It was a bad night all around if your team was named after misspelled footwear. While the Red Sox spent the night getting beaten in a largely uncompetitive game against the Rays, the White Sox were doing the same earlier in the day against the Astros. Houston had the slight advantage in record this season and were hosting for this series opener, but you wouldn’t think the gap was slight if you had just watched this game.
Lance McCullers Jr. was the big story of this game, with Houston’s starter just dominating the White Sox all game, tossing 6 2⁄3 shutout innings.