June 22--The summary
The White Sox took two out of three from the Rangers when Gordon Beckham led off the 11th with a home run off Alex Claudio for a 3-2 victory in front of 33,668 at U.S. Cellular Field.
On the mound
Jose Quintana pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs on five hits. Reliever Jake Petricka (2-2) got the win.
At the plate
Melky Cabrera collected a career-high five hits: four singles and a double. Beckham's blast was his first career walk-off homer and his second walk-off hit of the season.
In the field
Third baseman Conor Gillaspie made a diving catch of a bloop into shallow left by Mitch Moreland for the third out in the fifth with two on. In the 10th, Beckham initiated a bases-loaded, 5-2-3 double play.
The number
6 -- Walk-off hits for the Sox this season. They are 5-2 in extra innings.
The quote
"He's a changed person. He is not chasing the ghost of being drafted higher and doing more. He's the winning-type player, and he comes out and shows you that." -- Robin Ventura on Beckham.
Up next
At Twins, 7:10 p.m. Monday, CSN.
