The White Sox dropped the game today because of one horrible inning. They fall to 57-64 on the season, and every game that they drop from this point on only lowers their playoff chances each day.
Surprisingly, the White Sox were not behind the whole game, in fact, it actually looked promising at one point. Adam Dunn hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning. It was his second straight day to hit a home run. Dunn is pretty much the only one getting any offense going for the White Sox, being responsible for three of the four RBI that the team has had in the last two games.
Jake Peavy was great on the mound for the San Francisco Giants. He scattered three walks and four hits over seven innings, striking out only three batters. He was also helped by his defense turning two inning-ending double plays behind him in the second and third inning. The Giants also did not commit an error today, which is something the White Sox failed to do, as Adam Dunn committed an error in the seventh inning. It's worth noting that this was Jake Peavy's first win as a member of the San Francisco Giants.
The White Sox were competitive until the seventh inning, and that was probably partially on Robin Ventura leaving Jose Quintana in longer than he should have. Quintana was throwing a shutout game up to that point, so it's tough to place blame on Ventura. However, Quintana came out after getting the first two outs of the seventh inning and exited the tie game with the bases loaded. A player that White Sox fans have come to dislike is reliever Ronald Belisario. He threw seven pitches and gave up three straight singles while four runs crossed the plate. He was responsible for the two runs that scored when Giants' third baseman Pablo Sandoval reached third base on a fielding error by Adam Dunn. Robin Ventura came up to argue with the third base umpire, Fieldin Culbreath, and was promptly ejected from the game.
At that point it was all over, as Giants' relievers Jeremy Affeldt and Sergio Romo only allowed one hit between the two of them in top of the eighth and ninth inning. The White Sox were done, and it is difficult to imagine that they can climb out of the hole they are in. They split this two-game series in San Francisco. Their next game is at home on Friday, August 15. Hector Noesi will take the mound against Toronto Blue Jays' rookie Marcus Stroman.