didn’t know yet whether Buehrle fit into the team’s future plans. Buehrle, a 38th-round draft pick in 1998, is 161-119 in his career.

The durable and fast-working left-hander has a no-hitter and a perfect game on his White Sox resume from a career that began in 2000. He reached the 200-inning mark for the 11th straight season when he got the second out of the second inning, and he’s had at least 10 wins and 30 starts every season since 2001.

When the White Sox came out for the start of the eighth, the rest of the team stayed behind near the dugout, allowing Buehrle to go to the mound by himself. Cooper then went out and removed Buehrle from the game as his teammates stood and applauded.

Buehrle waved to the fans who where chanting his name and hugged his teammates as they headed to the field. Several minutes later, Buehrle emerged again from the dugout for a curtain call, taking off his cap and extending his arms toward the small crowd announced at 23,934.

Flowers hit a solo homer, his fifth of the season, off Henderson Alvarez (1-3) in the second. A.J. Pierzynski singled home a run in the sixth.

Toronto’s Mike McCoy greeted Jesse Crain, a Toronto native, with his second homer to cut the lead to 2-1.

Chris Sale got the final five outs to earn his eighth save in nine chances.

Alvarez allowed seven hits in seven innings.

Chicago first baseman Adam Dunn went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts, dropping his average to .159 with 177 strikeouts. Dunn needs six plate appearances in the final game to finish with the worst qualifying batting average in modern big league history, surpassing Rob Deer’s .179 mark in 1991.

NOTES: White Sox RHP Phil Humber (9-9) makes his 28th appearance and 26th start in Wednesday’s season finale. Humber is 1-5 with a 6.15 earned-run average in his last 10 starts. He is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA in three career games, including a start, against the Blue Jays. Toronto counters with Brandon Morrow (11-11), whose 10.18 strikeouts per nine innings leads the American League. … Omar Vizquel, at age 44, said he’d like to play another season, but is not sure if he’ll try to follow Guillen to Florida — should he become Marlins manager — or maybe stick with the White Sox another season. He did attend Guillen’s final news conference Monday to show support for his fellow Venezuelan. … Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion has an inflamed nerve in his left shoulder but no structural problems. He has not been ruled out of Wednesday’s season finale.

The Associated Press

Toronto’s Dustin McGowan is gradually rounding back into shape after two shoulder surgeries.

In what turned out to be manager Ozzie Guillen’s last game with the White Sox, Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, rookie Dylan Axelrod threw six shutout innings and Chicago beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night.

McGowan (0-2) allowed four hits and three runs in four innings, leaving after throwing 73 pitches. McGowan has been limited to a strict pitch count since the surgeries.

“I think the one thing we’ve seen since he’s come back to start is he gets stronger as his outing goes along,” Toronto bench coach Don Wakamatsu said. “I think today was a similar case where he felt around with his mechanics a little early. It’s the first time he’s pitched in cold weather in three years.”

McGowan was making his fifth appearance and fourth start in his first major league outings since 2008.

“He’s been down in Florida rehabbing his arm in warm weather this whole time,” Wakamatsu said. “It was a little tough for him to feel his release point, but he said he felt real good in the third and the fourth. We wanted to get him out on a positive note.”

Adam Lind drove in Toronto’s only run with on a groundout in the eighth, Mike McCoy stole two bases and Mark Teahen reached base three times in his first game against his former club.

Sergio Santos got the last three outs to become the eighth White Sox pitcher to record 30 saves, picking up his first since Sept. 6. He allowed a two-run double to David Cooper in the ninth and walked Eric Thames and Jose Bautista, but struck out Lind with the bases loaded to end the game on his 44th pitch of the inning.

“We came back and battled off Santos at the end, but Axelrod early just kept us off-balance and didn’t give us anything,” Wakamatsu said.

“What a huge hit by Cooper coming off the bench. (Santos) is a tough closer. To come up and hit a double and get us within a run. It was a disappointing loss but a good comeback at the end.”

Wakamatsu replaced Blue Jays manager John Farrell, who missed the game while attending to a family matter. He is expected to manage on Tuesday.

Guillen met with White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf on Monday. Before the game, Guillen said that he had repeated his request for a contract extension and expected Reinsdorf to take a couple of days to make a decision about his future. After the game, the club announced that Guillen had been released from his contract per his request.

