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SEATTLE — The Chicago White Sox turned the primary staff within the majors to lose 50 video games this season in grand vogue Monday.
Cal Raleigh hit a game-ending grand slam within the ninth inning in opposition to reliever Jordan Leasure because the Seattle Mariners stormed again to beat the Sox 8-4 in entrance of 23,027 at T-Cellular Park.
The Sox had a 4-0 lead going into the underside of the eighth, just for the Mariners to drag even — with three of the 4 runs allowed within the inning by Michael Kopech.
The Mariners loaded the bases with two walks and a single within the ninth, setting the stage for Raleigh’s walk-off slam.
“These two guys (Kopech and Leasure) have battled for us all yr,” Sox supervisor Pedro Grifol mentioned. “They’ve taken the ball in robust conditions. Each time these guys are available, they don’t have simple innings. These guys are all the time pitching leverage. It’s feast or famine for these guys. And that’s the job while you’re pitching on the again finish.”
The Sox constructed a four-run lead due to a two-run homer by Luis Robert Jr. within the sixth, an RBI single by Lenyn Sosa within the seventh and a solo homer by Corey Julks within the eighth.
Starter Erick Fedde was phenomenal, permitting one run on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts and one stroll in seven-plus innings. He bought out of a two-on, one-out jam with out permitting a run within the seventh, inducing an inning-ending double play. He returned for the eighth and allowed a house run to Dominic Canzone.
“He requested me how I used to be feeling, I mentioned ‘I really feel good,’” Fedde mentioned of his dialog with Grifol earlier than the eighth. “At that time — for positive — sturdy.
“Attempting to throw that cutter up within the zone and I yanked it down and in. Most lefties hit that fairly far. That was a bummer.”
Grifol mentioned the plan was to perhaps go “hitter to hitter” or “a few guys” with Fedde.
“As soon as he gave up that residence run, I wished to present Kopech principally a clear inning,” Grifol mentioned.
Kopech surrendered a single, a stroll and one other single to load the bases. He struck out the following two hitters and had Mitch Haniger in an 0-2 gap earlier than giving up a two-run single to proper, because the Mariners sliced the Sox result in 4-3.
“The outcomes of me overthrowing as a substitute of pitching form of gave them a chance to place some runs on the board,” Kopech mentioned. “I might have thought extra about execution to Haniger there on that bloop single as a substitute of simply attempting to out-power him. He put the appropriate swing on a pitch that was not nicely executed.”
Luke Raley adopted with a bunt single, bringing residence Josh Rojas to tie the rating.
“That’s in all probability the final man in baseball I anticipated to bunt in that scenario,” Kopech mentioned. “For that, I assume I can tip my hat.”
Leasure later entered with the bases loaded and bought Canzone to floor out to finish the eighth and preserve the rating tied.
“I might have dealt with that inning higher after which given Leasure and alternative to deal with the ninth, however as a substitute he needed to come into a very tough scenario, did an ideal job of getting out of it,” Kopech mentioned. “However one of many hardest issues to do as a reliever is to have that prime of a second, sit down and are available out and do it once more the following inning.”
The Mariners bought to Leasure within the ninth because the Sox started a seven-game journey with a heartbreaker. The Sox (17-50) are off to their worst 67-game begin in franchise historical past — beforehand 21-46 in 1934. The Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies are tied for the second-most losses this season, every with 43.
“That one hurts, for a number of causes,” Kopech mentioned. “To be blunt, Fedde pitched his ass off and I form of gave away a very well-played recreation by us.”
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