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Navarro’s heads-up play steals run, win for White Sox
- Updated: August 14, 2016
MIAMI — Dioner Navarro scored the team’s game-winning run off of a wild pitch on Melky Cabrera’s swinging third strike with two outs in the eighth during an 8-7 win for the White Sox over the Marlins.
It’s certainly not the first time the White Sox catcher has come home with the deciding run, but he’s not exactly known around baseball for his Tim Anderson-like speed deciding an outcome.
Basically, the White Sox did whatever it took to capture their first three-game series since facing the Yankees from July 4-6 at home.
“I’ve been playing for a long time so I’ve seen even crazier stuff than that,” said a smiling Navarro. “Fortunately this time it was in our favor and sometimes we need to catch breaks to win games.”
“We have seen strange stuff happen on our end, definitely,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “I can feel for [the Marlins] in that way, but it’s a good feeling to see a ball get away and Dio actually score on that. I don’t think you could ever imagine it.”
The White Sox actually grabbed a 4-0 lead before the Marlins scored five …
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