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Close, but not really: White Sox Fall 5-3, swept by Orioles

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Walks, whiffs, and what-ifs

Stepping onto the big stage, Tyler Schweitzer made his first MLB appearance. | (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) The base runners were there. The result?

Same old story. White Sox lose 5-3 to the Orioles, swept again, because of course they are. That’s 0-for-6 in games decided by three runs or less.

Close games? Not even suspenseful anymore. Just pencil in the L and move on.

Sean Burke did his best Houdini act, chewing through 23 pitches in a clean first. More traffic in the second — plunked a guy, walked another, but somehow left them both standing. It was ugly, but it kept the Sox in it.