It was probably very fortunate — at least for the opener — that today’s opponent is the Kansas City Royals. White Sox pitchers mostly didn’t look sharp, but the Royals are really, really bad offensively, so they went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base and another one wondering why the heck he was sent home when the ball was almost there already.
On the offensive side, the White Sox were only 1-for-7 with RISP, but they made the most of their fifth-inning opportunity. Condensed down:
Abreu had a single and a walk to go with that two-RBI double, so maybe he’s coming out of his slump.