tenth loss in a row to Arizona since 2014
The White Sox, on the highway to 100 losses, received twice as many hits because the Diamondbacks, on the highway to a possible playoff spot, eight to 4. Unfortunately, Arizona cleverly put three of these 4 hits into the identical inning, together with a few walks, whereas the Sox solely received two hits in an inning as soon as, each of which had been singles.
Hence, the 3-0 loss. Of course, Sox hitters hanging out 14 occasions whereas by no means bothering to attract a walk didn’t assist.
The large Snake inning got here within the third. Sox starter Luis Patiño confirmed no indicators of his standard wildness as he cruised via the primary seven batters, helped in a single case by a leaping Zach Remillard.
But after a bloop single fell into brief heart simply off the tip of the glove of the racing Elvis Andrus, Patiño gave up a single, walk, double, walk, single, which was greater than Arizona would prove to wish.
That ended the starter’s day, and the bullpen did a shutdown job the remainder of the way in which, particularly Deivi García, who received out of that inning with a double play and was excellent for 2 extra. Four extra relievers every had a scoreless inning, with solely Tanner Banks giving up successful and each Garrett Crochet (trying fairly good for simply his second begin again from a three-month IL stint) and Bryan Shaw walking a batter.
On the offensive facet, the offense was offensive. They did handle these eight hits, together with Eloy Jiménez and Lenyn Sosa, every getting a double and single, however 0-for-8 with runners in scoring place and, in fact, zilch walks didn’t assist.
Did I point out that the Diamondbacks’ starter had an ERA over six coming into the sport? Of course, their starter Tuesday evening got here in at practically seven, however they at the least the Sox scored on him.
The loss strikes the Sox to 60-98, in order that they solely want two extra losses to realize that elusive 100-loss season they’ve been headed towards all 12 months. The likelihood to get to 99 comes tomorrow afternoon on a greenback ticket day, with Touki Toussaint and the well-known star Undecided because the pitching matchup. If Undecided has an ERA underneath about 10, the Sox could also be in hassle.
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