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CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago White Sox may be the top team in
the American League, but the Seattle Mariners showed them why
they, too, believe they belong among the elite.
Mike Cameron came off the bench to deliver a key two-run double,
hit a home run and make a spectacular ninth-inning catch as the
Mariners rallied for a 7-5 victory over the White Sox to
complete a sweep their doubleheader.
Seattle posted a 12-4 rout of Chicago in the first game and now
trails Chicago by just one-half game for the best mark in the
AL.
Chicago carried a 5-1 lead into the fifth inning before the
pitching and defense let it down. Mark McLemore started the
rally with an RBI single off White Sox rookie starter Lorenzo
Barcelo and Seattle loaded the bases with nobody out later in
the inning before pinch-hitter Cameron ripped a two-run double
to left off rookie reliever Mark Buehrle (1-1) that cut the
deficit to one.
Three batters later, Seattle's John Olerud hit a grounder to
second base that appeared to be an inning-ending double play,
but White Sox shortstop Jose Valentin threw wildly to first base
that allowed Cameron to score the go-ahead run.
Cameron gave the Mariners an important insurance run in the top
of the ninth inning by blasting a 3-1 pitch from White Sox
reliever Bob Howry over the right-field fence for his 14th home
run.
But Chicago would not go down quietly as they put two runners on
with nobody out in the bottom of the inning. Magglio Ordonez
followed with a line drive to center field that Cameron grabbed
with a shoestring catch. First baseman Olerud followed by making
a sparkling diving grab of Harold Baines' line drive down the
first-base line.
Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki then struck out Herbert Perry
for his 27th save in 30 chances.
Seattle starter Freddy Garcia (4-2) earned the victory despite
allowing five runs and six hits in five innings. Rookie Robert
Ramsay, Jose Mesa, Arthur Rhodes and Sasaki combined to pitch
four scoreless innings of relief, yielding just two runs while
striking out four.
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Seattle 12
Chi. White Sox 4
Seattle 7
Chi. White Sox 5
(2nd game)
Texas 11
Cleveland 2
Detroit 4
Baltimore 1
NY Yankees 4
Oakland 3
Tampa Bay 5
Minnesota 0
Toronto 6
Kansas City 1
Anaheim 2
Boston 1
Atlanta 5
Cincinnati 4
Philadelphia 10
San Diego 4
Houston 9
NY Mets 3
Florida 7
St. Louis 0
Colorado 6
Pittsburgh 1
Montreal 9
Arizona 3
Los Angeles 7
Chicago Cubs 5
San Francisco 1
Milwaukee 0
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 Poor defense and a red-hot Seattle team was too much for Jerry Manuel and the White Sox.
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