So much for the good vibes from that series sweep of Kansas City, huh?
The White Sox managed only three hits Monday and lost, 3-0, to the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a three-game series in Cleveland.
Cleveland starter Hunter Gaddis entered this game with a 6.86 ERA in five previous games. He last faced the Sox on Sept. 15, 2022. In that game, he gave up seven earned runs -- including five homers -- over four innings pitched.
But on Monday, he threw six scoreless innings of two-hit ball to earn his first major league victory.
Embarrassing for the Sox, although we shouldn't be surprised.
What's frustrating is the Sox got exactly what they needed from Triple-A call-up Jesse Scholtens (0-2), who was added to the roster after Mike Clevinger hit the 15-day injured list with right wrist inflammation.
Scholtens pitched five innings and allowed one run on two hits. The only run scored on a wild pitch, which should have been caught by Yasmani Grandal -- frankly, I thought it was a passed ball.
The Guardians got some breathing room in the seventh inning when Mike Zunino hit a two-out, two-strike, two-run homer off Gregory Santos to make it 3-0.
Zunino had been in a 1-for-31 slump, so giving up a big hit to him right now is tough to accept.
As a matter of fact, everything about this game was tough to accept, but there is a reason the Sox are 19-30.
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