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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Adam Stern tripled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the White Sox in a split-squad spring training game for both teams at Camelback Ranch.

The Brewers scored four runs in the eighth inning off White Sox reliever Daniel Cabrera. The former major leaguer with Baltimore and Washington has allowed seven earned runs in three one-inning appearances as a non-roster invitee with Chicago.

White Sox starter Gavin Floyd threw four good innings, his only blemish a solo home run in the third.

Dave Bush matched Floyd's effort. The Brewers righty fanned four and allowed only a run on three hits in four innnigs. One was a comebacker that bruised his right calf, but he stayed in the game.

By Dave van Dyck

LAS VEGAS -- The Cubs' Ryan Dempster looked extra sharp while allowing one hit and one unearned run in three innings on Saturday against the White Sox in a packed and windy Cashman Field.

"Felt like Candlestick Park," Dempster said of the cool temperatures and winds that were gusting to 30 m.p.h. "I felt better as the game went on. I felt good and strong.

"Vegas is always fun. This is my sixth year coming here. It breaks up the monotony of (being in Arizona)."

White Sox starter Lucas Harrell, who will be in the Triple A rotation, allowed three runs in four innings of work.

By Dave van Dyck

LAS VEGAS -- White Sox top prospect Jared Mitchell is scheduled for surgery Tuesday in Scottsdale to repair a posterior tib tear of the left ankle tendon.

Mitchell, last June's No. 1 draft choice, injured his ankle while making a catch Friday in Tempe.

He will be examined Monday and have the surgery performed Tuesday by foot and ankle specialist Dr.John Nasser. A rehabilitation schedule will be set following the surgery, but Mitchell is expected to miss the entire season.

By Dave Van Dyck

LAS VEGAS -- No. 1 draft pick Jared Mitchell will undergo surgery on his left ankle next week and could miss what would have been his first full professional season after colliding with the wall while making a catch against the Angels.

Mitchell, who was taken from the field on a cart, was diagnosed with a posterior tib tear on the upper inside of the ankle. No recovery time will be set until after the surgery.

"Very, very bad," manager Ozzie Guillen said."It's a shame.He has to use his speed.

Reassigned to the minor league camp two days ago, Mitchell was recalled because the Sox needed players for the split squad games. He had just entered the game as a defensive replacement.

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White Sox outfield prospect Jared Mitchell sprained his right ankle while making a spectacular, against-the-wall catch on a drive off the bat of Juan Rivera in a 10-7 split-squad win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.

Mitchell was carted off the field and taken to the hospital for X-rays.

"They say for now it's a sprained ankle," bench coach and acting White Sox manager Joey Cora said. "They don't think it's a break but they're checking the ligaments."

Skipper Ozzie Guillen traveled with the other half of the team to Las Vegas for two games against the Cubs.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Jake Peavy's first spring training outing looked more like a regular-season start.

He was that sharp, and showed no signs of fatigue from jamming at his late-night "Woodjock" charity concert Thursday that drew some 1,200 people.

The White Sox also looked impressive at the plate in a 10-7 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, getting two-run homers from Gordon Beckham and Alex Rios in a split-squad game.

Peavy finally got to take the mound in the desert. His first scheduled start Sunday was rained out, though he still made the most of the day by throwing a bullpen session in the cage against live hitters.

Here's some YouTube video from the event: Beckham and Peavy.

And here's Barry Zito and the Marines join Peavy on stage.

Danks succeeded in conditions that could be similar to what he could be facing April 9 when he faces the Minnesota Twins at U.S. Cellular Field.

Danks pitched three scoreless innings and struck out four while experiencing no circulation problems with a left index finger that caused him to miss one start last July.

"I'll tell you what," Danks said after throwing three scoreless innings against San Francisco. "We feel we have just as good a chance as the next guy. We know it's a long season and got to play the games.

"But starting right now, we feel we're just as good as these guys. We'll go out and try to prove that. Who knows. We'll see. But starting today, we feel like we're going to be the team to beat down the stretch."

"The Twins, as you know, seemingly more than any team, when people go down, whether it's players or pitchers, they have other guys step in," first baseman Paul Konerko said. "They never miss a beat. It probably will be the same with that. There's probably someone that nobody is even thinking about that will be lights out for them because some way or another, they always figure it out.

Hpefully, Joe gets done what he needs to get down, and he's back out there. He's probably one of the most underrated closers over the past few years that no one talks about."

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says it's too soon to determine whether a blood test for human growth hormone can be used for minor leaguers.

The United Kingdom Anti-Doping authority announced a two-year ban on Feb. 23 for rugby player Terry Newton, saying he had tested positive and was the first athlete suspended for using HGH.

Speaking Monday night before receiving a lifetime achievement award at the annual dinner of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Selig said Dr. Gary Green, the sport's outside expert, and other medical staff were examining the data. Selig said the scientific experts haven't been able to give him a timeframe for their conclusions.