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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Charles Johnson made quite a first
impression on his new teammates.
Johnson hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning of his
first game with the White Sox, propelling Chicago to a 4-3 victory
over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
|  | | Chicago pitcher James Baldwin tries to recover after being hit in the leg on a shot from Texas' Mike Lamb. Baldwin remained in the game. |
Johnson, acquired Saturday along with Harold Baines from
Baltimore, hit a 400-foot blast to left off John Wetteland (4-4)
with one out in the ninth.
"I was glad I was able to get the big hit on my first day,"
Johnson said. "The pitch was thrown over the middle of the plate,
and I was able to get it elevated."
The Rangers considered trading Wetteland before the deadline Monday, but chose to hold onto their closer instead. That was
also the same day Wetteland's wife had a troublesome delivery of
their third child, and the pitcher had gotten little sleep since
then.
"You don't make the one mistake I had in an inning on mental
distress. I made a mistake and he hit it," said Wetteland, who
also had two strikeouts. "I should be able to handle that at-bat.
You saw the other at-bats. There's no reason for me not to execute
on that one."
Bobby Howry (2-2), who allowed a game-tying, two-run single to
Gabe Kapler in the eighth, pitched 1 1/3 innings for the victory.
Kapler extended his hitting streak to 15 games with the tying
hit. Rafael Palmeiro was thrown out at third base on the play to
end the inning.
Chicago had gone ahead in the top half with two runs. Magglio
Ordonez hit a two-out run-scoring double to break a 1-1 tie, and Baines -- in his third stint with the White Sox -- followed with a run-scoring single.
James Baldwin allowed three runs and six hits in 7 1/3 innings
for his third consecutive no-decision for Chicago.
White Sox manager Jerry Manuel said Baldwin seems to be making a
habit of performing well in Texas, where the temperature was 91.
"I love the heat," Baldwin said. "It's just about dealing
with the situation. All in all, you've just got to stay focused and
have fun."
Ryan Glynn threw seven strong innings for the Rangers, but left
with a no-decision for the fourth time in his last six starts.
Glynn allowed just one run and six hits.
"I kept the team in the game and that was important," Glynn
said. "I started the game not being as focused as I wanted. I got
locked in in the third inning and felt better than the first two
even when they scored."
The White Sox took the lead in the third after Chris Singleton
led off with a double and eventually scored on Jose Valentin's
single.
Texas tied it in the fifth when Bill Haselman doubled and scored
on Mike Lamb's single.
Game notes
The teams hit into two double plays apiece in the first
four innings. ... Chicago is on a stretch in which it plays 26 of
39 games against American League West opponents. ... Being down only 1-0 after
three innings Tuesday was a welcome change for Texas. The Rangers
fell behind by at least 3-0 in all four games of their prior series
with the Detroit Tigers, including 6-0 in the first inning of the
last two games.
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