He Did What?

Last night in San Francisco, Sam Antonacci did something no other White Sox player has managed to in franchise history—he was hit by a pitch twice in the same inning. On top of that, Antonacci scored both times as the Sox put up a nine-spot in the fourth for a 9-4 win. What a weird, good game. Giants’ starter Trevor McDonald retired the first nine batters before losing it in the fourth; the Sox scored all their runs on just five hits, none of which left the ballpark; Sox hitters did not record another hit the rest of the game; and starter Davis Martin was at less than his best, though a few bounces didn’t go his way. Martin gave up four runs in 5.2 innings of work. Still, he picked up the win to go 7-1 on the season. Munetaka Murakami had a three-run double, one run better than Andrew Benintendi’s two-bagger. I’m starting to think the Sox will go as far as Murakami, Benintendi and Antonacci can carry them, along with Martin. Everyone else on the roster is welcome to prove me wrong.