“I know they’re not going to forget me,” Guillen said. “They can’t. They walk through the ballpark and my picture is there. I hope they don’t take it down.”

Lost amid the frenzy surrounding Guillen’s surprising departure was Axelrod (1-0), who got his first win, striking out six and holding Toronto to three hits. By the time the media was allowed into the White Sox clubhouse, Axelrod had already left.

Flowers made a rare start at first base and hit his fourth homer with two on in the second. Dayan Viciedo roped an RBI double in the seventh and A.J. Pierzynski added two singles for Chicago.

“Bullpen did a nice job other than the one run, but even that one (run in the seventh), the groundball to second base, we might have been out of that inning,” Wakamatsu said.

The White Sox won for just the seventh time in their last 28 games against the Blue Jays. Toronto needs to win the last two games of the series to finish the season with a winning record for the fifth time in six years.

Axelrod pitched out of a jam in the fifth, getting McCoy on a foul popup and striking out Thames with runners on second and third.

NOTES: In the last series of the season, the Blue Jays are making their only trip to Chicago in the 2011 season. Chicago and Toronto haven’t played each other since May 29 and hadn’t met in Chicago since May 9, 2010. … Colby Rasmus (flu-like symptoms) and Lind (birth of his child) both returned the Toronto lineup. … Bautista, who went 0 for 3 with three walks, left Sunday’s game early after hurting his knee chasing a fly ball. Bautista’s 43 homers leads the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson by two in his bid to become the first player to lead the majors in homers in consecutive seasons since Mark McGwire in 1998 and 1999. … The Blue Jays will send Henderson Alvarez to the mound on Tuesday to face Chicago’s Mark Buehrle, who could be making his last start for the White Sox. Buehrle will be a free agent after the season.

With the end of a disappointing season drawing near, the Chicago White Sox’s
attention has turned to next year.

Ozzie Guillen won’t be a part of their future.

Released from his contract per his request, Guillen will no longer be the
manager Tuesday night when the White Sox continue a three-game set with the
visiting Toronto Blue Jays.

Guillen, who had one year left on his contract, met with owner Jerry
Reinsdorf before Monday night’s 4-3 win over Toronto (80-80) to express his
interest in returning in 2012, but only with an extension for more money.

“Was it time for a change? I don’t think so,” general manager Kenny Williams
said. “I guess things were accelerated. We had no intention of firing him. This
was kind of acquiescing to some of his desires more than anything. It is what it
is. I don’t wish to expound on any of the peripherals to the degree that they
become more of a story than they really are.

“This is a case of a man making a business decision for himself and his
family. And we respected it, we respected it enough to allow this to happen.
Obviously we didn’t agree to the request for an extension.”

Chicago (78-82) retains the right to compensation should Guillen accept a
managerial position with another big league team next year. With Florida manager
Jack McKeon retiring, there is speculation Guillen could be bound for the
Marlins.

“It could be anybody. They sound like they are interested,” Guillen said.

The only manager in franchise history to lead the White Sox to more than one
division or league title, Guillen compiled a 678-617 record during his eight
seasons in Chicago – highlighted by winning the 2005 World Series.

“It was my call and I appreciated the White Sox organization letting me do
what I like to do and what is best,” he said. “… Maybe not the best, maybe
it’s the worst. You don’t know what is out there. Maybe I’m dreaming. I might
not appreciate what I got here. You don’t know. You have to close the page and
move on. That’s life. Hopefully the next book treats me the way this book
treated me.”

Tuesday’s scheduled White Sox starter Mark Buehrle(notes) (12-9, 3.72 ERA), whose
contract is up after this season, could also find himself with another team in
2012.

“I’m not looking at it as my last start,” he said. “I’m going to go out
there as if I’m coming back next year. It all depends on what the White Sox want
to do. They spent a lot of money this year and we didn’t get it done. They may
want to go young. It’s up to them.”

With 198 1-3 innings, Buehrle is on the verge of reaching 200 for the 11th
consecutive season. He had gone 0-3 with an 11.74 ERA over his previous three
starts before regrouping Wednesday, throwing six innings of two-run ball in an
8-4 win at Cleveland.

