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29
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0 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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On an important afternoon for the Chicago White Sox, Miguel Vargas delivered.
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Vargas → deliver → Sox
Vargas added to his breakout season with a terrific all-around performance in Chicago’s 3-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday.
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Vargas → add → Saturday
The All-Star third baseman hit his 33rd homer, walked twice and made a big play in the field.
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baseman → hit → field
“It’s what he’s done all year,” White Sox manager Will Venable said.
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Venable → ’ → what
“Certainly a great day to point to on his growth and some of the things he’s been able to achieve individually.
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he → point → things
Vargas also homered Friday night and drove in three runs, but Chicago blew a six-run lead in an 11-8 loss to Detroit.
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Chicago → homer → Detroit
Heading into Saturday’s action, the White Sox were one game behind AL Central-leading Cleveland and third in the wild-card standings, one game better than Texas.
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Sox → head → Texas
We never give up,” Vargas said.
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Vargas → give → ?
“We always come back and battle the next day and play all nine innings.
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We → come → innings
That’s what we have been doing the whole year, just show up that day.”
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we → ’ → what
Vargas helped Chicago (79-76) get off to a fast start in the first inning.
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Chicago → help → inning
He reached on a two-out walk, swiped second and scored on Munetaka Murakami’s single for a 1-0 lead.
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He → reach → lead
The 26-year-old Vargas became the first player in franchise history with at least 30 homers, 30 doubles, 20 steals and 100 runs scored in a single season.
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Vargas → become → season
“He’s been awesome,” right-hander Sean Burke said.
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Burke → say → ?
“Even down the stretch, he’s turned it up another notch on both sides of the ball, which is huge to see.
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which → turn → ball
We’re all super happy with how he’s been playing.”
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he → ’re → ?
Vargas also helped Chicago escape a jam in the fourth.
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Chicago → help → fourth
With two on and two down, he made a lunging stop on Dillon Dingler’s hard grounder to third and threw to first for the out.
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he → make → out
Vargas pounded on his chest in celebration after making the play.
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Vargas → pound → play
“That’s one of my main things coming (into) this year,” he said.
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he → ’ → year
“I want to be able to help my team on both sides of the field, and to be able to make that play in that moment means a lot for me.
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want → want → me
I know I get a little bit too fired up for that, but I just feel the moment.
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I → know → moment
That’s the type of guy I am, and I like this moment.
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I → ’ → moment
I like these games, and I’m just trying to enjoy it the most.”
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I → like → it
Moments after Burke escaped a jam in the top of the sixth, Vargas made it 3-1 when he opened the bottom half with a 390-foot drive to left-center.
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he → escape → center
Vargas began the season with 29 career homers, including 16 for Chicago last year.
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Vargas → begin → Chicago
“That’s why I wake up every day and work so hard for these types of moments,” he said.
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he → ’ → moments
“And for me, I think it’s just this group has been pushing me every single day.
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group → think → me
And I never have been thinking about my individual stats, I just want to go out there and do the best for my team, and have some fun and always try hard.”
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I → think → fun
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