Rangers 3, White Sox 2: Too Little, Too Late
Jon Gray and the Texas Rangers beat the White Sox 3-2 on Tuesday at Globe Life Field. | Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images
Garrett Crochet took the mound for possibly the last time for the White Sox – giving up 2 runs over 4 innings and taking the loss – as the Texas Rangers took game 2 of the series by a score of 3-2. The White Sox have now lost 9 games in a row and sit at 27-76.
The Rangers wasted no time in getting to Crochet. After a leadoff ground out by Marcus Simien, Crochet gave up back-to-back singles to Robbie Grossman and Josh Smith. After a strikeout by Wyatt Langford, Adolis García got the scoring started with another single to right field:
All smiles from El Bombi 😁
— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) July 24, 2024
@Rangers | #StraightUpTX | @BallySports 📺 pic.twitter.com/EGDNtBt4LV
One pitch later, the White Sox are gonna White Sox:
That's how you steal a run. #StraightUpTX pic.twitter.com/uOYngqzVSP
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 24, 2024
The Sox would get that embarrassing run back in the 3rd. Korey Lee led off with a double to right. After Luis Robert Jr. struck out and Andrew Benintendi popped out and every Sox fan watching knew they were going to leave a man in scoring position stranded again… Andrew Vaughn came through with a base hit to make it 2-1, Texas:
Andrew Vaughn knocks one in! Sox down one run 👍 pic.twitter.com/axzPQQGIco
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) July 24, 2024
Crochet would go on to finish the fourth, completing his day with 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7K. It was another short outing for our ace, but understandable since the Sox are trying to limit his innings for either themselves going forward or a potential trade partner.
Justin Anderson pitched a clean fifth inning and Chad Kuhl pitched a clean sixth.
In the 7th, after a leadoff walk to Jonah Heim, Tanner Banks replaced Kuhl and retired the side. He had no such luck in the 8th.
Marcus Semien led off with a single to left and was sacrificed to second on a bunt by Leody Taveras (a sacrifice?! what’s that??). Banks then made a throwing error on a pickoff attempt, moving the runner to 3rd. Then Josh Smith doubled, scoring Semien, and making it 3-1, Texas
BOOOOOOMMM 💥
— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) July 24, 2024
Josh Smith adding to the lead! 🙌
@Rangers | #StraightUpTX | @BallySports 📺 pic.twitter.com/r2uQB69kAj
In the top of the ninth, Andrew Benintendi hit his 8th homerun of the season to right field to cut the lead to 3-2, Texas:
Andrew Benintendi brings the Sox within 1 pic.twitter.com/vfVT4NPQSf
— Sox On Tap (@SoxOnTap) July 24, 2024
Despite what John Schriffen thought, it was not enough as Andrew Vaugh and Gavin Sheets struck out, and Eloy Jimenez popped out to end the game.
Womp-womp
FINAL: Rangers 3, #WhiteSox 2
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 24, 2024
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Race to the Bottom
White Sox Record: 27-76
White Sox Season Record Pace: 42-120 (.265)
Modern 162-Game Record (2003 Tigers, 43-119, .265): -1 Game
Modern Record in 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120, .250): +1 Game
Most White Sox Losses (1970, 106): -14 Games
Worst White Sox Record (1932, 52-109-1, .323): -10.5 Games
Worst American League Record (1916 A’s, 38-124, .235): +4 Games
Up Next
The White Sox go head-to-head with the Rangers for game 2 of this 4-game set. Garrett Crochet will take the mound for possibly the last time in a White Sox uniform.
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