Recap: Chicago WSox vs. Baltimore
Sports Network | August 25, 2008
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Lou Montanez's RBI single in the 14th inning gave the Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox to complete a rain-suspended game that had originally started on April 28.
The game was originally played at U.S. Cellular Field, but since the teams would not meet in Chicago for the rest of the season, it was completed at Camden Yards with Chicago as the home team before the opener of a three-game set.
In the 14th inning, Nick Markakis singled to start the frame and Kevin Millar followed with a single. Alex Cintron moved the batters up a base with a sacrifice bunt and, after Luke Scott was intentionally walked, D.J. Carrasco took the mound. Montanez punched a bloop single to center that brought home Markakis for a 4-3 lead. Juan Castro then grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Rocky Cherry came on in the 14th to close the game and got in trouble as he loaded the bases, but it was with two outs and he got Dye to pop out to pick up his first save of the season.
Aubrey Huff and Ramon Hernandez homered for the Orioles. Starter Daniel Cabrera allowed two runs on four hits with two strikeouts and seven walks over 6 1/3 innings for Baltimore. Alberto Castillo (1-0) got the win for getting the final out of the 13th inning.
Carlos Quentin and Juan Uribe went deep for the White Sox. Javier Vazquez was solid in the start for Chicago, scattering four hits and allowing one run while fanning seven over eight full frames. Horacio Ramirez (1-3) was saddled with the loss.
Hernandez led off the 11th with a home run to left-center off Scott Linebrink to give the Orioles a 3-2 edge, but Uribe countered with a leadoff homer in the home half against Baltimore closer George Sherrill.
Sherrill worked out of a first-and-second, two-out situation by inducing a fly out by A.J. Pierzynski to end the frame.
The rains, which had been steadily increasing since the start of extra innings, came down hard enough to halt play prior to the top of the 12th. After several minutes the game was officially halted.
Huff's one-out homer to right put the O's up by one in the second inning.
Quentin led off the sixth with a homer to left which tied the game, then the Sox forged ahead in the seventh to take a 2-1 lead on Paul Konerko's RBI single off Chad Bradford.
The O's knotted the game in the ninth against Sox closer Bobby Jenks, as Brian Roberts led off with a slicing double to left, stole third and scored on a Melvin Mora single.
Chicago had a runner on third with two down in the 10th, but Brian Anderson missed on a squeeze bunt and Quentin was caught in a rundown.
Huff was ejected in the 10th by first-base umpire Mark Wegner after vehemently arguing a call...Chicago third baseman Joe Crede was activated off the 15-day disabled list before the conclusion of the game. He had been sidelined since July 22 with back lumbar inflammation. The White Sox opened a roster spot by placing outfielder DeWayne Wise on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left adductor muscle.
