Tigers Sweep White Sox from Division Race
The Chicago White Sox’s playoff outlook was bleak after a three-game sweep delivered by the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate field to close the week. The last-place Detroit Tigers added a sweep on the South Side over the weekend to eliminate the Sox from contention for the division crown and a guaranteed playoff berth.
WP: Andrew Chafin
LP: Kendall Graveman
S: Gregory Soto
The home team took an early lead with Yoán Moncada‘s 4th-inning solo shot.
Yoán Moncada sends one out of here!#ChangeTheGame | @NBCSChicago pic.twitter.com/QojikWtIZK
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 25, 2022
Dylan Cease tamed the Tigers’ bats with six scoreless innings and five strikeouts. His strikeout total was matched by his Tigers counterpart Tyler Alexander, who allowed one run over six innings.
Riley Greene stole the show from the starting pitching performances with a 4th-inning home run robbery against Andrew Vaughn, which set the stage for the Tigers’ late rallies.
? RILEY ROBBERY ? pic.twitter.com/WZwLf5TZ5c
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 25, 2022
Reynaldo López replaced Cease in the 7th inning. After Ryan Kreidler led off with a single, VÃctor Reyes‘s double brought him home to tie the game.
Harold Castro‘s leadoff single against Graveman in the 8th inning started a three-run Tigers rally. Ten-year veteran Jonathan Schoop drove in the go-ahead run with a one-out single.
Kept the line moving to seize the lead.#DetroitRoots x @Adobe pic.twitter.com/o6RdU2bTKZ
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 25, 2022
The Sox’s six consecutive losses to eliminate them from the division race are the fitting wet fart to wrap up a disappointing season on the South Side. While the Southsiders have yet to be mathematically eliminated from the Wild Card race, they are currently 7.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot and underperforming at the worst possible time. Expect major changes to the squad in 2023, which I believe are overdue after the team failed to make deep postseason runs in the previous two seasons.
Featured Image: CHICAGO, IL, USA – AUGUST 23, 2019. The exterior of MLB’s Chicago White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field. The baseball stadium has had many name changes over the years but is best known as Comiskey Park by Hendrickson Photography / Shutterstock.com.
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