Chicago – The White Sox came into the game Friday with their playoff hopes not completely torn but frayed badly after being swept at home by Cleveland.
They trailed the Central Division-leading Guardians by seven games and were 6.5 games out of wild card contention beginning play Friday. But having beaten the Tigers 12 out of 16 games this season, they expected at least to stop the bleeding.
Didn’t happen. The Southsiders’ season remains on life support after the Tigers delivered a 5-3 win at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Akil Baddoo used his wheels to break a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning.