Game #1CHICAGO -- Back and forth game which saw the Yankees take a 5-4 lead in the top of the 5th. Bill Robinson doubled with 1 out. Joe Pepitone singled him home. The Mick singled with Pepi stopping at 2nd. Andy Kosco then singled in the Mod One. Chicago struck back in the bottom of the 6th with 3 runs on in IF groundout, a sac fly, and RBI 2-bagger from Chet Lemon. The South Side Hitman put the game away with 3 in the B8, highlighted by Jorge Orta's 2-run double. Orta led the Sox with 3 hits and 3 RBI. Pepitone slammed 3 hits for the Yanks. Bart Johnson (1-0) got the win in relief with Lerrin Lagrow (4) notching the save. Future White Sox Stan Bahnsen (1-2) took the loss.
Game#2
NEW YORK -- The Bombers return to New York where Kosco (3) and Bobby Cox light up Chris Knapp (0-2) or home runs in a 3-1 Yankees win. The real story though was Fritz Peterson (1-1) in the middle of the diamond. He fired 8 innings of 4-hit ball to stymie the Hit Men.
NEW YORK -- Message boards have been humming about late-inning rallies and poor relief pitching. This rang too true for the Yankees in this rubber game. The Bombers scored in each of the first 5 innings, building a 6-0 lead. Steve Barber scattered 5 hits and kept the ChiSox off the board, however, he went high on his pitch count and was removed. Joe Verbanic and Jim Bouton (0-1) gave up 8 runs in the next 2 innings and Chicago won 8-6. The White Sox tied the game with 6 runs in the T6 with Eric Soderholm's (2) 3-run blast capping the explosion. Orta's (1) 2-run shot in the 7th provided the margin of victory. Johnson (2-0) earned his second win of the series in relief. Lagrow (5) again earned the save. Roy White (4) led the Yanks with 3 hits, including a 2-run HR.
