The Chicago White Sox started one other collection on the incorrect foot Tuesday.
Lance Lynn surrendered two two-run homers in a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium.
In a season crammed with peculiar stats, the Sox continued to battle within the first sport of a collection. They are 12-23 in such circumstances.
“Play better,” Sox supervisor Tony La Russa stated.
The Sox should discover a method with out All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson, who will miss about six weeks with a sagittal band tear on his left center finger.
The Sox benefited from the lengthy ball in Game 2, incomes the cut up with a 3-2 victory.
Lenyn Sosa and Yoán Moncada hit solo residence runs for the Sox. Vinnie Pasquantino, who had a two-run homer in Game 1, hit a solo homer in Game 2 for the Royals.
Sosa’s residence run within the third was the primary of his profession. Pasquantino tied the sport together with his homer within the fourth.
Moncada made an incredible defensive play, fielding Nate Eaton’s grounder to 3rd and firing to first for the ultimate out of the fifth. Gavin Sheets made a pleasant scoop at first.
Moncada led off the sixth with the go-ahead homer. Sheets supplied an insurance coverage run within the eighth with a double to left that introduced residence Luis Robert from first.
Sox starter Davis Martin allowed one run on three hits with three strikeouts and one stroll in 5⅔ innings.
The offense had a number of hard-hit balls in Tuesday’s opener however got here up empty a lot of the afternoon towards Royals starter Brady Singer. The right-hander allowed one run on 5 hits with six strikeouts and no walks in 7⅓ innings.
“He pitched a good game,” La Russa stated. “But we made some hard contact for one run. That’s just baseball.”
The one run towards Singer got here on Josh Harrison’s homer with one out within the third.
The Royals took the lead on Pasquantino’s two-run homer within the backside of the third. Nick Pratto hit a two-run homer off Lynn within the sixth.
“Two pitches cost me four runs,” Lynn stated.
Lynn allowed 4 runs on seven hits with 5 strikeouts and one stroll in six innings.
“Don’t make two horse(bleep) pitches that cost you four runs,” Lynn stated.
Rallies got here up quick within the eighth and ninth for the Sox.
Trailing 4-1, they introduced the tying run to the plate with one out within the eighth. Batting with runners on first and second, Robert lined out to middle. Scott Barlow then struck out Eloy Jiménez.
A sacrifice fly to left by Moncada within the ninth reduce the deficit to 2. The Sox had runners on first and second with one out. Jose Cuas struck out Harrison and obtained Yasmani Grandal to floor out to first.
After bouncing again in Game 2 for the cut up, the Sox are 8-6 throughout their present stretch of 19 consecutive video games towards groups with sub.-500 information.
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