Giolito and DeGrom duel, South Siders fall short, 4-2

Gio: Back on track. Photo by David Banks/Getty Images A pitching duel is what was expected, a pitching duel is exactly what we got. Unfortunately, Jacob DeGrom and the New York Mets came out on top, 4-2, in tonight's battle with Luca Giolito and the Chicago White Sox.

DeGrom found himself in some trouble early, after back-to-back singles from Yolmer Sánchez and Leury García, followed by a walk to Ryan Goins, loading the bases with one out in the third inning. That brought up José Abreu, who hit a sac fly to give the White Sox a 1-0 lead.

A.J. Reed followed that with a four-pitch walk, again loading the bases. This time Eloy Jiménez stood at the plate, but couldn’t come through, as DeGrom…