Two first-place teams coming through with big hits late, star pitchers working out of jams and managerial moves that could fill up hours of postgame chatter.
In the end, Tim Anderson delivered to lead the Sox to a 7-5 victory in 11 innings in front of 13,178 fans at Tropicana Field.
Anderson hit a tying solo home run in the ninth, then put the Sox ahead with an RBI single in the 11th and also scored in the inning.
“The game’s never over,” Anderson said. “We always play to the end. That’s what we were able to do tonight.