"Glimmers come few and far between for the Chicago White Sox these days. They may not be as putrid as they were last year, but make no mistake about it, the White Sox are still pretty bad. But on Tuesday, they got a rare pitching gem from left-handed veteran Martin Perez, only to falter in the end against the Kansas City Royals in an eventual 5-4 loss for the South Siders."
"Leasure came into the game in the eighth inning and proceeded to load the bases, and then Taylor, who relieved Leasure, ended up allowing a two-run single from Maikel Garcia. The worst was yet to come for Taylor. He ended up allowing the Royals to load the bases yet again,"
"In so doing, Perez became the only pitcher in MLB's modern era (1901 to present) to throw at least seven shutout innings, allowing one hit or fewer, leave with his team leading by at least four runs and yet being unable to nab the victory. This speaks volumes about just how horrible the White Sox roster is and how their bullpen faltered and sold what was such a great performance from the veteran."
Martin Perez delivered seven dominant innings, allowing one baserunner and one hit while shutting out the Kansas City Royals. Perez left the game with a four-run lead but recorded no decision after the bullpen collapsed. Jordan Leasure entered in the eighth, loaded the bases, and was relieved by Grant Taylor, who surrendered a two-run single to Maikel Garcia and later allowed the Royals to load the bases again. Tyler Alexander permitted the three runners Taylor left to score, turning a 4-0 lead into a 5-4 deficit. The outcome produced a unique modern-era MLB statistical oddity and highlighted White Sox roster struggles.
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