Chicago, IL - Juan Uribe’s two-out, two-run double in the sixth put the White Sox on top, and Chicago held on for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game set.
Jon Garland (8-7) gave up 10 hits, but only three runs in 7 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking one. Bobby Jenks pitched the scoreless ninth for his 29th save. Jermaine Dye went 3-for-4 with a solo homer for the White Sox, who have won four out of five.
Reed Johnson went 4-for-5 for the Blue Jays, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end. Josh Towers (5-7) gave up seven hits and four runs with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
The White Sox went on top with Uribe’s clutch two-out hit in the sixth. A.J. Pierzynski was plunked with one out and moved to second on Josh Fields’ single to left. Both runners moved up on Scott Podsednik’s groundout, and Uribe came through with a double to left, plating both runners to give the White Sox the edge.
Troy Glaus almost tied the game with one swing in the eighth, but just got under a fastball up in the zone, instead lofting a long fly-out to the warning track in center. Vernon Wells followed with a ground-rule double, ending Garland’s night, but Ehren Wassermann came out of the bullpen and got the last two outs to end the threat.
Dye led off the second by blasting a home run to right, his 18th of the season, to draw first blood for the White Sox.
The Blue Jays jumped on top with a three-spot in the fourth. Alex Rios roped a leadoff single to center, but was almost stranded, as Glaus fanned and Wells flied out. Frank Thomas laced a double to left, though, plating Rios. Aaron Hill followed with an RBI single to left, and moved up to second when the throw went through to the plate. Matt Stairs followed with another single, scoring Hill and giving Toronto a 3-1 lead.
Alex Cintron’s RBI single to left in the fifth pulled the Sox to within one run.
Game Notes
Earlier Friday the White Sox dealt second baseman Tadahito Iguchi to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for minor-league pitcher Michael Dubee…The White Sox have hit 18 home runs in their last 14 games and 27 in the last 14 contests at home.
