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AND THAT'S A WHITE SOX WINNER!!!! :headbang The pitching was outstanding from start to finish! 23 straight hitters retired from Finley single in the 2nd, to a Zinter single in the 9th.

Cliff Politte now pitching to close it out.

Brandon Metters now pitching for the D-Backs. He just beat Nanita to the bag. Farmer said Nanita can "fly".

Another quick 1-2-3 inning. Jackson struck out 2 in the inning. Another candidate for the 'pen, perhaps? Bottom of the 8th: Still 3-1 Sox.

Rauch was excellent. 3 innings, nada. Stewart was good in his 1 inning of work. Frank did a nice job of picking some balls out of the dirt and catching wide throws. Burke went 2-3, Valentin homered, & Harris has been good at 2nd. On the crappy side, Uribe went 0-4 and failed to get over runners at 1st and 2nd with a bunt, and Grilli struggled early before finding his groove. Reed has struggled at the plate too, though he did single off the 3rd basemen's glove last inning. Darren Ciracio playing LF, Bryant Nelson now playing 2nd.

The King of Pop is now pitching for the Sox.

Top of the 8th: Still 3-1 White Sox.

Jeremy Reed base hit, runners at 1st & 3rd.

Base hit for Gload.

Phil Stockman now pitching for the D-Backs.

Farmer is getting on Shammy for his need of a personal assistant. Stewart struck out Bautista for a 1-2-3 inning. Bottom 7th: 3-1 Sox.

Nanita catches a deep fly at the warning track for the 2nd out.

Josh Stewart now pitching for the Sox. Michael Rivera now catching. Ricardo Nanita playing in RF.

Yan also rolls out to 1st, stranding Rowand at 3rd. Top 7th: 3-1 Sox.

Valenzuela grounds out to 1st, but it allows Burke to score and Rowand to 3rd. 3-1 Sox.

Wild pitch allows Burke & Rowand to advance.

Uribe fails to get the runners over as he pops up the bunt. Not a good way to impress Oz.

Rowand with a sharp single to left field. Uribe up, currently 0-3.

Another Burke single.

Ruddy Yan now in at 2B as well. Rauch with his 3rd scoreless inning. No runs or hits. Bottom 6th: 2-1 Sox.

Another strikeout for Rauch! Doing very well so far.

Gload now playing 1st. Smith playing 3rd. Lopez in at SS. Rauch in for his 3rd inning of work.

Reed grounded out. He's now 0-4. Sox lead 2-1 heading to the 6th inning.

Bobby Smith pinch running for Crede.

Crede single, Harris scores! 2-1 Sox.