White Sox find new way to lose to Rays, 5-3

Not just a hit TV series of the -70s, but the number of pitches the White Sox staff needed today The automatic ball/strike system sure was a White Sox buddy this afternoon. That is, until a time came when even your friends couldn’t help enough. The Rays tried to be friendly, too, leaving 14 runners on base.

That is, until the Sox pitching staff decided it was unfair not to let them score. The first three White Sox hitters had three of their five hardest hit balls of the day, totaling 324. 2 mph, but nothing came of it.

That was all the excitement of the first two innings. Then the early ABS help was huge. First, Edgar Quero got two balls changed to strikes against Yandy Diaz with the bases loaded in the top of the third, leading to an inning-ending pop up.

Then, in the bottom of the inning, Miguel Vargas successfully challenged what would have been strike three and then plunked the next pitch 380 feet and over the left field fence: Your browser does not support the video tag. Download the video . The Sox and Anthony Kay politely allowed their guests to tie the game in the top of the fourth, as the bottom of the Rays order went walk-single-single.