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Ynoa sets stage for White Sox winning rally
- Updated: July 31, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — There was a brief moment in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 6-5, 10-inning White Sox victory at Target Field where Robin Ventura had a flashback to Friday’s tough setback.
Bases loaded, two outs in a tie game, and rookie Michael Ynoa on the mound against Brian Dozier. Ventura flashed to Friday’s series opener — young hurler Tommy Kahnle facing Joe Mauer with the bases loaded, eventually walking home the winning run.
Despite falling behind at 2-1 to Dozier, and almost hitting him with that third pitch, Ynoa induced an easy popup to third baseman Tyler Saladino sending the game into extra innings. Ynoa’s escape, which included throwing eight of his 24 pitches for strikes but not allowing a run, eventually translated into his first big league win.
“Yes,” said a smiling Ynoa. “Thank God.”
“It gets a little dicey when you have the bases loaded,” Ventura said. “He came through. That’s a real positive for him.”
While it was Ynoa who got the lineup card and baseball, as well as congratulations from starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez, it was batterymate Dioner Navarro who delivered …
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