On July 22, 1987,
the Chicago White Sox lost to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-5. Ozzie Guillen went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, Greg Walker had two hits, Harold Baines went hitless in four at-bats and Kenny Williams hit his fifth career homer. The loss dropped them to 37-55, good for last in the AL West.
Fast-forward one score, and now the same four are back where they started -- except this time they're on the coaching end of it.
Today's loss, coupled with a Kansas City win, dumps the Sox at the bottom of the AL Central. It marks the deepest the Sox have gone into the season with the division's worst record since the American League split into three divisions.
So let me introduce to you...
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Minor league round-up:- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7, Charlotte 2
- Nick Masset got off to a rousing start in Charlotte rotation: 2 1/3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
- Danny Richar went 1-for-4 with a double; Scott Podsednik was picked off, after getting caught stealing twice yesterday.
- Winston-Salem 7, Myrtle Beach 3 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Derek Rodriguez allowed one earned run over five innings, striking out six for his 10th win.
- Cole Armstrong went 2-for-2 with two doubles, two walks and three RBI.
- Micah Schnurstein went 1-for-2 with a triple and two walks.
- Myrtle Beach 4, Winston-Salem 3 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Matt Zaleski met the bare minimum for a quality start, but Ryan Rodriguez gave up the game-winning run in the seventh.
- Daron Roberts went 3-for-3; Javier Castillo and David Cook had two hits apiece.
- Kannapolis 7, Columbus 1
- Jose Zazueta gave up one unearned run over six innings for the win, giving up six hits and three walks while striking out three.
- Chris Carter hit a three-run homer, his 22nd of the year; Brandon Allen went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Birmingham OFF