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August 24, 2007
BY SEAN McADAM
Journal Sports Writer
CHICAGO -- Curt Schilling's start Friday night -- six innings, one run allowed -- was the best he's had since coming back from the disabled list earlier this month.
''Better, definitely improved,'' said Schilling in assessment of his performance. ''We mixed up my pitches, stayed out of the middle of the plate -- other than the home run (to Josh Fields in the second).''
Schilling said his fastball command was ''better . . . there was more focus on that anything else. I commanded the ball to both sides of the plate.''
This was Schilling's first game with Kevin Cash behind the plate, but the two worked well together.
''I think we felt really good about what we were doing going in,'' said Schilling.
Giving it to you straight
Ozzie Guillen was typically candid in his postgame assessment.
''Twelve hours of my life I wasted and I'm never going to get it back,'' said the colorful White Sox manager. ''Tough day for everyone. I think that's the one of the reasons they're in first place and we're in last place. They hit better than we did and they pitched better than we did.''
Here and there
-- The Red Sox are 13-6 in their last 19 games at U.S. Cellular Field. Their last five wins -- here and in Boston -- against the White Sox have resulted in an aggregate 50-14 score.
-- In the nightcap, David Ortiz enjoyed his third multihomer game of the season and 29th of his career. Of those, 27 have come with the Red Sox. He also tied his career high with four hits in the night game. He's done that 11 times, including twice this year. The last occasion was on Toronto on May 9.
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