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Nageotte is up around ninety pitches entering the sixth and I guess that is his tipping point. He runs the count full on Vernon Wells for the second consecutive A.B. and "Hitman" takes advantage of the precarious situation by cracking the payoff pitch for a one-base hit. Eric Munson takes one out of the zone, then another, and on the 2-0 pitch we finally see this ballgame's pendulum swing, as Munson's big home run cut results in a BIG HOME RUN, bigger than that text even. It's a no-doubter that I guess answers the question of what sort of factor he'd be in this series.

The three batters after that are quick outs, but Buehrle pitches a one-two-three sixth against the bottom of the Seattle order, retiring pinch-hitter Milton Bradley batting for Nageotte to end the inning. Southpaw Chad Zerbe turns the trick in reverse in the seventh, retiring pinch-hitter Wil Cordero on a long fly out to right-center to start the inning, and then making quick work of lefties Vazquez and ****sednik. The top of the Seattle order is up in the seventh, but after six strong innings, Mark Buehrle's no longer at the helm, keeping the ship steady.