Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoán Moncada hits the deck on a low and inside pitch from the Houston Astros' Ryne Stanek as catcher Martin Maldonado keeps the ball in front of him during the eighth inning Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Charles Rex Arbogast, AP)
Adam Engel started the seventh entry with a broken bat single. He represented the tie race for the white socks of Chicago against the Houston stars.
Have the Soxs have another return to them?
No Wednesday.
Romy González struck a land for the Jeremy Peña Campocorto, and the stars obtained an expectation in the second. The affected land of AJ Pollock in the middle has become a double game that ends and the input entrance started with the second base José Altuve.
There would be no late magic for a third consecutive night for SOX socks, which dropped 3-2 against 24,671.
"(We got up in the last posts with opportunities," said Engel. "Law of PR medium says that you are not going to capitalize every time, but it seemed that we were."
The SOX saw their victories sequence in five and two games have lagged behind the Cleveland Guardians of the Central America League.
The SOX marked four breeds in the eighth entry <à href = "https://www.chicagogne.com/sports/white-sx/ct-chicagog .html" Target = "_ Blank" Rel = "Noantner "> Monday to overcome the stars 4-2 . They scored twice in the seventh and once the eighth Tuesday, Rallying for a 4-3 victory .
Yoan Moncada provided the advantage of the advantage in the two games. He ended up in another great place on Wednesday.
Eloy Jiménez walked with one in the eighth. It was raised by the corridor of Pellizco Luis Robert. José Abreu connected the glove of a diving rock.
who brought Moncada to the plate with the runners first and second. He advanced 2-1 in account. But the Ryne Stanek lift fought and struck him while looking at the outdoor corner for the third stroke.
.Yasmani Grandal worked a count of 3-1, but the recipient Martín Maldonado was released on a foul territory.
"We had again (Moncada) on the plate, he did it for us the last two nights for us," said Engel. “I felt very good with this place. Obviously, we did not arrive (Wednesday), but I felt that we were playing very well and we gave ourselves a chance and we simply did not come back. ""
The SOXs were Outhit at Astros 8-5 but were 1 for 8 with runners in the punctuation position and were based on three double games.
"The difference was the defense (stars)," said Sox Tony La Russa director. “We have struck many bullets with force. They made them, sometimes double. We have made better contact than two races. »
Michael Kopech, who was released after Six rounds without safe during her last departure Friday against the Tigers de Detroit , kept the Sox in the match on Wednesday, granting three races In five strokes with two stick withdrawals and two steps in six rounds.
"A team like (The Stars), we know what they are capable of, so three races can tend to be too much (Wednesday)," said Kopech. "I made mistakes which, I think, could have been avoided and could have limited these three breeds unless that. But I can't go back. "
Kopech highlighted a four sorting walk to Altuve which leads to the game as an important point. Altuve stole the second and third and marked in a sacrificial fly.
"This four -step walk to lead the game and the consecutive stolen bases ended up being a creator of the difference," said Kopech. "Unfortunately, you don't want to see in the first entry of a difference in the game, but that's what happened and I take responsibility for this."
.The stars scored twice at the top of the fourth and the SOX responded with two at the bottom of the entrance.
Moncada led a race with a double. The SOXs loaded the bases without withdrawal, but Josh Harrison was based on a double game. A race marked and Moncada went to the third. Astros Starter Framber Valdez struck Engel trying to finish the entrance.
"Obviously, the fourth entry was looking for more than two," said the Russa. “Look back on how this game was played and some of the movements they made on the defensive. They were the manufacturers of the difference. I thought we are rivaling very well against Valdez. »
Valdez granted two races in seven strokes with six stick withdrawals and three steps in seven entries while the stars decreased the impulse that the SOXs recently built.
"We fought," said Kopch. "It lasts a long time. What we did in the last five before (Wednesday) was impressive, and staying there and keeping the game nearby, I think we play hard. Although we can continue to do it, I think that we are in a good place "
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