Crazy Eights

In the Bronx this afternoon:

White Sox  080 210 020 - 13 17 0 
Yankees    080 001 000 -  9 15 2

It is only the second time in baseball history that two teams have both scored at least eight runs in the same inning. (Starter Roger Clemens: 1.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 39 pitches)

The only other time happened three years ago -- on May 8, 2004:

Tigers   021 3 81 000 0 - 15 16  3
Rangers  040 0100 100 1 - 16 16  0

Alfonso Soriano went 6-for-6 in that game.

And with New York's loss, the Red Sox's lead in the East -- as the team heads to Seattle -- is now ... 8 games.