Old friend Martin Perez got the ball in the top of the first inning and Romy Gonzalez walked to start. Rafael Devers struck out swinging and Alex Bregman grounded into a double play to end the inning. Fitts got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Miguel Vargas grounded out to short to start. Nick Maton struck out swinging and Luis Robert Jr grounded out to third to end the inning.
Rob Refsnyder lined out to third to open the top of the second but Trevor Story got a base hit in the hole at third. Kristian Campbell struck out swinging and Wilyer Abreu popped up to second to end the inning. Andrew Vaughn flied out to left to start the bottom of the second and Joshua Palacios walked. Chase Meidroth singled to center and Lenyn Sosa struck out swinging. Omar Narvaez flied out to right to end the inning.
Carlos Narvaez flied out to right to start the top of the third before Ceddanne Rafaela grounded out to short. Romy Gonzalez walked again but Devers took strike three to end the inning. Michael A Taylor grounded out to third to start the bottom of the third before Vargas lined out to center. Maton struck out swinging to end the inning.
Bregman watched strike three go by to begin the top of the fourth before Refsnyder grounded out to short. Story got a base hit to left before swiping second base. Campbell walked but Abreu was frozen for strike three to end the inning. Robert Jr lined out to right to begin the bottom of the fourth before Vaughn struck out swinging. Palacios grounded out to second to end the inning.
The BoSox struck first in the top of the fifth as Narvaez got a base hit to left to start. Rafaela tripled into the centerfield gap and Gonzalez got a base hit to left to score Ceddanne. Devers grounded into a double play but Bregman walked to chase Perez. Penn Murfee came in to face Refsnyder and Rob struck out swinging to end the inning with the BoSox ahead 2-0.
Fitts started clutching his chest to start the bottom of the fifth as Meidroth grounded out to short to start. Sosa struck out swinging but Narvaez singled in the hole at second. Taylor flied out to right to end the inning. Fitts had to leave the game with injury after 5 shutout innings allowing just 2 hits and a walk.
Fitts leaves with injury
Mike Vasil came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Story struck out swinging to start. Campbell flied out to center but Abreu walked. Abreu swiped second but Narvaez struck out swinging to end the inning. Zack Kelly came in to pour gas on the fire in the bottom of the sixth as Vargas walked to start. Maton took strike three but Robert Jr hit a home run all the way to the Azores to tie the game. Vaughn took strike three and Palacios grounded out to second to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
The BoSox blew a rally in the top of the seventh as Rafaela got a base hit to left to start. Rafaela stole second and Gonzalez grounded out to third. Devers was intentionally walked and naturally Bregman flied out to right. Refsnyder struck out swinging to end the inning. Meidroth grounded back to the mound to start the bottom of the seventh and Sosa struck out swinging. Justin Wilson came in to pitch to Narvaez and Omar flied out to left to end the inning.
Jordan Leasure came in to pitch the top of the eighth but Story struck out swinging to start. Campbell grounded back to the mound but Abreu singled to center. Narvaez took strike three to end the inning. Justin Slaten came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Taylor lined out to right. Vargas lined out to right and Maton grounded out to first to end the inning.
Rafaela grounded out to third to start the top of the ninth and Gonzalez grounded out to third as well. Tyler Gilbert came in to face Devers and Rafael lined out to right to end the inning. Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Robert Jr walked to start. Vaughn struck out swinging but Brooks Baldwin pinch hit for Palacios. Robert stole second and naturally Baldwin got a base hit to left to score Robert with the winning run. The White Sox had walked it off 3-2.
Jackass of the Night is Aroldis Chapman. He allowed the winning run scored on a pinch hit single to end the game.
Jackass Chapman
The Good:
Romy Gonzalez was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and an rbi.
Trevor Story was 2 for 4 with a stolen base.
Wilyer Abreu was 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 4 with an rbi, a stolen base and a run scored.
Richard Fitts tossed 5 shutout innings allowing 2 hits and a walk while striking out 5.
Justin Wilson retired the only man he faced.
Justin Slaten pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Zack Kelly served up a 2 run home run in the sixth to tie the game.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Alex Bregman was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Kristian Campbell was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Carlos Narvaez was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Another trash loss to another trash team and this is getting ridiculous at this point. The offense completely evaporates with men on base and it doesn't matter who is at-bat anymore. Its one thing if it was just one guy they could drop in the order but its the entire team. As soon as they get a guy on second its all over. The fact the Sox are dropping games to Toronto and Chicago is a bad sign considering every game counts in the era of the third wild card. Worse, now Dick Fitts is hurt and the preliminary report is its a pectoral strain. Thankfully its not his elbow but hopefully its not a torn pec that could cost him 3 months at least. The Sox can ill-afford another starter out with three guys out already. The Sox have to do something to shake things up because what they're doing is not working. The BoSox look to avoid the sweep tomorrow afternoon when Garrett Crochet (1-1) takes on his former team led by Shane Smith. The game begins at 2:10 PM Eastern time at Comiskey Park.
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