and that's slicing foul. after the game, stay tuned for the 9th news with bob jordan and jackie banks. jim ramsey with the weather, and rich king for all the sports highlights. 1 out, 1-1 the count. konerko playing behind maier. there's a chopper. 27th double play hit into by billy butler, and that will retire the side. so we will go to the bottom of the 9th. we need 6 to tie. diabetes testing? what else is new? you get the blood, hope it's enough, it's -- what's this? [ man ] new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, i'll try it, but -- [ beep ] wow. [ man ] yeah, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ man #1 ] it's like it -- targets the blood. targets the blood. yeah, it draws it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. okay. freestyle test strips. i'll take 'em. [ man #2 ] sure. call or click -- we'll send you strips and a meter, free. can't i just have these? [ man #2 ] freestyle lite test strips. call or click today. >> steve: sox fans, you can manage the game along with ozzie guillen. you can click on the sports game zone banner to check all the game stats and information while you're watching at home. the game zone is brought to you by: columbia college of missouri. online classes fit your schedule and budget. >> ken: very good. >> steve: good to manage along with ozzie in the 9th inning of an 8-2 game. >> ken: alexie, beckham, and pierre. watch out. slashed into the seats. alexei, 1 for 3 with a two-out rbi single. cincinnati has tied up pittsburgh, still hitting in the bottom of the 9th with a couple of guys on. cincinnati trying to stretch out their lead. >> steve: they will make it tough on st. louis who already lost. that would be seven games. >> ken: doesn't get a chance to save too many, but soria usually nails it down. 37 saves, 1-2 record, a .171 e.r.a., in just his 59th appearance. >> ken: alejandro deaza on deck. 1-2 the count. >> ken: extra innings in cincinnati. tied at 4 with pittsburgh. full count. give him a finish. 26,389. softly hit. betancourt has got it, real good arm, bad throw. that will be his 16th error. more importantly, we have a base runner. >> steve: betancourt makes errors on relatively routine plays. he makes very good plays, and then does things like that. >> ken: he opened the door last night>> steve: we will see if deaza can do some damage against the league's premier closer. >> ken: that one is taken down low. chopper, right side. throws to first, gets the out. one down. here's juan. he's 0 for 4 with a couple much strikeouts coming in his last two -- a couple of strikeouts coming in his last two at-bats. >> steve: for him, that's very surprising. he came in with more walks than strikeouts. nick blackburn has a no hitter through knife. there is no score in cleveland with the twins. >> ken: rossco has only given up 4. >> steve: he's one of the four that came over from philadelphia in the cliff lee deal. >> ken: that's softly hit off the foot. >> steve: dan bellino doesn't know. and then he looks and gets the foul sign. from rob drake. >> ken: alexei at second, one out. 18 hits, 1 error for them, this has been a stinker tonight. if you're just tuning in. >> steve: from the beginning. >> ken: yes, they scored one in the first, broken bat. and then we gave them two big runs in the 2nd. come on, tribe. need a little help. only 20 games remaining after this one tonight. think we're going to get them in the last 22 games? we're going to find a way to do it. that's out of play, left side. and minnesota's last 22 games, they hit 12 on the road. and in our last 22, we have 6 on the road. bullpen has become an issue bigger than us. that's outside. 2-2. >> steve: the bullpen has started to come back. >> ken: they have started to come back. >> steve: bobby jenks is the one who has had some problems, but j. j. putz is back, sale has been just unbelievable with the outings he has had. santos is throwing the ball well again. >> ken: but the guy who anchors that bullpen is bobby jenks. foul tipped. staying alive. >> steve: >> steve: that ball trickled away. >> ken: if our bullpen does what i think they can do for the last three weeks, we have an excellent chance of coming back. that's hit to left centerfield. blanco is there. and that is out number 2. here's the u.s. cellular text question results. yes, 74%. no, 26%. and that's it. so the answer is yes. >> steve: >> ken: out of play right side. just again a reminder, makes your plans to be here at the ballpark for this series finale. if you can't make it to the ballpark, the game will be over on comcast sportsnet, a 1:05 start. and that is out of play right side once again. so the count 0-2 with two down. down to our last bullet. breaking ball low and away, 1-2. the upside for somebody, this young man here is huge. and chopped that one foul. get yourself a base hit right here. >> steve: that fits nicely in. >> ken: 2-2. alex rios on deck. >> steve: soria is the most unusual closer. he's not overpowering, and he has very good control. and he uses four pitches. most closers don't do that. >> ken: another good eye, and the count goes full. >> steve: alex rios could keep it alive. >> ken: base hit right here. and this ball game is over. so they even up the series at a game apiece. we won last night 4-3, and they won tonight 8-2, and we will be back. coming up, the nation remembers 9/11, we take you to new york, washington, and pennsylvania. tributes also take place here at home, a report from naperville, and a word probably naperville, and a word probably mentioned nine years what's that sound? 