Crazy 8s: White Sox beat Yankees 13-9 By RICK FREEMAN, AP Sports Writer

Crazy 8s: White Sox beat Yankees 13-9 By RICK FREEMAN, AP Sports Writer
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NEW YORK - All these runs, all these hits, and not one single homer for Alex Rodriguez. On a day of crazy 8s, the White Sox and New York Yankees scored eight runs each in the second-highest scoring inning in major league history. Jermaine Dye homered twice and doubled twice, including a go-ahead drive that led Chicago to a 13-9 victory Thursday.

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New York scored 33 runs and had 15 homers in the series. But there were no home runs by A-Rod, who ended a career-high hitless streak at 22 at-bats when he singled in the second. Rodriguez went 2-for-5 and keeps up his quest to become the youngest player to reach 500 homers on Friday against Kansas City — the team that allowed No. 499 on July 25.

After losing the first two games of the series 16-3 and 8-1, the White Sox took an 8-0 lead as Dye doubled twice in the second against Roger Clemens, who left after five outs in his shortest outing since June 14, 2000, when he got just three outs against Boston. Jon Garland didn't do much better, and the second inning dragged on for exactly 1 hour and 90 pitches.

It was only the second time in major league history both teams scored eight or more in an inning. The first was on May 8, 2004, when visiting Detroit got eight and Texas had 10 in the fifth inning of the Rangers' 16-15, 10-inning win. The 16 runs combined were a record for a second inning, two more than the previous mark.

Dye homered off Jeff Karstens (0-2) for a 10-8 lead in the fourth and hit a solo shot that nearly reached the center-field bleachers in the eighth off Kyle Farnsworth. Paul Konerko also homered for Chicago and had three hits.

Clemens was booed off the mound after allowing eight runs and nine hits in 1 2-3 innings. Garland gave up eight runs and nine hits in 1 1-3 innings.

Only three of the runs off Clemens were earned thanks to the first of Robinson Cano's two errors. The second baseman mishandled Jerry Owens' grounder near the bag with one out and Clemens threw out Darin Erstad at the plate on Alex Cintron's dribbler, but the next four batters all got hits before manager Joe Torre replaced Clemens.

Making his last start before turning 45, the Rocket pitched a perfect first inning before the White Sox got to him with a series of singles and doubles that eluded fielders. When Torre replaced him with left-hander Mike Myers, the fans at Yankee Stadium booed loudly, but the boos faded to polite applause by the time Clemens trudged to the dugout.

New York came back quickly, getting five straight hits off Garland, including Wilson Betemit's three-run homer and Rodriguez's RBI single. Betemit, acquired this week and making his first start for New York, received a curtain call.

After that, Garland was removed for Boone Logan (2-0), who allowed a tying, two-run double to Jorge Posada, but got a grounder from Cano that brought the inning to an end.

Notes:@ Darin Erstad hurt himself when he flied out to center in the sixth inning. After hitting the ball, he fell down at the plate, and limped his way toward first until the ball was caught. Then was escorted off the field by a White Sox trainer. ... The White Sox wore their black alternate jerseys, despite temperatures in the mid-90s. ... There was a moment of silence before the game to remember the victims of Wednesday's bridge collapse in Minneapolis. ... Derek Jeter pinch-hit for SS Wilson Betemit in the seventh inning. ... Clemens hadn't allowed that many runs since Aug. 29, 2003, when all nine runs he gave up against the White Sox were earned.