"This was the season the White Sox were supposed to manufacture runs on the bases and win close games.

Well, one out of two isn't bad.

Close games, for sure.

After Saturday's dramatic come-from-behind walkoff 5-4 victory over the Mariners, four of their seven triumphs have been decided by one run.

But in the last two days, seven of their 11 runs have come on home runs — and that includes two straight with two outs in the ninth inning.

On Friday night, it was Andruw Jones playing hero, on Saturday it was Alex Rios. The pair gave the Sox their first back-to-back "walkoffs" since J.C. Martin and Ken Berry did it in 1967.

"The pitching staff is going to keep us in the game and when we have a shot we're going to take it," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "But can you please win before the ninth? That would be nice."

Said Rios of his first-ever last-inning game-winning homer: "Unbelievable, I can't describe it."

Actually, Rios' two-run shot, which came after a walk to Carlos Quentin, wasn't the only drama in the ninth. Paul Konerko also socked a solo shot off former Sox and Cub David Aardsma to overcome a two-run deficit.

And that saved close Bobby Jenks (1-0), who gave up the two go-ahead ninth-inning runs, instead of Jenks saving them."