Chicago White Sox defeat Seattle Mariners, 3-2

Statistics matter at the end of a season when the ups and downs of baseball even themselves out. That's how Paul Konerko has looked at numbers, and it's how he views his status as the American League home-run leader.

''I've had several good Aprils, but it's kind of irrelevant,'' he said Sunday after his eighth-inning homer lifted the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. ''You always think you'll wind up with a good summer. The first few months aren't in...

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