It’s always something with these White Sox. In Friday night’s 7-5 loss to the Royals, it was the bullpen, and arguably manager Robin Ventura, that failed to deliver and preserve the Sox’s lead. The bullpen collapse led to the team’s fourth loss in a row and 12th in the last 16 games.
Describe the game in three words: Seventh inning sadness
Let’s back up: After being no-hit by Danny Duffy through five innings, the White Sox offense finally showed up in the sixth. After a Jimmy Rollins ground-out, Avisail Garcia, Dioner Navarro and Austin Jackson each hit singles, loading the bases for Melky Cabrera.