AJ Pollock hit an extended fly down the left-field line.
For a second, it appeared as if the Chicago White Sox have been going to take the lead within the eighth inning of Game 1 of a break up doubleheader in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians.
But the ball stored hooking and landed foul. Just the way in which issues have gone for the Sox for components of this season.
The Sox didn’t rating within the eighth and the sport remained tied. The Guardians broke by with three within the ninth in opposition to nearer Liam Hendriks and received 7-4 in entrance of 18,518 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“Tough loss,” Sox supervisor Tony La Russa mentioned. “Not a whole lot of analyzing there.”
The Sox fell behind 4-1 earlier than tying the sport with three within the seventh.
Nolan Jones started the ninth with a hustle double, making it to second forward of the throw from proper fielder Gavin Sheets. Jones superior to 3rd on a wild pitch and scored on Josh Naylor’s single to heart. That snapped Hendriks’ streak of 15⅓ scoreless innings.
Steven Kwan hit an RBI single to left, and the ultimate run scored on José Ramírez’s sacrifice fly to proper.
“They attack,” La Russa mentioned. “They had pitches to hit and they didn’t miss them. That’s what they did to (Sox starter Johnny Cueto) as well, that’s how they play.”
The Sox dropped their second straight following the All-Star break. They are two beneath .500 and path the second-place Guardians by three video games within the American League Central getting into the nightcap.
The struggles at house continued for the Sox, who’re 19-27 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“It’s just part of the game,” Cueto mentioned by an interpreter. “Baseball is typically this manner. We nonetheless have an excellent group and we are able to undoubtedly get on an excellent stretch and win some video games. Hopefully that’s going to place us in a greater place.
“But that’s just the way the game is. Baseball is that way.”
Cueto allowed 4 runs, three earned, on eight hits in seven innings. All 4 got here within the fifth.
Kwan tied the sport at 1 with a one-out double to left. Andrés Giménez introduced in two with a single to proper. Sheets’ throw to the plate bounced previous catcher Seby Zavala, and Giménez superior to 3rd on the error earlier than scoring on Ramírez’s sac fly.
“Just bad luck,” Cueto mentioned of the fifth. “I started that inning giving up a walk (to Jones) and then a hit by pitch to the catcher (Austin Hedges), and that rolled over.”
The Sox had 5 consecutive hits within the seventh as they tied the sport.
Josh Harrison and Yoán Moncada each drove in a single run in opposition to reliever Eli Morgan to carry the Sox inside a run. Andrew Vaughn tied the sport with an RBI single in opposition to reliever Trevor Stephan.
José Abreu singled to proper and Yasmani Grandal, who had three hits, reached on an infield hit to load the bases with two outs. Stephan struck out Sheets to finish the rally.
Zavala singled to start the eighth and moved to second on Leury García’s bunt. Pollock hit the lengthy, loud foul ball in opposition to Stephan throughout his at-bat, which led to a strikeout. Harrison grounded out to second.
“We had three chances to get the go-ahead run, and they were able to make pitches,” La Russa mentioned. “It would be nice to play with the lead, see what happens. But that’s not the way it played out.”
What performed out was the eighth loss in 11 conferences in opposition to the Guardians this season.
“There is still plenty of season to play,” Cueto mentioned. “We can’t keep our heads down. We have to keep playing and take advantage of every day.”
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