It's amazing what six home runs can do for the psyche of a team.

The music is a little bit louder in the clubhouse, the smiles come a little easier after the game and the hitting becomes a little bit more contagious. At least it did on Tuesday night as the White Sox clubbed six homers -- most since June 8, 2004, against Philadelphia -- in a 10-7 win over the Dodgers.

"It was nice to put some runs on somebody else for once," catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "It was a good win. It was a good team win. We had some good at-bats."

Several of those solid at-bats came from back-ups Josh Fields and Jayson Nix, who combined for four hits and three home runs on the night.

"That's a plus, that's a gift," manager Ozzie Guillen said of the pair's performance. "What Nix and Fields did today, any manager don't expect [players] to do. Those guys sit on the bench for I don't even know how long and come out and perform that way, that's pretty impressive."

Why can't the Sox do this kind of thing every night?

"It's hard to pinpoint," said Nix, who got the spot start at second, then hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning. "If we knew exactly what it was we'd fix it right now."

Fields hit two home runs while filling in for Jim Thome at first base. His two-run homer in the fourth broke a 3-3 tie. He added a solo shot in the fifth.

Nothing was broken Tuesday night as the Sox pounded 13 hits and won for the third time in four games. Guillen is hoping they can stay as warm as the weather.

"When you score some runs it seems like everything goes nice," Guillen said. "Every player feels good about himself."

If Fields and Nix continue to hit the same way, nobody will be happier than the manager himself.

An empty Cell: Much has been made over the past couple days about the White Sox's decision to charge fans a "premier" price for this series against the Dodgers. With Manny Ramirez in the lineup, the Sox's marketing team figured they could fill the stands and make a few extra bucks in the process. Only problem is that Ramirez has been suspended for testing positive for a banned substance and the Sox just haven't played that well this season. Who is going to the park when cheapest ticket in the house is $33? The answer is: not many people. Tuesday's attendance was 22,251 and Wednesday's announced crowd was an even more anemic 20,142.

The crowd cheered at all the appropriate moments during Wednesday night's game, but for the most part it was quiet in the Cell. It sure didn't seem like there were actually 20,142 in the stands. I asked Guillen if he was surprised by the sparse attendance and, as usual, he didn't hold back.

"Yes," he said. "The reason maybe is because the way we play at home. ... I thought we were going to have more people at the ballpark [because we're] playing the best team in the game right now. The Dodgers have got a great tradition and I guess the people like to see Detroit better, or Minnesota, but it's pretty shocking to know that there was more people in the stands [for those games]."

Respect your elders, Ozzie: The line of the night comes from Guillen. When asked if he was looking forward to the celebration involving the 1959 on Thursday afternoon he asked, "They're still alive?"

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