2005 World Series, Game 4: White Sox at Astros

Sports • TV-G • Directed by: Baseball's Best • 161 minutes

Oct 26, 2005: CWS 1 at HOU 0, F -- Neither Houston starter Brandon Backe nor White Sox hurler Freddy Garcia allowed many scoring opportunities during their seven scoreless innings apiece. Backe gave up five hits and struck out seven, including five straight in the fourth and fifth innings. Garcia allowed four hits and walked three, one intentionally, while striking out seven. But the game's lone run came in the eighth, with two outs, off Houston closer Brad Lidge. Pinch-hitter Willie Harris, opened the frame with a two-strike single to left and was sacrificed to second by Scott Podsednik. Pinch-hitter Carl Everett's ground ball to second moved Harris to third. And a ground single up the middle from Jermaine Dye, the World Series Most Valuable Player, moved the White Sox one step closer to history. It was Dye's third hit of the game. "The offense really did its job during the playoff run," said White Sox hitting coach Greg Walker of the one-run victory. "But wasn't this just a perfect way for the White Sox to get the final victory?" Cliff Politte and Neal Cotts pitched out of a two-on, one-out jam in the eighth by retiring Morgan Ensberg and pinch-hitter Jose Vizcaino, as Juan Uribe gunned down Vizcaino by one-half step with the tying run on third. Bobby Jenks finished off the White Sox eighth straight victory of the postseason in the ninth, as Uribe came through once again. The slick-fielding shortstop grabbed pinch-hitter Orlando Palmeiro's broken-bat grounder up the middle and once again nailed the runner by inches at first for the final out. Uribe's defensive gem set off a wild celebration on the Minute Maid Park field and among the Chicago faithful in the stands.