There are many reasons to be excited about the Chicago White Sox right now; they’re currently 24-19 at home, and now manufacturing a great deal of late-inning runs and surprise rallies, José Abreu’s walk-off homer last night, for example, certainly provided an exciting finish.
Twenty-one innings of baseball within a 12-hour period, however, might have contributed to a tired squad, and a disappointing 11-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
The South Siders hoped to provide a rousing sweep of the Cantankerous Cats, but a fatigued bullpen and a troublesome sixth inning conspired to keep the Sox yet again below the coveted .