Mike Clevinger is aware of what has been costing him in outings that haven’t gone his method.
“It’s kind of been a same theme of any of my bad outings I feel like this year, it’s been one inning that gets away from me,” the Chicago White Sox starter mentioned.
That occurred within the fifth inning Saturday when the Cincinnati Reds went forward on a three-run homer from TJ Friedl. The Reds led the remainder of the best way, topping the Sox 5-3 in entrance of 25,543 at Great American Ball Park.
Clevinger allowed 4 runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and one stroll.
“I’ve been through this before,” he mentioned. “I know I’m really close to the outcomes I want and the pitches I want. It’s just the one inning each time it seems, a little mental lapse. It’s something that can definitely be corrected.”
Sox supervisor Pedro Grifol mentioned Clevinger “threw the ball really well,” however famous {that a} one-out stroll within the fifth to Jonathan India “really hurt him.” The stroll, which was preceded by a Curt Casali single, gave the Reds runners on first and second with one out. Friedl adopted with the house run, giving the Reds a 4-3 lead.
“I was trying to go up, pulled it down a little bit,” Clevinger mentioned of the pitch that resulted within the homer.
The right-hander, who’s 2-3 with a 4.84 ERA in seven begins, is “just trying to lock it in and keep that same mindset throughout the whole outing.”
The Sox constructed a 3-1 lead on a solo homer from Hanser Alberto within the second, an Andrew Benintendi RBI double within the third and a Seby Zavala solo homer within the fourth.
They chased Reds starter Nick Lodolo from the sport within the fourth however had solely two extra hits within the remaining 5 innings towards three Reds relievers. The first of these final hits got here from Luis Robert Jr., a double within the seventh. Robert went 2-for-2 and was hit by a pitch twice.
The staff’s remaining hit was a one-out single from Tim Anderson within the ninth. That introduced the tying run to the plate, however Andrew Vaughn grounded right into a game-ending double play.
“Overall a good game, not enough for us to pull it out,” Grifol mentioned.
The Sox obtained robust information Saturday with outfielder/designated hitter Eloy Jiménez present process an appendectomy at Cincinnati’s Good Samaritan Hospital. The staff mentioned his restoration is predicted to take 4 to 6 weeks.
It’s one other take a look at for the Sox, who’ve needed to juggle a bevy of accidents.
“This is nothing new for this team to have to battle against some adversity,” Clevinger mentioned. “I hope everything goes well with his procedure. I just want to see him back here. He changes our lineup, that’s for sure. But it’s next guy up around here.”
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