Game two of the Orioles-White Sox
doubleheader yesterday included two plays I’d never seen before. In the bottom of the second with a runner on
first, Sox right fielder Ryan Cordell struck out on what was ruled a wild
pitch. What O’s catcher Austin Wynns
should’ve done after retrieving the ball was throw it to first. Instead, Wynns threw to second, where no one
happened to be. The runner went to third
and the Sox ended up scoring a run. Two
innings later, Jose Abreu hit a three-run single. No, Abreu didn’t fall down on his way to
second. All the Sox baserunners hustled
with two out while the Oriole defense was caught napping.
Too bad game one of the
doubleheader featured something more familiar, Carlos Rodon in full struggle
mode. Staked to a four-run lead, Rodon
couldn’t get out of the fourth inning and needed 89 pitches to go 3 and
2/3. After the game, Sox manager Rick
Renteria told the Tribune’s semi-beat writer that a “little blister develops on”
one of the fingers on his pitching hand.
“Every single outing he has it,” added Renteria.
Really? Just this year or throughout Rodon’s
career? However will super-agent Scott
Boras get his client a humongous deal if the guy keeps getting blisters?
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