Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is supposed to be the king of weak contact. Either someone forgot to tell the Chicago White Sox or the southsiders refused to bend the proverbial knee.
The Rays came into the game prepared to try to win the rubber match of the series and split the season series with the White Sox. The plan quickly came apart.
Mound visits in the first inning are not what you ever want to see. That’s what happens when bases are loaded with one out after 23 pitches.
The White Sox came out swinging in the first inning starting with a leadoff single from Danny Mendick followed by a ground-rule double by Andrew Vaughn.