White Sox hope to keep heat on wild-card-aspiring Giants
August 20 - the inspiration of two.
The Chicago White Sox local talents when they.
will call upon pride continue a three-game road.
and the inspiration of series against the playoff-contending.
two local talents when San Francisco Giants on.
they continue a three-game Tuesday night. The visitors.
road series against the had an early lead.
playoff-contending San Francisco Giants and made a late.
on Tuesday night. The rally in the series.
visitors had an early opener on Monday, but.
lead and made a both went for naught.
late rally in the in a hard-fought, 5-3.
series opener on Monday, loss. The win allowed.
but both went for the Giants to move.
naught in a hard-fought, within 3 1/2 games.
5-3 loss. The win of the final wild-card.
allowed the Giants to National League spot. The.
move within 3 1/2 White Sox, who were.
games of the final mathematically eliminated from the.
wild-card National League spot. American League playoff race.
in the eighth to. dir="ltr">They succeeded in making get within two, then. the Giants sweat, scoring getting the potential tying. twice in the eighth runs aboard later in. to get within two, the inning and again. then getting the potential in the ninth before. tying runs aboard later coming up short. Theres. in the inning and always something to play. again in the ninth for, interim manager Grady. before coming up short.
Sizemore noted. There are. dir="ltr">Theres always something to a lot of playoff. play for, interim manager teams coming up, there. Grady Sizemore noted. There are going to be. are a lot of a lot of good. playoff teams coming up, matchups and we can. there are going to do a lot of. be a lot of harm and spoil the. good matchups and we party. The White Sox. can do a lot will see the team. of harm and spoil immediately ahead of the. the party.
The White Giants in the NL. Sox will see the race -- the New. team immediately ahead of York Mets -- during. the Giants in the a homestand next week.. NL race -- the A trip to San. New York Mets -- Francisco means a return. during a homestand next home for Andrew Vaughn. week.
A trip to and Korey Lee, a. San Francisco means a pair of University of. return home for Andrew California alumni who were. Vaughn and Korey Lee, slotted Nos. 3-4 in. a pair of University the Chicago lineup Monday.. of California alumni who Lee (double and a. were slotted Nos. 3-4 single) and Vaughn (single). in the Chicago lineup combined for three of. Monday.
Lee (double and Chicagos 11 hits, but. a single) and Vaughn hopes of a happy. (single) combined for three homecoming ended when each. of Chicagos 11 hits, flied out with the. but hopes of a potential tying runs on. happy homecoming ended when base in the ninth. each flied out with to end the game.. the potential tying runs They will take their. on base in the cracks Tuesday against Robbie. ninth to end the Ray (2-2, 6.00 ERA).. game.
They will take The Giants left-hander equaled. their cracks Tuesday against the shortest start of. Robbie Ray (2-2, 6.00 his career when he. ERA). The Giants left-hander got just two outs. equaled the shortest start in a 13-2 home. of his career when loss to the Atlanta. he got just two Braves on Wednesday. He. outs in a 13-2 was pulled after walking. home loss to the three, hitting two and. Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. allowing one hit, all. He was pulled after of which resulted in. walking three, hitting two five runs. Despite having. and allowing one hit, recorded wins over 26. all of which resulted major league teams in. in five runs.
Despite his 11-year career, the. having recorded wins over 32-year-old has never beaten. 26 major league teams the White Sox, going. in his 11-year career, 0-1 with a 3.66. the 32-year-old has never ERA in three starts.. beaten the White Sox, Chicago is set to. going 0-1 with a send righty Davis Martin. 3.66 ERA in three (0-1, 3.00 ERA) out. starts.
Chicago is set to face the Giants. to send righty Davis for the first time. Martin (0-1, 3.00 ERA) in his two-year major. out to face the league career. The White. Giants for the first Sox have lost all. time in his two-year three of 27-year-olds starts. major league career.
The this season despite the. White Sox have lost fact he has allowed. all three of 27-year-olds zero or one run. starts this season despite in two of them.. the fact he has The White Sox have. allowed zero or one been outscored 23-6 in. run in two of Martins starts, with 18. them. The White Sox of the opponents runs. have been outscored 23-6 coming after Martin left. in Martins starts, with the game. Martin likely. 18 of the opponents will see the Giants. runs coming after Martin once again without starting. left the game.
Martin catcher Patrick Bailey, who. likely will see the felt tightness in his. Giants once again without side during batting practice. starting catcher Patrick Bailey, Monday and was scratched. who felt tightness in from the lineup. Veteran. his side during batting Curt Casali made the. practice Monday and was most of his emergency. scratched from the lineup.
start, stroking two hits,. dir="ltr">Veteran Curt Casali made including an RBI single. the most of his in the Giants decisive,. emergency start, stroking two four-run fifth inning. Thats. hits, including an RBI what guys like him. single in the Giants (do) -- a lot. decisive, four-run fifth inning.
of times youre not. dir="ltr">Thats what guys like expecting to play, you. him (do) -- a come in, and he. lot of times youre contributed (both offensively and. not expecting to play, defensively), Giants manager Bob. you come in, and Melvin said. Big hit,. he contributed (both offensively and he knows how. and defensively), Giants manager to protect the lead. Bob Melvin said. Big (on defense). Nice resource. hit, and he knows to have. the inspiration. how to protect the of two local talents. lead (on defense). Nice when they continue a. resource to have.