The bases were loaded. The score was 5-1. The inning was the 4th. There were 2 outs and the Astros had already scored 3 runs. Morgan Ensberg watched Berkman intentionally walked with runners on base, the first of two times that was to happen this game. Ensberg recorded the third out, and missed an opportunity to put the game out of reach, with a looping fly to right.
Again, in the 6th, 2 outs, runner on second (Lamb, who else?), Berkman IBB to get to Ensberg. Ensberg swings through a couple fat pitches but eventually walks and creates the bases loaded situation for Munson. Munson ends the inning with a groundout.
The White Sox obviously felt there was no hitter after Berkman. Mike Lamb, hitting 2nd, was the Astros most dangerous bat. He had 4 hits, 3 of them doubles, including a hustling double that got lost in the sun in center in the 6th.
Taylor Buchholz pitched 6 innings of 1 run, 2 hit, 8 strikeout baseball; the high riding fastball being his strikeout pitch. But, with 1 out in the 7th, he walked Thome, Konerko scratched a single to left and Jermaine Dye blooped a pop that landed just out reach of 3 fielders on the right field line.
Then Garner brought in Qualls who hung a slider on the first pitch to Crede, and the score was tied. That's the second White Sox grand slam in 2 games.
In the 10th, Wheeler got in trouble with a leadoff double. He tried to maneuver for a dp and then a force at home with a couple IBBs, but a sharp single to right ended the game.
7:05, Oswalt v. J. Vazquez
