Bucs attempt to extend White Sox' road misery

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06/16/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox will try to snap a six-game road losing streak when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in the second contest of a three-game interleague series at PNC Park.

The White Sox, who haven't dropped seven consecutive road games in more than six years, were outlasted by the Pirates last night by a 4-2 score in the series opener.

Paul Maholm (3-9) picked up the win for Pittsburgh by allowing just one run on three hits over seven strong innings. He struck out six while snapping a personal five-decision losing streak in the process.

Jose Bautista and Xavier Nady each went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Jack Wilson was 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Pirates, who have won three of their last four games.

A.J. Pierzynski went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored for the White Sox, who have dropped four straight and nine of their last 10 overall games. Chicago, which is a troubling 13-20 on the road this season, has not lost seven in a row away from home since an eight-game slide from May 15-23, 2001.

Sox starter Jon Garland (4-4) was handed the loss, as he gave up four runs on 11 hits in six innings.

Mark Buehrle will try to get the White Sox back on track when he gets the start tonight. The crafty left-hander earned the 100th victory of his career on Sunday, yielding just on earned runs and six hits over eight innings of a 6-3 triumph against Houston. He had been stuck on 99 career victories since defeating Kansas City on April 23rd, a span of seven starts.

Buehrle has fared well in interleague play since the start of the 2005 season, going 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA in eight starts against National League.

In his lone career start against Pittsburgh, the veteran gave up two earned runs in seven innings of a 4-2 triumph last season.

Taking the hill for the Pirates will be John Van Benschoten, who is set to make his first major league start in almost three years. The 2001 first-round draft pick is taking the spot of Shawn Chacon, who was recently moved to the bullpen.

The right-hander has spent most of his time rehabbing from operations on both shoulders since going 1-3 with a 6.91 ERA in six games (five starts) for Pittsburgh in 2004.

Van Benschoten, who has never faced the White Sox in his short major league career, was 6-4 with a 2.73 ERA in 12 starts at Triple-A Indianapolis before getting called up.

Friday's matchup between the White Sox and Pirates was the first of the 2007 season between the clubs. Chicago won two of three games against Pittsburgh at PNC Park in 2006.

The White Sox are 102-83 all-time against the National League, while the Pirates own a 55-88 record in interleague play.

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