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By RICK GANO
AP Sports Writer
Associated Press Sports
updated 6:10 p.m. ET Sept. 30, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Their clubhouse strewn with boxes, their season on the brink of ending after a 10th loss in 12 games, the Chicago White Sox headed out Sunday on their final trip.
They had hoped the three games in Cleveland would be a time for celebration instead of reflection.
Now they need a lot of help and a three-game winning streak.
"Obviously we're up against it now, but we'll continue to play," Chicago's Paul Konerko said after a 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday dropped them three games behind Detroit in the AL Central with three to play.
"That's what we do and what we've done all year. It doesn't look good obviously. ... You never know what can happen," Konerko added. "The main thing is to get us in order and go win a ball game tomorrow."
The White Sox held at least a share of the division lead from July 24 until Wednesday and had not been this far back since late May. Their starting pitching has come up short but mainly their downfall has stemmed from an inability to get the big hit with runners on base. They have hit .153 (13 for 85) with runners in scoring position during the dozen-game slide.
"We didn't play good enough. The effort was there, the work was there, everything was there. We just didn't get it done," White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski said of the late-season fade.
Chicago's hope: win three straight in Cleveland and root for the Royals to sweep the Tigers in Kansas City, forcing a one-game tiebreaker on Thursday. Detroit beat Minnesota on Sunday 2-1 to go up three games.
"When we pitch, we haven't hit. When we hit, we haven't pitched," Chicago third baseman Kevin Youkilis said. " It's how baseball works sometimes. We just haven't had it. ... It's an unfortunate situation."
Tampa Bay has won 10 of 11 and was three games behind Oakland entering play Sunday. The Rays go home to play Baltimore, hoping for a repeat of last season, when they earned a playoff berth on the final day of the regular season.
"It's always about maintaining a slight mathematical chance. We were in the same boat last year. It could become a little bit better with some cooperation, but either way we just have to go home and play our game," manager Joe Maddon said.
David Price (20-5) became Tampa Bay's first 20-game winner, allowing two runs and five hits in seven innings. He became the fourth 20-game winner of the season, joining Washington's Gio Gonzalez (21-8), the New York Mets' R.A. Dickey (20-6) and the Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver (20-4).
"We still have a chance to get in with a good series against Baltimore. ... We need a little help from Texas, but we have to continue to win and hopefully we get back in like last year," Price said.
B.J. Upton his hit his 27th and 28th homers, and Tampa Bay also got a solo shot from Ryan Roberts.
"You know you pretty much have to win them all," Upton said, sizing up the Rays' chances.
Chicago starter Jose Quintana (6-6) got in trouble before the game was barely three minutes old, giving up a leadoff triple to Desmond Jennings and Upton's two-run homer.
Roberts hit a two-out homer in the fourth made it 3-0. The White Sox rallied in the bottom half when Alex Rios delivered an RBI single and Dayan Viciedo hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.
"We had our chance obviously with the bases loaded there and one out. Viciedo hit the ball real hard and we were hoping it would get over his head and might score three, but it didn't," Pierzynski said.
"We fell behind early again, it seems to be a common theme here. We tried to fight back, just not enough."
Upton's leadoff double in the fifth finished Quintana, who allowed four runs and six hits in four innings. Evan Longoria hit an RBI double and Ben Francisco added a sacrifice fly off reliever Nate Jones to make it 5-2. Upton homered again in the ninth against Addison Reed.
NOTES:.White Sox Pierzynski had his family at the game. He is eligible for free agency and this might have been his final home game in Chicago. Pierzynski, who came to Chicago in 2005, said he'd love to finish his career with the White Sox but understands that might not happen. He's had a career-best 27 homers. ... Rays C Jose Molina (right quadriceps strain) was out of starting lineup for fifth straight game but caught the bottom of the ninth.
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FILE - This 1975 file photo shows Richard Bach. Bach, who is known for his 1970s best-selling novella ?Jonathan Livingston Seagull? among other spiritually oriented writings, was in serious condition Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, after his small plane crashed in Washington state. His son James Bach told the Associated Press his father was on his way to visit a friend on San Juan Island in the north Puget Sound on Friday when his amphibian plane clipped a power line as it landed, sending the aircraft into a crash. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - This 1975 file photo shows Richard Bach. Bach, who is known for his 1970s best-selling novella ?Jonathan Livingston Seagull? among other spiritually oriented writings, was in serious condition Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, after his small plane crashed in Washington state. His son James Bach told the Associated Press his father was on his way to visit a friend on San Juan Island in the north Puget Sound on Friday when his amphibian plane clipped a power line as it landed, sending the aircraft into a crash. (AP Photo/File)
SEATTLE (AP) ? Richard Bach, the author of the 1970s best-selling novella "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" among other spiritually oriented writings often rooted in themes of flight, was in serious condition Saturday after his small plane crashed in Washington state.
His son, James Bach, told The Associated Press that his father was on his way to visit a friend on San Juan Island on Friday when his amphibian plane clipped a power line during landing, and crashed.
James Bach said his 76-year-old father, who was flying alone, suffered a head injury and broken shoulder. He was listed in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center.
"Right now we're waiting for the sedation to wear off, for him to fully wake up," the son said Saturday morning.
