Leury García got here to bat within the seventh inning Sunday with runners on second and third with one out and the Chicago White Sox trailing the Minnesota Twins by one run.
Facing hard-throwing reliever Jhoan Duran, García swung and missed a 99 mph fastball for the primary strike.
The Sox referred to as for a security squeeze on the following pitch. García acquired the bunt down nevertheless it went again to Duran, who fielded the ball and made an underhanded toss to the plate, the place catcher Gary Sánchez tagged out pinch runner Adam Haseley.
“Sometimes you’ve got to go for it,” Sox performing supervisor Miguel Cairo stated. “It was a good chance to do it. He did the job. It was just a little to the middle, but he did his job.”
Duran struck out Romy Gonzalez to finish the inning — and an amazing alternative for the Sox, who misplaced 5-1 in entrance of 32,305 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Sox have been unable to finish a sweep of the three-game collection and noticed their successful streak finish at 4. They returned to .500 at 67-67 and stay in third place within the American League Central, trailing the second-place Twins by two video games and the division-leading Cleveland Guardians by 2½.
“We go about what we did (Sunday), what we could have done better and put it in the past,” Cairo stated. “Tomorrow is another day. We play the way we played this week, watch out. We’re going to have a pretty good chance, and the guys are excited about going out there (to Seattle and Oakland).”
Sox starter Lucas Giolito allowed two runs on six hits with 5 strikeouts and two walks in 5 innings. The runs got here on Carlos Correa’s two-run homer within the fifth.
“It’s kind of par for the course for the bulk of my season,” stated Giolito, who’s 10-9 with a 5.21 ERA. “Just not fairly there. But I battled. Gave it my all. One unhealthy pitch to Correa. Walk earlier than that form of did me in there. And lots of deep counts, fell behind too many guys. Loads of 3-2 (counts), lots of foul balls.
“I’m just going out and giving it my all with what I’ve got. I know I can get outs. I can have good performances. It’s commanding, as long as I’m working ahead.”
The Sox had solely three hits — two in starter Dylan Bundy’s 5 innings — as they entered the seventh down 2-0. Gavin Sheets doubled with one out towards reliever Michael Fulmer and superior to 3rd on a single by Yasmani Grandal, who was lifted for Haseley.
AJ Pollock drove in Sheets with a double to proper that was simply out of the attain of Max Kepler. The hit reduce the deficit to 2-1 and gave the Sox second and third with one out.
Duran entered, and the Sox opted for the squeeze with García. It didn’t work out.
“I told him, if you get your first pitch, if it’s a strike, swing away,’” Cairo stated. “After that, I told him what was going on.”
The Sox elected towards subbing in Luis Robert — who was on the bench after coming back from the paternity record Sunday — in that spot. He has been coping with left wrist soreness just lately and has appeared in solely two of the final 9 video games with no begins or at-bats.
“I didn’t want to take a chance on Luis pinch-hitting there,” Cairo stated. “I believe he’s going to be within the lineup (Monday), so I didn’t need to take an opportunity late like that. Being chilly and within the dugout, I didn’t need to take an opportunity with that.
“And I felt comfortable with Leury in there in that situation, He’s a fastball hitter and I know he could bunt or put the ball in play. I was good with that.”
After Duran struck out Gonzalez, the Twins added an insurance coverage run within the eighth on a wild pitch. They created extra respiration room within the ninth with a two-run double by Jose Miranda.
The Twins had 12 hits a day after coming one out away from getting no-hit by Dylan Cease.
The Sox needed to accept taking two of three within the collection as they accomplished a 4-5 homestand. After shedding the primary 4, they gained 4 of the final 5.
They face one other playoff contender Monday, once they start a three-game collection in Seattle.
“It sucks we lost (Sunday), but an important road trip coming up (three against the Mariners and four against the Oakland Athletics),” Giolito stated. “Just keep on having the same energy we’ve had the last week and see what happens.”
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