The left-hander is 4-0 with a 2.05 ERA in his last six home meetings with
the Blue Jays.

Buehrle has had his way with slugger Adam Lind(notes), holding him hitless in 12
career at-bats. Jose Bautista(notes), who is 3 for 20 (.150) in his last six games at
Chicago, is 5 for 19 with a home run off Buehrle.

With 43 homers – two more than the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson(notes) – Bautista is
trying to become the first player to lead the majors in homers in back-to-back
seasons since Mark McGwire in 1998 and 1999.

The Blue Jays will give the ball to rookie Henderson Alvarez(notes) (1-2, 3.65
ERA).

The 21-year-old right-hander, who has never faced the White Sox, is 1-1 with
a 0.64 ERA and a .196 opponent batting average over his last two road starts,
but has no decisions in four September outings – all at home.

CHICAGO — Toronto’s Dustin McGowan is gradually rounding back into shape after two shoulder surgeries.

In what turned out to be manager Ozzie Guillen’s last game with the White Sox, Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, rookie Dylan Axelrod threw six shutout innings and Chicago beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night.

McGowan (0-2) allowed four hits and three runs in four innings, leaving after throwing 73 pitches. McGowan has been limited to a strict pitch count since the surgeries.

“I think the one thing we’ve seen since he’s come back to start is he gets stronger as his outing goes along,” Toronto bench coach Don Wakamatsu said. “I think today was a similar case where he felt around with his mechanics a little early. It’s the first time he’s pitched in cold weather in three years.”

McGowan was making his fifth appearance and fourth start in his first major league outings since 2008.

“He’s been down in Florida rehabbing his arm in warm weather this whole time,” Wakamatsu said. “It was a little tough for him to feel his release point, but he said he felt real good in the third and the fourth. We wanted to get him out on a positive note.”

Adam Lind drove in Toronto’s only run with on a groundout in the eighth, Mike McCoy stole two bases and Mark Teahen reached base three times in his first game against his former club.

Sergio Santos got the last three outs to become the eighth White Sox pitcher to record 30 saves, picking up his first since Sept. 6. He allowed a two-run double to David Cooper in the ninth and walked Eric Thames and Jose Bautista, but struck out Lind with the bases loaded to end the game on his 44th pitch of the inning.

“We came back and battled off Santos at the end, but Axelrod early just kept us off-balance and didn’t give us anything,” Wakamatsu said.

“What a huge hit by Cooper coming off the bench. (Santos) is a tough closer. To come up and hit a double and get us within a run. It was a disappointing loss but a good comeback at the end.”

Wakamatsu replaced Blue Jays manager John Farrell, who missed the game while attending to a family matter. He is expected to manage on Tuesday.

Guillen met with White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf on Monday. Before the game, Guillen said that he had repeated his request for a contract extension and expected Reinsdorf to take a couple of days to make a decision about his future. After the game, the club announced that Guillen had been released from his contract per his request.

“I know they’re not going to forget me,” Guillen said. “They can’t. They walk through the ballpark and my picture is there. I hope they don’t take it down.”

Lost amid the frenzy surrounding Guillen’s surprising departure was Axelrod (1-0), who got his first win, striking out six and holding Toronto to three hits. By the time the media was allowed into the White Sox clubhouse, Axelrod had already left.

Flowers made a rare start at first base and hit his fourth homer with two on in the second. Dayan Viciedo roped an RBI double in the seventh and A.J. Pierzynski added two singles for Chicago.

“Bullpen did a nice job other than the one run, but even that one (run in the seventh), the groundball to second base, we might have been out of that inning,” Wakamatsu said.

The White Sox won for just the seventh time in their last 28 games against the Blue Jays. Toronto needs to win the last two games of the series to finish the season with a winning record for the fifth time in six years.

Axelrod pitched out of a jam in the fifth, getting McCoy on a foul popup and striking out Thames with runners on second and third.

NOTES: In the last series of the season, the Blue Jays are making their only trip to Chicago in the 2011 season. Chicago and Toronto haven’t played each other since May 29 and hadn’t met in Chicago since May 9, 2010. … Colby Rasmus (flu-like symptoms) and Lind (birth of his child) both returned the Toronto lineup. … Bautista, who went 0 for 3 with three walks, left Sunday’s game early after hurting his knee chasing a fly ball. Bautista’s 43 homers leads the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson by two in his bid to become the first player to lead the majors in homers in consecutive seasons since Mark McGwire in 1998 and 1999. … The Blue Jays will send Henderson Alvarez to the mound on Tuesday to face Chicago’s Mark Buehrle, who could be making his last start for the White Sox. Buehrle will be a free agent after the season.

