Elvis Andrus was hitless in his final 14 at-bats since gathering the 1,999th hit of his profession Friday in Houston.
“It’s very tough when you are right there and you are about to accomplish a milestone,” Andrus stated Wednesday.
The Chicago White Sox second baseman had a giant smile and raised his arms after reaching the two,000-hit mark with a fifth-inning single to proper towards San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb.
It was considered one of 13 Sox hits in a 7-3 victory in entrance of 15,980 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“It’s a great achievement,” Andrus stated. “It’s loads of hits. It’s loads of reminiscences. Every hit means quite a bit, from the primary one to 2,000 immediately. It means quite a bit for me and the household and the individuals who have helped me by my profession.
“I’m not going to lie: I wanted to get this hit in Houston. My family was there, but just the way it goes. Sometimes it gets a little harder, but thank God I did it and helped the team win. It was even better.”
Andrus, 34, is in his fifteenth season in a profession that started in 2009 with the Texas Rangers.
“That’s a heck of a feat,” Sox supervisor Pedro Grifol stated. “You’ve got to play a lot of baseball in the big leagues and you’ve got to be really damn good to accomplish 2,000 hits.”
According to the Sox, he’s the 290th participant in MLB historical past to succeed in the mark.
Andrus went 1-for-4 with a run Wednesday, serving to the Sox even the three-game sequence getting into Thursday’s finale.
“I’ve been making good swings, good contact,” Andrus stated. “Just put somewhat bit extra stress than I’m speculated to do. It’s simply baseball. It’s the start of the season and I’m nonetheless making my adjustment.
“But (Wednesday) I felt really good. It’s the best game offensively in terms of seeing the ball and hitting strikes so far this year. Trying to build on that and trying to get 1,000 more.”
Andrus started the day at second however moved over to shortstop when Tim Anderson was ejected whereas within the dugout after a third-inning at-bat that ended on a referred to as third strike.
“You have to be alert at a certain time (with the pitch clock), and he said he wasn’t alert,” Grifol stated. “He received referred to as out on strikes. I believe he was OK with the strikeout, however feelings are feelings. That’s what makes him good, man. That ardour that he brings. I’ve no issues with it in any respect.
“He didn’t call time. He says he wasn’t alert yet. He hadn’t put his eyes on the pitcher and he just stepped out. Probably could have called time or whatever, but it didn’t happen. When he got in the dugout, it’s that passion he’s got. It’s that passion and fight for the game. I don’t have an issue with it.”
The Sox had been additionally with out Eloy Jiménez, who was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist with a low-grade left hamstring pressure. Gavin Sheets stepped in because the designated hitter and had two hits and three RBIs.
Sheets and Jake Burger are among the many choices at DH whereas Jiménez is out.
“Burger and I knew all along at some point we’d have to step up and fill a role like that, and that’s what we’re prepared to do,” Sheets stated. “That’s what we’ve completed the final couple years and completed it fairly effectively. We make a fairly good participant collectively.
“I’m excited about the opportunity and talked to (Grifol) today, and it’s about making the most of every opportunity you get.”
The Sox made probably the most of their probabilities Wednesday, going 7-for-12 with runners in scoring place. Luis Robert Jr. had three hits, whereas Andrew Benintendi and Yoán Moncada joined Sheets with two hits.
Dylan Cease picked up his first win of the season whereas recovering from what he referred to as “cold-like symptoms.”
“With caffeine, you can get through something like that,” Cease stated. “Some coffee, some Red Bulls, mix it up. Once I had some caffeine in me and it’s a game situation, it’s go time.”
The caffeine was sufficient to get Cease by 5 innings whereas permitting only one run on one hit.
“He was going to battle through it and he did,” Grifol stated. “He really did a good job. He competed and gave us a chance to win. He made some good pitches when he had to. That’s why he is who he is.”
Cease struck out eight and labored his approach by 5 walks.
“I executed in some big spots,” Cease stated. “In normal, I’m not very pleased with my execution, simply due to the walks. Anytime I depart with the lead and provides us an opportunity, it’s fairly good. But 5 walks solely going 5 (innings) is somewhat disappointing.
“Just poor execution and not making adjustments. It was OK, we got through it.”
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