So much for clinching the AL Central Division championship Tuesday.
Needing a win over the Tigers in the afternoon and a loss by the Indians to the Royals Tuesday night to pare their magic number to zero, the White Sox’ 5-3 loss at Comerica Park, delayed a possible celebration for at least another day.
The Sox banged out 12 hits and were walked six times but had only Luis Robert’s two-run chop single in the third inning and shortstop Tim Anderson’s RBI single in the eighth for run production. They didn’t defend the Tigers running game and looked sloppy on the field when Anderson sailed a throw high over first baseman Jose Abreu’s head (Anderson made amends throwing out Victor Reyes at home). Yoan Moncada was out trying stretch a leadoff double into a triple.
“Today in the dugout, it was alive the whole time,” manager Tony La Russa said. “But then you’ve got to translate it. You play hard, then you’ve got to play well.”
The Sox (85-66) are taking their time with the clincher. They have lost five of their last seven and are 31-31 since the All-Star break and after this series will be 2-7-1 in series on the road since the break.
In their recent 2-5 stretch, the Sox have scored no more than three runs in the losses. The division title has been a given for some time, but the Sox need to execute better in all phases, La Russa said.
“We’ve been treading water for a while,” he said. “We’ve been a .500 club.”
Niko Goodrum’s RBI single against lefty Jace Fry broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, and Reyes singled home two runs against lefty Aaron Bummer. La Russa said a number of relievers were unavailable, so Fry (0-1) was used for five outs and 33 pitches before Bummer and Liam Hendriks finished up.
“We’d like to be playing some really good good ball come the last week,” said Dallas Keuchel, who allowed two runs on 11 hits in five innings.
“Are we going to come out really strong like we know we can or are we going to come out and not put all three phases of the game together. I don’t know.”
Engel in lineup vs. Tigers
Outfielder Adam Engel returned from his injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Charlotte and started in right field. Engel was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored.
“I’m glad the timing is working out the way it is so I can get into the feel and the speed of a big-league game,” he said. “I’m excited to help the team win going down the stretch here and hopefully hit my stride going into the postseason.”
Infielder Romy Gonzalez was optioned to Charlotte to make room on the active roster.
Tepera update
Right-hander Ryan Tepera (cut index finger) hopes to throw off a mound on the team’s next stop, in Cleveland, and have two side sessions before pitching once against the Reds next week. “Probably try to get in two or three games before the playoffs,” he said.
Tepera played catch Tuesday “and really let it go” but the finger is still wrapped.
“It’s more kind of like a little blood blister right now,” he said. “It’s a little bit sensitive in that little spot where it jabbed me and where it went in deep.”
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