11.   Lofton followed with a line single to left, scoring pinch runner Wayne Kirby with the tying run.

12.   Paul Sorrento followed with a line single to center.

13.   Still, he nearly beheaded Sox starter Jin Ho Cho with a line single in the third inning and added a long double to center in the ninth.

14.   The time after that, a line single to center.

15.   Bonilla followed with a line single for his second RBI of the game.

16.   Carter followed with a line single, and right fielder Jay Buhner would have had a play at the plate, but he bobbled the ball.

17.   Hocking foiled the strategy with a line single to right.