Chicago White Sox surrender 3 home runs in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Chicago White Sox starter Erick Fedde surrendered three solo home runs on Tuesday during a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in front of 26,892 at Angel Stadium. Fedde allowed home runs to Mike Trout and Jorge Soler in the first inning.
Zach Neto hit a tie-breaking solo home run against Fedde in the fifth. Nolan Schanuel drove in a run later in the fifth with a double. Fedde allowed four runs on six hits with two strikeouts and two walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Chase Meidroth homered in the loss for the Sox (17-19). The Sox jumped out to a 2-0 lead, scoring twice in the first inning. The Sox loaded the bases with no outs in the first on a single by Meidroth and walks by Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery.
Randal Grichuk , who signed a one-year deal with the Sox on Monday, hit a broken-bat single to right field, bringing in Meidroth. Edgar Quero followed with a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Vargas to make it 2-0. The Angels responded in the bottom of the first with solo home runs by Trout and Soler to tie the score.
It remained that way until the fifth, when Neto homered with two outs. Trout walked and then scored on Schanuel’s double, increasing the Angels’ lead to 4-2. The Sox threatened in the sixth, placing runners on the corners with two outs after a pinch-hit single by Munetaka Murakami.