Satan's Luau

TOP 1: Small going for NY -- Podsednik goes down swinging, one down -- Ozuna hits the first pitch and flies to right, two gone -- Everett draws a four pitch walk -- full count to Konerko, the payoff ... he is plunked -- runners first and second for Rowand, full count ... he flies the payoff to the track in left to retire the side

BOT 1: Garcia going for CWS -- Jeter grounds to short ... the throw to first is in the dirt and into the seats ... Jeter on second on the overthrow -- Cano grounds the first pitch to second, the play is made at first, one down -- runner at second for Sheffield, he lines the first pitch to left for a single, the run scores -- Yankees lead, 1-0

Runner at first for ARod, he flies to center, two away -- Matsui pops to left to end the inning

TOP 2: Dye grounds slowly up the middle ... Jeter fields but the throw is not in time, Dye in with a leadoff single -- Geoff Blum flies to left center, one down --
Chris Widger pops foul to the catcher, two away -- Uribe goes down swinging to retire the side

BOT 2: Giambi grounds to first, one down -- Bernie grounds to second, two away -- Flaherty grounds a two out single through to left -- Womack flies to right center to end the inning

TOP 3: Podsednik goes down looking, one down -- Ozuna lays a perfect surprise bunt to third ... ARod barehands and guns ... Ozuna just beats it out for an infield single -- Everett bashes one to center ... off the wall, one run will score, Everett in with a double -- the game is tied, 1-1

Runner at second for Konerko, he sharply grounds to short ... Everett is hung up in no man's land between second and third and is tagged out, two away -- runner at first for Rowand, he goes down swinging to retire the side

BOT 3: Jeter draws a leadoff walk -- On the 1-0 to Cano, Jeter goes ... the throw is a bit offline, the tag by Uribe is perfect to get him (CS), one down -- Cano flies to center, two away -- Sheffield blasts one to center ... and surprise not so much anymore, Rowand runs it down to retire the side

TOP 4: Dye reaches and lines a leadoff single through to center -- Blum draws a four pitch walk, runners now first and second -- Widger lays down a sacbunt towards first, Small fields and makes the play to first, the runners move up, one down

Runners now second and third for Uribe, he goes down swinging, two away -- Posednik goes down looking ... OLE!!!, the silver sombrero ... to retire the side

BOT 4: ARod grounds a leadoff single up the middle -- Matsui lines one through to right, runners now first and second -- Giambi grounds slowly to first, runners now second and third, one down

Bernie goes down swinging, two away -- Flaherty pops to first to end the inning ... SSDD

TOP 5: Ozuna pops a bunt foul to first, one down -- Everett pops to second, two away -- Konerko pops to right to retire the side

BOT 5: Womack grounds to first, Konerko dives to take away the single ... flips back to the covering pitcher, just gets him, one down -- Jeter goes down swinging, two away -- Cano grounds to second to end the inning

TOP 6: Rowand pops foul to first, one down -- Dye pops to center, two away -- Blum grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 6: Sheffield goes down swinging, one down -- ARod goes down looking, two away -- Matsui hits one to the gap in right center ... and guess who's there to run it down to end the inning

TOP 7: Widger pops to center, one down -- Uribe goes down swinging ... OLE!!!, another silver sombrero, two away -- Podsednik pops to short to retire the side

I'm not sure they'll bring him out for the 8th, if they don't ... another masterful pitching performance by the older newcomer Aaron Small

Seventh Inning Stretch, the game is knotted at 1-1

BOT 7: Giambi ropes one to right ... off the wall, just a little bit higher and it would scrape over the wall ... in with a leadoff single -- Bernie blasts one out to center ... uhm yeah, that Rowand guy runs down ANOTHER ONE, one down -- Posada in to PH for Flaherty, he goes down swinging, two away -- runner at first for Womack, he grounds to first to end the inning

TOP 8: Gordon now pitching for NY -- Posada in at C -- Ozuna draws a leadoff walk -- Everett grounds to second into a 463 double play, two away -- Konerko flares to left ... nice catch by Matsui to retire the side

BOT 8: Garcia continues for CWS -- Jeter grounds to short, one down -- Cano lines to the track in right, two away -- Sheffield grounds to short ... the throw is high, Konerko grabs it, lands on the bag ... close play, called out to end the inning (replay: Sheffield was safe) -- Sheffield disagrees, so does Roy White ... but anyway

TOP 9: Mo in for NY -- Rowand grounds up the middle to short, one down -- Dye grounds to short, two away -- Blum goes down swinging to retire the side

BOT 9: Cotts now pitching for White Sox -- ARod grounds to short, one away --
Matsui lines a single to right -- runner at first for Giambi, he goes down swinging, two down -- on the first pitch to Bernie, the pitch gets away from Widger, runner to second on the wild pitch -- Bernie lines to right to end the inning

EXTRA INNINGS

TOP 10: Mo continues -- Widger goes down swinging, one away -- Uribe blasts one to the gap in right center ... over Bernie to the wall, Uribe hustles for three ... beats the relay throw for a triple -- runner at third for Podsednik, he tries the squeeze on 0-1 ... foul ... and Ozzie G. throws his gum down in disgust -- Posednik grounds to second ... Cano fields and throws home, Uribe slides under the missed tag, the run scores -- White Sox now leads, 2-1 ... Torre out to confer

On the first pitch to Ozuna, Podsednik goes ... he is gunned down at second (CS), two down -- Ozuna goes down looking to end the rally

BOT 10: Cotts continues -- Posada lines to left ... right at Podsednik, one down -- Tino in to PH for Womack, he draws a four pitch walk -- Crosby in to PR for Tino at first

Ozzie G. out to the mound to take the ball from Cotts -- Hermanson will pitch for CWS -- runner at first for Jeter, he goes down swinging, two away -- Cano lines to center ... and guess who's there to kill another danger ball to end the game

The White Sox win the three game series of one run affairs

FINAL: White Sox win, 2-1

Swirling down the drain

60UP 52DOWN ... two straight losses