‘He’s a competitor’: Noah Schultz settles in and takes another step with scoreless outing for Chicago White Sox
SAN DIEGO — The first inning of Friday night’s game could have gotten away from the Chicago White Sox. Noah Schultz made sure it didn’t. The San Diego Padres had runners on first and second with two outs when the left-hander attempted a pickoff throw to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
But Murakami was nowhere near the bag. The Sox got called for a balk, placing runners on second and third. ...
SAN DIEGO — The first inning of Friday night’s game could have gotten away from the Chicago White Sox. Noah Schultz made sure it didn’t. The San Diego Padres had runners on first and second with two outs when the left-hander attempted a pickoff throw to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
But Murakami was nowhere near the bag. The Sox got called for a balk, placing runners on second and third. Schultz walked Xander Bogaerts, loading the bases.
A quick mound visit got Schultz back in rhythm, and the next batter, Ty France, grounded out to second. Munetaka Murakami’s MLB-leading 13th HR fuels Chicago White Sox to 8-2 win: ‘Centerpiece of the team; Schultz maintained that groove, tossing six scoreless innings in an 8-2 victory . He allowed two hits, struck out two and walked three over the 87-pitch outing in front of a sellout crowd of 43,638 at Petco Park.
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