One-man Wrecking Crew

So, how exactly did Yasmani Grandal blackmail the Guardians’ official scorer? Because the wild pitch charged to White Sox pitcher Jesse Scholtens sure looked like a catchable ball to me. With Scholtens called up to take the place of injured starter Mike Clevinger (right-wrist inflammation), Cleveland had a runner on third with two out in the bottom of the second when Scholtens threw a breaking ball low and away to center fielder Myles Straw. Most catchers handle that pitch, but not Grandal. Ball goes to the backstop, run scores, game over. I should mention here that the Sox managed all of three hits against a host of Cleveland unkowns on their way to a 3-0 loss. Wait, there’s more. Scholtens pitched five innings of one-run ball (and still he picks up the loss. Go figure.). With two out in the seventh, the Guardians had a runner on second, when Gregory Santos was brought in to face Mike Zunino, a career .199 hitter forever challenged to hit his weight (235 pounds). All I know is Grandal set up low and away, and that’s where Santos threw it; at no point did it look like the rookie righthander shook off his catcher. Maybe he should have. Zunino hit a two-run homer, which gives him a .178 BA on the season. Wait, there’s more. Grandal went 0-for-3 on the night.