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White Sox 7, Astros 3: Wearing red, but in the black

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The White Sox are 32 games into their season, and they still only have one save to show for it, and an accidental one at that. Tonight showed why that stat isn't always a bad thing. After a Yainer Diaz solo shot off Jordan Leasure cut the White Sox's lead to 4-3 in the top of the eighth, the Sox took advantage of numerous mistakes from Astros relievers for a three-run answer, … [Read more...] about White Sox 7, Astros 3: Wearing red, but in the black

Brewers 6, White Sox 4: The defense is deteriorating

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The White Sox closed out April by dropping their ninth series in 10 chances to fall to 7-23, which is only one game better than last year's White Sox at this point. And while they've largely played a cleaner brand of baseball, they've resembled the losingest team in modern MLB history the last two nights. Tuesday's game would've required a perfect defensive effort for two … [Read more...] about Brewers 6, White Sox 4: The defense is deteriorating

Brewers 7, White Sox 2: Offense, defense, then pitching lacking

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If there's a silver lining to the death-by-1,000-cuts two-run eighth inning that put tonight's game out of reach, it lessened the significance of an unmade play that put Milwaukee's four-run sixth in motion. The White Sox led 2-1 at that point, with Bryse Wilson beginning his fourth inning of work as the bulk boy after Tyler Gilbert opened. Joey Ortiz led off by reaching on an … [Read more...] about Brewers 7, White Sox 2: Offense, defense, then pitching lacking