The Chicago White Sox were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention with Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Here are three takeaways from Comerica Park.
DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox had a run in and the bases loaded with one out in the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday at Comerica Park.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jesse Scholtens throws against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game on Sept. 10, 2023, in Detroit.In the seventh, second baseman Elvis Andrus was charged with an error when he and right fielder Oscar Colás collided while going for a pop-up in shallow right field.
The Sox didn’t have a hit until the fourth. And they went hitless in the final three innings as they fell to 55-88.“It hasn’t been a good season,” Grifol said. “We had high expectations coming in. So we flipped our focus to making sure we see what we need to see and at the same time competing. Moncada hit a solo home run Tuesday and a two-run home run Wednesday at Kansas City. After the team’s off day, he made it three home runs in three games on Friday against the Tigers.“I’ve been trying to be more aggressive in the strike zone,” Moncada said through an interpreter Friday. “That is the key.”
Advertisement“ put him in the bullpen now to take a break,” Grifol said before Saturday’s game. “To work on some mechanical stuff. We consider him a starter. He could end up starting this year, if not this year he’ll come into spring training as a starter.