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the police officers, the officers, they were two of them, the partner in this case returned fire. we do know, one of the officers was shot, shot twice. once in the shoulder, also in the chest. he was wearing a bullet-proof vest. let's take a listen to what witnesses described to us a few minutes ago. >> i guess it was a shoot out. we heard shots and the dude come on the side of our house, then that's what we said the police officer was shot in the back. >> i'm cooking dinner looking out the window, i see the police come, i hear the gun shots first. i started praying and just then i ran out. >> reporter: we're going to show you video of the officer's family arriving at the hospital. this officer is a 10-year veteran. he's listed in fair condition. the chest wound, he was wearing a bullet-proof vest. he is expected to be released tonight. let me tell you about this shooter, who again, is on the loose right now considered armed and dangerous. we are getting this information from police. they describe him as a heavy- set hispanics panic male. he was wearing a striped jacket and green jeans. he was driving a 2002 gold saturn. the license plait, 648-8550. again tonight, an officer listed in good condition, the shooter is on the loose tonight. live at 75th and south shore drive, wgn news. >> thanks so much. a porch collapse injured 11 people. officials say a group of 8 senior citizens were on a second story wooden deck that suddenly dropped. three more people were hit by debris. that happened at about 5:30 this afternoon. building inspectors are looking at why the deck collapsed. the 9 injured were taken to area hospitals, none of the injuries were life threatening. gone, but not forgotten. today marked the 9-year anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks. america paused to remember the lives cut short, but also the heroism displayed on that horrific day. a bell rings to mark the time, 8:46:00 a.m. when flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the world trade center. here at ground zero, families gathered, reading the names of those who died 9 years ago. >> kristy a. >> reporter: nearly 3,000 lives were lost on september 11, 2001, after 19 al qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing two of them into the trade center, one into the pentagon, and one crashed in a field in pennsylvania. president obama laid a wreath at the pentagon remembering the 184 victims. >> they were americans, and people from far corners of the world. they were snatched from us senselessly and much too soon. but they lived well, and they live on in you. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, first lady michelle obama and first lady laura bush remembered the passengers who fought back against the terrorists, forcing them to crash in this field instead of their intended target. >> they all found the same resolve. they agreed to the same bold plan. this spot was chosen by the passengers of flight 93, who spared our country from even greater horrors. >> this was also a day of service. the president and first lady took part in projects in dc and virginia. in the meantime in the footprints of the twin towers, work on the ground zero memorial continues. there will be two reflecting pools, each with a waterfall flowing into a deeper pool. >> that memorial at ground zero should be complete by next september 11, a permanent memorial should also be in pennsylvania by then. >> many chicago-land communities are holding services paying tribute to 9/11 victims. we report on one in naperville honoring a navy commander from there who died in the pentagon attack. >> reporter: this memorial service was timed to wonder with the horrific effects nine years ago today. it was a time to pause and remember what no one here will ever forget. >> we saw 200,000-some tons of steel, dust, mixed with everything else. we went underground to search the parking garages that caught on fire five floors down. we searched numerous voids for live victims but found none. >> reporter: the captain encountered his 18-hour days searching ground zero for bodies and remains. his son didn't make it out of the pentagon alive that day, the naperville native was working on intelligence when the plane struck the building. >> he loved the navy. he was very proud. i'm sure he was proud to be there that day. >> reporter: a day that changed the way we view our nation. >> since 9/11, there has certainly been attempts to carry out additional terrorist attacks on our own land, and, of course, there will be more. although we can never guarantee the attempts will not be successful, we can guarantee our resolve in these matters remain. >> and each other. >> our dedication and devotion to what we do is going to make the difference in the future if and when an attack comes act. >> reporter: they encouraged parents to bring children to visit the naperville memorial. it features a beam from the world trade center tower, fragments from the pentagon, and granite from the 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