CHICAGO (AP) — In what turned out to be manager Ozzie Guillen’s last game with the White Sox, Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, rookie Dylan Axelrod threw six shutout innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night.

Guillen met with White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf on Monday. Before the game, Guillen said that he had repeated his request for a contract extension and expected Reinsdorf to take a couple of days to make a decision about his future. After the game, the club announced that Guillen had been released from his contract.

Axelrod (1-0) won his first big-league game, striking out six and holding Toronto to three hits.

Sergio Santos got the last three outs to become the eighth White Sox pitcher to record 30 saves, picking up his first since Sept. 6. He allowed a two-run double to David Cooper in the ninth and walked Marcus Thames and Jose Bautista, but struck out Adam Lind with the bases loaded to end the game on his 44th pitch of the inning.

Flowers made a rare start at first base and hit his fourth homer with two on in the second. Dayan Viciedo roped an RBI double in the seventh and A.J. Pierzynski added two singles for Chicago.

Toronto’s Dustin McGowan (0-2) allowed four hits and three runs in four innings, leaving after throwing 73 pitches. McGowan has been limited to a strict pitch count as he works his way back from two shoulder surgeries.

Adam Lind drove in Toronto’s only run with on a groundout in the eighth. Mike McCoy stole two bases and scored a run. Mark Teahen reached base three time in his first game against his former club.

The White Sox won for just the seventh time in their last 28 games against the Blue Jays. Toronto needs to win the last two games of the series to finish the season with a winning record for the fifth time in six years.

Axelrod pitched out of jam in the fifth, getting Mike McCoy on a foul pop and striking out Thames with runners on second and third.

Blue Jays manager John Farrell missed the game while attending to a family matter. He is expected to manage on Tuesday. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu served as acting manager for the series opener.

Adam Dunn went 0 for 2 with two walks and two strikeouts, dropping his average to .160 with 174 strikeouts. Dunn needs nine plate appearances in the final two games to finish with the worst qualifying batting average in big league history, surpassing Rob Deer’s .179 mark in 1991.

Dunn is 1 for 16 with 10 strikeouts against Toronto this season.

NOTES: In the last series of the season, the Blue Jays are making their only trip to Chicago in the 2011 season. Chicago and Toronto haven’t played each other since May 29 and hadn’t met in Chicago since May 9, 2010. Colby Rasmus (flu-like symptoms) and Adam Lind (birth of his child) both returned the Toronto lineup. Bautista went 0 for 3 with three walks after leaving Sunday’s game early because of a knee injury suffered chasing after a fly ball. Bautista leads the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson by two home runs in his bid to become the first player to lead the big leagues in homers in consecutive seasons since Mark McGwire in 1998 and 1999. The Blue Jays will send Henderson Alvarez to the mound on Tuesday to face Chicago’s Mark Buehrle, who could be making his last start for the White Sox. Buehrle will be a free agent after the season.

In what turned out to be manager Ozzie Guillen’s last game with the White Sox, Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, rookie Dylan Axelrod threw six shutout innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night.

Guillen met with White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf on Monday. Before the game, Guillen said that he had repeated his request for a contract extension and expected Reinsdorf to take a couple of days to make a decision about his future. After the game, the club announced that Guillen had been released from his contract.

Axelrod (1-0) won his first big-league game, striking out six and holding Toronto to three hits.

Sergio Santos got the last three outs to become the eighth White Sox pitcher to record 30 saves, picking up his first since Sept. 6. He allowed a two-run double to David Cooper in the ninth and walked Marcus Thames and Jose Bautista, but struck out Adam Lind with the bases loaded to end the game on his 44th pitch of the inning.

Flowers made a rare start at first base and hit his fourth homer with two on in the second. Dayan Viciedo roped an RBI double in the seventh and A.J. Pierzynski added two singles for Chicago.

