Third base, among other positions, has been a disaster for the White Sox this season. He struck out eight without a walk but got little support from a team that almost got shut out for the second game in a row.
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Montero was hurt catching a pitch from Jon Lester on Saturday.
Eventually, the Cubs will find a pitcher they can hit.
The Yankees scored three unearned runs after Buchholz’s his departure thanks to infield errors by Mike Napoli and Brock Holt, snapping Boston’s five-game winning streak.
The Cubs and White Sox close out the first half with a Chicago rivalry series at Wrigley Field.
Pinch-hitter J.B. Shuck drove in Emilio Bonifacio with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the White Sox beat the Cubs 1-0 on Friday, their eighth win in 10 games.
I’m not fond of the “salvage one game” stereotypical phrase that’s used in situations the Cubs find themselves in, so instead I’ll simply say it would be nice to win Sunday afternoon to go into the All-Star break on a positive note.
They had to settle for a four-game split against NL Central leader St. Louis after Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Cardinals a 6-5 win Wednesday night.
Eaton hammered a 1-0 pitch to right field off Toronto reliever Roberto Osuna (1-3) for his sixth home run of the season.
Phil Hughes (8-6) gave up a home run to Victor Martinez and a two-run single to James McCann in the fourth, but he took a 7-0 lead into that inning. “Feeling good I guess, huh?” “I give them credit”. That wouldn’t prohibit Buehrle, who is now with the Blue Jays, from returning if they brought him back after this season.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 1 • Alex Rodriguez hit his 17th home run in the first inning and visiting New York took advantage of Clay Buchholz’s early exit and Boston’s shoddy defense to beat the Red Sox. It could be a happy ending if the White Sox continue to play well, make the postseason and re-sign Samardzija. Sure, the Cubs managed a few baserunners against him, even getting a man (Russell) to third base with only one out and Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler due up.
Harrelson stepped back to leave before imploring Gibbons to take another coin; this one for Mark Buehrle, who spent the first 11 years of his big-league career with the White Sox and remains beloved on Chicago’s south side.
Jeff Samardzija’s dominance Thursday against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field was helpful to the White Sox no matter which direction the team is headed this month. Taylor Teagarden replaced him behind the plate….
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In his last three starts, he has lowered his ERA from 4.46 to 3.55.
