‘Play of the year’ carries White Sox past Tigers
CHICAGO – Reveling in their latest comeback win, White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham turned to teammate Alex Rios and laid out a bold statement.
“That might be the play of the year,” he said.
It wasn’t a walk-off home run or a spectacular, highlight-reel defensive play. Sure, the Sox have plenty of those moments in their unexpected quest to make the postseason. Yet a routine play – a microcosm in a game filled with clutch moments – separated the Sox from their nemesis, the Detroit Tigers.
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