3 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox trip to Cleveland – the 9th straight road series they’ve lost
CLEVELAND – The Chicago White Sox stayed with opener Jared Shuster to begin the third inning of Thursday’s bullpen day, and he surrendered a home run to Steven Kwan. Justin Anderson replaced Shuster, and the Cleveland Guardians collected three hits and a walk in the seven hitters he faced, including a two-run single by Bo Naylor.
Chad Kuhl became the third Sox pitcher of the inning, taking over after Naylor’s single. He got Brayan Rocchio – the ninth batter of the inning – to fly out to center to end it. The four-run third for the Guardians put the Sox in a hole they wouldn’t recover from in an 8-4 loss in front of 29,404 at Progressive Field. Paul DeJong hit a two-run home run and Lenyn Sosa had two hits, including a solo homer, and two RBIs in the defeat. Sosa’s five straight multihit games are the most for a Sox player since José Abreu in August 2022.
The Sox (25-64) lost two of three in the series and have lost nine consecutive road series. They last won a series away from Guaranteed Rate Field on May 3-5 in St. Louis. Here are three takeaways from the three days. 1. The close plays went the Guardians’ way.
