White Sox beat Mariners 10-4, stop 7-game skid
Jose Abreu had four hits that included a pair of home runs, Yoan Moncada was a single shy of the cycle and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4 Monday to end a seven-game losing streak.
Jose Abreu had four hits that included a pair of home runs, Yoan Moncada was a single shy of the cycle and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4 Monday to end a seven-game losing streak.
White Sox OF Avisail Garcia is coming out of the game against Seattle with a leg injury. He was trying to run out an infield hit and pulled up about 15 feet from the first place bag. He had to be helped off the field.
The White Sox were outscored 27-2 during a three-game series this weekend against the Astros. Tonight in the first game of a three-game set against the Mariners, Chicago already has three runs on the board with one out in the first. Think the Sox were happy to see Houston leave town?
One of the teams that ailing White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar used to play for — the Seattle Mariners — begin a series tonight in Chicago against Farquhar's White Sox. This Farquhar/Mariners Jersey is hanging in Seattle's dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field.
White Sox starter James Shields shares his thoughts regarding today's update about Danny Farquhar.
Manager Rick Renteria and his White Sox are obviously still deeply concerned about teammate Danny Farquhar, but today's news that he is progressing well was much-needed.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar showed signs of improvement Monday after suffering a brain hemorrhage and undergoing surgery over the weekend.
White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar was in critical but stable condition Sunday, a day after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain after suffering a brain hemorrhage while in the dugout during a game.
Jose Altuve hit a go-ahead single in a five-run seventh inning, and the Houston Astros stretched their winning streak to six with a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Over the course of the long baseball season, in any given series even a good team can look over-matched. The White Sox do not look like a good team by any measure right now, and they certainly looked over-matched this weekend against the champion Astros. Houston completed a three-game sweep on Sunday with a 7-1 win. The Astros outscored Chicago 27-2 in the series. On the bright side, the White Sox avoided becoming the first team since 1929 to allow double-digit runs in five straight games. The Astros will now return home for a big series against the Los Angeles Angels.
It's the last straw in one sense for the White Sox after they announced that starting Sunday — Earth Day, drinks in their ballpark won't come with plastic straws. Biodegradable ones will be available on request. The Sox said they're the first MLB & Chicago pro sports team to make the move.
White Sox starter Lucas Giolito talks about the difficulty of playing a game while processing worries about teammate Danny Farquhar.
White Sox manager Rick Renteria talks about his frame of mind during Saturday's game.
White Sox manager Rick Renteria thought his players were able to compartmentalize their worry over ailing teammate Danny Farquhar during Saturday's loss to Houston.
Josh Reddick hit a grand slam and solo homer, and the Houston Astros pounded the reeling Chicago White Sox 10-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
The White Sox have now allowed 10 or more runs in four straight games. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that ties the longest such streak in franchise history. If the streak reaches five on Sunday -- a definite possibility with the way Houston has been swinging the bats this weekend -- it would be the fifth time a team has given up five straight games of double-digit runs. The last team do it was the Philadelphia Phillies -- in 1929.
After surrendering 20 unanswered runs to start their series against the Astros, the White Sox are finally on the board thanks to their newest acquisition, OF Trayce Thompson. Thompson homered to right off Dallas Keuchel to give the home fans something to finally cheer about after Houston had built a 10-0 lead. Thompson, in his second stint with Chicago, has been with four organizations in the last month.
As if the White Sox weren't already dealing with heavy hearts, then they have to go out and play the Houston Astros. The results have not been pretty so far in this series for Chicago. Josh Reddick just launched his seventh career grand slam to put Houston up 8-0. We've played 10 1/2 innings so far this series, and Houston has outscored Chicago 18-0.
The Astros' A.J. Hinch describes the scary scene from Friday when White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar collapsed.
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 12 | 8 | .600 | - | W3 |
Minnesota | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.5 | L4 |
Detroit | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3 | L1 |
Chicago | 5 | 14 | .263 | 6.5 | W1 |
Kansas City | 5 | 15 | .250 | 7 | W1 |