Mariners 8, White Sox 4: A Tale of Two Teams

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports There was a murder committed on Wednesday, and it was Matt Foster, by manager Tony La Russa.“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

Charles Dickens probably wasn’t a huge baseball fan, considering he died just a year after the sport was “created” in 1869, but his words still ring true, especially about Wednesday afternoon’s White Sox game against the Seattle Mariners.

The Sox had high hopes of leaving the Pacific Northwest with a winning record. Unfortunately, those hopes were crushed in just one inning. White Sox starter Dallas Keuchel went five innings with four hits, three earned runs, three walks, and three strikeouts. Although a much-improved…