In "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," published in 1970, Bach writes of a philosophically minded seagull seeking to rise above the flock, which is focused on the dull regimen of finding food scraps. Jonathan is banished from the group only to come upon more enlightened gulls who guide him to spiritual lessons, which Jonathan then imparts to others.
The short, simply crafted book gained little to no critical attention upon publication, but rose to No. 1 for several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and Bach quickly drew a loyal following.
Bach has been a pilot for his adult life, often touching on his experience in the cockpit of his beloved plane in his writings. Besides "Seagull," his other popular works include "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah," a mystical story of a Midwestern barnstorming pilot's quest for self-discovery.
He often links the practice of flying to themes of a deeper spiritual quest.
"Dad described his religion as flying. He's a very avid aviator," James Bach said. "It would be terrible if he recovers and can't fly again ? this guy needs to fly."
Richard Bach moved to Washington state's remote San Juan Islands more than 20 years ago, living on Orcas Island, his son said. The scenic San Juans are a pastoral spot about 100 miles northwest from Seattle, reachable by ferry or plane.
"It's what.joyfully astonishing, how quick civilization can disappear when little Puff wants to be a boat and take me with her, the two of us gone off alone with the sea and the sky," Bach wrote on his website on Tuesday along with a video of his flight. Puff is the name of his 2008 Easton Gilbert Searey, which he was flying when he crashed.
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Associated Press reporter Mark Evans contributed from Phoenix.
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5:15 PM: Georgia Bulldogs baseball player & former Little League World Series champ Kyle Carter was arrested on weapons & assault charges for allegedly threatening a woman with a baseball bat.
5:00 PM: L.A. Dodgers Spanish language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin will return for his 55th season with the team next year after signing a new three-year deal.
4:45 PM: Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith has been fined $21,000 by the NFL for a shoulder-to-head hit on San Diego Chargers receiver Mike Willie during last Friday's preseason game.
4:30 PM: Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports Washington Redskins safety Tanard Jackson has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
4:15 PM: John Skelton will reportedly start at QB for the Arizona Cardinals in their regular season opener against the Seattle Seahawks.
4:00 PM: 42-year-old kicker John Kasay, the oldest active player in the NFL, has been released by the New Orleans Saints.
3:45 PM: A former Saginaw Valley State freshman football player claims he was sexually assaulted by some of his teammates, saying that players rubbed their penises & buttocks on his body then shoved him into the lockers.
3:30 PM: Former Indy Car driver Bobby Rahal has been named chairman of the USA Bobsled & Skeleton Foundation.
3:15 PM: Idaho State assistant track & field coach Jacquelyn Poulson was one of three people who died Thursday night after being electrocuted in a canal. Poulson was looking for the family dog when an irrigation pump shorted out & electrified the water.
3:00 PM: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Zach Bogosian is expected to be out 4-6 months after undergoing surgery on his right wrist.
2:45 PM: NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Cleveland Browns have released QB Seneca Wallace.
2:30 PM: The St. Louis Rams have cut defensive end Vernon Gholston a week after signing the former Jets first-round pick.
2:15 PM: Receiver Deion Branch & QB Brian Hoyer are among the players cut by the New England Patriots on Friday.
2:00 PM: Texas Tech basketball players met with A.D. Kirby Hocutt this week to express concern about the way they were being treated by coach Billy Gillispie. Meanwhile, Gillispie was reportedly sent to the hospital on Friday.
1:45 PM: Cheyenne Woods, niece of Tiger Woods, won her first pro golf event Thursday at the Suncoast Series in Florida. Cheyenne earned $3,000 for the victory.
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The theft puts a cavity-sized dent in Quebec's syrup stock, considered to be a global strategic reserve of the sweet stuff that is often used to replenish markets during disappointing seasons. Quebec produces up to 80 percent of the world's maple syrup.
Quebec Provincial Sgt. Claude Denis said Friday it was too soon to determine the exact quantity or value of the maple syrup stolen from the St. Louis-De-Blandford facility where over 10 million pounds (4.54 million kilograms) is stored.
The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers said it discovered the missing syrup last week during a routine inventory where empty barrels were found at the site at St-Louis-de-Blandford, Quebec. Officials initially kept the news quiet, hoping it would help police solve the crime.
Anne-Marie Granger Godbout, the executive director of the federation, said that while it isn't unusual for individual maple syrup producers to have stock stolen, having millions worth of syrup stolen is "unusual".
"It's the first time something like this has happened," she said. "We've never seen a robbery of this magnitude."
She said the disappearance of the stock wasn't obvious at first in the huge warehouse. The facility alone houses nearly the equivalent of half the entire U.S. production of maple syrup in a year, she said.
"The U.S. market is the main market for maple syrup, about 75 percent of Canadian maple syrup is directly exported to the U.S.," she said. She noted the theft was particularly ill-timed after a disappointing 2012 season for U.S. producers, triggering more demand for Canadian syrup.
She said auditors would require a few more days to determine how many of the 45-gallon barrels have been emptied.
Theft of stock at the individual producer level prompted the industry in Quebec to group inventory in locations such as this, Granger Godbout said.
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Associated Press Writer Phil Couvrette contributed to this report from Ottawa, Ontario.
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