Dallas Keuchel walked five over five innings, and the Sox’ five-run ninth made the game interesting.
Before Sunday’s game against the Angels, White Sox manager Tony La Russa seemed confident in struggling starter Dallas Keuchel. “Most times out there, he’s thrown the ball well,” La Russa said. “The one day in Cleveland, it was kind of a wash for our whole team that day. I think he’s going to give us a chance to win today.” The Sox did give themselves a chance but still took a 6-5 loss, their 11th defeat in 13 games. Keuchel went five innings, giving up four runs and six hits while walking five (one intentional). Over his last two outings, Keuchel has walked 10 batters, though on Sunday his ERA actually dipped to 8.40 through four starts. The lineup didn’t produce until the ninth. And it almost produced a miracle. Trailing 6-0, the Sox got back into the game on Leury Garcia’s two-run double, Josh Harrison’s run-scoring double and Tim Anderson’s RBI single that pulled the Sox to within 6-4.
