SEATTLE — The Chicago White Sox had loads of runners on base Thursday.
They simply couldn’t get them in.
The Sox squandered a number of scoring probabilities, falling 4-3 to the Seattle Mariners in 11 innings in entrance of 37,930 at T-Cell Park.
The Sox went 1-for-17 with runners in scoring place whereas being swept within the three-game collection.
Dominic Canzone delivered the walk-off hit for the Mariners, driving in Eugenio Suárez with a single.
“It was a tricky one,” Sox supervisor Will Venable mentioned. “Credit score the fellows for battling. Pitching was excellent. However a variety of issues we are able to level to the place now we have to play higher. Situational hitting wasn’t our greatest sport there. Clearly execution on protection. Acquired to carry runners. There’s a very good checklist of issues we are able to simply be higher, we’ve obtained to be higher.”
Michael A. Taylor and Brooks Baldwin homered within the loss. The workforce hit eight residence runs within the collection.
Baldwin’s homer within the seventh tied the rating at 2. The Sox went forward within the tenth when Lenyn Sosa scored on a wild pitch.
The Mariners tied it when Miles Mastrobuoni started the underside of the tenth with a bunt. Third baseman Josh Rojas threw wildly to first, and Randy Arozarena scored the tying run.
Rojas had simply entered as a defensive alternative.
“(Rojas is) a veteran, he’s a professional, he is aware of he has to make that play clearly,” Venable mentioned. “That’s why he’s in there, to make these performs. We thought it was a defensive improve for us. It simply didn’t work out.”
The Sox got here up empty within the eleventh. They left 12 runners on base for the sport.
“We simply should proceed to zone them up and make good swing choices,” Venable mentioned. “Within the case of immediately, there was some situational stuff — runner on second (and) no one out, runner on third (and) lower than two (outs). We simply should suppose smaller, possibly, and do no matter now we have to do to place the ball in play.”
Canzone ended it within the backside of the eleventh with a single to proper. Suárez scored simply forward of Taylor’s throw from proper subject.
“We’ve simply obtained to maintain at it,” mentioned starter Shane Smith, who allowed two runs on 4 hits and struck out eight in 5 sharp innings. “It’s not the primary time we’ve misplaced like this. We went by means of this early on within the season.
“I believe we’re in a greater spot now than we had been in April and Might. Positively well-equipped to deal with it. Simply return and go get it tomorrow (in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians).”
Listed here are three takeaways from T-Cell Park.
1. Chase Meidroth’s injured thumb ‘stalled out,’ resulting in IL stint.
Meidroth felt “annoyed as heck” making an attempt to push by means of a proper thumb damage.
“It was not going as quick as I wished it to, was doing the whole lot to get it to return again as quick as attainable,” Meidroth mentioned Thursday morning. “It’s all proper, take it daily and provides it a go subsequent week.”
The Sox positioned the second baseman/shortstop on the 10-day injured checklist Thursday with a proper thumb bruise. The transfer is retroactive to Monday. Meidroth suffered the damage on July 30 in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies when he was hit by a pitch. He has not had an at-bat since.
“He had an preliminary progress with the thumb feeling higher,” Venable mentioned. “Simply form of stalled out over the past couple of days. Simply thought it was in his greatest curiosity and our greatest curiosity to present him a relaxation and get that factor healed up earlier than we ask him to get again on the market.”
Meidroth mentioned it’s powerful to carry a bat.
“Simply swinging,” he mentioned of the problem. “Protection, it was uncomfortable, however I used to be capable of play protection (coming into within the ninth inning Sunday in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels). We had been hoping it could pace up a bit sooner. It simply form of stayed fairly just like final week.”
Venable mentioned Meidroth “took a fairly good beating on that thumb.”
“Don’t swing for a few days, see if we are able to get it going much more and see the place we’re at,” Venable mentioned. “My guess although is he’ll come off when he’s eligible. Nevertheless it’s going to be sore for a bit bit. And simply wish to decrease the influence right here, so give him a bit extra time.”
In Thursday’s corresponding transfer, the Sox chosen the contract of infielder Jacob Amaya from Triple-A Charlotte. The Sox additionally designated pitcher Gus Varland for project.
2. Lenyn Sosa offered energy throughout his hitting streak.
The infielder entered Wednesday with a career-high-tying eight-game hitting streak.
Sosa went hitless in his first three plate appearances earlier than following a two-run residence run from Mike Tauchman with considered one of his personal within the seventh inning of the 8-6 loss.
It was the second straight day with a house run for Sosa. He hit a solo shot within the first inning of Tuesday’s 8-3 loss.
Earlier than Wednesday’s sport, Sosa mentioned by means of an interpreter that the important thing has been “be prepared for each pitch and don’t miss a pitch I can deal with and do injury on.”
Sosa slashed .438/.500/.813 with 4 residence runs and eight RBIs through the nine-game hitting streak, which ended after he went 0-for-4 on Thursday.
“Sosa can hit,” hitting coach Marcus Thames mentioned earlier than the sport. “He’s been a man that does his homework each single day, he’s ready. Even (Wednesday) night time, he was searching for a fastball, for those who give me one, I’m going to hit it onerous. Simply him being ready.”
Sosa went 14-for-32 through the streak.
“It’s no secret that your confidence degree grows each time the outcomes are good,” Sosa mentioned. “It doesn’t matter what, proper now I’m simply targeted on don’t lose give attention to the issues I can management. Each pitch.”
3. Luis Robert Jr. reached a pair of milestones.
Robert hit the a centesimal residence run of his profession within the ninth inning Tuesday.
“It’s undoubtedly particular, it doesn’t matter the place or what state of affairs,” Robert mentioned by means of an interpreter after the sport. “Simply to get 100 homers is at all times particular.”
He reached one other milestone Thursday, stealing second base within the eighth inning for the a centesimal of his profession. Robert joined Minnie Miñoso, Ray Durham and Alexei Ramírez as the one gamers in Sox historical past to file not less than 100 residence runs and steals.
“When he stayed right here post-(commerce) deadline, it was form of a sigh of reduction with everyone as a result of he’s the heartbeat of our outfield, of our protection, of our lineup,” starter Davis Martin mentioned of Robert on Tuesday. “He’s had some insane moments in a White Sox uniform and there’s a variety of respect for what he does on the sector and what he brings to the desk day-after-day.”
