Mariners’ miscues costly as White Sox win 9-6 to take series

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Eloy Jiménez drove in three runs with a homer and double, Chicago took advantage of each of Seattle’s three errors. The Mariners began the day with the fewest errors of any team in baseball, then ended up allowing six unearned runs to the White Sox.

“We kind of let this one slip away. Again, we’re not going to harp on it too long. We have an off day tomorrow, we got to let it go,” Servais said.

The White Sox took two of three in the series and stayed on the heels of Cleveland and Minnesota in the crowded AL Central race.

It looked early like it would be a series loss for the White Sox as Seattle starter Luis Castillo tied an American League record by striking out the first seven batters to start the game.

But Castillo made a mistake giving up Jiménez’s two-out home run in the fourth inning, and watched Chicago rally for four runs in the sixth inning that started with a fielding error by third baseman Eugenio Suárez.

Mariners' miscues costly as White Sox win 9-6 to take series

Eloy Jiménez drove in three runs, Chicago took advantage of three errors, and the White Sox rallied to beat the Mariners 9-6.

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[SoulfishHawk]

6 Unearned Runs for the White Sox. That says it all. IF this was something they do often, I would be concerned. This is very likely the best defense in baseball. It was a fluke off day, added to a few really lucky hits. And the Sox took advantage, like a good team does.