A pitching change to Edgar Olmos didn’t stop the bleeding, even after he started by getting a forceout at home on a Shuc bouncer.
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What came afterward was no surprise. Also, veteran Fernando Rodney (5-5, 5.68 ERA with six blown saves) was designated for assignment.
“We’re back in it, and in the eighth inning, we imploded”, said McClendon, who got ejected for arguing balls and strikes during Chicago’s four-run rally. “That is the 17th blown save and the 22nd loss in the opponent’s last at-bat”. “That takes a toll on a team”. “It’s something I’ll look back on at the end of the season and probably appreciate it a little more then”.
“No surprise”, the 13-year veteran said. “You know when you’re not doing your job, something is coming”. Me.Cabrera was intentionally walked. “At that point in the inning, that’s when it started going down hill”. Will winning this series be the last chance the White Sox have to make the playoffs? Carlos Sanchez’s sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third. It was ruled a double rather than an error, the only hit against Sale in the first six innings. It included a leadoff walk, a double to Jose Abreu, an intentional walk to load the bases and an unintentional walk to force in the go-ahead run.
Immediately after the game, losing pitcher Danny Farquhar, who failed to retire any of the four batters he faced in the 10th, was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma. He exited in the seventh inning after Carlos Sanchez hit a ground-rule double and his pitch count had reached 102.
Farquhar’s demotion was a bit of surprise since he had pitched well in three previous outings since his latest return from Tacoma.
“It’s the same old thing”, manager Lloyd McClendon said. The recap will also live on the front page as a separate post, and at the time I write the recap I will rename the stream “Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads” so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game.
Neal Jones (1-0) got the victory after pitching a scoreless ninth. Yet Sale managed to strike out the side, ending with seven innings, four hits, three earned runs and those 14 K’s. A streak-breaking victory was within reach.
“Everybody brings up Randy (Johnson)”, Ventura said before Saturday night’s game with the Mariners. “I go out there and take it pitch by pitch”. Danks has not won on the road since May 31, a span of five starts. But Mark Trumbo followed singles in the seventh by Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano with a line-drive homer and, suddenly, the Mariners had life.
Eaton opened the game with a single and then stole second with one out, sliding in ahead of the tag by second baseman Cano.
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Sanchez boosted the lead to 4-0 with a two-out, two-run double in the sixth.
