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Delmonico’s homer in 10th lifts White Sox over Angels
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CHICAGO — Nicky Delmonico hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-4 victory Wednesday night that eliminated the Los Angeles Angels from playoff contention.
Delmonico, who had three hits and three RBIs, lifted his ninth homer to right field on a 2-1 pitch from Blake Parker (3-3), the fifth Angels reliever, after Avisail Garcia had led off the inning with a double.
Minnesota, which lost 4-2 at Cleveland, got the second AL wild card berth.
Jose Abreu continued his hot late-season hitting with two hits, and Tim Anderson and Willy Garcia both had an RBI.
Kole Calhoun crushed his 18th homer, a three-run shot that tied the game 3-all in the fifth. Andrelton Simmons had two hits and an RBI.
Danny Farquhar (4-2) the fourth White Sox reliever pitched 2/3 innings for the win.
Angels slugger Mike Trout struck out four times and walked once in five plate appearances.
