American League Playoff Scores: Chicago White Sox Extend Series with Game 3 Win Over Tampa Bay Rays

Dewayne Wise went 1-2 with a big two-run double, A.J. Pierzynski was 2-3 with a two-out RBI and John Danks threw 6 2/3 innings allowing three runs while striking out seven as the Chicago White Sox avoided elimination and bet the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday to force a Game Four in their best-of-five ALDS playoff series.

The Rays jumped in front 1-0 in the second inning when Akinori Iwamura brought Dioner Navarro home with a two-out infield single. Chicago would get even in the bottom of the third though as Pierzynski used a two-out single off Rays starter Matt Garza to plate Jim Thome and even the score.

In the bottom of the fourth Garza ran into more trouble as he gave up a leadoff double to Thome, walked Paul Konerko and then gave up a single to Ken Griffey Jr. to load the bases. Alexei Ramirez then hit a sacrifice fly to center that scored Thome and Dewayne Wise followed with a double that brought home Konerko and Wise for a 4-1 lead.

Danks continued to set the Rays down and in the bottom of the sixth he got another run to work with when Juan Uribe singled home Brian Anderson with two outs to push the lead to 5-1.

Returning to the mound in the top of the seventh Danks walked Rocco Baldelli to start the frame and after striking out Jason Bartlett and getting Iwamura to fly out B.J. Upton hit a two-run homer to bring the Rays to within 5-3 but Octavio Dotel put out the fire to end the inning.

Matt Thornton came on to pitch the eighth inning for the Sox and Bobby Jenks worked the ninth to earn the save.

Game Four will stay in Chicago on Monday with the White Sox putting Gavin Floyd on the hill while the Rays counter with Andy Sonnanstine. First pitch is schedule for 5:07 p.m. ET.

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