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DETROIT — anager Steve Pearce Jersey , Rick Renteria, with them for their Thursday afternoon game at Detroit but they hope their home run bats continue to show up against the Tigers.Renteria was released from a Minneapolis hospital late Tuesday afternoon after testing following an episode of lightheadedness prior to Monday night’s game. He returned to Chicago on Wednesday, where he was scheduled for further testing at RUSH University Medical Center under the supervision of Dr. Scott Palmer.“He said he feels great and hopefully he’ll join us soon. It was very short (text message), but it’s great news,” acting manager and bench coach Joe McEwing said Wednesday after Chicago beat Minnesota 7-3. “It brings a smile to my face to hear that he feels good and hopefully he will be joining us soon.”Article continues below ...The White Sox have won six of their last eight games and the long ball has played a big part. Chicago has hit 63 home runs in its last 42 games and have homered in 14 straight (23 total).“We’ve picked it up offensively,” said Nicky Delmonico, one of three players to hit home runs Wednesday. “And you know, our pitching has been really good and I feel like we’ve been playing good defense. It’s all clicking right now.”Detroit dropped an 8-2 decision to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night to split their two-game set. Left-hander Matthew Boyd (7-11, 4.27 ERA) will make his first start against the White Sox this season on Thursday. He has faced them nine times in his short career J. D. Martinez Jersey , though, but is only 1-4 with a 4.99 ERA in those starts.Chicago counters with right-hander James Shields (5-14, 4.39 ERA), who is making the 399th start of his career. Shields is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts against Detroit this season. For his career, the right-hander is 9-10 with a 4.44 ERA in 28 starts against the Tigers.The White Sox traded left-hander Luis Avilan to Philadelphia on Wednesday in exchange for right-hander Felix Paulino, who will join Chicago’s Double-A farm team.Chicago purchased the contract of right-hander Ryan Burr, 24, to replace Avilan. Burr was 4-3 with a 2.45 ERA and two saves in 37 games in Double-A and Triple-A.Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire announced prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Cubs that right-hander Michael Fulmer will come off the disabled list to start Friday night against the White Sox.It will be Fulmer’s first start since he went on the disabled list with an oblique strain July 20.“He’s going to be limited to about 70 pitches,” Gardenhire said. “He’s passed all the tests and feels great. This is the right thing to do.”Gardenhire said he is likely to have left-hander Ryan Carpenter Paul Goldschmidt Jersey , who just got his first major league win during the weekend, remain in the rotation with the return of Fulmer. Adaptable southpaw Blaine Hardy will return to the bullpen when he comes off the disabled list (elbow) on Monday.“We have to make a decision on how we’re going to go on that one,” Gardenhire said. “We’ve been talking about moving Hardy back to the bullpen. It would be better for him. Andy (pitching coach Rick Anderson) brought it up and Hardy seemed to agree. Nothing is finalized yet.”Detroit Center fielder JaCoby Jones begins a three-day rehab assignment with Toledo on Friday and will rejoin the Tigers after that if everything with his healing hamstring checks out.With Sept. 1 and roster expansion looming, it would not be surprising if the player Detroit options out simply remains with the team and gets activated when the calendar turns over. SEATTLE (AP) — Erasmo Ramirez put a poor outing behind him and returned to his recent form.Ramirez allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings, and the Seattle Mariners‘ bullpen shut down the Baltimore Orioles the rest of the way in a 2-1 victory Monday.Ramirez (2-3) allowed two hits, struck out five and walked none. The right-hander is 2-1 in five starts since coming off the disabled list on Aug. 12, but he gave up seven runs on nine hits in three innings against the Padres on Aug. 29.“The only difference tonight is I was throwing better strikes and quality strikes,” Ramirez said. “I attacked the hitters and tried to execute every pitch. I had control of my slider at any point of the count.”That start in San Diego was the only time since Ramirez returned to the rotation that he has allowed more than three runs.“That’s what he’s capable of doing, but it has to be on the edges and not the middle of the plate Chuck Klein Jersey ,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “I thought Erasmo threw the ball really well. He had a good cutter and his command was pretty good.”Edwin Diaz struck out the side in the ninth for his 52nd save and 26th one-run save, both of which lead the majors. Zach Duke, Nick Vincent and Alex Colome combined to pitch 2 2/3 scoreless innings before Diaz finished off the three-hitter.“They battled, but I made good pitches with my slider,” Diaz said. “I just go pitch by pitch. That’s what I tell myself.”Ryon Healy had an RBI single and Dee Gordon added a sacrifice fly, both off Josh Rogers (1-1), who made his second major league start and allowed four hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.“That’s a really good lineup they got over there,” Rogers said. “But I was pretty confident the whole time. I was pretty calm and just trying to give the team a chance to win and get deep in the game.”The Mariners were coming off a four-game split at Oakland that dealt a setback to their playoff hopes. The Orioles, who have the majors’ worst record Richie Ashburn Jersey , have lost four straight, scoring two runs or fewer in three of those games.“It’s kind of struggling,” manager Buck Showalter said of the Orioles’ offense. “We face a guy tonight that’s had his issues and we just aren’t swinging the bats very well. We’re getting behind in a lot of counts and swinging at pitches out of the zone, uncharacteristically.”Jonathan Villar homered off the right-field foul pole in the fourth for Baltimore. Healy tied it in the bottom of the inning with a single to center after Rogers walked Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz.Gordon’s go-ahead sacrifice fly followed Cameron Maybin’s leadoff triple to the wall in right-center in the fifth. Maybin had two hits after Servais told him before the game to “let it rip.”“He talked to me about being more aggressive,” Maybin said. “That’s what I did and I’ll continue to work on it. It’s going to take everybody right now down the stretch. Everybody has to bring the energy and have fun and see where the chips fall.”ROSTER MOVESThe Orioles recalled C Chance Sisco and RHP Jimmy Yacabonis from Triple-A Norfolk. Sisco was the DH Monday, going 0-for-3. Yacabonis entered in the sixth and did not allow a hit in 1 2/3 innings.TRAINER’S ROOMOrioles: 1B Chris Davis was a late scratch because of an illness.Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (strained neck) pitched a bullpen session Monday. Gonzales was placed on the 10-day DL on Aug. 27, retroactive to Aug. 24. “Marco may have one more bullpen outing before we try to bring him back into the rotation,” Servais said. DH Nelson Cruz was in the lineup after fouling a pitch off his right ankle on Sunday. “It’s really sore today, but you can’t keep that guy out of the starting lineup http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-neshek-jersey ,” Servais said.UP NEXTRHP Alex Cobb (4-15, 5.11 ERA) will make his 26th start of the season Tuesday for the Orioles. Since Aug. 1, Cobb is 2-1 with a 2.66 ERA in six starts, including a complete-game victory on Aug. 18. LHP Wade LeBlanc (8-3, 3.71) will make his 23rd start of the season for the Mariners. LeBlanc pitched seven scoreless innings in a 7-1 win at Oakland on Aug. 30.