Out of the corner of his eye, Chicago reliever Matt Thornton saw Coco Crisp breaking for home plate, but the left-hander couldn't stop his motion without committing a balk. Good thing for the White Sox. A.J. Pierzynski caught Thornton's inside pitch and dove in front of the plate to cut down Crisp trying to score the tying run on a straight steal in the eighth inning, helping to preserve a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310513111&teams=chicago-white-sox-vs-oakland-athletics
