The Chicago White Sox averted making the unsuitable type of historical past on Tuesday evening.
Getting into their matchup towards the Oakland Athletics, the White Sox had misplaced 21 straight video games, tying the American League record that the Baltimore Orioles set in 1988. They snapped the streak in a 5-1 victory.
Chicago supervisor Pedro Grifol in all probability nonetheless does not know methods to really feel after the win.
“I don’t know, I haven’t felt that in about three weeks,” Grifol told Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Solar-Occasions earlier than the sport. “I’m positive there can be reduction, simply get it behind us. Simply go play the final 40-something video games, no matter we’ve got left. I’ll wait till we win a recreation and see what it appears like. I’ll ensure you’re the primary man I inform. I’ll purchase you a beer.”
Does the win salvage the White Sox season? No. They nonetheless have the worst document (28-88) in baseball and are 41 games out of first within the AL Central. However a minimum of it provides them one thing to have a good time.
The workforce has turn out to be the topic of ridicule. Former White Sox supervisor and World Sequence champion Ozzie Guillen lambasted gamers and Grifol throughout a latest look on “Foul Territory.”
“I feel they are not taking part in arduous sufficient, ok for him and play the way in which they need to,” Guillen said. “More often than not he says one thing we wish to hear or defending any person. The one factor he has to do is make sure that these guys exit and play. They need to play.”
Gamers in all probability did not respect critics calling out their effort and used it as motivation. Within the win, left fielder Andrew Benintendi went 2-for-4 and hit a two-run homer. Beginning pitcher Jonathan Cannon struck out 5 batters in six innings.
The White Sox ought to nonetheless enter rebuilding mode after the season to show issues round. Nonetheless, they not have to fret about breaking the document, which looks as if a reduction for the membership.
