Missed chances haunt White Sox in 5-4 loss to Mariners
Chicago had traffic all afternoon, but couldn’t find the clutch hit
Chase Meidroth races around second after Tristan Peters lodged a double in the wall during the sixth inning. Moments later, the Sox watched another scoring chance vanish. | (Connor Jalbert/Getty Images) The White Sox spent the afternoon tripping over their own shoelaces.
They outhit Seattle 11-7 but still dropped the rubber match. Eleven strikeouts, 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position, nine left on base. All that traffic, and nothing to show for it.
It was the kind of game that keeps rebuilding clubs awake at night — enough traffic to win, not enough execution to finish the job. The omens were bad from the jump. In the top of the second, the Mariners practically handed the Sox a gift when Colson Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, and Jarred Kelenic drew three straight walks to open the inning.
Bases loaded, nobody out, and a golden opportunity to seize momentum. Instead, Tristan Peters whiffs, and Drew Romo rolled into an inning-killing double play. Just like that, the Good Guys come away with a big fat zero.
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