The White Sox fell behind big to Andrew Heaney and the Angels before scoring enough runs late to force Hansel Robles to enter the proceedings and close the door for an 8-7 Anaheim victory.
Now, am I talking about tonight's game, or Aug. 16?
They basically followed the same script, just with mild differences. This time, the pitching unraveled in the early innings with Dylan Covey, not the middle ones. This time, Shohei Ohtani did the early damage, not Mike Trout. This time, Kevan Smith hit the decisive homer, not Justin Upton.
This time, Ryan Goins was the one to reach innocuously on a play involving the catcher (Smith bounced an easy throw to first on a dropped strike three), not Tim Anderson (who reached on a swinging bunt in front of Max Stassi). This time, Jose Abreu hit the two-run homer to make it a one-run game, not Welington Castillo.
Alas, it ended the same way. The White Sox have now lost 10 of their last 12.
Bullet points:
*Abreu set a career high in RBIs with a first-inning sac fly, then hit his 30th homer of the season after getting plunked twice.
*Ohtani was a triple short of the cycle with five RBIs through three plate appearances, but Jose Ruiz broke the spell by snaring his line drive.
*Covey and Carson Fulmer combined for a miserable fifth inning, which only ended because Adam Engel made a terrific catch on the warning track in right center.
*The White Sox struck out 13 times against zero walks, although Abreu did get plunked twice by Heaney.
*Kelvin Herrera balked for the second time in three games, and again without good reason (not coming to a set).
*Zack Collins had major problems catching Covey and Fulmer. They combined for three wild pitches that weren't all that wild. He also went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
*Tim Anderson was charged with his 25th error on a relay throw home that sailed over Collins. That was on Ohtani's double, which Eloy Jiménez struggled to corral because it kicked off the side screen.
Record: 62-80 | Box score | Highlights
