White Sox rally late, then top Twins in 13th
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09/08/2007 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Pierzynski's RBI single in the 13th inning gave the Chicago White Sox an 11-10 win over the Minnesota Twins in a contest that saw both teams score six runs in the ninth inning to send it to extra frames.
Jim Thome hit home run 496 in his career, a three-run shot in the ninth, and drove in four, while Josh Fields and Juan Uribe each drove in a pair of runs for the White Sox, who snapped a small two-game slide.
Heath Phillips (1-1) got his first career major-league win for pitching a scoreless 13th inning. Javier Vazquez started on the mound and gave up four runs on 11 hits in six innings of work.
Rondell White hit a three-run home run and Justin Morneau went 3-for-7 with two RBI and two runs scored for the Twins, who have dropped their last five games.
Juan Rincon (3-3) got the loss while starter Carlos Silva gave up three runs on eight hits in six innings of work.
In the home half of the 13th, Luis Terrero led off with a walk and moved to second on a sac bunt from Fields. After Thome was intentionally walked, Scott Podsednik hit a grounder to second that Nick Punto fielded and tossed to Jason Bartlett for the force at second, but second base umpire Joe West ruled that Bartlett wasn't on the base and called Thome safe. Pierzynski followed with a single to left to score Terrero and end the contest.
The teams combined for a first in Major League history. The game entered the ninth tied and both teams scored six runs in their respective at-bats to send the game to extra innings.
Minnesota initially grabbed the lead in the ninth.
With runners on first and third and one out, Torii Hunter laid down a grounder to third that Alex Cintron threw away and Punto crossed the plate.
Boone Logan then took the mound, but got hammered. Morneau greeted Logan with a single to score Bartlett, Michael Cuddyer followed with an RBI single and White made it a 10-4 game when he followed with a three-run shot over the left-center wall.
However, it didn't prove to be enough as the White Sox answered with six runs of their own in the bottom of the ninth.
Fields got things going as his two-run double to the gap in left-center plated Danny Richar and Cintron. Thome followed with a three-run blast over the left- center wall.
Joe Nathan then entered the game and walked Paul Konerko, who was replaced on the basepath by Podsednik. With Pierzynski at the plate, Podsednik stole second and, after Pierzynski struck out, advanced to third on a wild pitch. Darin Erstad then tied the game with a ground-rule double over the center field wall.
Minnesota took the lead in the first inning with a pair of runs. Jason Tyner and Bartlett led off with back-to-back singles and Hunter followed with a single to center to plate Tyner. Morneau then hit into a fielder's choice that scored Bartlett.
The White Sox got a run back in the bottom of the inning as Thome punched a single to right to score Jerry Owens.
Uribe gave Chicago a 3-2 lead in the second when he blasted a two-run shot over the left field wall, his 16th homer of the season.
Minnesota jumped back on top in the fourth with a pair of runs. Morneau led off with a single and Cuddyer drew a walk. Garrett Jones followed with a single to score Morneau and, after Brian Buscher struck out, Chris Heintz singled to left to score Cuddyer for a 4-3 lead.
Chicago, though, tied the game in the seventh when Cintron led off the frame with a pinch-hit homer over the right-center wall off Matt Guerrier.
Game Notes
Uribe's home run was No. 100 on his career....Morneau now has 101 RBI on the season, 25 of which have come against the White Sox...There were a total of 39 hits in the game, 20 from Minnesota...Attendance was 34,104.
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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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FOOTBALL TRASH TALK
NFL Football Trash TalkTrash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
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