"If there was, in fact, any sort of battle -- real or perceived -- between Alex Rios and his former fan base in Toronto, he got the final word Sunday.

And he did so by letting his bat -- which was pink in honor of Mother's Day -- do the talking.

"Yeah, I'll think about using it again," Rios said of his rosy-color-propelled four-hit performance that included a game-tying solo home run in the seventh inning. The center fielder reached base in all five plate appearances and scored three runs in a game the White Sox had in hand until giving up four runs to the Jays in the ninth inning to eventually lose, 9-7.

In eight games against Toronto this year, Rios hit a robust .353 with three home runs and five RBIs. His exemplary game ran his current hitting streak to 11 games and he's connected on an extra base-hit in seven consecutive games.

Rios found a once supportive fan base anything but welcoming in his return to the Rogers Centre, where he was booed incessantly during a series last month. During that four-game series, he was made to answer for a YouTube video in which he curses at an autograph-seeking fan after a charity event in Toronto last June.

Manager Ozzie Guillen defended Rios then, saying the verbose fan was lucky he wasn't acting that way toward Ozzie.

For his part, Rios has said he harbors no animosity over his departure. He was, however, surprised at the level of vitriol he faced with his news team. "