His triple Monday was something of a reunion with the Reyes of old.
"The White Sox beat us and the fans were saying, 'We really hurt when that happens,' " said Tom Goodwin, who hit a vital pinch triple Friday night.
When Scott Podsednik led off with a triple Sunday, it looked as if Chamberlain might deliver another one of his short, ugly performances.
Ortiz's seventh-inning triple Tuesday night was his first hit of the series and only his fifth in 31 at-bats this postseason.
He endured an unfathomable 0-for-12 stretch during the American League Championship Series before a meaningless triple Tuesday night late in the Tampa Bay Rays' 13-4 spanking of the Red Sox.
More specifically, Jeter said he worked extensively on keeping his head still, staying back on his swing, and then exploding on the ball, just as he did with his triple Monday night.
Although Reyes believes he first hurt his lower left leg last month in Philadelphia, Duquette said the injury was sustained when Reyes ran out a triple Tuesday night against Houston.
Crawford believes he was injured on the swing that produced his second-inning triple Monday night.
The double-day and triple-day scenarios did not include weekends.
The double- and triple-day scenarios performed similarly, and gave better results than the single-day.
