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Narvaez works 9 pitches, review for game-winner
- Updated: August 7, 2016
CHICAGO — Don’t ask rookie catcher Omar Narvaez if his popup down the left-field line, with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh inning, landed fair or foul.
“As soon as I hit it, I was running as hard as I could to first base,” said a smiling Narvaez after the White Sox 4-2 victory over the Orioles on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.
An original foul call from third-base umpire Mike Winters meant the bases remained loaded, the count remained at 3-2, and Mychal Givens and Narvaez would do battle once again. But White Sox manager Robin Ventura challenged the decision, and video replay overturned the foul ball into a game-winning RBI for Narvaez.
The hit was a big one in the context of a victory, but Narvaez’s process stood out just as impressively.
Narvaez worked a nine-pitch at-bat, fouling off four of Givens’ fastballs and three in the 96-97-mph range. He also pushed the count from 0-2 to 3-2 before plating pinch-runner J.B. Shuck, giving him hits in all five Major League games he has …
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