White Sox 4, Yankees 1 (The Ryan LaMarre Game)

On a night when Kevan Smith (!) batted cleanup, and facing a C.C. Sabathia who had largely shut them down three weeks ago in Chicago, it seemed the White Sox would be hard-pressed to plate many runs in Wednesday’s rubber game.

The fleet left fielder rapped out three extra-base hits (two RBI doubles and a home run), singlehandedly providing enough offense to secure a White Sox win over the New York Yankees, 4-1.

LaMarre had just seven extra-base hits heading into the game, but little did anyone realize that he enjoys feasting on C.C. (OK, he’d just snacked, at 2-for-5 with a double and two Ks). In the second inning, the righty tapped a two-run double to right, and chased it with an RBI double…