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CHICAGO -- Adam Dunn loves to hit against the Chicago Cubs. Brian Hartline Elite Jersey . He had great success against them during his days in the NL. And he really enjoys Wrigley Field. Good thing for the Chicago White Sox. Dunn had one of the White Soxs three homers Saturday night and also walked four times to back strong pitching from John Danks in a 7-4 victory over the Cubs. Dunns solo shot in a three-run eighth inning was his 13th of the season and 42nd of his career against the Cubs -- only Albert Pujols (53) has more among active players against the team from the North Side of Chicago. "I have had it since Day 1. I see the ball pretty well here. The environment makes it pretty fun to play at," Dunn said of Wrigley Field, where he has now homered 26 times. Dunn was selective at the plate as the White Sox -- playing without star Paul Konerko -- beat the Cubs for a second straight game. Dayan Viciedo and A.J. Pierzynski also homered, back-to-back off Ryan Dempster in the third. "I feel good, Im not chasing too many pitches like I had all year," Dunn said. "Thats something Im continuing to work on." Konerko, whod been hit near the left eye with a pitch Friday and had to leave the game, had a shiner Saturday, but tests revealed no major damage and he hopes to play again Tuesday. Viciedo wasnt supposed to start any of the three games at Wrigley Field as manager Robin Ventura planned to play Dunn in left field without the DH in a NL park. But when Konerko had to leave Fridays game in the third inning, Dunn moved to first and Viciedo took over in his familiar left field spot while batting in Konerkos cleanup slot. "Hes a pretty confident kid," Dunn said. "He never gets down on himself. He knows what he is capable of doing. " Danks (3-4) got his first win since April 22, allowing three hits in 6 1-3 innings. It was his third career start at Wrigley Field, where he has allowed just two earned runs in 19 1-3 innings and is 2-0. "This is an exciting game. The energy in the ballpark. This is a game I enjoy throwing in, for sure," said Danks, who was staked to a 4-0 lead after three innings and retired the first 13 batters he faced. "We will take all the runs we can get early," Danks said. "Thats always a key. That allows us to relax and stay aggressive." Trailing 7-0 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs got two-run homers from Alfonso Soriano and Joe Mather off Zach Stewart. Viciedo connected on his seventh homer in the third inning to give the White Sox a 3-0 lead, right after Dunn drew a two-out walk. The two-run shot just went over leaping centre fielder Reed Johnsons glove and was Viciedos fourth homer in his last six games. Two pitches later, Pierzynski hit a liner to left centre that cleared the ivy-covered wall, his sixth of the year. "I wish we could duplicate this for every game of the season," Pierzynski said. "Its a special series and its a special place. Once you get on the field, its a good atmosphere." Dempster, who hasnt won in a span of 16 starts dating to last Aug. 11, gave up seven hits and four runs with three walks and three strikeouts in six innings as the Cubs dropped to a season-worst 10 games under .500 with their fifth straight loss. This one came before 40,228 fans. "Just didnt pitch well enough to win," Dempster said. "A loss is a loss. I dont really care who is watching. I dont like losing anytime. If there was one person in the stands or there was 40,000 people, to me it means the same thing and thats a loss. I dont take any one loss different than the others." Danks was spotless before Alfonso Soriano doubled with one out in the fifth. Danks also walked Joe Mather before Koyie Hill lined out to end the inning. Pinch-hitter Tony Campana and Johnson singled to open the sixth, but the rally died when Starlin Castro hit into a double play. "Four innings of perfect ball, so were making it pretty easy on some pitchers who have been coming in struggling," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "Were making them look pretty good. Pitch counts and all that, were just making quick outs and not really getting good pitches to drive." The White Sox opened the scoring when Alejandro De Aza singled to start the game, stole second and after a walk to Dunn scored on Viciedos RBI single. Alexei Ramirez had an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-0 and the White Sox subsequently loaded the bases. Reliever Blake Parker then went to a 3-0 count on De Aza before he had to leave with a tight right hamstring and Michael Bowden threw ball four, forcing in the seventh run. Notes: The White Sox have won 17 of the last 23 against the Cubs. ... Viciedo now has 10 RBIs in his last six games. ... C Koyie Hill, who had been playing Double-A in the Reds organization hoping for another shot at the majors, got just that when the Cubs reacquired him and then put him in the lineup Saturday night. Starting catcher Geovany Soto went on the DL after knee surgery and backup Wellington Castillo has a sprained knee ligament. ... The White Sox go for the sweep Sunday sending out Jake Peavy (4-1) to face Paul Maholm (4-2). Troy Polamalu Jersey . - Ryan Russells short-handed goal stood up as the winner as the Hamilton Bulldogs continued to claw their way back into the American Hockey League Western Conference final with a 4-2 win over the Houston Aeros on Friday. Donald Butler Jersey . But the Toronto Marlies goalie says his stats are "meaningless." Heading into the Calder Cup finals, the 25-year-old leads all AHL goaltenders in the post-season with a 1. Michael Oher Youth Jersey . 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The pitcher said Friday he wants an explanation from MLB about what is and isnt acceptable on Twitter, because he believes his post was far from egregious. "Obviously MLB did. It caught me off guard," Perez said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press before Cleveland opened a weekend series at Oakland. "I can go through the union and Im still waiting to hear back what my agent wants to do. Its not really about the money, its about the principle. I dont know if Im the first one ever. Im getting the most publicity out of it. I dont want to just lie down and let them have full reign, because right now there are no guidelines, so how are we supposed to know? Thats what I want to get out of it. If I crossed the line, fine, but whats the line?" After batters for both the Indians and Royals were hit by pitches, touching off two bench-clearing dustups last Saturday, Perez posted a message on his account, (at)chrisperez54, that said: "Huge team win tonight; time for a sweep to tell the Royals its not Our Time, its (hash)TribeTime. P.S. You hit us, we hit you. Period." On Wednesday, Perez received a fine from Joe Garagiola Jr. in the commissioners office. He told Perez he "demonstrated a reckless disregard for the safety of the players on both clubs." "I think he overreacted," Perez said. "If I were to tweet and then I pitched on Sunday and hit somebody or we did, then that could be intent. Thats a little diffferent. Dont a Hightower Jersey. We had a normal game. The way we look at it, I think everythings in the past. I dont think the next time we play them theres going to be a beanball war. Weve been competing against each other, basically the same teams, for four years now. We both want to get to the same spot." Perez isnt sure Garagiola Jr. even saw the post, which the pitcher said "our fans, obviously they liked it, and the Kansas City fans hated it." Cleveland won the game Saturday at Kansas City 11-9 in 10 innings and had won five of six entering the series with the Athletics. "Its not like I called out a particular person. It wasnt even meant toward the Royals," Perez said. "It was more meant for my teammates that I know are on Twitter: It was a great win, lets go, lets turn it into something, which we have." Perez, who earned his fourth save Thursday, said he always abides by the Indians rules for Twitter, too: No tweets 30 minutes prior to the game or for an hour afterward, so not in the clubhouse. "Theres no need for it inside the locker room, which is fine. I totally agree with that," he said. "With them pushing it -- everywhere you look its hashtag whatever -- so if theyre going to push it, of course the players are going to push the envelope a little bit sometimes. Im not one to back away. I stand by what I said. I dont really care. I really dont think it was too bad. I mean, its the unwritten rule, but you cant infer what I meant. Its so vague. Nobody knows what my true intent was. Maybe I was talking about, you hit our pitching staff, our hitters are going to come back and hit your pitching staff. In that series, we had a lot of hits." ' ' '