The White Sox scored 10 or more runs in consecutive games but lost 11-10 after the bullpen surrendered seven unanswered runs late, erasing a six-run advantage. The offense went 5-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left only three on base, yet produced no runs after the sixth inning. Shane Smith struggled early, yielding a double to Matt Olson and a two-run homer to Michael Harris II. The White Sox rallied in the third with hits from Edgar Quero, Brooks Baldwin and a two-run double by Kyle Teel. The Braves mounted a late comeback to win.
In back-to-back games, the White Sox (45-81) scored 10 or more runs, but the bullpen allowed seven unanswered tallies late in the game to spoil a six-run lead in the 11-10 loss to the Braves (57-69). The South Siders did a good job of capitalizing on the majority of their situations with runners in scoring position, going 5-for-9 and leaving just three on base.
The good news is that the South Side bats finally got rolling a bit into the top of the third, with Edgar Quero and Brooks Baldwin kicking off the inning with back-to-back base hits off of Bryce Elder. Chase Meidroth laid down a successful sacrifice bunt to put the runners on second and third, and the first run scored on the next at-bat with an RBI ground out from Mike Tauchman.
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