Dylan Cease shook his head after strolling the Colorado Rockies’ Michael Toglia on a detailed 3-2 pitch to start the second inning Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The stroll began a two-run rally for the Rockies because the Chicago White Sox hit a bump earlier than heading to Cleveland, shedding 3-0 in entrance of 16,654.
“I was pretty sporadic, definitely wasn’t my sharpest,” Cease stated. “Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make whatever adjustment I needed to make.”
The Cy Young Award candidate allowed three runs on six hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in 5 innings because the Sox misplaced floor to the Guardians within the American League Central.
“We just have to have a short memory,” appearing supervisor Miguel Cairo stated. “When you win, you see what you probably did proper (and) what you might do higher. After that, you progress on with a constructive thoughts.
“I like to stay positive. I don’t want nothing negative. Positive and at the end of the day we have a task and we have to prepare for (Thursday).”
The Sox path the Guardians by 4 video games, 5 within the loss column. The groups play a make-up recreation Thursday at Progressive Field.
“It’s one game at a time,” Cairo stated. “Anything can occur. We nonetheless have 19 video games. Just as a result of we misplaced (Wednesday) and (the Guardians) gained, that doesn’t imply we’re out of it. Those guys (within the Sox clubhouse), they’re not going to surrender. See what you probably did incorrect, what you probably did proper, transfer on.
“That’s the way I look at it. And I hope they look at it that way too. And I’ll be talking to them: ‘Hey, we still have a chance, do our job and put pressure on them.’”
The Sox by no means recovered from the early deficit. Toglia scored on Alan Trejo’s one-out double, and Trejo scored on a two-out single by Yonathan Daza.
“(Cease) struggled a little bit with his pitches at the beginning, and after that he got his composure and pitched good,” Cairo stated. “He gives us at least five innings. We didn’t hit. We didn’t get the key hit. Our bullpen did an excellent job. We just didn’t hit with men on base. That happens.”
The Sox have been 0-for-11 with runners in scoring place.
They trailed 2-0 when Eloy Jiménez singled and Andrew Vaughn walked to start the fourth. Rockies starter Kyle Freeland struck out AJ Pollock and received Luis Robert to fly out to heart. Seby Zavala hit a protracted fly to left, the place Daza made a pleasant catch on the wall to maintain the Sox scoreless.
“Freeland was pretty good in those situations,” Sox shortstop Elvis Andrus stated. “He commanded pretty well, especially with two strikes. He made some key pitches to get out of trouble. That’s baseball, man.”
Freeland allowed seven hits, struck out 5 and walked three in 6⅔ innings.
“He was throwing in and out,” Cairo stated. “Mixing his breaking pitches. Backdoor sliders. He keeps the guys off balance.”
The Rockies added a run within the fifth when Ryan McMahon doubled and scored on C.J. Cron’s single.
The Sox staged a few comebacks throughout their most up-to-date journey, together with a five-run rally within the ninth Friday to show a three-run deficit right into a 5-3 win towards the Oakland Athletics.
Down by three within the seventh Wednesday, the Sox had two runners on and two outs with Yoán Moncada on the plate. Carlos Estévez changed Freeland and struck out Moncada.
“We got our chances, we didn’t capitalize,” Cairo stated. “It goes like that. Sometimes you are going to get hits. Sometimes you don’t. (Wednesday) we didn’t. We’ve got to move on. We’ve got a big game against Cleveland and that’s where we have to concentrate.”
The Guardians have gained eight of 9. After Thursday’s recreation, the Sox play three in Detroit and return to Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday for 3 towards the Guardians.
“We know we’ve still got plenty of games ahead, especially against Cleveland,” Andrus stated. “We’ve simply received to proceed to win collection.
“The very last thing we need to do is put extra strain on ourselves. We’ve nonetheless received to go on the market and have enjoyable. That’s what we’ve been doing the final couple of weeks. There’s no cause for us to alter that. It’s simply staying constructive. (Thursday) is an effective time for us to begin getting some video games again in our division. After that recreation, simply hold successful collection.
“The chance is going to be there. (The Guardians have) been playing perfect until now. If we keep winning series, we know that sooner or later they’re going to crumble, the closer we get. (Thursday is) going to be a really good game for us to go out there and put a statement (and) after that, just go to Detroit and win that series.”
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