Orioles rookie right-hander Mike Boddicker (center left) is congratulated by Eddie Murray (33) after winning Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Chicago White Sox, 4-0 ...

Tony La Russa still stings from the loss that knocked his 1983 White Sox out of the ALCS. Now he’s back on the South Side, nearly four decades later, with the same focus: bringing a championship ...

Sure enough, his team rebounds with a 4-1 win as Mike Boddicker, hero of the ALCS, stops the Phillies and drives in a run with a sacrifice fly. He’s the first rookie to pitch a three-hitter in ...