Toronto’s Dustin McGowan (0-2) allowed four hits and three runs in four innings, leaving after throwing 73 pitches. McGowan has been limited to a strict pitch count as he works his way back from two shoulder surgeries.

Adam Lind drove in Toronto’s only run with on a groundout in the eighth. Mike McCoy stole two bases and scored a run. Mark Teahen reached base three time in his first game against his former club.

The White Sox won for just the seventh time in their last 28 games against the Blue Jays. Toronto needs to win the last two games of the series to finish the season with a winning record for the fifth time in six years.

Axelrod pitched out of jam in the fifth, getting Mike McCoy on a foul pop and striking out Thames with runners on second and third.

Blue Jays manager John Farrell missed the game while attending to a family matter. He is expected to manage on Tuesday. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu served as acting manager for the series opener.

Adam Dunn went 0 for 2 with two walks and two strikeouts, dropping his average to .160 with 174 strikeouts. Dunn needs nine plate appearances in the final two games to finish with the worst qualifying batting average in big league history, surpassing Rob Deer’s .179 mark in 1991.

Dunn is 1 for 16 with 10 strikeouts against Toronto this season.

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen looks into the stands during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, in Chicago. Guillen met with owner Jerry Reinsdorf on Monday to discuss his future with the team. No decision was made on whether he will return in 2012. Guillen said he met with Reinsdorf for about 30 minutes. The manager said he made it clear that he would like to come back, but only for a contract extension for more money.

In what turned out to be manager Ozzie Guillen’s last game with the White Sox, Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer, rookie Dylan Axelrod threw six shutout innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night.
Guillen met with White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf on Monday. Before the game, Guillen said that he had repeated his request for a contract extension and expected Reinsdorf to take a couple of days to make a decision about his future. After the game, the club announced that Guillen had been released from his contract.
Axelrod (1-0) won his first big-league game, striking out six and holding Toronto to three hits.
Sergio Santos got the last three outs to become the eighth White Sox pitcher to record 30 saves, picking up his first since Sept. 6. He allowed a two-run double to David Cooper in the ninth and walked Marcus Thames and Jose Bautista, but struck out Adam Lind with the bases loaded to end the game on his 44th pitch of the inning.
Flowers made a rare start at first base and hit his fourth homer with two on in the second. Dayan Viciedo roped an RBI double in the seventh and A.J. Pierzynski added two singles for Chicago.
Toronto’s Dustin McGowan (0-2) allowed four hits and three runs in four innings, leaving after throwing 73 pitches. McGowan has been limited to a strict pitch count as he works his way back from two shoulder surgeries.
Adam Lind drove in Toronto’s only run with on a groundout in the eighth. Mike McCoy stole two bases and scored a run. Mark Teahen reached base three time in his first game against his former club.
The White Sox won for just the seventh time in their last 28 games against the Blue Jays. Toronto needs to win the last two games of the series to finish the season with a winning record for the fifth time in six years.
Axelrod pitched out of jam in the fifth, getting Mike McCoy on a foul pop and striking out Thames with runners on second and third.
Blue Jays manager John Farrell missed the game while attending to a family matter. He is expected to manage on Tuesday. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu served as acting manager for the series opener.
Adam Dunn went 0 for 2 with two walks and two strikeouts, dropping his average to .160 with 174 strikeouts. Dunn needs nine plate appearances in the final two games to finish with the worst qualifying batting average in big league history, surpassing Rob Deer’s .179 mark in 1991.
Dunn is 1 for 16 with 10 strikeouts against Toronto this season.
NOTES: In the last series of the season, the Blue Jays are making their only trip to Chicago in the 2011 season. Chicago and Toronto haven’t played each other since May 29 and hadn’t met in Chicago since May 9, 2010. Colby Rasmus (flu-like symptoms) and Adam Lind (birth of his child) both returned the Toronto lineup. Bautista went 0 for 3 with three walks after leaving Sunday’s game early because of a knee injury suffered chasing after a fly ball. Bautista leads the Yankees’ Curtis Granderson by two home runs in his bid to become the first player to lead the big leagues in homers in consecutive seasons since Mark McGwire in 1998 and 1999. The Blue Jays will send Henderson Alvarez to the mound on Tuesday to face Chicago’s Mark Buehrle, who could be making his last start for the White Sox. Buehrle will be a free agent after the season.