Thanks to Jim Thome’s bat and Ken Griffey Jr.’s arm, there’s finally a winner in the AL Central: The Chicago White Sox are headed to the playoffs.John Danks pitched eight innings of two-hit ball, Thome homered to center and Griffey threw out a runner at the plate with a tough tag by A.J. Pierzynski, helping Chicago beat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 in a 163rd-game tiebreaker to win the division Tuesday night.
The White Sox joined the Cubs in the postseason, the first time since 1906 that both Chicago teams are in.
Next up for the South Siders, a first-round matchup with the surprising Rays. Game 1 is Thursday at Tampa Bay.
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