Looking to beat the defending World Series champion Astros for the second straight game to open the season, the White Sox blew a 3-0 lead Friday night and lost to Houston 6-3.
Holding a 3-0 lead in the sixth inning is probably going to get the job done against most teams in baseball. Looking for their second straight win over the defending World Series champions Friday night in Houston, the White Sox were up by 3 in the sixth and feeling pretty good about themselves.
"Lance threw the ball really well tonight, made pitches all night with men on base, battled his butt off," manager Pedro Grifol told reporters. "I walked too many guys and I give up the homer ," he said."That's on me. I've got to get through that inning. If I get through that inning, I've got a chance to win.The Astros tacked on 3 more runs in the seventh inning to take the lead.Graveman exited with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh and Yordan Alvarez greeted Jake Diekman with a 3-run double that sailed over left fielder Andrew Benintendi's head and hit the wall.
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