Frazier had led off the top of the fourth with his third homer in the three-game series.
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“With experience, you understand it’s going to come around, and I’m just glad it came today and in extra innings”, Frazier said.
Latos, who with Chris Sale make up the first pair of White Sox starters to start the season 6-0 since at least 1913, gave up five runs on seven hits and five walks over 5 1/3 innings.
Each team added a run in the ninth, and the 4 – 4 score stood until Rangers lefty reliever Cesar Ramos led off the twelfth by walking right fielder Adam Eaton, who then took third on an infield hit by shortstop Jimmy Rollins that Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus threw away.
He instantly got up and ran to the dugout with his glove over his mouth. The White Sox third-baseman now sits at 10 HR, 27 RBI through the Sox first 33 games. He is 5-4 with a 6.33 ERA in 13 career appearances, including nine starts, with Boston and Texas.
Monday night in Texas, the Sox ran out Miguel Gonzalez to the hill for his second start for the club this season.
The Texas Rangers traded right-hander Anthony Ranaudo to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in exchange for minor league pitching prospect Matt Ball.
Erik Johnson got the first shot at replacing Danks last week, also getting called up from Charlotte before allowing four runs on eight hits in five innings of a 7-3 loss to Boston and going back to the minors.
“You can talk about the hitting of Rua and the pinch hitters and the ABs, ” Banister said, “but it was a tremendous job by Alex Claudio”.
Prior to exiting the game with the injury, Frazier belted a solo shot off Cole Hamels for his 11th home run of the season.
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Texas has won 57% (8-6) of its games when leading after seven innings. Ranaudo had plenty of hype in college before being selected by the Red Sox in the 2010 MLB Draft after falling to the 39th pick. Texas’ Prince Fielder had a two-run double – one of two doubles on the day – in the fifth to erase Chicago’s 4-2 lead. Griffin didn’t pitch in 2014 or 2015 after elbow surgery, and his recovery a year ago was cut short by a shoulder issue. He went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday after coming out of his last start with shoulder stiffness.
