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BALTIMORE -- The Chicago White Sox had yielded 14 hits, including a career-high 11 by starter Chris Sale, yet still stood poised to end their four-game losing streak. And then the magic vanished. Chris Davis hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the ninth inning off Ronald Belisario to doom to the White Sox to a 6-4 defeat Monday night. Chicago had no right to be in position to win, given that the Orioles got a hit in every inning and finished with three home runs. Sale, who came in 6-1 with a 2.20 ERA, worked out of one jam after another in six innings. The left-hander walked one, hit a batter and had a season-low three strikeouts. "My own manager was calling me Houdini," Sale said. "I just got lucky in some cases. I should have lost that game easily in terms of giving up more runs." Davis was excluded from the starting lineup after batting just .130 in his previous 14 starts. Called upon by manager Buck Showalter with runners on first and second and one out in the ninth, Davis launched a 3-2 pitch into the right-field seats. "I made a mistake with it," Belasario (3-4) said. "For me, its pretty tough. Im trying to get my job done, but things happen." Davis, who led the majors in home runs and RBIs last year, started the game in the dugout with a .216 batting average and 78 strikeouts in 218 at-bats. Adam Jones and Caleb Joseph also homered for the Orioles, who trailed 4-2 in the eighth before rallying to hand the White Sox their eighth straight road loss. Brad Brach (1-0) pitched two hitless innings for Baltimore. Jose Abreu hit his 22nd homer and drove in three runs for Chicago, which went 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position. "Bad times are part of this and I think what we have to do is we have to play together," Abreu said. "We have to get united. Tough times are going to be there. Thats part of the game." Chicago trailed 2-1 until Abreu led off the sixth with a drive over the wall in centre. Dayan Viciedo followed with a double and Conor Gillaspie chased Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen with a run-scoring double. An RBI double by Abreu made it 4-2 in the seventh. The rookie ranks third in the AL in home runs and his 60 RBIs is tied for third. Joseph hit his second homer in two games, a solo shot off Zach Putnam in the eighth. The drive capped the rookies first career three-hit game. That set the stage for Davis 13th home run. He hit 53 last year. "I was really proud of the at-bat," Davis said. "After I got down 0-1, I was really trying to elevate the ball, get a pitch out over the plate. I was able to lay off some pitches, fouled one off that probably wasnt a strike, but at that point I was just trying to protect." Baltimore went up 2-0 in the first inning when Steve Pearce walked and Jones followed with a drive to centre that bounced off the top of the wall, only the fifth home run allowed by Sale this season. Chicago got a run back in the third. Adam Eaton reached on an infield hit, Gordon Beckham doubled and Abreu hit a run-scoring groundout. In the bottom half, Sale struck out Delmon Young and J.J. Hardy after the Orioles put runners on the corners with one out. One inning later, Baltimore loaded the bases with one out before Pearce hit a short fly and Jones struck out. The trend continued in the fifth, when three straight singles filled the bases with no outs. After Manny Machado hit into a force at the plate, Jonathan Schoop bounced into a 4-6-3 double play. NOTES: Jones HR was his 151st with Baltimore, tying Chris Hoiles for 10th place on the Orioles career list. Of his 14 HRs this season, 10 have been solo shots. ... 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Teammate Chris Egi had 20 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. http://www.danmarkairmax.com/. -- The Denver Broncos retired John Elways No. Nike Air Max Køb . The third-seeded Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., was coming off a semifinal appearance at the French Open. She took the opening set before the unseeded American came back for the 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory. Nike Air Max Udsalg .com) - Oregon wasnt going to let Arizona ruin its national title dreams for a second straight season.MELBOURNE, Australia - In their latest public display of friendship, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki posted a photo of getting their nails done before the Australian Open. The camaraderie, in a sport better known for its rivalries, has prompted discussion among players on what its like in the locker room and behind-the-scenes with top womens tennis stars.Is everyone friends? The answer: it depends who you ask.The No. 1-ranked Williams, who plays her fourth-round match Sunday and is known for having some of the highest-profile rivalries on the tour, says the mood has changed since she joined the professional ranks way back in the 90s.Its like a big family now, said Williams, who at 33 is pushing for her 19th Grand Slam title and shows no sign of easing her dominance. She came of age during a different era, recalling that rivals Steffi Graf and Monica Seles never spoke.When youre young, you really idolize those people. I wanted to do what they did. I was really quiet. I did my own thing, Serena told a news conference at the Australian Open. I just tried to copy them.Now, things are different, partly because players spend more time together due to the packed schedule of tournaments year-round.I definitely think people talk a little bit more now than back in the 90s, said Williams, who faces No. 24 Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals. We travel 10, 11 months of the year together. So you just know everyone.Social media has played a big role in opening a window into the players private lives, with many posting comments to each other or photographs of their off-court friendships.The former No. 1-player Wozniacki, who exited in the second round of this years Australian Open, shared the picture of herself and Williams getting pedicures the weekend before the tournament started.Asked about competing against a friend at the top level, Wozniacki later said: Whenever youre on court, you just want to win. It doesnt matter who is on the other side.The two friends faced off in a Grand Slam final at last years U.S. Open, which Williams won. Two days later, Wozniacki showed up to support Williams at her first runway show during New York Fashion Week. Williams then live tweeted from the New York City Marathon as she cheered on Wozniacki, who ran an impressive 3 hours and 26 minutes.Is it normal to cry when someone finished (a) marathon? So proud of you Caro, Williams tweeted after the race. The two have been spotted at the beach, hockey games, basketball games and concerts.ddddddddddddWilliams has been quoted as saying that Wozniacki is her closest friend on the circuit other than her sister, Venus.Naturally, though, tense rivalries remain, and Williams doesnt like to talk about them. There was great speculation about Williams apparently icy relationship with Sloane Stephens, after the young American upset the No. 1-ranked player in the 2013 Australian Open quarterfinal.No. 2 Maria Sharapova, who advanced to the quarterfinals on Saturday, has publicly said she has no friends on the womens tour. She and Williams have long had a not-so-friendly rivalry that made headlines in 2013 when the pair traded personal barbs relating to their romantic relationships.Williams could face Sharapova in the final. To have any chance of that happening, Sharapova has to clear a quarterfinal hurdle against rising star Eugenie Bouchard, a rematch of last years French Open semifinal that Sharapova won en route to the title.The No. 7-ranked Bouchard also prefers to keep competitors at a distance.I dont want to become really good friends with any of the girls on the tour, said the Wimbledon finalist. I come here, do my job, and leave. I think thats the best way for me to stay focused and not really have distractions.Asked what its like in the locker room, Bouchard laughed.Im sure you imagine Mean Girls or something. Its not like that, said the 20-year-old Canadian, referring to Hollywoods take on a mean-spirited high school clique. Its pretty chill, pretty relaxed. Were all friendly and talking to each other.For what its worth, Mean Girls happens to be Bouchards favourite movie.Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka says her perspective has changed over the years, and she wants to get to know more players.Not that I wasnt friendly, but its nice to get to know girls, said Azarenka, unseeded here because her ranking fell late last year during an injury layoff. She faces No. 11 Dominika Cibulkova in the quarterfinals.On the court there are no friends, unless there are umpires you try to be nicer to, the 25-year-old Azarenka said. But off the court, she would like to make an effort and build friendships — possibly with Sharapova or other players who have residences near her in the Los Angeles area.I havent hit with any girls yet, Azarenka said. I know Maria lives there. But we havent hit yet. Hopefully, maybe one day it will happen. 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