So which White Sox had the worst day today?
On a lot of days, it would be Leury García, who went 0-for-3 with a strikeout, and missed a chance to reach on an error when he turned an ankle in the batter's box, fell over and hobbled back to the dugout. He eventually departed the game, with Jose Rondón taking his place.
On a lot of days, it would be Kelvin Herrera, who retired only one of the five batters he faced in yet another rough outing. He allowed a hit, two walks and hit a batter while throwing just 14 of 28 pitches for strikes. His ERA rose to 7.84, and only an effective outing from Jace Fry kept it from soaring further.
On a lot of days, it would be Ross Detwiler. He came out of the bullpen for the first time this year and gave up a three-run homer to the first batter he saw, and had to wear it over 3⅓ innings. He allowed five runs on top of the two inherited runners and retired fewer than half of the 17 batters he faced.
On a lot of days, it would be Dylan Covey, who came off the injured list only to give up six runs over two-thirds of an inning. He was greeted with a pair of doubles, walked a pair of batters, and after a strikeout, gave up a two-run single, and after a forceout, another RBI single. Rick Renteria pulled him after 32 pitches.
And yeah, it was Covey.
Bullet points:
*Although Eloy Jiménez packed a season's worth of gaffes in two months, he committed his first official error just this afternoon when he didn't get his glove down far enough on a rolling ball on an attempt to charge and throw.
*The Sox avoided a shutout because the struggles of Blake Treinen -- aka Oakland Herrera -- carried over into the second half. He walked Yolmer Sánchez to start the inning, gave up Zack Collins' second hit of the year, an RBI single to Rondón and an RBI groundout for Yoan Moncada.
*Collins raised his average to .077 with his first non-homer hit and escaped the Daniel Palka Zone.
*AJ Reed made his first start at first base and went 0-for-3 with a walk, but he did start a nifty 3-6-4 double play.
*Aaron Bummer pitched the only 1-2-3 inning on the White Sox' side.
Record: 42-46 | Box score | Highlights
