Bullet point recap, as I was working on a jam-packed White Sox Wake-Up Call throughout:
*Alex Colomé didn't go anywhere, and he didn't exactly make that feel like a good thing. He gave up three runs in the top of the ninth to take the loss. A Tim Anderson error on a Wilson Ramos grounder in the hole started the mess, but he gave up three well-struck hits, which didn't even count a drive down the line that was called foul because the foul lines don't actually meet the wall at Guaranteed Rate Field.
*The foul line thing made up for second-base umpire Stu Scheuerwater failing to get out of the way of Jon Jay's 87-mph grounder up the middle. Instead of potentially sneaking past Robinson Cano and bleeding into center field for an RBI single, the runners could only advance a base because Scheuerwater kicked the ball toward the hole on the right side of the infield. That left the bases loaded for Anderson, who grounded out firmly to short to end the threat.
*Lucas Giolito and Jacob deGrom both looked like All-Stars, locking horns for seven innings of one-run ball apiece while combining for 20 strikeouts.
*Jose Abreu tallied the lone RBI off deGrom with a bases-loaded sac fly, while Giolito was touched for a run in the sixth when he gave up a pair of singles, and the first one scored on a chopper to third. Ryan Goins tried his best to make the play at home, but Michael Conforto slid around the tag.
*Leury García made Edwin Diaz sweat a little with a solo shot that barely cleared the left-field wall in the ninth, but the Sox didn't bring the tying run to the plate. García also saved a run with a fine sliding catch in the right-center gap to end the second.
*Jay wasn't successful with his own sliding catch attempt, but he recovered in time to throw out Adeiny Hechavarria at second for the outfield assist.
Record: 46-59 | Box score | Highlights
