Warm welcome back for Uribe

A nearly forgotten member of the 25-man roster helped the White Sox remember how good it feels to keep winning at home.

Juan Uribe, who hadn't started or had an at-bat in 26 games dating to May 15, came through Friday night with a 2-run, game-tying single in the seventh and scored the go-ahead run later in the inning on a sharp infield single by A.J. Pierzynski.

The second baseman's efforts keyed a 3-run outburst that lifted the White Sox to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Colorado Rockies in front of 30,143 at U.S. Cellular Field, where first-place Chicago won its ninth straight.

Solo home runs by the Rockies' Ian Stewart (2), Willy Tavares and Brad Hawpe off starter Gavin Floyd put Colorado ahead 4-2 going to the bottom of the seventh.

But a leadoff single by Jermaine Dye and walks to Nick Swisher and Joe Crede set the stage for Uribe, who strode to the plate after Brian Anderson struck out.

Uribe delivered with a 2-run single to center field against reliever Matt Herges, scoring Dye and Swisher to tie the game.

Uribe later took third on a passed ball, a move that loomed large a moment later when Pierzynski ripped a liner on a short hop to Omar Quintanilla, who couldn't make the force play at second on a hustling Orlando Cabrera. Uribe crossed the plate to give the Sox the lead for good.

"I feel happy," Uribe said. "I don't play for a long time, but I'm helping my team. I'll feel good when I go home tonight. This is all I can do when they give me a chance to play. Give me a chance to play and I help the team."

Letting Uribe hit in such an important situation was a nerve-wracking decision for White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who has favored rookie Alexei Ramirez and his hot bat at second base since Uribe returned from the disabled list May 31.

"I put myself on the line that at-bat," Guillen said. "It's a do or die for any decision that a manager makes to let (Uribe) hit in that particular at-bat.

"The first couple of at-bats before that he was swinging the bat well. He was taking good pitches … I show him I have confidence in him and thank God he make me look good because I'd be criticized by everyone."

Pierzynski was just trying to hit the ball hard after having grounded into a double play his previous time up.

"I got a couple of good pitches to hit and I hit into a double play," Pierzynski said, "so you just try to go up there in your next at-bat, especially with two outs and the game on the line, and get a hit.

"It worked out."

White Sox 5, Rockies 4

At the plate: Juan Uribe tied the game with a 2-run single in his first start since May 15. Orlando Cabrera and Brian Anderson each hit solo home runs, and A.J. Pierzynski drove in the winning run on a scorched 1-hopper to shortstop. Carlos Quentin went 0-for-3 and is 8-for-46 (.174) in his last 12 games.

On the mound: Gavin Floyd got a no-decision after tossing 61/3 innings of 4-hit baseball. All 4 hits were solo home runs. He walked three with 1 strikeout. Relievers Matt Thornton, Scott Linebrink and Bobby Jenks combined for 22/3 innings of scoreless relief. Linebrink picked up his 16th hold and Jenks his 16th save.

-- Jerry Fitzpatrick