Oakland, which mocked Taylor Swift by playing `22', coolly ignored CHW and ended its 21st consecutive defeat
Aug 07, 2024
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The White Sox finally broke the chain of 21 consecutive losses with a 5-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on the 7th (Korea time).
The White Sox lost 1-5 to Oakland the previous day, losing 21 games since Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on the 12th of last month. Tie with the most consecutive losses in an AL season marked by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. If he had won two consecutive games, he would have tied the Philadelphia Phillies' 23 consecutive losses in 1961, the most consecutive major league losses since 1900.
However, the White Sox showed their best concentration over the pitching and hit a complete victory and shed tears of emotion. The White Sox, who enjoyed the joy of victory 26 days after the first doubleheader game against Minnesota on the 12th of last month, marked 28 wins and 88 losses.
First of all, starter Jonathan Cannon's good pitching stood out. Cannon, who made his major league debut this year, gave up six hits and two walks in six innings and blocked him with five strikeouts and one run. He is 2-5 with a 3.91 ERA in the season.
Dominic Leone, Chad Kuhl and John Brevia, who took the mound, then took one inning each, and kept the victory by throwing a perfect scoreless and no hit.
The batters also scored at the right time to take the lead. After one out in the top of the fourth inning when it was 0-0, Luis Robert Jr. hit a left-handed hit and stole second base to create a scoring position. Andrew Benintendi, a two-out third baseman, pulled Oakland starter Ross Stripling's fastball in the middle and hit a two-run homer over the right fence to take a 2-0 lead.
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However, the White Sox took the lead in the sixth inning when Andrew Vaughan hit a heavy hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases, and third baseman Brooks Baldwin homered and widened the gap to 4-1 when opposing pitcher Mitchell Ohtanez threw a wild pitch with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. In the ninth inning, Benintendi's double to the right was followed by Lenin Sosa's critical hit after one out and sealed the game.
After the game, White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said, `I'm really happy to end the boring losing streak. I think I played a clean game today. Winning is always great, but winning is more valuable after 21 consecutive losses. I'm proud of our players."
However, the White Sox players did not make any moves as usual. Immediately after the game, he gave a high-five and went into the clubhouse to sing.
Cannon, who became a winning pitcher, "I think that's a sigh of relief. We are all major leaguers. We have confidence in ourselves, and we go out every night and do our job. There were times when things didn't go your way, but today's victory was the result of team work together and teamwork."
However, Taylor Swift's song '22' was widely played at the Oakland Coliseum during the pre-match training session, raising eyebrows. 5,867 Oakland fans sang and danced along to the song, creating an atmosphere that seemed to mock the White Sox's losing streak.
jhno@sportschosun.com
