From the start of Saturday night’s game against the Astros, it seemed clear the White Sox players’ heads were elsewhere.
With reliever Danny Farquhar hospitalized and in critical but stable condition after suffering a brain hemorrhage during Friday night’s game, you couldn’t blame anyone for lacking the focus necessary to compete at the highest level.
Still, the game had to be played, and the White Sox had to try to find a way to get through the night. As James Shields said beforehand, Farquhar would “probably want us to keep rolling.