Chicago White SoxvsSan Francisco Giants
CHW 9/SF 4
Things to say
Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4 at Oracle Park.
01
opener
White Sox went into Oracle and put up a nine-spot. Giants never really got into it. Kind of a quiet night by the Bay.
02
key player
The Sox lineup did damage top to bottom — heart of the order finally looked like a heart of the order, not a soft spot.
03
hot take
Giants are 20-31 and it's not a slump anymore, that's just who they are. Time to start asking real questions.
04
deep cut
Manager went to the pen too early again and it cost them — once that bullpen door swung open, the game was already gone.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day tomorrow — we'll see if the Giants can salvage anything before the road trip.
The recap
White Sox rolled into Oracle and put a 9-spot on the Giants, and it wasn't really that close. Chicago's bats got into San Francisco's stuff early and the lineup just kept turning over — when you're hanging nine on the road, the heart of the order earned its paycheck.
Giants are sitting at 20-31 now and you could feel it; the pen got tapped early and the bleeding never really stopped.
Meanwhile the Sox are two over .500 and quietly looking like the more dangerous team in this one.