South Side Sox · Apr 17, 2022
Six Pack of Stats: Rays 9, White Sox 3
Sunday Snoozer: The White Sox couldn’t keep the momentum.Today against Tampa Bay, the Chicago White Sox were going for their first series sweep of the season, but the Rays jumped off to a hot start and didn’t look back. Maybe the Sox should have worn the ’83 jerseys for some better luck.
The Starters
Vince Velásquez had a rather ambivalent start this Sunday afternoon. Giving up four runs (three earned) in the first, he settled down for a scoreless end of the outing (a total of 4 2⁄3 innings). In fact, three of his five hits and all three walks originated to the first inning. Velásquez did tally five strikeouts, but the damage was done.
His 85-pitch day breaks down like this: