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Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:53:47 -0700

Chicago White Sox SP Jose Contreras won his team-record 16th consecutive decision, Friday, June 23, against the Houston Astros, according to the Associated Press. Contreras has not lost since Aug. 21, 2005, against the Minnesota Twins, in a streak that covers his last 21 regular-season starts. He took sole possession of the club's consecutive wins streak previously shared by P LaMarr Hoyt and P Wilson Alvarez, and it is the majors' longest streak since the Twins' Johan Santana won 17 consecutive decisions from July 2004 to April 2005. Contreras improved his record to 8-0 on the season.

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Fri, 13 May 2005 01:00:14 -0700

The Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales reports Chicago White Sox SP Jon Garland became the American League's first seven-game winner as he tossed eight innings in a 3-2 victory May 12 against the Baltimore Orioles. Garland's 7-0 start is the White Sox's best since James Baldwin started 8-0 in 2000. Garland has won his last nine starts, dating to September 2004, the longest Sox winning streak since LaMarr Hoyt won 11 straight from Aug. 22, 1983 to April 10, 1984.

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Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:40:36 -0800

The Chicago Sun-Times reports former MLB pitcher LaMarr Hoyt has been invited by the Chicago White Sox to spring training in Tucson, Arizona, where the former Cy Young Award winner will work with the pitchers the first two weeks.

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