Black Sox Blog

Playing in the rain, the White Sox accomplished what they’ve done all season. It wasn’t pretty, but they did just enough to win. In the top of the fifth, Morgan Ensberg drove in two runs with a double and the Astros looked like they were going to cruise to a 4-2 lead.

Paul Konerko had something else to say about it though. In the bottom of the seventh, Paul Konerko hit a two out grand slam to give the White Sox a 6-4 lead. The rest of the game wasn’t without it’s drama though as the Astros tied the game in the ninth on a two run single by Jose Vizcaino.

Then with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Scott Podsednik, who didn’t hit a single homerun during the regular season (and now has two in the post season), hit a walk off solo shot to end the game.

What a game. The White Sox head to Houston with a 2-0 lead. While the Red Sox last year taught us that no lead is sacred, I’m definitely feeling good about the series. Jon Garland throws against Roy Oswalt tomorrow.