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A new month provided a new challenge Tuesday night for the White Sox.
Down to their last out, their resourcefulness allowed them to win their sixth consecutive game and their eighth straight at U.S. Cellular Field.
Rookie Alexei Ramirez hit a game-tying home run with two out in the 10th inning off closer Joe Borowski, and Orlando Cabrera's single scored Dewayne Wise with the winning run for a 3-2 victory over Cleveland that set off a wild celebration near the pitcher's mound.
The rally overshadowed a brilliant showdown between Sox left-hander John Danks and Cleveland's Cliff Lee. Each pitched eight innings of one-run ball.
After Ramirez's homer, Wise delivered a pinch-hit single and stole second base. Cabrera, whose hitting has helped fuel the Sox's resurgence, ripped a single up the middle and Wise's headfirst slide beat center-fielder Grady Sizemore's throw to the plate.
Casey Blake's home run off left-hander Matt Thornton with one out in the top of the inning had given the Indians a 2-1 lead.
Lee, an 11-game winner, was the first of back-to-back challenges for the Sox, who will oppose fellow left-hander C.C. Sabathia in Wednesday night's series finale.
Sabathia, the 2007 American League Cy Young Award winner, is expected to attract a flock of scouts in anticipation of a possible trade.
The Sox entered Tuesday night's game with a 17-12 record in games against left-handed starters, a remarkable improvement over their 16-28 mark against lefties last season. They also might receive the services of Paul Konerko soon.
The Sox's first baseman said his left oblique muscle felt better after taking several rounds of batting practice, and he may be able to start a short minor-league rehabilitation assignment by the end of this week.
Lee, meanwhile, was the third consecutive left-handed starter the Sox have faced.
That didn't deter Sox manager Ozzie Guillen from starting left-handed hitting A.J. Pierzynski and third baseman Joe Crede, whose struggles against left-handed pitchers were overshadowed by his defensive miscues.
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