The Mets steady closer stumbled for a second straight game, allowing two runs in the ninth inning as Colorado beat NY at New York for its seventh win in eight games.
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The subject of trade rumors like never before during his career, Sale said he wants to remain with the Sox, who fell to 50-52 four days before the trade deadline. “When seven o’clock rolls around I usually know what’s going on”.
The White Sox couldn’t solve the Cubs at Wrigley last night despite having Chris Sale on the mound in a revenge spot after getting scratched from his last start and subsequently suspended for five games and now they turn to Jose Quintana to get them back in the win column on Friday.
After reaching 14 wins on July 2 at Houston, Sale gave up eight runs in a loss to Atlanta in his final game before the All-Star break.
“I’m trying to build a relationship with this guy so he starts trusting me”, Maddon said.
Sale later told MLB.com that he stood by his actions and suggested manager Robin Ventura should have stood up for him.
Chapman arrived after being acquired from the New York Yankees and immediately faced scrutiny from reporters over his offseason domestic violence incident and ensuing 29-game suspension.
The White Sox scored in the first when Melky Cabrera doubled and Tim Anderson ran through third base coach Joe McEwing’s stop sign, stopped, then continued home and beat an offline throw. But Chapman came in with two outs and struck out Cabrera on a 102 miles per hour fastball.
After a rough introductory news conference when he struggled to answer questions about a previous domestic violence case, Chapman said he was “ecstatic about the environment”. Travis Wood entered and walked three straight batters to force in a run. LHP Carlos Rodon (left wrist) expects to start August 3 at Detroit after throwing 58 pitches in a rehab start Monday for Triple-A Charlotte.
Cubs: Maddon said OF Jorge Soler (left hamstring) needs nine or 10 more at-bats at Triple-A Iowa before he’ll return. “Everything felt good”, he said. Chicago dropped its last two to the crosstown-rival Cubs to fall two games below.500.The White Sox had ripped off four consecutive victories before their offense ground to a halt, managing only one run and five hits in each of their last two setbacks.
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Ranaudo was recalled from Charlotte to replace Sale and made his White Sox debut Wednesday.
