Chicago White Sox proper fielder Adam Engel hit a popup close to house plate with two outs within the fifth inning Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, battling the wind, dropped the ball and Engel reached second on a two-base error.
Jake Burger adopted with a popup between second and third. Shortstop J.P. Crawford couldn’t make the catch on a play that was dominated a , scoring Engel and bringing the Sox inside a run on a blustery afternoon.
Raleigh made up for his miscue within the seventh with a house run — the second of three homers on the day for the Mariners, who topped the Sox 5-1 in entrance of 13,391.
“It’s just a weird day,” Sox first baseman Gavin Sheets stated. “We have been speaking on the infield. Everybody had to assist one another out, since you by no means knew which approach the ball was going to go.
“It was moving about 20 feet out there, at least, in the air. You’re just helping out your teammates on those.”
The Sox have been restricted to 4 singles — one by Sheets, two by Tim Anderson and Burger’s popup — as they noticed their four-game profitable streak come to an finish.
“Tough conditions,” Burger stated. “It’s a beautiful Midwest day.”
Jarred Kelenic’s lengthy fly to proper hit the foul pole for a two-run homer with two outs within the second in opposition to Sox starter Jimmy Lambert, giving the Mariners a 2-0 lead.
Lambert, referred to as up Tuesday and beginning instead of injured pitcher Lucas Giolito, allowed two runs on two hits with a strikeout and a stroll in three innings.
“I’d like to be able to do more,” stated Lambert, who threw 49 pitches. “Really one pitch. But hopefully we can build off of it.”
Lambert stated the stroll to Eugenio Suárez that preceded the homer stood out.
“That is the killer,” Lambert stated. “Lead-off walks and two-out walks, they’ll always come back to bite you. It’s basic baseball. It never fails.”
The Sox took benefit of the misplayed popups within the fifth on the balls hit by Engel and Burger to chop the deficit to 2-1.
“I’m trying to decide if my first big-league hit in Detroit or that was better,” Burger stated.
Burger’s first profession hit, a double July 2 final season, got here when Tigers middle fielder Daz Cameron misplaced monitor of the ball.
“At least that one (Thursday) resulted in an RBI,” Burger stated.
Anderson singled after Burger reached, however Mariners starter Logan Gilbert struck out Luis Robert to finish the inning.
Gilbert allowed one unearned run on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts in 5 innings.
“He’s got some good spin rate,” Burger stated. “He kind of works it back and forth and he’s a great pitcher. He executed today.”
Raleigh prolonged the Mariners’ result in 3-1 when his lengthy fly in opposition to reliever Bennett Sousa saved drifting in left area and landed within the Sox bullpen.
Mitch Haniger hit a two-run homer off reliever José Ruiz within the eighth.
Just one batter reached base for the Sox within the last 4 innings, a one-out stroll within the eighth by catcher Reese McGuire.
Still, they have been in a position to take two out of three in a sequence throughout which beginning left fielder Eloy Jiménez (bruised left ankle) and second baseman Josh Harrison (decrease again stiffness) exited Wednesday’s sport early with accidents. Neither performed Thursday.
The Sox start a three-game sequence with the Tampa Bay Rays beginning Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“Win (the first) two series (of the season) that’s a huge positive that you can enjoy for the next two, three hours and all of the sudden there’s another one that comes up so you better make sure you’re concentrating,” Sox supervisor Tony La Russa stated. “There’s nothing unsuitable with (what former Sox common supervisor) Roland Hemond (stated), ‘Enjoy the moment.’
“But I felt better (Wednesday) night than I do now. I’ve never had a problem giving the other team credit when they out-pitch you, out-hit you, out-play you. We had a chance, we hung in there but we couldn’t get anything going. That’s to their credit.”
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