Photos: 2008 Phillies
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Jim Thome hit his 534th homer, Carlos Quentin also connected and the White Sox tied it at 5-5 in the ninth on pinch-hitter Paul Konerko's two-out single off fill-in closer Dan Wheeler.
Pierzynski led off the 10th with a single against Jason Hammel (4-4), then tagged up and went to second when centerfielder B.J. Upton casually flipped the ball in after catching Quentin's fly. Jermaine Dye sent a grounder toward shortstop, Pierzynski got caught in a rundown and the strange play unfolded.
Pierzynski appeared to get tagged out after falling - but second-base umpire Doug Eddings signaled safe instead.
Eddings called interference on Rays third baseman Willy Aybar, apparently ruling that he bumped the runner after a throw toward second. Replays showed that Pierzynski initiated the contact, hitting Aybar with his left elbow before falling to the ground.
Tampa Bay infielders and manager Joe Maddon argued vehemently to no avail, and Pierzynski was awarded third. Hammel intentionally walked Thome before Ramirez singled to right.
In other games:
* At Anaheim, Francisco Rodriguez earned his 50th save, and the Los Angeles Angels got RBI triples from Vladimir Guerrero and Gary Matthews Jr. to rally past Minnesota, 5-3.
* At Arlington, Texas, Franklin Gutierrez' tiebreaking single in the ninth inning led Cleveland the Rangers, 4-3, for their seventh straight win and a three-game sweep.
* At Baltimore, Robinson Cano hit the tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees hung on for an 8-7 win to finish a three-game sweep of the Orioles.
* At Toronto, Jed Lowrie hit a solo homer in the 11th inning, Dustin Pedroia had a three-run shot and Boston beat the Blue Jays, 6-5.
* At Seattle, Felix Hernandez (8-8) allowed three runs over six innings for his first win in more than a month as the Mariners beat Oakland, 8-4.
* At Kansas City, ex-Phillie Brandon Duckworth (1-0) went five shaky innings for his first major league win as a starter in more than 2 years, helping the Royals to a 7-3 win over Detroit. *
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