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CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon tied an American League record by striking out the first seven Minnesota Twins batters Friday night.Rodon, 23, matched the mark set by Joe Cowley of the White Sox on May 28, 1986, at Texas. The major league record to start a game is eight strikeouts, set by Houstons Jim Deshaies in 1986 and matched by Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets in 2014.Four of Rodons strikeouts came on sliders, two on fastballs and one on a changeup. He got John Ryan Murphy looking on a 97 mph fastball to lead off the third. Logan Schafer ended the streak with a double to right.Rodon finished with 10 strikeouts in six innings in a 7-3 victory.He struck out 11 in his previous outing, including the final three hitters he faced, in a win Sunday at Cleveland.Rodon was the third overall draft pick by the White Sox in 2014. He is 9-10 with a 4.04 ERA this season. Von Miller Womens Jersey . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. Bradley Chubb Womens Jersey .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. http://www.thebroncosstoreonline.com/Youth-Shannon-Sharpe-Broncos-Jerseys/ . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. Courtland Sutton Womens Jersey . Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year. Drew Lock Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. CINCINNATI -- Brandon Phillips drove in two runs with his second double of the game and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.Billy Hamilton was on second base and Joey Votto on first after being walked intentionally in the seventh inning when Phillips lined a pitch from Nick Wittgen (3-2) to the gap in right-center field to drive in the go-ahead runs.Josh Smith (2-1) set up the comeback with two innings of scoreless relief after the Marlins had taken a 2-1 lead on third baseman Eugenio Suarezs two-out error of Marcell Ozunas routine grounder in the fifth. That allowed Christian Yelich to score from second.Blake Wood pitched a perfect eighth and Tony Cingrani retired the side in the ninth for his 15th save in 20 chances and second in two games.The loss cost Miami a chance to move into a three-way tie with San Francisco and Pittsburgh behind St. Louis in the National League wild-card standings.Andrew Cashner was in line for his first win for Miami in his fourth start since being acquired from San Diego on July 29. Cashner, who was 0-2 with a 6.61 ERA with the Marlins, allowed five hits and one run with four walks and one strikeout.Homer Bailey, making his fourth start overall and first at home since coming back from Tommy John surgery in May 2015, left trailing 2-1 after five innings.dddddddddddd He gave up all six Miami hits and one earned run -- Ozunas 21st homer leading off the fourth -- with one walk and six strikeouts in his first start in Cincinnati since Aug. 7, 2014.Phillips and Suarez tied the score with consecutive doubles in the fourth.TRAINING ROOMMarlins: Miami will be careful not to overuse 42-year-old right fielder Ichiro Suzuki with Giancarlo Stanton on the DL. Its important that we dont run him into the ground, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. I dont know if he wants to hear that or not. Hes probably in the best shape of anybody on the team.Reds: LF Adam Duvalls left foot is immobilized in a walking boot to help him heal after fouling a ball off it on Monday. Manager Bryan Price expects Duvall to be out a couple of days.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Jose Fernandez (12-6), Thursdays scheduled Miami starter in the finale of the four-game series in Cincinnati, didnt allow an earned run or a walk and finished with eight strikeouts in seven innings against Cincinnati on July 8.Reds: Cincinnatis projected Thursday starter, RHP Dan St[/url] ' ' '