Burke dethrones King in 4-0 Sox victory
The South Siders extend their winning streak to five
Sean Burke extended his scoreless streak to 14 1/3 innings with six clean frames on Saturday. | (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Where the White Sox bats exploded early in the ballgame yesterday, today, the pitchers steered the first half of today’s story.
Michael King and Sean Burke were trading goose eggs like baseball cards, while hitters where just trying to get a pack of cards for themselves. The Sox tried to stir trouble in the second inning for a second straight game when Colson led off the frame with a walk, but after a poor jump he was caught stealing. Chase Meidroth drew a walk himself, which would have made it two on and nobody out for Sam Antonacci, who ended up scorching a 102.
7 mph liner with an . 800 xBA … for an out. The Padres tried their hand against Burke in the fifth.
Sandwiching an out, Miguel Andujar and Jake Cronenworth each notched a single to put runners on first and second. However, Burke hunkered down and induced a line out and strikeout to avoid any damage. And that paved the way for the Good Guys to break through in the sixth!