CHICAGO -- Todd Fraziers first season in Chicago has produced 31 home runs, but also an average hovering around .200 and 125 strikeouts.On Thursday night, Frazier provided the clutch hitting the White Sox coveted when they traded for him in the offseason.After striking out in his first three at-bats, Frazier tied it with an RBI single in the seventh inning and won it with a liner down the left-field line in the ninth to lift the White Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.You cant rely just on the homer, Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. I think theres more to his game than that. Youve got to be able to knock in runs when youre not hitting them over the fence.Adam Eaton hit a bloop single off Nick Vincent (3-4) to open the ninth and went to second on Tim Andersons sacrifice. Jose Abreu was walked intentionally before Fraziers liner over third scored Eaton, leading to a pileup of players behind the pitchers mound.Unfortunately, it took me three times to do that, Frazier said. To come up clutch today, I felt pretty good.David Robertson (4-2) worked around a walk and two incidents of fans running on the field in the ninth that delayed play for several minutes in Chicagos fourth win in five games.The first two guys I was like, `Ok. All right. Theyve got it under control, Robertson said. The next guy, I got a little angry there.Robinson Cano hit his 29th home run and the Mariners wasted a solid return off the disabled list by James Paxton in their third straight loss. Seattle fell 7 1/2 games behind AL West-leading Texas.Leonys Martin had a two-run single in a three-run sixth as Seattle built a 6-3 lead off White Sox starter Anthony Ranaudo.But Anderson, who had three hits, led a seventh-inning rally with an RBI double off struggling Arquimedes Caminero before Fraziers two-out ground single off Steve Cishek tied it.Paxton gave up five singles and three runs in the first, then scattered two hits in four scoreless innings before leaving after 90 pitches in his first start since getting hit on the elbow by a comebacker Aug. 7.It was just a little bit of rust, Paxton said. I was missing the middle a little bit and they were finding some holes. As it went al png made some better pitches.Ketel Martes fielding error on J.B. Shucks leadoff grounder in the seventh led to three unearned runs for Chicago.Ranaudo was charged with six runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings in his third third start with the White Sox.Against a lineup like that, your mistakes get exposed, Ranaudo said. I think that happened, but luckily weve got a good team and were having some fun right now.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: 3B Kyle Seager (bruised right foot) missed his second straight game, with manager Scott Servais saying its 50-50 if hell play Friday. Mike Freeman was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma for infield depth, with RHP Tony Zych sent down. ... DH Nelson Cruz hit a sacrifice fly in the first a day after leaving with back spasms.White Sox: LF Melky Cabrera (illness) sat out. ... GM Rick Hahn said CF Austin Jackson (knee surgery) and INF Matt Davidson (broken foot) wont return this season. ... An MRI on 2B Brett Lawrie, out with hamstring, calf and knee issues, came back clean.UNRULINESSTwo men initially ran on the field, with one removing his shirt. One was tackled on the field, while another jumped back into the stands before he was taken by security. Then before a pitch was thrown, another man ran on the field and also took off his shirt.Robertson treated it like a replay challenge delay.Seemed like getting the guys off the field, at least it was something to watch instead of just watching the umpires holding the headphones and just listening, he said.STARTING OVER?White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf hasnt authorized rebuilds in the past. 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After going winless last season, the Jayhawks (1-1) defeated Rhode Island 55-6 in the season opener before falling to Ohio University 37-21 last week.Memphis had its open date after Norvells opener, so the Tigers have had to be patient.We have no say in when our bye week shows up, so we have to maximize it whether it was late in the year or early like it occurred, Norvell said. With us being a first-year staff, we can definitely take the positives out of it because it gives us another opportunity to continue to get to know each other, to continue to evaluate where we are early in the season.Kansas lost to Memphis 55-23 last year in the only other meeting between these schools. Much has changed for the Tigers since then. Justin Fuente has moved on to coach Virginia Tech, while quarterback Paxton Lynch became the first-round NFL draft choice for the Denver Broncos. Other key players like tight end Alan Cross and wide receiver Mose Frazier also moved on to NFL careers.The thing that sticks out to me is just the contrast in styles between their new quarterback (Riley Ferguson) and obviously Paxton Lynch, Kansas coach Dave Beaty said. Paxton, that dude was a tremendously talented guy. Their new guy is also a talented guy. .He can throw the football.Ferguson threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns in the opener for Memphis.---Some things to watch as Memphis hosts Kansas on Saturday morning::NICE START: Norvell is the first Memphis coach to win his debut since Rey Dempsey in 1984.dddddddddddd. Only one other Tiger coach -- Lester Barnard in 1922 -- won his inaugural game. But Norvell has the opportunity to be the first Memphis coach to start his career 2-0.WHO ARE YOU? Beaty hasnt determined exactly what type of offensive team will emerge after the Jayhawks ran for only 26 yards against Ohio last week. Im trying to figure out who we are right now, because I know were a lot better than what we showed Saturday in the run game, Beaty said. Were probably somewhere in the middle . to be honest with you.THE ROAD UNKIND: Kansas has not fared well on the road in recent years and come to Memphis on a 38-game road losing streak. The last road win came Sept. 12, 2009, when the Jayhawks defeated Texas-El Paso 34-7. No current player on the Kansas roster has ever won a road game.START IS IMPORTANT: Beaty noted the Jayhawks need to start the game with more success. Kansas was down to Ohio 25-0 near the 6-minute mark of the second quarter. We have to start faster, Beaty said. We didnt start fast on either side of the ball. That doesnt bode well for Kansas. Against Southeast Missouri, Memphis was up 29-0 midway through the second quarter.GRAHAM DISCIPLES: Beaty and Norvell both have coaching ties as assistants to Arizona State coach Todd Graham with Beaty in 2006 at Rice and Norvell at a couple of stops, including serving as Grahams deputy head coach for the Sun Devils before taking the helm at Memphis. Beaty even once coached at Norvells old high school.---Online:AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org and AP-Top 25 Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '
