Here’s one way to interrupt White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen while he is watching a Spanish soap opera: hit a ninth-inning home run.After being ejected in the top half of the ninth for arguing a ground-rule double call that led to two runs, Guillen was watching TV in his office when Paul Konerko homered with one out. He then watched as Alex Rios hit the Sox second straight game-ending homer to beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Saturday.Trailing 4-2 in the ninth with one out, Konerko hit a solo home run off Mariners closer David Aardsma (0-1). With two outs, Carlos Quentin walked. Then, a day after Andruw Jones hit a game-ending home run, Rios hit a 1-1 pitch in the left-field bleachers to win it.The White Sox won back-to-back games with game-ending home runs for the first since J.C. Martin and Ken Berry did it in a doubleheader against Cleveland on July 25, 1967.In the top of the inning, Casey Kotchman hit a two-run ground-rule double to give the Mariners a two-run lead.With two outs, Jose Lopez single off White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. After a walk to Ken Griffey Jr. Kotchman lined a double down the right-field line. A fan picked up the ball and dropped it back on the field.First base umpire Gary Cederstrom declared the play dead as Lopez scored. But the umpiring crew allowed Jack Wilson, who was pinch running for Griffey, to score from first to give Seattle a 4-2 lead.Guillen argued with third base umpire Fieldin Culbrethl and was ejected for using foul language. Culbreth said discretion was used in determining if Wilson should score.Jenks (1-0) got his first win after pitching the ninth.Mariners starter Doug Fister allowed to runs while scattering eight hits. He struck out four and walked one.Franklin Gutierrez homered for the Mariners, who lost its second straight game.The Mariners allowed back-to-games game-ending homers for the first time since Aug. 23-24, 2002.With two outs in the fifth, Rios singled off Fister. After Rios stole second, Mark Teahen hit a single to right. With Ichiro Suzuki’s strong arm in right, Rios was held up at third base. Ramirez followed with a long fly to left. Seattle outfielder Eric Byrnes propped up against the wall and the ball deflected off his mitt. The ball bounced off the top of fence and came back into the playing field.Rios scored and Teahen scored from first to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead. Ramirez wound up at second base with his third double of the season.Guillen briefly questioned the call, but went back to the dugout after he got an explanation from Culbreth and no replay was necessary.The Mariners came back in the seventh inning on Lopez’s double off Freddy Garcia who pitched seven innings and allowed two runs and two hits.
NOTES—Wilson was out of Saturday’s starting lineup with an injured right thumb that he sustained while fielding a groundball on Friday. Manager Don Wakamatsu was encouraged by the lack of swelling in Wilson’s thumb and said he could hopefully play on Sunday…..Milton Bradley (calf) is improving but he is unlikely to play Sunday. Wakamatsu said if everything goes well Bradley could play Monday in Kansas City.