Major League Baseball

Contreras bounces back to lift ChiSox over Indians

Published Jul. 9, 2009 5:59 a.m. ET

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Jose Contreras returned from a stint in the minors, rebounded from a miserable start and has given the Chicago White Sox the reliable pitching that has helped produce a long stretch of winning baseball.

"He came up right at the time we needed him the most," manager Ozzie Guillen said Wednesday night after Contreras beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 - the White Sox's 16th victory in 22 games.