Generating scoring opportunities is important, but the lasting effects are minimal when they don’t actually translate into runs.
Base runners were a common sight on Tuesday, but with a delay until the fourth inning before cashing them in, it was the White Sox (42-25) who took advantage in a 3-0 shutout win over the league-leading Tampa Bay Rays. It was a culmination of finally breaking the promising young lefthandeder, Shane McClanahan, capitalizing on a rare Tampa Bay (43-25) fielding miscue and seeing Dallas Keuchel looking like his youthful, dominant self by working around his own jams.