Adam Eaton singled in Avi Garcia in the bottom of the 9th for a 4-3 victory in the completion of Saturday’s suspended game. Sale decided he wasn’t having it and responded by trying to cut up the team’s jerseys in protest.
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“Baseball is amusing like that”, Eaton said.
“But you wear it”, he said. “It was big for our club on and off the field”.
In other words, don’t expect the White Sox to accept 50 cents on the dollar because of Sale’s tantrum. Rodon injured his wrist when he tripped on the steps in the White Sox dugout before a game against the Braves July 8 at U.S. Cellular Field, which landed him on the 15-day disabled list….
It was quite a day for a fading team.
Detroit (51-48) dropped to 5-5 since the All-Star break. “Three two-strike home runs is ridiculous”.
The White Sox took the scheduled game right after Detroit wiped out a 4-1 deficit in the ninth.
‘I want to be clear to all of you, the actions or behavior of the last 24 hours does not change in any aspect, any respect, our belief that Chris Sale can help us win a championship, ‘ he said. I need to pick it up. I want to win here.
Eaton led off the bottom half with a walk against Bruce Rondon (3-2), moved up on a sacrifice by Tim Anderson and came around on Cabrera’s sharp single to left. Starter Matt Albers gave up a run in two innings, and the White Sox used six pitchers in all with Sale getting scratched. Hahn also praised Sale, who is 14-3 with a 3.18 ERA this season. He walked none and struck out five. “In the third inning, I started putting the ball in the spot, and the results were different”. He drilled a low fastball into the Tigers’ bullpen for his sixth home run of the season.
There was a amusing moment in the third when Detroit’s Justin Upton reached high above the left-field wall to rob Abreu. The blast marked Romine’s first home run since June 23, 2015.
Yasmany Tomas chipped in a with a pair of solo home runs and Wellington Castillo had a three-run shot.
“Got a lot of support”, Quintana said. “Unfortunately, it was too short”.
White Sox manager Robin Ventura would later reveal, relays The Chicago Tribune, that pitchers usually get to pick out the jerseys their team will wear during games which the pitcher starts, but promotional “themed days” are an exception.
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Sale was sent home Saturday after a confrontation with staff, and the team later issued a statement that an investigation was being conducted. He will be eligible to return Thursday…. That gave the White Sox their second victory in 10 games and set off a celebration on the infield just past first base.
